Dorint Kurfurstendamm BerlinvsOstel - GDR The Hostel
Both properties are rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Sofitel Berlin Kurfuerstendamm is preferred by most writers compared to Ostel - GDR The Hostel. Sofitel Berlin Kurfuerstendamm comes in at #19 in Berlin with positive reviews from 7 publications like Star Service, Lonely Planet and Jetsetter.
Dorint Kurfurstendamm Berlin
Augsburger Strasse 41, 10789 Berlin
From $103/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"This modern luxury hotel stands in the middle of the lively city centre... Elegant and modern."
Frommer's
"The famous Berlin architect, Jan Kleihues, went for understated elegance in the hotel design, which features minimalist interiors in warm colors and modern art on the walls." Full review
Time Out
"Designed by Berlin architect Jan Kleihues, this new French-owned five-star is grandly proportioned with a refreshingly minimalist and contemporary approach." Full review
Star Service
"The location on the Kurfuerstendamm, is near perfect, situated in the heart of the city and a 20-minute drive from the airport, boasts that it has the largest guest rooms in Berlin." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"If you like edgy design combined with the amenities of a big-city property, the Concorde should fit the bill." Full review
Jetsetter
"Mod rooms, contemporary artworks and a French brasserie in Berlin's upscale Ku'damm neighborhood." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The luxury Sofitel Berlin Kurfuerstendamm has a lot going for it, starting with its central location bordering the famed Kurfurstendamm shopping district." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Biggish, bigger than a boutique, and more businesslike too, yet still impeccably designed, contemporary in style, and loaded with paintings and sculptures by contemporary German artists" Full review
Ostel - GDR The Hostel
Wriezener Karree 5, 10243 Berlin
From $71/night
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe
- Taxi service
Lonely Planet
". Our independent authors have visited Ostel Hostel and selected this as one of our recommended hostels in Berlin."
DK Eyewitness
"Located in Berlin’s trendy Mitte district, Ostel is designed to look like a communist-era hotel."
Time Out
"For those who just can’t get enough of Ostalgie (nostalgia for the East), there’s a hotel Konsum (state-run market), which sells everything from plaster eggcups to chocolate DDR coins." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"Step back into the GDR of the 1970s amid a haze of browns and oranges at this themed budget hotel a short walk from the Ostbahnhof."
BlackBook
"Berlin's Ostel offers rooms and apartments for up to six people completely outfitted in commie décor, at prices equally reminiscent of the Eastern Bloc."
Frommer's
"Here’s your chance to indulge in what Berliners call Ostalgia, a kind of kitschy nostalgia for Soviet culture (without the Stasi spying on you and better food)." Full review