Sofitel Berlin GendarmenmarktvsThe Ritz-Carlton, Berlin
The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin and Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt are both rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin scores significantly better than Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt. The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin comes in at 88 with endorsements from 16 reviews like Fodor's, Star Service and Concierge.
Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt
Charlottenstrasse 50-52, 10117 Berlin
From $140/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"This hotel is directly opposite the Gendarmen market It offers modern, designer style rooms and a small leisure area on the top floor."
Concierge
"In contrast to the grand lobbies of the other five- and four-star hotels bordering historic Gendarmenmarkt, the reception area of the comparatively small 92-room Dorint has a quiet, monastic feeling."
Fodor's
"This luxurious place to stay has maximized the minimalist look of East Berlin architecture." Full review
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Request a room facing Gendarmenmarkt, one of the city's most impressive squares.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This cocoon of quiet sophistication has a killer location facing elegant Gendarmenmarkt and 92 rooms and suites that are a flawless interplay of marble, glass and light." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Relatively inexpensive and the smallest of the first-class hotels (70 rooms, 21 suites), the Sofitel is probably also one of the most attractive, with excellent views of Gendarmenmarkt."
Time Out
"Design for the senses’ is the motto here. This is a truly lovely hotel, and rooms are often difficult to come by, but it’s well worth the fight." Full review
Star Service
"With its demure size, high style, attentive service and reputable dining room, this David of a hotel perennially slays the city's Goliaths. " Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Berlin’s first boutique hotel sits in what proprietor Tini Countess Rothkirch says is “the most beautiful spot in the city”—directly across from Gendarmenmarkt square." Full review
Jetsetter
"Plush rooms, an Austrian restaurant and an outdoor spa terrace in Berlin’s elegant French Quarter." Full review
The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin Show All Reviews
Potsdamer Platz 3, 10785 Berlin
From $237/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Michelin Guide
"One of the most exclusive hotel addresses in Germany."
Frommer's
"One of Berlin's most glamorous and prestigious hotels... The hotel is full of grace notes." Full review
Concierge
"It's all laid on a little thick for some tastes, feeling like a slightly empty, nouveau-riche idea of prewar glory, but it certainly makes an impression."
Fodor's
"Judging from the outside of this gray, high-rise hotel that soars above Potsdamer Platz, you may never guess that inside it's all luxurious,19th-century grandeur." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The ultra-luxurious Ritz-Carlton Berlin’s modern façade is reminscent of the Rockefeller Centre."
Time Out
"The Ritz-Carlton is so chock-a-block with black marble, gold taps and taffeta curtains that the rooms seem somewhat stuffy, small and cramped." Full review
Star Service
"This outstanding hotel overlooks Potsdamer Platz from a privileged front-row plot." Full review
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Numerous suites provide accommodations for visiting dignitaries and VIPs. For the best views, request a room with a park view.
Rough Guide
"Distinctive skyscraper hotel with 303 rooms (some with views of the Sony Centre atrium) sporting cherry wood closets and watercolours."
Travel + Leisure
"The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin is housed inside a soaring Art Deco-inspired skyscraper near the Potsdamer Platz." Full review
BlackBook
"Steps from Sony Center's futuristic chrome canopy and Tiergarten's idyllic rambling meadows, the Ritz ranks high on lux Berlin hospitality radar in style nod to stately elegance."