monbijou hotel

"Perfect location, near the boat tour 3 min, the cathedral, and the TV tower. It is a boutique hotel, breakfast costs 23.50, it is on the first floor. On the street behind there are restaurants and shops."

"We stayed here for four nights. It started so well, with the gentleman on reception helping us with a difficult taxi issue. We cannot thank him enough as it was 8pm and we had been travelling all day. He was also very welcoming and told us we had an upgrade to the Cathedral Room, how nice. Well, that was the end of positive, apart from the amazing location of the hotel. Two minutes to the S Bahn and trams everywhere. Back to the room. It was spacious, on the corner of the building, overlooking the street and Cathedral. Unfortunately, that meant a lot of noise from trams that went 24/7 and the S Bahn trains. So noisy I had to wear earplugs just to sleep. However that was only one barrier to sleep. When we first walked into the room, it was like and oven. No problem, turn on the advertised AC system, but no, it was centrally controlled, hardly blew any air out (on level 3) and was timed to turn off every two hours. You had next to no control. Our only life saver was a vertical fan in the room which we had on the whole four days. The temperature on it never dropped below 26 degrees. Fairly disgusted at the lack of decent AC when it is advertised. The rooms have no tea and coffee making facilities or a fridge. Very basic setup! There is plenty of room though, with a comfortable bed and several seats. The bathroom is also spacious. If you want location, this is perfect but you would need a quiet, cooler room than we had."

"A great centrally located hotel close to the train station with a short walk to Museum Island. It is a short walk to Hackescher Markt with lots of amenities nearby. A lovely atmosphere with lovely staff. Special mention to the chef who chatted away to me one morning. I was surprised to have booked a single compact room but on arrival was allocated a bigger room with a sofa suite. It was a lovely room but could have been lit better in the evenings. Hotel was booked as room only, there are breakfast options nearby but I didn’t venture to try those as I do like a hotel buffet. The only complaint I had was that the breakfast was expensive but the food was very good. It would have been nice if the hotel offered an evening meal but there are options close by."