Guest User
June 8, 2024
I am really happy I chose to stay at Hotel am Steinplatz on my first trip to Berlin. My entry-level room was actually quite large, and had a lots of openable windows facing a large inner courtyard. The room was completely silent even though the hotel was busy, first with what looked to be a wedding, and then with a ton of business travelers. There was a separate toilet room with a tiny sink, and then a larger bathroom with a shower that even had a (frosted) window of its own. The room had a desk but the desk chair was more of a "relaxing" chair, and so it wasn't suitable for long-term laptop use. Free wifi was between 8-12 MBps in the room, and Zoom worked fine. The air conditioning worked well enough for me—in May—but you may need lighter bedding during a July heat wave. On a map, this hotel doesn't look "central," but this is actually a huge plus. It is located on a very quiet square (the "Steinplatz"), but within a 10-15 minute walk of the Zoo transit hub and less than 10 minute walk to the upscale portion of the Kurfürstendamm shopping street. Even closer are lots of restaurants, a "kiosk"-type store that is open on Sunday, and bus stops with frequent services. Later on in my trip to Berlin, I stayed at a "central" hotel (near Potsdamer Platz) and I found the neighborhood to be impersonal, lacking in any charm. Everyone working at the hotel was kind, helpful, and professional. I didn't encounter any service problems during my stay. I had the buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant every day. It was fine and very convenient, but not on the level of breakfast buffets that you'd find in Asia. Overall: a nice hotel in an excellent neighborhood, and one I'd stay at again for the price paid.