Photos of Brandenburg Gate

Whenever I travel I try to find a central location so I can move around quickly. Meininger City not only offers this but also has metro stops right next door and a wide variety of restaurants in its vicinity (Turkish, Greek, ...). I stayed in a room with a private bath and a breakfast buffet. The experience was really great. Everything was very clean. The buffet breakfast is the most complete I have ever seen (4 kinds of bread, many kinds of cereals, juices, etc). The girls working there were very attentive the entire time.

The Pension Augusta (Berlin-Germany) is in the famous Kurfürstendamm with quiet rooms overlooking the Fasanenstrasse. The ICC congress center and exhibition grounds are close, 10 minutes by bus. The 47 rooms have Internet access, newspapers, non-smoking, heating, allergy and gay friendly.

This hotel is an excellent value for the price. It is very new so the design and decor are very modern. Its location is unbeatable (Berlin-Mitte) as it´s only a 50m from the Alexanderplatz station. The area offers many places to eat and have breakfast if you don´t want to in the hotel since the breakfast buffet is a bit pricey. When we went the receptionist who greeted us was from Cadiz, so language was not a problem. The rooms are very clean, spacious and comfortable. Highly recommended (its 2 stars are equivalent to an average 4 star hotel in Spain). The hotel belongs to the Motel One chain and has two other hotels in other areas of Berlin.

The XBerger Hostel is located in the district of Kreuzberg, not far from Oberbaum bridge and the East Side Gallery. You can get there by Line U1 U-Bahn station exiting at Schlesisches Tor, or by the bus 265. There is a 24 hour front desk, but you can't check in before half past four in the afternoon. They offer luggage storage if you want to visit the city in the meantime. Next door, there is an interesting control tower from the former border between East and West Berlin. Prices start at 11 euros per person per night in low season for a 16 person dorm, then up to 16 euros for a 3 person shared-room and 18 euros each for a double room. Furthermore, they charge a one-time fee of 2 euros for sheets and 1euro for a towel. Some dorms are female only. The wifi is free and you can also use the kitchen.

One of the best things about this hotel is its location as it is right on Alexanderplatz in the heart of East Berlin. It's right next to the TV tower, and the building where it is housed is a landmark building in Berlin. Right next door are the Kaukof Galleries, which is a very famous chain of department stores in Germany. It´s a 5 minute walk to the Museum Island and Berlin Cathedral. Going to the Museum Island is also accessible by the Jewish Ghetto, a neighborhood that is really worth a visit. A few minutes away, but going to the left from the hotel, there is the Nikolai Quarter, where Berlin emerged, and where you can see the City of East Berlin. The hotel has 37 floors, 36 rooms, 1 dining room, and on the 37th floor is the Casino Berlin. The lobby is large, modern, and has a bar. There are 8 lifts, divided into 2 groups of 4. Four of them go up to the 21st floor reception and the other 4 only rise from the 22nd to the end. The rooms are modern and the most charming thing is the shower, fully integrated into the room. There is no actual bathroom but there is an all marble shower and a sink with a mirror and glass through which we see the inside of shower. The hotel is good but there isn´t much privacy in the bathroom. You also have a modern desk with internet access and a double wardrobe with a wet bar. The views from the hotel are spectacular and you can see all of Berlin. We were on the 23rd floor and the views were of East Berlin. The dining room, located on the first floor is huge with small tables. I recommend this hotel. If I go to Berlin, I´ll definitely return.

The East Side Hotel Berlin is located opposite the East Side Gallery. Over 100 artists covered the nearby wall with graffiti on the former East side, which was banned during the dictatorship. The East Side is a building without charm, and pretty basic for what you're paying. But it has a good location in the neighborhood of Friedrischain, Simon Dache Street is 10 minutes walk and has dozens of bars, restaurants and other nice places to go and especially for Sunday brunch. The rooms cost 95 euros for a double, 130 euros for a family up to four people. The place has good views of Oberbaum Bridge and the river Spree.

After seeing the photos, words aren't necessary, but nevertheless: the Lux Eleven is a designer hotel in Mitte City, Berlin, the district that is most like the centre of the city (Berlin doesn't really have a centre), and is famous for its fashionable shops. This hotel, composed of several buildings and endless corridors in pink and white, fits in well with the surrounding area. The room has everything - including bathrobes and two pairs of slippers - and overlooks the TV Tower (okay, so it's not the Eiffel Tower, but it's got its own character). There's a great Asian restaurant on the ground floor. The breakfast is rich and varied, especially in terms of the breads. One nice detail, which I think can be seen in the photos, is that they leave a can of pickles on the bed to welcome you. A great place to stay.

The Hotel Adlon is a legendary hotel in Berlin. It is located in Paris Plaza, at the end of the prestigious Unter Den Linden. The first Hotel Adlon was built in 1907 in the original place of the Redern Palace. Lorenz Adlon was a businessman and his hotel became one of the most famous men in Europe before World War II. Charlie Chaplin and Marlene Dietrich stayed there and since it stands right next to the American, French, Russian and English Embassies, it was a favorite place for journalists too. It remained open during the war and served as a military hospital but it burned down in 1945. What they rebuilt it in 1997 after the reunification of the two countries, it was a great success. Its greatest publicity was perhaps when Michael Jackson almost dropped his son out of the window!