What is your IHG RewardsClub status?
Platinum
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked king suite, received same.
How are the rooms?
Good. The living room had a pull-out couch (bed was made up for our third person). Separate bedroom and two bathrooms (essentially two adjoining rooms, with a table and couch in one room instead of beds).
Fruit and cookies provided as a welcome gift.
What was good and what was bad?
Good:
- Staff was very friendly and helpful. English was very good.
- Bicycles available for rent at the hotel.
- Fairly close to the U-Bahn, about a 10 minute walk.
- Convenience store a couple minutes walk away.
- Indoor pool (which we unfortunately didn't use).
- Vending machine with beer and wine.
Bad:
- Location isn't really near any major attractions. Getting into the main sights of Berlin means at least half an hour on the subway, more if you need to change lines or switch to the S-Bahn.
- Location is relatively close to TXL -- taxis from the airport may gouge you to take you here. They do offer a shuttle but it isn't 24/7 and a fee applies per person.
Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
Excellent value for 10k points per night and no issues with having a third person in the suite. Would consider returning, especially if I had a third person with me.