Hampton by Hilton Berlin City West {DEU}
Jan 22, 2017, 2:56 am
Hampton by Hilton Berlin City West
Uhlandstr. 188-189 Berlin, DE 10623
Nice hotel, nice staff, great value (5 Photos)
Hampton by Hilton Berlin City West
I needed to spend two nights in Berlin. I stayed there previously and was happy with the hotel. So i returned to the Hampton by Hilton City West and get one of their banana with slogans.
Check In
I was welcomed back, given two vouchers: one for a drink at the bar and one for a drink and a snack from the Snack bar.
Checkin was quick and efficient and I was on my way to the fifth floor one minute after arriving.
Room
I booked a superior room with sofa, and I got that. There are not many categories in this hotel and little wiggle room for upgrade.
The room are comparable to HGI hotels and spacious enough. The bathroom is large and I do like their walk in shower. The bed is comfortable, firm also.
Despite the hotel being beside a train track, there is no noise as it is well isolated.
Dining
There are no restaurants at the hotel, just the ability to get pizza at the bar. There is a snack bar with a couple of packaged sandwiches, chocolate bars and crisps. The lack of restaurant is not an issue, the hotel is a 5 minutes walk to Savigny Platz where there are plenty of restaurants of various prices and origins.
The breakfast buffet is OK, with a larger spread than my last visit where I found it to be a weak point. Not any more as I found enough choices to make myself a good breakfast. And as proof that they do have a waffle machine: (see the hotel thread for the running joke)
Service
No complaint about service, the staff is good and professsional. The only minor point I experienced was that i requested an express check out and they did not slipped the bill under the door, I had to queue at the desk to get it.
The fitness room contains two treadmills, one step machine, fitness balls and weights. It also features lockers and a changing room.
Location
The location of the hotel is excellent for the western part of Berlin. Savigny platz is a few minutes away, as is Kurfürstendamm, KaDeWe, the Zoo and Aquarium.
There is U bahn station (Uhlandstrasse) just near by. For S bahn, one can go to Savigny Platz.
Access to/from Berlin Tegel is easy: line 109 ( not X9) and stop at U Uhlandstrasse, From the stop there is less than 400 meters. It takes 20 minutes in light traffic.
Overall
This hotel is a good spot for a city break or business in Berlin if needed to be in the western part. The price is very often at 80 euros for a superior room, breakfast included, which makes it rather good value. If you are used to Hampton Inn in the United States of America, do not let the bane fools you. This hotel is more upscale than the typical Hampton.
Jan 22, 2017, 3:18 am
Jan 22, 2017, 6:56 am
Over the years I find the hotel very well maintained and it nowhere starts looking tired, thanks to good management.
Indeed, breakfast got better. While I think, it is nothing 'to write home about', it is there.
Of course, it is not the Hilton or W=A with regard to amenities. But I was never let down at this particular hotel. This makes me coming back.
Jan 22, 2017, 11:50 am
Jan 23, 2017, 2:39 pm
Looking at the type of rooms available, there does not seem to be much difference in room types - except the sofa and view.
Is there any point in asking or should I just carry on with the usual quick and efficient check in?
Jan 24, 2017, 3:30 am
I just fill the online feedback questionnaire and noted that it would be good for Silver and above to be given one bottle of water per day.
Jan 24, 2017, 9:03 am
( approx €75 )
I was allocated my preferred room without any issues
Room was quiet even though on top of railway line
Good sound insulation
The manager was responsive and the staff were great throughout
The 2 girls on front reception were very helpful and printed me off a train map and timetable and some other bits I needed help with.
Thirsted at the bar is a real character
Would definitely recommend and we will stay here again for sure.
May 7, 2018, 6:40 am
May 8, 2018, 2:41 am
sfgiants13, please tell us, how you would compare both properties.
May 13, 2018, 3:34 pm
sfgiants13, please tell us, how you would compare both properties.
Bottom line is I would have no problem staying at the Hampton with redemption rates as low as they are. If it were a short trip and I'd be touring a lot I'd probably select the Hilton purely on location and being able to get more done during the day. But, realistically I got plenty done even only being there 36 hours and splitting my 2 night stay between the two.
Jun 17, 2018, 12:07 pm
Jun 19, 2018, 7:12 pm
I found a pretty amazing and fast Italian place down Uhlandstrasse past Ku'Damm called Pizzaria Piccola Taormina. It was old school, fast, and delicious. Just order and they call out your dish. Get it and eat it at a bunch of tables. Delicious.
Nov 25, 2019, 10:34 pm
The renovated breakfast room is a plus, it has lost considerably much of the previous cantina style atmosphere. And the Choice of breakfast items broadened a bit.
I have always been a happy guest here. However, I exclusively stayed in balcony rooms only.
jayhayers, one of your rooms looks like 709. My favourite!