HOTEL Schöneberg

This place is a cute little hotel, I thought I'd be staying one night until I found better lodging but I ended up staying for my entire time in Berlin.

The rooms are clearly pretty old, the furniture and the radio built into the bed make that pretty clear but it's clean and well taken care of, the old style of it was personally charming and combined with the relatively cheap prices was what convinced me to stay longer.

The main downsides were the lack of AC and that the cold water wasn't regulated well and somehow ran low sometimes. The wifi could also be a little faster.

Berlin was cool enough in the summer during my stay that leaving my window open at night was enough to keep the room nice but the first night when I kept the window closed I woke up sweating.

If you are looking for a 5 star resort this probably isn't it but if you're looking for something well run, charming and cheap this is it.

A really unassuming building off one of the main roads in the Schoneberg district is this little gem.

It may look like a strange bedsit from the outside but inside is a wonderful clean mish-mash of old elaborate staircases and architecture.

I loved this place which was really old fashioned without being grubby or faded. It had this ole style radio build into the headboard of the bed!! The Mrs and I enjoyed listening to German radio while drifting off to sleep. The room was quite big with high ceilings and had ample space for swinging cats.

I do remember the doors were a bit tricky to master. There was this trick with swobs and pushing buttons, waiting for lights to come on then twisting. So be prepared for a challenge and leave plenty of time to figure out how to get into your room!!

There's a little bar just past the main reception area which was cute and open until 10pm I think. The staff were polite and the breakfast looked Ok, but to be honest the area is perfect for breakfast with a wonderful bakery right next door you'll find it hard to resist.