Hotels in Neukölln - Berlin

Positiv:: The location of the hostel was great- just a 4 minutes walk from the U-Bahn. There were also many great eateries in the area, which were of decent price. The host was very helpful during the check in process and suggested many great things to do and see in Berlin. Overall, my friend and I had a great stay at Riverside Lodge!

Positiv:: Riverside Lodge is a really nice, small hostel. The owner Enrico is friendly and it's easy to feel welcome. There are some little things such as a self-service bar or speakers to play music that give this place a special vibe. Although Riverside Lodge as a small business has limited opening hours and Enrico is not there all the time, he really does his best to make his guests' stay as smooth as possible.

Negativ:: Bathrooms could have been slightly cleaner but in my opinion it's also to some extent up to the guests to keep places tidy so definitely not only the hostel's fault.

Positiv:: Great location, very friendly and helpful staff. I loved my stay there and will definitely come back.

Positiv:: Really great location, and the owner Enrico is so flexible and giving helpfull tips of what to do in Berlin!

Positiv:: I reserved a twin private room for 2 nights and it was very clean tidy and comfortable. The staff member at the front table was very helpful he gave me tips on where to go and where to eat and so fourth.

Negativ:: The hostel it self great! But the neighbourhood was less desirable.

Positiv:: This was the most spacious dormitories I had ever seen, there's enough space for 5 bunk beds, yet there were 3. you also get a large closet. Everything is very clean as well. Location is fine, walking distance to keuzberg, one metro ride to the city center.

Negativ:: the kitchen could be better equipped - yet it's understood for such a tiny hostel.

Positiv:: The staff made the experience very personal. It was nice to get tailored tips on sights and where to eat. I was expecting the area to be more noisy but it was very nice and quiet.

Positiv:: Big room well located in a nice area of Berlin, with many bars and restaurants nearby.

Negativ:: Be careful, check in is only until 2pm. I did not pay attention to that and never received the code to access the keys when I arrived. Fortunately, other guests helped me to get my keys but I think a message should be automatically sent to the guests who are not present at 2 with the code to avoid such difficulties. We never saw anyone there and there was lot of dust under the bed.

Positiv:: I stayed one week in this hostel - in the 6 person dorm room. The location in Kreuzberg is fine, it's no far from the metro station and some bars. The checkin window is small and there is not reception. I checked in with a friend of the owner. Later I met the owner he's friendly. However, this is not an 8.6 hostel, I stayed in more than 100 hostels last year. I will elaborate further in the rest of my review.

Negativ:: This is not a 8.6 hostel. My conclusion is a 5.8 - I explain you why, and I'm surprised why I am one of the few who mention these points in their reviews. I spoke with several other guests while I was there and they think the same. 1) Mixed room 6 people existed was not in the photo. Instead of separate beds side by side as you on the booking.com photo's is not representing the reality. The 6 person drom room consists of 6 beds on 2 floors. Partly screened with curtains. 2) The locker of the person above me is in my private area. This means that he or she must regularly join in order to access private items. Very annoying for both of them. 3) In the description and conditions I have not been able to find that 3 euros had to be paid for linen or that bed linen should be brought along. As you can see I have stayed in many hostels but I have never experienced this. The bottom sheet or molton is also very dirty. 4) There are two showers. One has lukewarm water, which indicates a too low hot water supply. This is even dangerous in the context of legionella! Shower is warmer, needs to be turned on every 10 seconds and spayed in the bathroom. Partly because of this black mold develops on the walls. Black fungus is very unhealthy. 5) Basic things are missing, there are no towels, not even to dry your hands. The kitchen is suitable for one person and only has a separate heating element. Not worthy of a hostel. 6) Guest in a private room must walk through the hostel to get there. This causes the necessary inconvenience. 7) Beds are old or of cheapest wood which makes it creaky on all sides. When my neighbor turns around, I hear that and vice versa. Even the sound from my own bed is annoying to hear. The built-in second floor also makes a lot of noise! Moreover, I could have estimated this if the photos had been correct and complete.

Positiv:: Der Besitzer Enrico ist ein waschechter Berliner super freundlich!! Er kannte sich super aus und konnte uns gute Tipps für essen und Party geben.

Negativ:: Es war das erste Mal das wir ein Hostel gebucht haben. Die Sauberkeit ist katastrophal!! Alles im Bad hat geschimmelt und war schmuddelig :( Im Schlafzimmer hat es eindeutig nach Schimmel gerochen. Die zur Verfügung gestellten Handtücher waren so groß wie ein Geschirrtuch. Wie eine Bewertung von 9,0 zu Stande kommt ist mir unerklärlich! Ich erwarte von einem Hostel nicht viel, aber sauber sollte es sein.

Positiv:: Die Kommunikation mit Enrico war perfekt. Er war immer erreichbar und hat geholfen wo er konnte. Wir hatten ein einzelzimmer und trotzdem sind wir ins Gespräch gekommen mit den anderen Gästen. Alles in allem ein toller Aufenthalt

Negativ:: Es war alles so wie beschrieben, daher nichts negatives zu berichten!!

Positiv:: The staff was incredibly helpful and welcoming with his detailed introduction and map of Berlin. We got so many recommendations for things we could do and which areas to visit. The staff was also quick to answer our questions by email. We tried one of the restaurants they recommended that was really close by, the Korean bbq, and it was delicious :) We had a double room and it was very spacious and clean, the same goes for the bathroom and kitchen. I would book here again!

Negativ:: It is a little noisy between the rooms.

Positiv:: Geräumige Zimmer, freundliches Personal, gutes WiFi, gute Restaurants, ein bequemes Bett

Negativ:: Die Klimaanlage funktionierte nicht, um die Temperatur im Raum abzukühlen. Es waren extrem heiße Tage. Trotzdem, die Klimaanlage hat es nicht geschafft sogar auf der höchsten Stufe (und lautesten!). Abgesehen von der Hitze, war alles andere gut oder sehr gut.

Positiv:: Fantastisches Zimmer und Bett. Kanal und Biergarten.

Negativ:: Keine wirklich interessante Gegend, aber es ist okay.

Positiv:: Offene Lobby alle Wünsche zu erfüllen und gute Sicherheitsvorkehrungen.

Negativ:: Kommunikation etwas dürftig.

Positiv:: Schöne und große Zimmer. Nachhaltiger Zimmerservice, tgl Reinigung optional.

Negativ:: Zu kleiner Kühlschrank.

Positiv:: Die Zimmer sind schön, der Ausblick (bei uns im 12. Stock) fabelhaft und die Nähe S-Bahn Anbindung praktisch

Negativ:: Die Frühstücks und Parkhaus Preise sind recht hoch.

Positiv:: problemloser Check-in, sehr freundliches Personal! Saubere, große Zimmer. Rundum perfekt ! Jederzeit gerne wieder.

Positiv:: - Sehr gute Verkehrsanbindung (S-Bahn fußläufig zu erreichen + Bushaltestelle so gut wie vorm Hotel) - Nettes und Hilfsbereites Personal am Empfang

Positiv:: Lage zwar nicht im Zentrum, aber direkt an einer Haltestelle des S-Bahn-Ringes, so dass man schnell überall ist. Außerdem ist eine Bushaltestelle vor dem Hotel, von wo man durch einen orientalischen Stadtteil von Berlin ohne Umsteigen mitten ins Zentrum kommt. Ebenfalls direkt vor dem Hotel ist eine Anlegestelle der Stadtrundfahrt-Schiffe, von wo zweimal am Tag ein Schiff losfährt. Schöne Aussicht von den obersten Etagen.

Negativ:: Frühstück mit 20,- Euro völlig überteuert. Das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis stimmt hier überhaupt nicht.

Positiv:: Super Frühstück,alles was man braucht und noch viel mehr und alles frisch. Die Lage ist zwar etwas abseits der City, aber S-Bahn Station 3 Min entfernt, und eigenes Parkhaus. 3 sehr gute Restaurants im Hotel.

Negativ:: Alles OK

Positiv:: Die direkte Verbindung mit der Show ist optimal. Man muss das

Negativ:: Nichts

Positiv:: Nothing the staff are not nice

Negativ:: Nothing

Positiv:: Great hotel , good restaurants on site, but they are a little expensive too. Very nice room at very reasonable price. Decent facilities, nice staff. The room was extremely clean with a nice walk in shower, TV, with German channels, minibar with snacks and a really comfortable bed. The entrance is lovely with interesting interior design, huge seating areas with sofas and plenty of space to work or just to relax. The beer garden is close and has a good German atmosphere. A really nice place for a drink in the summer.

Negativ:: The breakfast is very overpriced. We did not take it as there are nice places nearby to have something to eat in the morning. Location: it is much outside the city center The pillows ar wery thin your head can just sink into the mattress. No coffee/tea maker in the room. Elevators slow. BIG hotel with several wings, what leads to a rather strange feeling while moving in the hotel. It was loud as there was an international internet game competition. If someone was in the hallway you could hear them in your own room..

Positiv:: Top location, close distance to S-Bahn. Biergarten at River side, opposite Hotel Lobby was a great outdoor experience. Also starting point of a boat cruise. Keep up the spirit. We will come back for another visit.

Positiv:: Quiet room. Professional staff. Really great hotel. My 4th visit!

Positiv:: Modern, Lage

Negativ:: Getränke sehr hochpreisig

Positiv:: Großes, gut ausgestattetes Zimmer. Klimaanlage. zuvorkommend, Personal, das Englisch sprach. in der Nähe gibt es einen Supermarkt. In der Nähe der U-Bahn.

Positiv:: Die Lage war ausgezeichnet, mit leichtem Zugang zu lokalen Transfermitteln.

Negativ:: Dass es keinen Pool gab.

Positiv:: Convenient location, close to the U-Bahn. Comfortable beds.

Negativ:: Overall, simply not up to its 4-star rating. The welcome at reception was at best perfunctory, certainly not friendly. First impressions of the room were that it was tired but OK. Closer examination revealed: 1) The electric 'sun blind' (Sonnenschutz) didn't work. 2) The bedside lamp didn't work (broken switch). 3) The sink in the bathroom drained VERY slowly. 4) The tap controlling the water temperature of the shower was difficult to control offering two options: cold or scalding hot. No amount of trying to adjust the tap rectified this. 5) The water in the bath drained very, very very slowly. I do not expect to have to stand in three inches of water while taking a shower in a supposedly 4-star hotel. 6) The chambermaid burst into the room unannounced, despite the 'do not disturb' tag. 7) The reception seemed understaffed with one employee left to cope with coach loads of people arriving all at once. We couldn't bring any of our concerns to the lady on reception because we couldn't get near it!

Positiv:: The room was lovely and clean, any staff I met were helpful and courteous (including cleaners). I was pleased that I could leave my baggage on the day I checked out so that I could spend time in Berlin before the flight.

Negativ:: Could have done with larger mugs and more tea/coffee/milk available (not a major issue)

Positiv:: Real nice hotel, The standard rooms are a good size and the bathroom had a bath what is a big bonus for me. We choose this neigberhood because its not to far into Berlin with the car. Traffic can be killing inside the city. It's also a 5 min walk to the club we like to visit in Berlin. And not an expensive neighberhood. The metro is also within 3 min walk from the hotel and will take you quick and cheap to where-ever you need to go in Berlin. For us a great place to start our Berlin pride weekend. Parking is 12 euro's in the parking garage behind the hotel, but free on some streets close to the hotel.

Positiv:: location, politeness of staff, cleanliness of hotel, met my expectation

Negativ:: none

Positiv:: Parking was easy and convienient. Staff were friendly, helpful, and efficient.

Negativ:: Could be better signage to the entrance from Hermanstrasse

Positiv:: Absolut entspannt, vom Personal bis zur Einrichtung. Mercure ist immer wieder ein Positiverlebnis.

Positiv:: Alles gut

Negativ:: Die Tür klemmte.

Positiv:: It’s very close to Tempelhof and the neighborhood has a lot of nice places . Rooms are big and clean. Restaurant has good food!

Negativ:: The check in took awhile and we got some free coffees, which is really nice. They only forgot to tell their colleagues. The bedsheets for the cot didn’t fit, which is really weird . I had to make the bed myself and improvised with the sheets.

Negativ:: Ich wurde früh morgens um 8:00 einfach geweckt indem man angeklopft hat und dann sofort rein, das ganze passierte 2 mal, um 8:00 morgens und dann eine halbe Stunde später um ca. 8:00 das war einfach eine rießen Frechheit, soetwas habe ich meinem ganzen Leben in keinem Hotel dieser Welt erlebt.

Positiv:: Geräumiges und sehr gut ausgestattetes Doppelzimmer mit allen nötigen Komfort. Wir sind sehr zufrieden und würden das Hotel ohne Vorbehalt weiterempfehlen.

Positiv:: Das Personal war - soweit es deutsch verstanden hat - sehr aufmerksam. Freundlich waren die meisten. Die Dusche in einer rutschigen Badewanne mit mäßger Temperaturregelung ist stark verbesserungsfähig. Das Frühstück ist gut ohne Überraschungen.

Negativ:: Zimmerausstattung. Das Zimmer liess sich nur klimatisieren, nicht lüften.

Positiv:: Das Frühstück war gut.

Negativ:: Die Preise im Restaurant und der bar sind sehr hoch.

Positiv:: Es hat alles rundum gepasst. Das Frühstück war sehr gut, besonders der Kaffee. Das Zimmer war zwar sehr klein, aber für unsere Reise ausreichend, da wir nur wenig Zeit darinnen verbracht haben, dafür aber war es sehr sauber. Das Personal war sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend. Die Lage ist nicht ganz zentral, die U-Bahn-Station ist aber gleich in der Nähe.

Negativ:: Zimmer im Erdgeschoss, im Flur übeler, nicht zuzuordnender Geruch. Auch mit geöffneter Tür zum Foyer ist der Geruch noch deutlich zu riechen. Im Zimmer ebenfalls. Fugen in der Dusche am schimmeln.

Positiv:: Das Personal war extrem freundlich, die Zimmer hell, das Bad modern...

Positiv:: Das Frühstück war hervorragend. Die Zimmer sehr sauber. Mein Zimmer nach hinten war sehr ruhig.

Negativ:: Im Badezimmer waren zu wenig Haken für Handtücher etc.

Negativ:: Kein Kühlschrank im Zimmer

Positiv:: Nice room

Negativ:: Breakfast was too expensive

Positiv:: Das Frühstück für 9€ ist super und sehr lecker. Das Zimmer und Bad sauber und zweckmäßig.

Negativ:: Das Bad roch bei der Anreise nach Abfluss. War nach dem Duschen aber weg.

Positiv:: We were able to check in at 11am at no additional charge.

Negativ:: The hotel was a little tired - the pictures were obviously taken a while ago. The outdoor space in particular is misleading.

Positiv:: Frühstück war umfangreich und gut. Immer alles da. Bedienung freundlich. Ausreichend Platz.

Negativ:: Die Lage: Neukölln war für mich unproblematisch, aber gewöhnungsbedürftig. Man muss weit laufen, oder besser radeln / öffentlich fahren um etwas vom eigentlichen Berlin zu sehen.

Positiv:: Frühstück und Zimmer waren sehr gut; auch die Hotel Lobby sowie Bar waren ansprechend.

Negativ:: Etwas außerhalb des Zentrums.

Positiv:: Früstück war gut Lage war gut man kamschnell zu U-Bahn und S-Bahn

Negativ:: Kühlschrank hat gefehlt

Positiv:: Das Frühstücksbuffet ist toll! Und das bis um 11h!

Negativ:: Das Personal war mittelmässig aufmerksam.

Positiv:: Die Sauberkeit des Zimmers. Der kurze Weg zur S-Bahn-Station.

Negativ:: Der Lärm des Bahnverkehrs, für den das Hostel aber keine Schuld hat.

Positiv:: Moderne Ausstattung, sauberes Bad.

Negativ:: Sehr starke Lärmbelästigung durch S-Bahn, Ventilator und die Zimmergenossinnen (6er Zimmer Frauen). Die Kommunikation stellte sich leider als schwierig heraus, da viele weder deutsch noch englisch sprachen. Man ist zwar schnell in der Innenstadt, jedoch ist Neukölln nicht der sicherste Ort für Frauen, die allein unterwegs sind.

Positiv:: Right by a train station which was very helpful. The bunk beds were sturdy (they didn't move much when you were moving around). Great pressured shower and was kept pretty clean.

Negativ:: There was no air conditioning in the room we were staying in. Although the property provided two fans for our room, they were only useful for the lower beds/ the people who decided to move them to their own area. As it was the middle of summer in a European heatwave, it was difficult to sleep at times. Also, the perks of being close to a train station also have their difficulties, it was quite loud at times especially when the windows were open (due to the whole aircon thing).

Positiv:: close to station

Negativ:: noisy

Positiv:: Nothing

Negativ:: Staff were rude, not helpful at all

Positiv:: Cleanliness

Negativ:: They don't have a kitchen for public use

Positiv:: The Staff was really nice and helpful.

Negativ:: There is no kitchen facilities, not even a place to make coffee or tea. Of course you can buy it for 2 euro but usually the idea of hosteling is low budget traveling. Also the hostel is just next to S-bahn station which is nice but as a concequence you will hear trains every 10 min the whole night...

Positiv:: The staff was good and helpful. They allowed to store our bags after check out. The beds, bed sheets and the toilets were clean. The cupboards were available with card locks and the Neu köln station was 30 seconds away by walk... This was most advatageous thing for this hostel

Negativ:: At night it was very hot in the room and it was not possible to open the windows fully and it made the conditions worse. It was nice and cold outside but very humid inside. i would recommend people not to book this hotel in warm days

Positiv:: Nothing

Negativ:: Staff, housekeepers, common space

Positiv:: The accomodation is modern and feels like a hotel with shared rooms. There is a bathroom in every room. The hostel is right next to a S-Bahn station, it's easy to take the train to any place in Berlin (but you also hear the trains from your room).

Negativ:: No public kitchen, no fridge, so its not good for preparing or storing food. You end up keeping your food in the room - that's not very hygenic. Everywhere there are signs: If you do this you are charged this amount of money. If you open the window the wrong way: 200 €, if you check out late X€, if you don't use your bed linnen X € .... Of course you have to take care if you share a room in a hostel, of course you have to pay when you destroy, or loose something. But there are signs in front of your room, on your locker, on the windows, in the elevator - everywhere. Makes you feel like a criminal although you have not done anything.

Positiv:: the caring personal, personal attitude and kindness of the breakfast personal, the room was very clean and right next to the metro and train station

Negativ:: nothing, its fine

Positiv:: It was very clean. Outdoor patio was nice to have although no breeze in the heat. But better than the rooms. Lockers were large. Facilities were new and there was an elevator instead of lugging bags to upper floors.

Negativ:: The 6 bed dorms face the morning sun and get SO HOT. The windows barely open. It was like an oven. Fans did not help. Not very social. No kitchen. Also fairly loud at night from the S bahn station close by. Nowhere to fill water bottles besides bathroom, gross. Staff were professional but not friendly or welcoming. A mountain of paperwork was required to check in. So Berlin I know but buck the trend and save a few trees please!