URBAN LOFT Berlin

Wow! I liked this place from the moment I walked in. Not your usual hotel experience, not your "nobody's there" typical AirBnB experience, not your weird or quirky "trying to be funky/different" experience. Instead, it's originally fantastic in so many ways. Great room with cool lighting, a terrific bed, perfect bathroom, swift and quiet elevators, good location, excellent check-in that may take you aback as you first get started at the "desk." Well, the desk is what you approach at the end of the bar in the main floor. Questions about how to get started and what to do next? The young staff at the ready, smiling and helpful, did so much to make sure I was checked in, happy, aware of everything available, and more. Wow! Customer service people who know their job and are happy to do it! The food choices available for dinner were right there on the order screen. As I had a question, there was the service guy (who shortly made my salad and flat bread) right there eager to help. And at the bar, the priced-right glass of red blend, was served up with a smile and pleasant attitude. For breakfast, there is a wide selection of eggs to meat, cheeses and some veggies, cereals and breakfast drinks. Coffee? It's helpee-selfee like everywhere in Europe these days. From London through to Lviv, Ukraine, everywhere I stopped were those modern devices that allow you to select from a photo representing what you'd like, then it grinds the beans, and fills your cup or mug with a half minute or so. All good and while not fast, it's very fresh. I LOVED THIS PLACE! Will definitely be back.

Rooms were lovely - clean, well-equipped, and designed to be chic and modern in a simple way, which made the hotel feel a little bit more personal/unique. Bathrooms were clean and bright. The hotel has a great bar and the pizza/pasta/salad bar was a nice touch, especially since we arrived quite late and were still able to eat. The free coffee machine in the morning was a nice touch for if you weren't having breakfast. The quality and selection at breakfast was excellent - although 17 euros isn't super cheap we felt it was worth the money! Convenient for Hauptbahnhof - though we didn't explore much in the local area, the hotel's location was a convenient base from which to access the whole city.

Very convenient to the main bus station. Walkable to see the Reichstag and other nearby attractions. The proximity to the station makes getting around incredibly easy. The rooms are quirkily decorated and the air conditioning was excellent (given the 30+ degree temperatures this was very much appreciated!!). The free coffee was the best I’ve ever had from a machine. The staff were friendly and helpful, and were able to fix the mistake I made with our booking quickly and without fuss.

We liked everything about this hotel - the location (short walk from the Berlin Hbf), large vibrant lounge/bar area, roomy lifts, a quiet and spacious room with lots of storage (we stayed 5 nights so that was important), a large smart-TV and funky modern fittings throughout. The Wifi was super fast and had good coverage throughout the hotel. The continental breakfast had a variety of options, and even during busy periods the staff were attentive and friendly. A genuinely great value-for-money hotel! P.s. make sure you walk 3 minutes down the street to Oggi's Gemusekebab, they are AMAZING!

The location is fantastic, facilities clean and super functional, we definitely enjoyed our stay. We will be considering this location if we come back to Berlin. We were travelling with our dog and we were surprised by the fact we got the dog bed and bowls for the room because of that! Super plus for that!