Hotel B1

Not good experience. I don‘t like to leave bad reviews but .... First night. I arrived after hours. They failed to leave to leave a key in the outside security box. Failed to answer the phone. Failed to call me back the next day after I had left a message. Spent the night sleeping in a chair in the recreation room till the morning when I was finally able to get into my room. My hotel room and the whole hotel for that fact smelled of cigarette smoke. The upholstery in the room was dirty and the bed was worn out and just about no support.

Very good hotel, though rather far from the city. But If you have a car, that is the best solution. Breakfast worths of buying it. The area is calm. I'm completely satisfied. Do recommend.

Parking on wasteland, looked scruffy, rude welcome. No helpful reception given the key that was it. Room was basic and beds were awful low wooden and small. Bathroom smelt awful.

The beginning of the stay seemed fine taking into account the price, albeit the fact that there was no desk in the room where one could properly work was unpleasant. It was explained that the cleaning occurs only upon request and not on a daily basis but that is manageable. However, the wi-fi ceased to work soon aftewards and it did not get repaired until the end of my stay which was almost a week in total. It was virtually impossible to put pressure on the staff on this matter since the reception is only open in the afternoon and evening and who cannot be there in person at that time, has no effective way to get in contact with the hotel management. Some other networks available in other wings of the hotel seemed to be working but not in the wing this room was located at. Based on my experience, I consider the overall evaluation of the wi-fi quality in this hotel at this page (assessed quite positively) misleading. While technical equipments sometimes ceases to work (though in facilities which are careful with it it happens rarely), I have never experienced such negligence with respect to the time that it takes to get broken equipment repaired before. If wi-fi is not a requirement for you, it is an acceptable place to stay but those who need to work online or just do not want to have constant difficulties with internet connection would better avoid staying here.

Staff was friendly but didn't speak English. That is a shame since that is not good customer service. Many people come to Berlin that don't speak German. Luckily we had someone to translate. Staff was friendly. Bar area nice to socialize, but vending machine for beer or drinks was broken one night. Rooms were tired but was fine for 1 night. Good value for the money. Close to town. Breakfast was okay.