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Ostel - GDR The Hostel vs Garden Boutique Hotel

Garden Boutique Hotel and Ostel - GDR The Hostel are both endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, Garden Boutique Hotel scores slightly better than Ostel - GDR The Hostel. Garden Boutique Hotel ranks #21 in Berlin with recommendations from 8 publications such as Concierge, EuroCheapo and Lonely Planet.

Ostel - GDR The Hostel
Ostel - GDR The Hostel
7 / 10
Wriezener Karree 5, 10243 Berlin
From $71 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Concierge
  • Baggage storage
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe
  • Taxi service
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
". Our independent authors have visited Ostel Hostel and selected this as one of our recommended hostels in Berlin."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Located in Berlin’s trendy Mitte district, Ostel is designed to look like a communist-era hotel."
Time Out Time Out
"For those who just can’t get enough of Ostalgie (nostalgia for the East), there’s a hotel Konsum (state-run market), which sells everything from plaster eggcups to chocolate DDR coins." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"Step back into the GDR of the 1970s amid a haze of browns and oranges at this themed budget hotel a short walk from the Ostbahnhof."
BlackBook BlackBook
"Berlin's Ostel offers rooms and apartments for up to six people completely outfitted in commie décor, at prices equally reminiscent of the Eastern Bloc."
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Garden Boutique Hotel
Garden Boutique Hotel
8 / 10
Invalidenstrasse 122, Mitte, 10115 Berlin
From $101 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Kitchenette
  • Breakfast buffet
  • Fax / photocopying
  • Baggage storage
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Concierge Concierge
"The original Honigmond (located just down the street and still operating as a hotel) was popular with East German intellectuals and dissidents, who used to gather at its café."
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Be sure to book a garden-facing room; those overlooking the busy street are marred by the noise of shrieking traffic.
Fodor's Fodor's
"The Garden Hotel (set in a house that dates to 1845) is grouped around a surprisingly green courtyard, and it offers a quiet getaway." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Along with its nearby sister Honigmond Restaurant-Hotel, this is one of the most charming hotels in Berlin, and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Downtown bargain in a charming 1845 building. The rooms are sparsely furnished, but their original wooden floors help generate an authentic elegance."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Yes, there’s a garden here and romantics will fall in love with its creeping vines, potted plants and trees." Full review
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