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Ostel - GDR The Hostel vs Hotel Amano

Both properties are highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Hotel AMANO scores marginally better than Ostel - GDR The Hostel. Hotel AMANO ranks #33 in Berlin with endorsements from 8 reviewers such as BlackBook, Oyster and The Telegraph.

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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Hotel Amano
Hotel Amano
8 / 10
Auguststrasse 43, 10119 Berlin
From $61 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Multilingual
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Tailored perfectly for the business traveller, this smart, contemporary-style hotel located close to the Hackesche Hofe boasts a panoramic roof terrace and bar."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Built as a "budget design hotel," the basic rooms of the Amano are faily small, and there is no real restaurant or room service, but stay here and you'll be in the center of the action." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Easy on the budget, this instant hit with designer-hotel devotees has inviting public areas dressed in brushed-copper walls and cocoa-hued banquettes." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"The nice thing about Amano is that it doesn’t try too hard – and it doesn’t need to, given its perfect location right in the centre of Berlin." Full review
BlackBook BlackBook
"Best hotel at hipster HQ Rosenthaler Platz."
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