Ostel - GDR The Hostel vs Hotel de Rome
Both Ostel - GDR The Hostel and Hotel de Rome are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Hotel de Rome ranks significantly higher than Ostel - GDR The Hostel. Hotel de Rome scores 91 with positive reviews from 18 reviewers such as Michelin Guide, Time Out and Lonely Planet.
Ostel - GDR The Hostel
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Wriezener Karree 5, 10243 Berlin
From $71 /night
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe
- Taxi service
Lonely Planet
". Our independent authors have visited Ostel Hostel and selected this as one of our recommended hostels in Berlin."
DK Eyewitness
"Located in Berlin’s trendy Mitte district, Ostel is designed to look like a communist-era hotel."
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."
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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
"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."
Hotel de Rome
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Behrenstrasse 37, 10117 Berlin
From $275 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"A luxury hotel on the Bebelplatz in the impressive framework of a building dating from 1889."
Frommer's
"The Rocco Forte chain makes its Berlin bow in this classically designed building off Unter den Linden in the center of Berlin."
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Concierge
"What puts the Hotel de Rome over the top for us, making it one of our favorite hotels in Berlin, is the location."
Fodor's
"Discreet service and a subdued but boutiquey atmosphere make the Hotel de Rome a major draw for the Hollywood jet set."
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Jetsetter
"Converted bank on Bebelplatz with indoor/outdoor Mediterranean dining and a spa inside the old jewel vault."
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