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Ostel - GDR The Hostel vs Waldorf Astoria Berlin

Both Waldorf Astoria Berlin and Ostel - GDR The Hostel are highly recommended by professionals. On balance, Waldorf Astoria Berlin ranks slightly higher than Ostel - GDR The Hostel. Waldorf Astoria Berlin scores 80 with accolades from 9 reviews including Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and Star Service.

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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Waldorf Astoria Berlin
Waldorf Astoria Berlin
8 / 10
Hardenbergstrasse 28, 10623 Berlin
From $259 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Star Service Star Service
"Everything is just as it should be, etched with Fifth Avenue brands, a Michelin-starred chef and superlatives that have the competition grinding teeth in their sleep." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"The Waldorf Astoria Berlin is a perfect fit for the upscale Kurfrstendamm shopping district it calls home."
Fodor's Fodor's
"This impressive skyscraper, a nod to the Waldorf's original New York location, has a chic art deco look and unparalleled service." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Although it only opened at the beginning of 2013, this 31-floor, limestone-lined skyscraper hotel has already become one of City West’s 5-star hot spots." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The floor-to-ceiling windows provide an unfiltered and entirely dramatic view of the city: look at Berlin, there it is, in all its gritty, peculiar glory." Full review
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