This is a traditional German "pension style" hotel for people that aren't traveling on business and…read moreare looking for something more relaxed. Perfect for a family vacation in my view. For comparison I have stayed at the SwissHotel in Berlin center, which is a nice stylish hotel, located directly in the middle of the city. Perfect if you have business nearby, but a SwissHotel is the same in any city in the world. In contrast, Haus Leopold is in an actual neighborhood of Berlin (Zehlendorf is my favorite part of Berlin, but that is because my father grew up here and I spent many summers here). In the morning kids walk past on their way to school, people commute to work and ride their bikes to the supermarket. Nothing like that happens in center city Berlin. This hotel is quiet, with generous rooms (there is even a room with 4 beds for a family). The owners are very helpful and the breakfast (included) is very generous. If you have a rental car, there is free parking and the location is close to Route 115, which encircles the city, so it's great for trips to Potsdam, Wannsee, center city Berlin, etc. If you enjoy biking, the bike baths in all of Berlin are well identified and maintained. I think biking is one of the best ways to explore all that the city offers.

This hotel is a good place to stay if you wish to see Berlin on a budget. I am traveling for work…read moreand my flight arrived at 9pm. So we arrived at the hotel by 9:30 and reception was closed. Calling the emergency number: we reached the receptionist who guided us to the drop box and code that held our keys. It's a nice clean hotel that seems like a transformed house.

Hotel an sich ist ok, aber man sollte auf jeden Fall darauf achten, KEIN Zimmer zum Hof zu haben,…read morevor allem nicht im Sommer. Bei gutem Wetter machen immer irgendwelche Gäste bis spät in die Nacht Krach, was die Hotelrezeption weder stört, noch dazu veranlasst, selbige Gäste darauf hinzuweisen! Und von dem nicht vorhandenem Wasserdruck und der alle paar Sekunden schwankenden Wassertemperatur der Duschen gar nicht erst zu sprechen! Entweder man verbrennt sich oder duscht eiskalt, und zwar durchgehend im Wechsel alle paar Sekunden! Schlechteste Dusche, die ich je in einem Hotel vorgefunden habe! Das einzige was einigermaßen ok ist sind die Zimmer und das Frühstück. Bedauernswert, da das Hotel eigentlich schön ruhig gelegen ist.

New new new and shiny and carrying all the USA Midwest design of its Chicago based designer, this…read morehotel is pretty nice if you have to go to a conference here - be warned its two transfers on the U-bahn to get to the city center (bout 40 minutes in total). That said its a nice place and a different view of Berlin Oh and whoever rings the church bells at 7:45 am next door is on my "list". Why ring the bell for a whole minute every single morning? Why?!?

Hotel Steglitz International is a well-maintained hotel with average amenities, lacking in some…read moreareas. In brief, it is a good option for the Steglitz and greater Berlin area, but the ups are balanced by the downs. Pros: -Staff was well versed in German and English, so communication was easy. -Hotel was clean and well maintained. The exterior is dated, but the interiors were all fairly modern and up to date. The bathrooms in particular were very nice. -Exceptionally well located. Right next to the U-Bahn, the Bus, and not far from the S-Bahn. It is also central to Steglitz's shopping and dining district, so there are lots of great local options. -Mini-Bar pricing was surprisingly affordable, BUT there is an Edeka right next door that sells almost all the same items at about a Euro cheaper or more, so I don't know why they have a mini-bar at all. Cons: -Bed was extremely uncomfortable, and a room with two double beds was actually two single beds pushed together to form a pseudo-queen bed. -Very few amenities. No free breakfast (though this is usual in Europe), no microwave, no coffee maker in room, very limited mini-fridge space. -The wireless Internet is free, but absolutely sucks with extremely unreliable connections. I remember dial up speeds being faster. Plus, they limited you to three connections PER ROOM. I was traveling on business and my room-partner and I both had cell phones, tablets, and laptops we needed to connect. As a result, we only were able to get limited work done in the hotel. This is a BIG downside, especially given how much international business happens in Germany. -The bathrooms have a weird glass door that is virtually see-through. This is extremely awkward as it is both visible from the door and room itself. If you are sharing a room with a non-intimate travel companion, you are going to need to hang a towel over the door to give yourself privacy. I don't see any situation wherein a glass bathroom door is acceptable, to be honest.

Perhaps not the most expensive hotel but boy the staff is rude. You have the feeling that they…read moretreat you like an enemy. Hotel is dated. Breakfast is average for German standards. Would I return? No thank you.

Ich habe mich hier nicht wohl gefühlt, denn schon der Empfang war unfreundliche. Meine Fragen…read morewurden ungern beantwortet. Das Zimmer war ok, aber sehr einfach eingerichtet, ohne Schreibtisch und mit schlechter Beleuchtung. Aus dem schönen Haus könnte man mehr machen, die Einrichtung ist leiblos, der Frühstücksraum hat keine Atmosphäre. Man kann hier günstig übernachten, mit Parkplatz in der Nähe und S-Bahn, aber sonst würde ich es nicht empfehlen.

This place is a cute little hotel, I thought I'd be staying one night until I found better lodging…read morebut I ended up staying for my entire time in Berlin. The rooms are clearly pretty old, the furniture and the radio built into the bed make that pretty clear but it's clean and well taken care of, the old style of it was personally charming and combined with the relatively cheap prices was what convinced me to stay longer. The main downsides were the lack of AC and that the cold water wasn't regulated well and somehow ran low sometimes. The wifi could also be a little faster. Berlin was cool enough in the summer during my stay that leaving my window open at night was enough to keep the room nice but the first night when I kept the window closed I woke up sweating. If you are looking for a 5 star resort this probably isn't it but if you're looking for something well run, charming and cheap this is it.

A really unassuming building off one of the main roads in the Schoneberg district is this little…read moregem. It may look like a strange bedsit from the outside but inside is a wonderful clean mish-mash of old elaborate staircases and architecture. I loved this place which was really old fashioned without being grubby or faded. It had this ole style radio build into the headboard of the bed!! The Mrs and I enjoyed listening to German radio while drifting off to sleep. The room was quite big with high ceilings and had ample space for swinging cats. I do remember the doors were a bit tricky to master. There was this trick with swobs and pushing buttons, waiting for lights to come on then twisting. So be prepared for a challenge and leave plenty of time to figure out how to get into your room!! There's a little bar just past the main reception area which was cute and open until 10pm I think. The staff were polite and the breakfast looked Ok, but to be honest the area is perfect for breakfast with a wonderful bakery right next door you'll find it hard to resist.