I would dare to say that this yoga school is most likely the best in Berlin. I think it is a high…read morestatement but one has to experience it in person. The Swami has a calm and genuine radiance that let´s you know that you are in good hands, whether you are a newbie or advanced. Should you have a deep urge to learn about yoga, his traditional upbringing and understanding of yoga will spare you many many years of practicing yoga with "unknowledgeable" modern yoga teachers. This yoga school is different than any other yoga school/establishment I have ever visited. It is located on a corner of two busy streets, however, once you walk in and are greeted by the beautiful and calm sent in the air, you know that you can now leave your frazzled and busy thoughts behind. And you will! The studio is located on the second floor of an Altbau house, which comes with the charming hardwood floors, high ceilings and large windows. Yet it has a traditional and practical ambiance and impresses with its simplicity. People there are friendly and welcome you immediately and one has never the feeling of being a newbie. The yoga sessions are taught in one room, which fits approx. 15-20 people. The neighboring room provides additional space for more people. The sessions are different each time. I think that Swami works on these things rather deliberately and one gets the feeling that he has put thought into preparing a yoga session. In addition to the regular asanas, one day it could contain singing mantras, the other breathing exercises, or a focus on meditation and relaxation, sometimes it could be a few minutes of philosophy and one can learn about Indian medicine or alternative remedies. It is all well balanced and you will leave the session with a smile on your face. Promised! The website provides updates, class schedules, dates on retreats. One can also get a yoga license here. The prices vary depending on flexibility and frequency.

Best Yoga-Studio for hot/bikram yoga I have been so far. It seems they even have Ayurveda…read moretherapists giving treatments there, which makes it all the more interesting for me. Had a great experience overall!

I took an excellent Bikram Yoga class here. Instruction was in German, but it heightened awareness…read moreof the moment and added an additional challenge that I welcomed. There were two instructors in class, with one adjusting. I've never taken a Bikram class with this level of attention (ah, German engineering at it's finest) and I feel like this class alone was a booster pack to my entire decade + long practice. If your idea of relaxation is torturesome detoxification, then I strongly recommend a grueling session at Yoga and More. (the relaxation is the reward). The studio itself is beautiful and the heated room has hardwood floors which is always preferential to carpet. 10 Euro for 10 classes intro special makes even one class cost effective.

Nice location within walking distance of the train, you'll be close to Checkpoint Charlie S you…read morestart your trip down Cold War memory lane. If you're attending a conference, it's an easy tram ride to the convention center (or ride share if you like). For inclement weather you'll have a whole block of covered sidewalk to avoid the rain. The breakfast is huge and the rooms are well-apportioned. The staff is friendly and the public spaces are welcoming. It was a pleasant experience overall.

Right in the center of Berlin! Great location near major public transit lines. The staff was also…read morevery kind and helpful

We thoroughly enjoyed our three nights here, before the start of our Viking trip…read more Our room was spacious, the staff ever so helpful whenever we needed them and the Front Desk/Concierge went out of their way to help us. Whether it was with a restaurant reservation, or a newspaper, or insights on where & how to get around their Hauptstadt of Berlin. They excelled at service. Also, their prime location, next to the U-Bahn Potsdamer station, makes it a key jumping off point for whatever/where-ever you want to go and do.... Charlottenburg, Kaufhaus (KaDeWa), the Eastern Gallery, or even the Brandenburger Berlin Flughafen are all within a convenient U-Bahn ride from here. I have stayed all over with this brand and this might be the best Ritz-Carlton yet. Well deserved Five Stars.

Spectacular hospitality and clean rooms. Stayed here for four nights and housekeeping would check…read morein every night if we needed anything even though we didn't need the room cleaned. I went out for a ride and injured myself and the staffs were quick to bring me a first aid kit of whatever I needed. Location was in a nice area with a train station in front and a bunch of scooters and bicycles you can rent. A lot of food options around and a mall nearby. 10/10 would stay here again

Cute rooms! Great restaurant with an amazing host, Awsam. He was so sweet and thoughtful. We ate…read morethere both nights of my stay. The water pressure was good, beds comfy and kitchen had everything we needed.

Close to central station. Room is very spacious and there is a washer/dryer in the room. There is a…read morefitness center that opens at 5am each day.

Very enjoyable three night stay. It is very convenient to travel to the main sights in Berlin from…read morethis hotel because it is located next to the Friedrichstraße U- and S-bahn stations. We walked to most of the attractions since the weather was so beautiful. The room was very well appointed, modern, and clean. The shower featured water jets from the wall and was very nice. I was pleased to find an iron and ironing board in the closet. Be warned if you ask for a double bed: You'll be given two twin beds pushed together. I kept thinking to myself the London Underground warning of "Mind the gap!" because of a nearly catastrophic 3am separation of the beds, which roll away from each other quite easily. The spa is very small but there were only six loungers and guests were grabbing for them. The pool was quite cold. There are also saunas and an exercise studio, all of which looked well kept. You will be sorry you paid €16 each for the breakfast buffet. It was included in our room fee. The food was of average quality, but there wasn't a large selection to choose from and there were no chefs making omelettes or waffles. Also, the good tables by the windows were reserved for guests staying in the premium rooms. I'm never a fan of a hotel creating a class system amongst their guests. The bar was okay. Not much action there at night. My only complaint was that housekeeping never refilled the coffee in our room on all three nights but the front desk was responsive when we called to complain. I question how many stars this hotel has been awarded. It's advertised as five stars by various online booking sites, but they are not displaying their rating anywhere nor is it mentioned on the hotel's website. I feel it's lacking some critical ingredients to make a five star rating, like no bellhop, concierge, newspapers, or laundry service, our lunch and dinner offered in the restaurant. All in all, I still highly recommend this hotel for tourists who want a great hotel with easy access to the train network.

The most pleasant part of this hotel was leaving it. Will not stay there again, and will not…read morerecommend to others. Terrible wifi connection, terrible check-in process, key didn't work consistently, restaurant didn't have basic menu items, 6 people at the front desk and only 2 were actually working, service staff consistently failed to service the room during a 9 hour periods when I was at work, and then wanted to service at 8am on check-out day. But most of all the attitude of the employees was off putting. Paying customers in a hotel shouldn't feel like their very presence is a burden. Do better for your future customers. I will not be one of them.

I reserved a room months in advance, and was required to pay for the room at the same time. When I…read morearrived at the hotel, staff upsold me on the $45 Euros per night Level Lounge access. I figured, breakfast every morning, why not. I chose a river view room and was not disappointed with the view. The glass doors open to a wonderful view of the river, but don't expect a walk on patio. The room was nice and clean with enough drawers and compartments to hang and unpack all my clothes. I was glad I paid for lounge access. Breakfast hours were from 7A-11A; Candy from 11A-3P; Bite size bakery items from 3P-6P; and Appetizers from 6P-9P. Cold, bottled water, soda, and beer are always available from the refrigerator. Coffee and espresso drinks from a machine are always available as well. I really enjoyed the breakfast. Not only was there a buffet style spread, there was also a menu available and staff who would take your order. I ordered a coffee and fried eggs every morning. Perfectly fried and beautifully presented. Then I started ordering the waffles with cherry sauce. So delicious. Who knew I liked cooked cherries. Evenings, I made certain to get a glass of sparkling or red wine. Staff were awesome. They were always friendly and accommodating in the lounge. Cons: 1. There are no USB charging stations for phones. I had to purchase a power adaptor at the concierge for $10 Euros. 2. There were no wash towels in the restroom for the majority of my stay. 3. Bar of soap available 1 night. 4. When I called housekeeping, it kept ringing, so I hung up.

Let me begin this review by stating that I like this hotel. It is very well maintained, the staff…read moreare beyond friendly and helpful, and it is perfectly situated right in the heart of the city. This being said, there are a few downsides to this hotel, which I will get to in a moment. You should probably consider these before you actually decide to book a room here, as they may affect your stay. To begin with, I want to discuss the location. As mentioned, this hotel is perfectly located right in the heart of Berlin. You are easy walking distance to Museum Island, to Berlin Tower, The Bauhaus, cathedrals, shopping, and dining. Plus, you are located right along the Spree River This brings me to their rooms. I really suggest that you book a river-view room. It really makes the whole lodging experience so much better. You open up your window, and there it is, the Spree River. All of the flavor of Berlin flowing right at your feet. As I am speaking about the rooms, there are a few things you need to consider. The rooms are all very well-designed and they're very well-maintained. They're very clean, and every time that you leave your room in the morning you can be sure that it will be made-up by the time you returned. One of the downsides to this hotel, however, and this fact really blows my mind, is that they do not have USB connections in the room. Thus, there is no place to charge your phone, your computer, or anything else unless you have an AC adapter. It's almost hard to believe that a hotel, in this day and age, would not install USB ports. But the Meliá does not. This brings me to one of the negative points about this establishment, providing me with a real bone to pick with this hotel. I live in the States, and expecting there to be USB ports in the room, I didn't bring a European electrical adapter. I have traveled the globe for over forty years and there has never been one time, at one hotel, that I asked for a power converter that it was not happily provided to me (for free). This hotel, however, does not provide those. The only way I could get a power converter, that fed into a USB cable, was to buy one from the concierge. I really think this NOT a good policy! I mean, come on! With the price of the rooms, and the level of the service this hotel supposedly provides, the guest should at least be provided with a power converter if they need one. The other thing I would like to discuss about this hotel is that you should really get a room that offers their Lounge Service. Their Lounge Service is really a good thing. Not excellent. But pretty good. Yes, with this service, your room will cost a little bit more, but you will provided with breakfast every morning and snacks throughout the day and well into the evening. The Lounge changes their offerings at various times during the day. In the morning they offer breakfast style food. And, it's pretty expansive. Not like a full-on breakfast buffet, offered by some hotels, but a nice integrated offerings of various breakfast items. During the day, they offer appetizers. Plus, all day long and into the night you can grab bottled waters, coolers, and beer. In the evening, they provide what they call a pre-dinner offering. With this, the guest are provided with very nice appetizers that are very well prepared. I've noticed that many guests come in there to eat their entire dinner from the Lounge. You can do that if you want. But, that's not really my style. During the afternoon and into the evening, they also offer a nice selection of wine and self-made cocktails. The other minor beef I have with the hotel, and it's kind of amusing, is the fact that for the first three nights of my week-long stay, they did not give us washcloths. But, on the fourth day, amazingly the washcloth did appear. Why didn't they leave washcloths every night, I do not know? One would think that would be standard protocol. Then, the next thing that happened is on the fifth night, the washcloths were gone. So, I don't know what's going on with that? Additionally, in terms of their housekeeping services, they have a note posted in each room that if you need a toothbrush or a razor they will provide them to you. We had run out of toothpaste, so we thought instead of going and buying some from one of the local shops, maybe we could get some from the hotel, since they were offering it. We called housekeeping services a total of seven times over two days and not one time did anybody answer. Thus, I'm not quite sure what they're offering, or who is manning their stations, but we were not provide with what they claim to offer. All this being said, I have good things to say about this hotel. Yes, there is a few downsides, but overall staying at the Meliá was a very pleasant experience.