Imperial Hotel Berlin

We have recently returned from a weekend break in Hotel Imperial Berlin and would highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for good clean accomodation, great food & choice for breakfast and brilliant location, parallel to Kurfurstedam street (KuDam).,

For value this hotel cannot be faulted - we went on the shoppers trip cost €202 per couple for two nights & it included B&B both mornings and one eveing candelit meal - brilliant.

We all fully intend to return to Berlin again as we definately didn;t get to see everything we wanted and would book this hotel again no problem

This is a cracking little hotel in a central location.

Although it may not look much from the outside, the inside immediately gives the impression of a 3-star hotel with a large lobby and efficient and friendly receptionist. The reception area also includes a computer with free internet access which seemed to be in constant use by guests.

Although I had only booked a single room at a bargain discount rate, I was given a double which whilst compact, was clean and well furnished and quite adequate for two people to move around and spend the night in. There was a mini-bar fridge but no in-room safe

A buffet breakfast is offered at an extra £12 a day, but I declined this and decided to "self cater" - there is a small supermarket round the corner on Uhland Strasse which is open until 10pm, 6 days a week (although allow plenty of time as it can get quite busy). There are also plenty of Cafe's and bars nearby.

The hotel is approx 5 minutes walk from the Uhland Str. metro station which is the start of U-bahn line 1 which runs through the centre of Berlin. The Zoologischer Garden (Zoo) station is about 15 minutes walk away or you can take bus 249 which runs every 10 minutes and stops 2 mins away from the hotel.

All in all, if you are looking for a quality hotel in the centre of West Berlin but are on a budget , I would heartily recommend the Imperial. However you may need to shop around on the hotel booking sites to get the best deal (I used hoteldiscount.com which seems to be related to TravelNow.com).

Nice little hotel. Well placed near an area populated with good quality (reasonably priced) restaurants.

And well placed near an under ground station (200 m).

The hotel was very clean adn the staff helpful.

We didn't eat in the hotel, so can't comment on the food.

Definately recommend this place.

Although I ended up in Berlin during the transit strike, I liked this

hotel. Very nice part of town, with some cool places to eat nearby.

The room was fairly clean and the bathroom O.K. There were a few

bedbugs. After about 5 days, the strike ended, and this turned into a

great location for seeing the city, with a bus stop across the street,

and the U-bahn a block away.

I tried the hotel restaurant once, but it wasn't that good. Neither did I

pay for the overpriced breakfast. Much better deals nearby. Also,

ask for a room overlooking Lietzenburger Straße, as the rear view

is rather plain. Helpful staff. Hotel computer, (which was often

busy).

We have just returned from a one week stay at the Hotel Imperial Berlin and would comment as follows:

The staff were always polite and smiling on the reception desk.

Our room was cleaned very thoroughly each day, the bathroom being especially clean.

Due to the hot weather our room did get very stuffy at night and with no air conditioning we did open our window, but found it did not help our sleep due to the all-night traffic and people passing by (our room was on the front of the hotel).

We had a wonderful candlelight four-course dinner (for a very reasonable price) and cannot fault the service or the chef!

The hotel is a short walk to the Kurfurstendamm area with plenty of bars and restaurants, U-bahn and S-bahn stations (both of which we used regularly).

We would definitely stay there again. It was moderately priced and other than lack of air-conditioning, we could not fault it.

The hotel is what I would expect for the price. Clean rooms, professional reception. The location makes it a good base for sightseeing. Berlin transport is very good. We didn't pay for the breakfast as there were cheaper options nearby.

My family and I stayed at Hotel Imperial Berlin and recommend it for others. The location was within walking distance to the bus route, underground train station and many eating establishments. Hard Rock Cafe Berlin was just around the corner. The accommodations/rooms were average in that they were very clean, on the small side, however, the carpets were a bit worn. The staff was very helpful and the breakfast, which can be purchased with the room, was worth it as it provided a wide variety of selections of breads, cold cut meats, cheese and eggs, sausage, bacon and coffee, tea and juices. The rooms were very quiet as we were on the side of the hotel opposite of the street. They had free access to internet, which was unexpected and great to check your emails quickly, as long as you are used to a european keyboard. I would highly recommend staying here for a few days on your next tour to Berlin.

LOCATION: Perfect, 2-3 min walk to Berlins biggest shoppingstreet (Kurfürstendamm St.).

HOTEL: Clean, absolutely no luxury - but inexpensive! No in-room safe. Lots of TV-channel incl. BBC and CNN. Small singlerooms.

STAFF: Very friendly

After wrapping-up business in Dusseldorf last month, I took in an extended weekend in one of my favorite world cities: Berlin (yes, Berlin!). My base was the Imperial Hotel. As has become my m.o. when posting reviews here, I have broken this review down into the Great, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I will then offer some bottom line / recommendations and answer THE reviewer question (would I do it again?)

GREAT

# 1 - While there is nothing particularly great about this tourist class hotel, I really love the rate I got two weekend nights at: $69 USD (about E 46 at the time) per night! They have a graduating rate scale at this hotel - whereby the lesser price you choose, the less flexibility and ammenities you get. That WAS great.

GOOD

# 1 - I really love where the hotel is located - just a few minutes off the Ku'Damm in the very nice Charlottenberg (sp?) area.

# 2 - While this is a tourist-class hotel, a business traveler would not be out of place. The staff are professional & friendly and the bar & restaurant area are very nice.

# 3 - There is a nice little in-house sauna that is included with your stay (be familiar with attire norms)

# 4 - They do a great breakfast buffet that goes a bit over & above most tourist Euro hotels, but . . . it is not included with the room in every price bracket and it is not cheap (E 14)

BAD (room for improvement)

# 1 - The rooms are typical Euro-small and not very modern. I didn't have a problem (how could I at E 46 / nite?) with this as they are well-cleaned, but be warned if you are picky. I was fine as I was traveling solo, but if you are not, you may feel a little squeezed.

UGLY

# 1 - The door locking procedure is a potential fire safety hazard and not secure. You get a metal key (that you have to leave at the front desk) that you use to unlock your door, but . . . unless you use the key to lock the door from the inside it stays unlocked! Likewise, if you leave your room you have to lock your door from the outside - just closing it will not lock it. I'm sure people miss that all of the time and I'd bet if you went down a hall and tried doors at random A LOT of them would be unlocked. Worse yet, if you do use your key to lock the door from the inside and can't quickly find your key you could be in effect 'locked IN' - a real fire hazard.

BOTTOM LINE / RECOMMENDATIONS

# 1 - I feel like this little tourist-class hotel is a good find. Compare similar priced hotels and you will struggle to top it. But . . . come with accurately calibrated expectations (that applies anywhere, really)

# 2 - Take at least one night and eat close to the hotel - there are a number of great restauarants between the hotel on Uhlandstrasse and the Uhlandstrasse U-Bahn station (the closest U-bahn stop)

A good hotel and solid value - a good base for exploring a great funky, vibey city!

e-mail me at jefnac@hotmail.com

With a name like like "Imperial Hotel" I expected a grand, classy, maybe even slighty luxurious hotel. What I got was an old hotel that desperately needs a makeover. The room was cramped, not all that clean, and neither was the bathroom. The staff, whilst never being rude, weren't particularly helpful either (unlike what I have found elsewhere in Germany)

The other thing was the price, for a single room (even allowing for the fact that there was a World Cup game taking place on the same night in Berlin) I didn't get much change out of EUR140, which is just not on. Even for the centre of a big city, this was worth no more than EUR50 per night.

Find somewhere else to stay in Berlin, there are plenty of them.

I guess the hotel provides better rooms and services but I've to evaluate what was my experience and right now I'm having hard times to find anything good to say about this property.

The staff weren't unfriendly or rude, just not helpful or welcoming and when you think that this was the best part, you can get an idea of how far this place is from being a good 3 star hotel.

The toilette had dark stains that didn't give you the idea of a clean place.

I found it almost funny that their welcome card suggests to use the safe, making me assume that there was one in each room. To be fair I've to mention that after having left Berlin they informed me that a safe was available at the desk, but you can guess how useful that info was to me at that point.

The worst part anyway, was the lack of air-conditioning in the room, I'm still extremely surprised that a 3-star hotel might have rooms without it. In the morning the room was so hot, that I actually felt relieved once I was in the corridor.

The feeling I got is that there are rooms which are nice and clean like the one you see in their site and other rooms which have major flaws, like the one I got (105). If you really want to stay here make sure to get the first ones otherwise look elsewhere.

Habe Anfang März '08 im o.g. Hotel übernachtet.

Kurze Bewertung:

Das Personal war sehr nett und arbeite zügig. Das Essen war gut.

ABER: Die Zimmer gehen garnicht!!!

- Türen lassen sich von außen ohne Schlüssel öffnen, da auf beiden Seiten Klinken sind!

- Elektrische Lüftung im fensterlosen Bad nicht vorhanden. Man musste also nach dem "Geschäft" erstmal komplett im Zimmer Durchzug machen, wenn man nicht ohnmächtig werden wollte

- Seifenspender aus billigstem Plastik defekt

- Teilweise fleckige Tapete

- Sichtlich Mobiliar der 80er Jahre

- Keine Lampe an der Decke, sondern nur Tischlampen

Insgesamt kann man mehr für 80 EUR erwarten, meine ich. Die Lage ist sehr gut. Die Fassade sieht allerdings schon mitgenommen aus. Im Innenbereich geht es aber. Man kann kostenlos im Internet surfen.

Das Zimmeerund ganz besonders das Bad waren schrecklich. Das Doppelbett war gerade mal 1,40 m breit, sämtliche Teppiche in Fluren und im Zimmer waren völlig keimig. Im Bad hat man sich nur mit Badelatschen getraut, zu duschen. Der Schaum vom Duschen kam durch den Abfluss im Fußboden wieder hoch. Die "weißen" Gardinen an den Fenstern waren drei mal grauer als die weißen Wände selbst.

Die Möbel waren sehr altmodisch. Im Fahrstuhl stand Baujahr 1965 und die Zimmer und Teppiche sahen aus, als kämen sie auch aus dieser Epoche.

Das Essen im Restaurant war in Ordnung und der Service im Restaurant sehr freundlich.

Die Lage parallell zum Kudamm war ideal.

Schlimm das es in Deutschland Hotels in so einem zustand gibt.

Kleine, sehr zweckmässige Zimmer, sehr renovierungs bedüftigt. Das Bad war ein zustand! Teilweise unfreundlichen Personal.