HotelChatter - Berlin

Welcome to the Aspria Hotel: A Spa And Gym With Rooms On Top

juliab — 2009-10-01T13:53:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/aspria_pool.jpg" class="top">The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Barcelona/local/1420">W Barcelona</a> may be stealing all the headlines but its not the only new kid on the European hotel block this autumn. The Aspria Hotel in Berlin looks pretty nice and its rather more affordable, too. Opening next month on 6 November in the posh Charlottenburg district (west of the Tiergarten), it doesnt have the most auspicious of pedigrees Aspria is a chain of health clubs in Europe - but theyre now offering accommodation at their digs in Hannover and Berlin. Original, but interesting it means that the spa and fitness area are going to be souped up no end. In fact, the Berlin spa is going to be 14,000 m sq

Concorde Berlin Has Second Best Fall of the Wall Package

amandak — 2009-07-31T09:03:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Fall_of_Berlin_Wall.jpg" class="top"> So it's been twenty years since the Berlin wall came down, and that's as good a reason as any to visit one of our all-time favorite cities, Berlin. To celebrate the anniversary of the Fall of the Wall, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Concorde+Berlin/ian/185137">Hotel Concorde Berlin</a> has got an "Ich bin ein Berliner" package going through to December 28.If you decide to be a Berliner for a couple of days, you can get two nights' accommodation, buffet breakfast, one dinner, plus the authentic Berlin part: a Palm guide, Berlin Wall map and a private guided tour in a Trabbi those old east German cars which somehow haven't fallen apart yet. The deal starts at around $370 per person based

Berlin's Circus Hotel Is Not to Be Confused with the Circus Hostel

KatieK — 2009-07-13T10:09:33-05:00

The difference between a hostel and a hotel may only be marked by one lowly letter “s,” but anyone who’s ever stayed at a hostel knows the experience can be starkly different. Let’s just say “peekaboo” showers can take on a decidedly more awkward meaning.

So when a legendary hostel opens a 64-room hotel, it’s hard not to cock your eyebrows at least a bit. In Berlin, the owners of Circus Hostel did just that, last October opening the Circus Hotel (sans “s”). The NYT checked the new spot out to discover whether backpackers are getting richer or the rest of us are feeling the pinch.

Three For Two With The Rocco Forte Collection

juliab — 2009-06-22T15:54:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/hotelderome.jpg" class="top"> Not going to Europe this summer? This might tempt you. Stay two nights at a Rocco Forte Collection hotel (with 12 to choose from in places youd like to be anyway, like Rome, Prague, Berlin and St Petersburg), and theyll throw in a third for free. The only caveat the offer is only valid for stays during high summer, between July 27 and September 4. Unfortunately, thats also when most of the locals will have deserted places like Rome for the seaside but hey, at least the buses will be a little less crowded. With this offer, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+De+Rome+Berlin/local/266">Hotel de Rome</a> in Berlin costs $861 per room for the three nights not so

Add The Michelberger to Our 'Worst Hotel Rooms For Drunk People' List

Jenna — 2009-06-17T10:19:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/michelbergerlofts.jpg" class="top"> Remember our list of the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/20/3611/5407/hotels/The_Five_Worst_Hotel_Rooms_For_Drunk_People">Worst Hotel Rooms for Drunk People</a>? Yes, well: just as we were reminiscing about our fantastically blurry, buzzed and stumble-y weekend, we came across photos of Berlin's new Michelberger Hotel on <a href="http://www.contemporist.com/2009/06/17/the-michelberger-a-new-designer-budget-hotel-in-berlin/">Contemporist</a>. And as we gazed at the pics of these rooms, the party girl alter-ego inside of us, well...she cried. The 119-room hotel is on its way to Berlin and is slated for a September opening. <a href="http://www.contemporist.com/2009/06/17/the-michelberger-a-new-designer-budget-hotel-in-berlin/">Contemporist says</a>: <blockquote>Five different room categories offer a range of different layouts. The rooms display a high level of space efficiency and lots of vertical drama and airiness - a feat allowed by the placing of loft bed areas above the bathrooms.