2008-10-09
From Paolo Armani - Ireland

Excellent hotel, easy to find, central, quite. Room was better than expected for a single, clean and attention to detail was excellent. Will definately stay there again and highly recommended.

2008-09-24
From DW - Canada

Found the hotel to be clean and tidy. The facilities offered were good. The staff was very helpful. Both my wife and I thoughly enjoyed staying at this hotel.

2008-09-23
From JS - USA

This was a very nice hotel. Staff was friendly and helpful. The rooms were modern in design, well appointed, spacious and clean. The location of the hotel is perfect for visiting the museums on museum island as well as the large variety of restaurants and bars nearby in the evening. There is a U-bahn stop right around the making it extremely convenient. Overall a very enjoyable stay.

2008-09-19
From RM - United Kingdom

The room was very nice with a 'proper' bathroom. We had requested a 'quite' room which was allocated to the rear, but even with the windows closed on the Sat. night we did hear a certain amount of noise. Otherwise we had a lovely stay in Berlin. This hotel is close to the Sban and the Uban.

2008-09-17
From PG - Spain

very central, good design, good expensive breakfast

2008-08-28
From FR - Italy

very good structure in the central part of town "Mitte" I suggest it to everyone who wants to visit Berlin in a few days owing to the several public services ( U-Bahn - Bus Strassenbahn ans S-Bahn) I don't like very much the surrounding areas(very noisy) Employees extremely kind with many suggestions about the town

2008-08-14
From RH - Germany

Very friendly staff. I am a frequent Hotel quest. Often the service is "cold" professional. Here the service is Friendly, helpful AND professional (Positively surprised!) Very nice place for Berlin Cultural Happenings - Not the official standard Potsdammer Platz stuff - But an alternative scene and a lot of good restaurants for a very moderate price. We visited the Blue Men Group at the Potsdammer Platz and we were astonished about the freezer atmosphrere (at 25C Temp ..) surrounding this "well known" place. Arriving at the Hotel we came in the middle of a very living street and stayed for hours instead of hitting the bed .

2008-08-08
From Reinhard Schick - Germany

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2008-06-25
From RB - Germany

Nice hotel, big rooms with acommodating design. Very friendly staff. Situated in central Berlin between the areas "City Centre" and "Prenzlauer Berg". Only downside: quite loud outside hotel all night long. And it is not a cheap hotel. Nevertheless:enjoyed the stay.

2008-06-05
From RG - Switzerland

Very nice hotel in an area which is fast changing / renovating in the middle of the capital.

2008-06-03
From David Michaeli - Israel

The hotel is excellent in almost any respect. The design of rooms is special, going beyond traditional boring, the quitness of rooms, the centrality, and easy access from the hotel to Berlin with public transportation. The view to the busy and "athentic" street (although one should be prepared to the prostitutes bugging men walking in this street). The only issue we had is regarding service. In the reception there is a huge poster inviting for a breakfast at 12.5 Euros. When we checked-out, we had to pay 15. Why? We were told that in one of the leaf letters inside the room, it is explained that you get this price only if ordering a day in advance. The poster did not say anything like that. This is very unprofessional to begin with. It is even more unprofessional to continue to argue with us, while refusing to charge the published price. Still, we would stay at this wonderful hotel despite this unpleasant service. Perhaps next time we will be ready for a “third-world” mentality in advance.

2008-05-02
From LA - Italy

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2008-04-27
From ED - USA

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2008-04-16
From Adrian Wiehahn - United Kingdom

Arcotel Velvet is well positioned in the Mitte district offering guests easy access (by foot or S-bahn)to numerous top tourist attractions. The interior decor is great if you enjoy 'designer' hotel accommodation...full height street-facing glazed wall in some rooms and a bathroom that dissolves into the room without a dividing wall all adds to the visitor experience. Quality Thai restaurant opposite.

2008-04-11
From John Gillies - United Kingdom

Extremely well situated for transport, restaurants, cafes, etc. - and especially for the main museums on Museuminsel, the Arcotel Velvet turned out to be an excellent choice. The reception staff could not have been more helpful and cheerful. There was a mistake over the number of nights in our booking (not their fault) and they sorted it out immediately. We had a second-floor room at the front (overlooking Oranienburgerstrasse) but, although the double-glazing cut the traffic noise to a minimum, we were awakened around 3.00 am by revellers emerging from the Tacheles complex next door. Next day we asked for a room at the rear, which was arranged without difficulty, and this proved to be very tranquil. The facilities were excellent (the free broadband access in the bar was very useful), although we didn't sample the breakfast, preferring to use the nearby cafes (usually "Ambulance", next door). Our second (rear-facing) room had no bathtub, just a (large and very efficient!) shower, but this was not a problem for us. All in all, we were very impressed - especially by the warm welcome and unfailingly cheerful service - and would definitely return to this superbly situated and well-run hotel.