Hotel Kardell
- June 20, 2005
- Rated 3 of 5 by
blackbirdtanya from Friedrichroda, Germany
Although Hotel Kardell is near the Charlottenbug S-bahn station and line and the hectic tourist-driven Ku'damm, it was a quiet refuge. The decor in the lobby and rooms is very 1970s and dated, but the rooms were clean and comfortable. The staff will change the bedding to non-feather upon request. The beds were a bit bowed, but comfortable. An iron is available in the hotel's laundry room, if requested. There was an air of family about the hotel - and a decent breakfast buffet. The hotel's restaurant makes absolutely superb jams and jellies, all year round. For €2.50, one can take home a jar of jam that is the essence of the fruit itself, and €5 jams include unusual mixtures like red beet, linden blossom and apple, or rosehip. They should be selling these jams and jellies in high-end gourmet stores! Ask for a room facing the residential side, not the S-bahn line, to ensure a super-quiet room. Rooms were around €43 for single and €83 for double. Welcome Berlin tickets are available around the corner in a neighbourhood newspaper store, and metro maps are available in the hotel lobby.
From journal Berlin, A Whirlwind Trip
Hotel Kardell
- June 20, 2005
- Rated 3 of 5 by
blackbirdtanya from Friedrichroda, Germany
Although Hotel Kardell is near the Charlottenbug S-bahn station and line and the hectic, tourist-driven Ku'damm, it was a quiet refuge. The decor in the lobby and rooms is very 1970s and dated, but the rooms were clean and comfortable. The staff will change the bedding to non-feather upon request. The beds were a bit bowed, but comfortable. An iron is available in the hotel's laundry room, if requested. There was an air of family about the hotel and a decent breakfast buffet. The hotel's restaurant makes absolutely superb jams and jellies all year round. For €2.50 one can take home a jar of jam that is the essence of the fruit itself, and €5 jams include unusual mixtures like red beet, linden blossom and apple, or rosehip. They should be selling these jams and jellies in high-end gourmet stores! Ask for a room facing the residential side, not the S-bahn line, to ensure a super quiet room. Rooms were around €43 for single and €83 for double. Welcome Berlin tickets are available around the corner in a neighbourhood newspaper store, and metro maps are in the hotel lobby. Reservations can be made online and in English: www.hotel-kardell.de. For Oriental dancers out there, this hotel is very close to Tanzstudio Hallensee, run by the famous Cifuentes.
From journal Berlin, A Whirlwind Trip