Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt - Berlin, Germany     

Stayed in the Sofitel Gendarmenmarkt for 2 nights with my partner in May 08. Lovely hotel situated in former East Berlin on a very green and beautiful square. Couldn't have wished for a better location. Hotel is very funky and modern but the rooms are rather small. Nicely furnished with some cute little twists like a sliding shutter in the bathroom for more privacy and little string you pull on the side of the bed for a lullaby to be played. Also got some chocolates and fruit on arrival which was a nice touch. Didn't have breakfast in the hotel so can't comment on that but the restaurant did look very nice. Went to Solar for dinner one night which had a great view of Berlin. Also a lot of wonderful bars around the hotel so you have plenty do do. I would definately recommend this hotel and i would happily stay there again.

The location is just fantastic (and probably the reason for the price tag). The rooms are nice, clean and stylish but small. The bed was very comfortable. The only surprise was to find such a small TV and not even plasma/LCD (not that I watched it). The fruits I got as a preferred guest looked in quite bad shape and they went directly into the trash bin. The bathroom (shower only) and its huge doors isn't very practical. There's a small wellness section on the 7th floor with a sauna (not sure it worked properly that day) and a steam bath (very nice). The hot tub was either broken (or not open yet - a saturday at 10am). The view over the roofs is quite nice and so is the small fitness center. I haven't tested any of the restaurants nor breakfast as we spent most of the time in the city and clubbing, and just used the hotel as a place to crash. What I really didn't understand is why they have only one Internet over WiFi provider (with no alternative) who wants to charge 30EUR for 24h! This is unacceptable these days especially as you couldn't use any roaming partner and they seem to filter protocols like VoIP...