Good Morning + Berlin City East

What was good

My wife and I recently stayed in this hotel during a five day stay in Berlin. Having stayed in Motel L in Stockholm and because this is part of the same chain of hotels, we thought we would be in safe hands and we were right. The hotel, although not much to look at on the outside, is clean, spacious and modern inside. The rooms are a little basic but they're a decent size with comfy beds, new double glazing, clean curtains and furnishings and a good bathroom with a powerful shower and no shortage of hot water. It was also very quiet with little outside noise heard. Breakfast was plentiful and varied in a large restaurant area and we were never disappointed with anything we ate. Even towards the end of serving time stocks were kept high. The staff are really nice and friendly and patient with me as I tried out my ropey German. Would I come back? Nothing wrong with the hotel, but on balance I think I'd try its West Berlin counterpart next time round. But if you need to be in East Berlin for whatever reason, be it cost or it simply suits you better, then you won't go far wrong here.

What was bad

My one criticism of the room is the stupid PIR activated light in the bathroom meaning you are frequently plunged into darkness whilst having a shower resulting in frantic waving outside the curtain (often to no avail) or having to shout on each other to come in and activate the light again. What's wrong with a light switch? Location wise, there's a bus stop just round the corner and trams are a fair bit further on. A bit too far when it's pouring of rain, and be advised that it takes absolutely ages to get anywhere touristy on public transport as you end up having to change trams/trains several times in some cases. Also, when you get the bus, the terminus where it meets the train is in a really dodgy part of town with a long-ish walk to get to the platforms. Not pleasant, especially with luggage.