Meininger Hotel Berlin Tiergarten

Good location in terms od getting to the center of the city and TXL airport, bus is just across the street.

Very small room for 4 people.

Fairly unfriendly staff

What I did like in that hotel, is the first of all staff. They are very polite and helpful, ready to come for help in lots of extraordinary situations. The next one is the room itself. It was pretty compact and comfy, nothing extra, but it meets most of the regular traveler requirements. The third one is the location, this hotel is located just 2 minutes from Turmstraße U-Bahn, which working hours are from 4 am till 1 am, that allows you to spend much more time in any other part of the city. Weekends it works 24 hours. Also, Wi-Fi was pretty good, fast enough and stable. Worked well in all parts of the hotel.

Sound insulation definitely could be better, at least a couple of times I could have heard how my neighbours arguing in the hallway, mostly this occurs in the early morning so it left somehow a negative expression. The TV: All the SMART functions are somehow locked so you couldn't use your TV to watch YouTube for example. This is unpleasant.

It was very easy to check in and out, and all the staff were friendly and spoke perfect English (although they also appreciated and were patient with our attempts to speak German). The location is great for transport to and from Tegal airport, and if you like walking then the Tiergarten park is beautiful and you can go through on your way to the other major areas of Berlin. I liked that they served Schultheiss pilsner as it used to be brewed there, and is a very tasty local beer. The complimentary water with mint or cucumber at the bar was also a nice touch. The bar and communal areas were well used and gave the place a very welcoming and social atmosphere.

On the second night of our stay at around 1:30am (on a Monday night) someone started playing very loud dance music, and it woke me up. It took about half an hour for this to be quietened down, which I thought was excessive given that there were also young families staying at the hotel. My mother's room was on the street side of the hotel and she could hear the traffic at night while trying to sleep.