I liked the area and if I were to visit Berlin again, I would stay in this area. I liked that the U Bahn and bus stops are on the doorstep. It was easy to travel all over the city. The area felt very safe.
Re the room - The shower was really decent, easy to set and always nice and hot. Though small, the room was perfectly adequate and appeared clean.
I really disliked that there were no tea and coffee making facilities. For me that is the deal breaker.
I loathe carpet in hotel rooms and this one was a fairly elderly specimen. Hardwood flooring would be more hygienic.
I appreciate this was a German hotel but the lack of international tv channels was surprising. The only English one was Sky 'news', and I could not locate any French or Dutch channels either. Fortunately, the Wifi is good.
Dont be fooled by the 'city view'. My room looked directly in to about 100 living rooms in a tower block and conversely they looked into the hotel rooms which have no privacy unless you want to shut the curtains during daylight.
Apart from the barman, who was chatty and friendly, the staff were not unpleasant but not very welcoming either.
I had breakfast one morning. It was fine but over priced. Fortunately, there is a very good bakery and cafe across the road where you can have a nice breakfast for a fraction of the price.
All in all, it was a clean, safe place for a reasonable price but would I return? Probably not.