We stayed in MOTEL ONE, a leading low budget designer motel brand in Europe, located in Alexanderplatz, the heart of the transportation hub in Berlin.
Here’s our Motel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz experience…
Motel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz
Dircksenstrasse 36, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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We flew for 18 hours via KLM from Manila – Ninoy Aquino Intl Airport (MNL) with a stop over in Taipei and arrived in Amsterdam – Schiphol (AMS) just in time for sunrise.
After an hour layover in Schipol airport, we flew via KLM to Berlin via Tegel Airport (TXL).
Tegel is a small airport located in North-West Berlin. It’s like a small provincial airport where you just get your bag, and go out of the terminal.
(Note: Berlin does not have a big international airport yet.)
You can get a taxi conveniently outside the airport to bring you to your hotel.
We drove through West Berlin going to the East side for 20 minutes.
Motel One is designed like a boutique hotel with straight forward amenities.
Checking in is efficient.
The lobby’s ambiance is inspired by Berlin’s hip scene.
Get a map and get a bearing on where you are and the different transportation options.
The room is simple and reminds me of iTune budget hotels with an efficient layout, and no telephone in the room.
I have a nice view of the Fernsehturm, the Berlin TV Tower, which is a landmark in Central Berlin.
The toilet has an effective layout, small but not cramped.
It has a cold & hot shower and very clean.
The toiletries are OK, and I would recommend bringing your own shampoo.
Breakfast is included every morning.
It’s a spread out buffet of continental breakfast.
Different European breads
I like the croissants – flaky, crisp outside and chewy inside.
Cream cheese and cold meats.
Strawberry Jam.
Ham & Cheese
Slices of cucumber, tomato and yogurt.
The coffee station.
It has a self-service coffee equipment where you just press what you want to drink that morning. I love the hot choco 🙂
Cereal and Milk
Hard-boiled Eggs
The Berlin Continental Breakfast 🙂
Overall, I would highly recommend this cheap designer hotel with a good location in Alexanderplatz and a decent continental breakfast buffet.
Motel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz
Dircksenstrasse 36, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Check out low rates and availability from Agoda: Motel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz (aff link)
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P.S. Tip: Borrow the iron and iron board from the main lobby.