Hotels near Institut St. Philipp Neri - Kirche St. Afra in Berlin

The hostel is located right next to the U-bahn station and not far from Alexanderplatz, the location itself is very convenient, in a vibrant area with a lot of places to eat. The staff were nice, and there were a lot of activities where I managed to meet some cool people from all over the world. The toilets and bathrooms were fairly clean and well-maintained. On the downside, the room for 6 people was quite small and it was really hot in there when all 6 or even 5 were present. But if you opened the window, it just became super loud and even less possible to sleep — the room had its windows right above a rather busy street, and even at night there was constant car noise, honking, trams passing and so on. You could hear it VERY loudly from the 2nd floor. So despite having a comfy bed, I can’t say I have had a good sleep any of the nights I stayed there. When you check in they also give you a voucher for a free beer in their own basement brewery. That was cool, but the sample glass is SO small, like 100ml? I expected it to be a full size drink to be honest:) Still, the brewery is really nice.

I was on a family trip to Berlin from Denmark and we made the mistake and chose this hotel! It started when we arrived my wife wanted to use the toilet from the lobby and she couldn’t get out! We used almost and hour to get her out! They didn’t have the right people (the handymen) to get her out. After that we got our room and the room was fine. My wife wanted to give our 6 month baby a shower when she finished, the water was alll over the toilet and into our room. Because there was holes on the shower floor (pictures are down below) We then went down to the reception, and told them the situation. She said that the cleaning lady will come up and clean even though we told her that the shower floor had holes and that was the issue. The cleaning lady came up and cleaned and left and told us there was nothing wrong. We thought okay 👍🏻 A couple of hours my wife took a shower and again there was water all over the bathroom and out into our bedroom under the baby bed and under the refrigerator!!!!!!!! They didn’t care about the health which is the most important especially when you have a little baby!!! I went down again showed the lady from the reception the video so she could see that there was holes. She said she couldn’t do anything and the cleaning lady has left (the time was around 12:30 am at night) I got angry because it wasn’t healthy to sleep there and she just refused to help!!!! We stayed in the room and couldn’t sleep. The next day I went down to hear if there was anything new about our situation about the room, but no one knew anything about the situation, so then I should tell the whooole story again and again. The guest manager at the reception could see that there was a big problem after seeing the videos! She then offered us free breakfast for the three days we were staying there. We said ok to the offer but we wasn’t happy but we accepted it because we just wanted to enjoy our weekend vacation! And then we thought that everything was good ! But now it all started to go downhill again !!! The first day we went down to eat breakfast. The lady wouldn’t allow us in, because we wasn’t on the list. And then we should tell her the story for the 20th time ! She then let us in, and we were now so mad !!! We start to eat and another lady called rim ( blond curly hair) interrupted us and asked us if we ordered breakfast, and then we told her our situation again ( we were so mad because it was so unprofessional and none of the staff speaks together) Rim told us ok after told her the story ! The morning after it all happened again with a new employer ! Then we had enough and went straight to the reception and demanded to speak with the person who was I charge here in the hotel. A lady came and she said that she was the manager of the day! And we then explained the story agaain. She was so sorry and the woman from the morning before Rim came and also joins our conversation and both of them could see the issue and were so sorry. Ri

The hostel is very dirty. All the surfaces are sticky. There is a terrible stench in the rooms, toilets, corridors and lobby. Things forgotten by the previous tenants are lying around until they are thrown away by the current tenants. Mattresses are stained with brown stains, possibly menstrual blood (I was in the women's room). The pillows are crumpled and terribly uncomfortable. The beds stand so you can't fully open the window to air it out. The lobby is very noisy and smelly too, apparently there is no ventilation or it is blocked. Absolutely not recommended, even for 25€ a night! It's too much for this place.

The interior is quite nice and definitely 4 star worth. I booked a non-refundable single room for two nights, which was nice and clean. Everything needed was there. I do have to admit two flaws: 1. The friendly lady at the front desk got the wrong information from the system so I has to pay a second time on site (prepaid at trip.com). Thankfully the night manager figured it out and refunded me the money before it have been booked. 2. I have chosen the Hotel ONLY because of the large pool to swim in the morning. Unfortunately the friendly lady (first contact) told me the pool is closed on the day of arrival, but I could use the spa instead for free today. It should open on next day, so I could do my morning swim. The next morning in the spa they told me, pool won't open today still due to maintenance reason. Both topics took me nearly one hour which is a no go for wasting customers time...

A lovely oasis in the big city. I chose a room on the garden side and from the room I saw mostly trees and the garden. I heard very little traffic noise. The room was large enough and the bed comfortable. The decor was seafoam green, notably the linoleum floor. The staff were helpful and friendly. The garden is a delight, complete with ponds and little half-hidden places to sit. I would give this place six stars if I could, and I look forward to visiting again next time I need to be in the center of Berlin.

Although this hotel had many good qualities it also had its downsides. I went with my school in April 2023 - for reference Pros - Breakfast was very good and had some unique and interesting equipment such as a self making pancake machine- which was very popular and the pancakes were great! - The range of food was broad and there was something for everyone to enjoy - I especially liked the edible wafer cups to put contiments in e.g Nutella -I thought the free juice machine at the breakfast buffet was very cool although it did break a few times, but was fixed very quickly -The hotel has a good location as it is very close to various sightseeing areas and a train station -The beds were fairly comfortable and the bathrooms were quite big (in most rooms) Cons -Poor ventilation in bathrooms, although many of the bathrooms were decently sized some were very small and had no windows and so the smell could sometimes become over bearing - this was demonstrated by my friend fainting -Although the hotel promised cleaning during our stay we saw no evidence of this, except for a few new toilet rolls being added to the bathroom -The staff were blunt and rude to us, when we attempted to get some water, they banished us to the cellar very aggressively - The basement (game room/teen hangout) was very nice although the vending was unreliable as it swallowed my friends money. -The shelf in the bathroom was inconveniently placed and when you picked up anything of the shelf all your belongings would fall to the floor - due to the placing of the toilet underneath the shelf, all of my bathroom things fell in the toilet which was unfortunate and very frustrating! -The rooms were very hot at night and leaving the window open at night was 100% necessary, I can imagine in summer this would be much worse as bugs and creatures could enter the rooms, I suggest investing in AC. Overall this was an okay experience for my school although I can imagine for families staying in the hotel it could be annoying to hear children running around and screaming loudly! Definitely no place for families but pretty okay for large groups and schools

Perfect location at Alexanderplatz next to U-Bahn and Shopping Mall. Friendly front staff. The Gym is very small and may max occupy 5-6 people - there was no space to train at 7:30am. Sauna is chargeable 5€ which was not mentioned.

This B&B hotel is well-situated in Mitte, within an easy walk of shops (Alexa Mall), restaurants and transportation options. The room, though small, was well equipped and comfortable. Beds were comfy. Breakfasts were fresh and tasty though little variation from day to day. The only negative is that the hotel was also hosting multiple student groups who crowded the public areas, elevators and breakfast area and were often noisy and oblivious to their impact on other travellers. This was a daily annoyance during our 4 night stay.

I was able to stay there without any problems with air conditioning or showers. There are quite a lot of guests staying at the hotel, and the entrances and exits can get crowded (on nights when everyone is drinking). The staff were cheerful and responded immediately when I told them I had a problem with the lock. Kind. If you rent towels etc., it will be a little expensive.

This was a great hostel in Berlin. Neighborhood was super cool and it was the most lively of the hostels we stayed at during this trip in Euro. We got lucky with our room as it was down a hall by itself and even though it was near kitchen it was pretty quiet. The staff was super nice and helpful and the room was spacious despite being 6 beds. Bathroom was also nice and clean. Only complaint would be it's on the pricier side for hostels, and the kitchen did not have much to use for cooking compared to others.