Very Old style door key. Small desk. Low quality TV video(low wave strength)…read moreNo Outlet on the desk, Poor quality Wi-Fi (no security), Short length curtain (Cannot cover the width of windows) No free welcome coffee/tea in the room, No bath-tab, small shower space the price is high due to IFA term Just one good point is location only.

The room I stayed in looked sad. The light next to the narrow bed did not work. And it felt dark in…read morethere. The bathroom was a long narrow tunnel. The shower was cold unless you kept it running for ten minutes. The second night I turned on the water some time before I got ready to take the shower. There are no blinds on the bathroom window so you feel exposed when sitting on the toilet. So I turned out the lights since I like to have my privacy in the bathroom. The second lock on the room-door was broken and the room felt unsafe since right outside the window was a passway for the neighbours and anybody could have opened these old windows easily and get in. All in all the whole time in the Hotel Gates Novum Berlin felt depressing and unsafe. Like what hotels were like in the 1980s. But this is 2013! I will never stay in this hotel again and cannot recommend it at all. Sorry.

Nice room. Terrible internet. If you need to handle business or meet important deadlines this may…read morenot be the place for you... I just spent an hour and a half in the lobby walking someone back home (the US) through what i needed done on the internet...utterly frustrated. Also, it is not a good place to stay for tourists, very much out of the way. Not a bad experience if you don't have anything important to do, but if you need internet and convenience I'd recommend staying somewhere else.

Plusses: great breakfast buffet, good area, clean, comfortable beds and great view from the…read morerestaurant terrasse. Bad: the "spa" - no pool/jaquzzi, it took about 30 min for the employee to get the steamroom ready, we weren't notified that you're not supposed to wear bathingsuits - got us a surprise there, we weren't able to use the spa 2 out of 3 days during out stay. 2nd day there were no employees, 3rd day there was a private party; we weren't notified about this and the only thing she did was to say sorry. We've paid, and used it once! The bathrooms are not share-friendly. You can see and hear everything! The aircondition is not good! We booked 2 rooms 5 months ago and our rooms are not only separated, but on 2 different floors.

I stayed here in September after playing a gig at the Dot Club over the river, but just because…read moreit's business doesn't mean I'm indifferent to having a nice place to stay. On entering the hotel I was hopeful - modern, comfortable reception area, trendily dark restaurant area leading out to a small back garden - but the reception staff were pretty unfriendly and after waiting for quite a while for my room to be ready I was dismayed to discover I'd been given the disabled room which looked right out on to the street (and yes, people could look straight in too!) Still, it was a pretty comfortable place to sleep and the breakfast next morning was pretty nice too. The coolest part of the hotel was its proximity to a climbing wall / art / squat complex further down Revaler Strasse where we enjoyed a nice beer before our show.

If you are looking for unfriendly staff and small filthy rooms this place is perfect.read more

I wasn't terribly impressed with this location. There were some definite positives: Laundry for 7…read moredollars, convenient outlet locations, very good security. Some areas fell flat for me however. I asked for a spoon in the dining area so I can eat my takeout, they gave me spoons with actual crust on them. They were gross. It made me not ever want to try dinner at the hotel because I no longer trusted their cleanliness. Also, my sink was clogged. I didn't request a new room because my trip was long and it would have required too much energy to get a new one. The room I had was also very far from the nearest elevator. I had to walk down several halls to get there which is bothersome with luggage. Another highlight was the bathroom. The water got very hot very fast. It was a stand up shower that looked very clean. The room felt a bit cramped, but they did manage to fit four beds in one room, which is impressive in itself, especially knowing each bed had their own outlet. There was plenty of table space and the tv seemed to be motion activated. There's a kitchen area in the second floor. The fridge smelled but that's where you find the convenient laundry. There's a vending machine as well which I liked. The only negative about that is that the put different snacks in the same row. Something you want could be behind something you do want which is kind of a tease. The beds were comfortable to me. And the room was very clean upon arrival. The place wasn't expensive so I think you get around what you pay for. If I were management, I would work on the details. The little things that could make you lose faith in the owners. Whether it's double checking to make sure everything works properly and is up to standards. The concepts and idea behind the systems are very efficient and convenient. Execution and attention to detail needs to be improved.

Front desk staff were friendly and helpful. The adjacent Italian restaurant was the best we've…read moreexperienced in many years. Friendly staff, great presentation and tasty dinner. Dessert is a MUST have. Wait staff went above and beyond. I may make a other trip to Berlin just to eat at this place.

I am traveling with my 70 year old mom and 12 year old daughter. Hotel Albergo was our mid way…read morestop. hotel stuff was extremely helpful! great shuttle to and from the airport. the rooms and bathroom were very clean and simple. beds were comfortable. the only downside was NO A/C. It was a bit of an issue considering that it was impossible to sleep with open windows, due to busy street outside.

We stayed here while in Germany to run the Berlin Marathon. It's a bit off the beaten path and not…read morenear the race start but we loved it. Specious room, clean shower with good water pressure, comfy bed, modern looking, free wifi, cold air conditioning, rooftop breakfast area, helpful front desk staff, and very clean overall hotel. German efficiency for sure. The hotel is in more of a neighborhood area which we really liked as there were many restaurants, retail shops, coffee shops, and a beer hall all within walking distance. There was a Rewe right across the street where we bought water, fruits, and snacks to keep in our room along with a coffee and pastry place near it. There is also a U-Bahn train station within a 5-10 minute walk with more shops and places to eat along the way, and a bus stop right near the hotel entrance which we used and was very convenient. It seems like more of a boutique hotel so don't expect all the bells and whistles of the larger name brands, but it does more than enough to accommodate for a very nice stay with reasonable pricing.

For money you spend there, they'll give you anything you want. This ranges from compliments at the…read morereceptions desk, over clean and awesome rooms to a nice rooftop breakfast. Location: The hotel is in range of a U-Bahn-station, which made it quite accessable if you like a walk of 5-10 minutes. Breakfast: The reagular breakfast price is 15 euro per person, which you should use as a brunch ;) Even for a vegan person, they'll have offer a wide range of tasty things. Cocos-Lassi and Bircher-Müsli as well as all the classics.