Michelberger Hotel

The staff of the hotel are *very* nice. It’s just across the street from a major subway stop, which is very convenient, and just by the East Side Gallery. The bar and food are good, as are the bartenders. The rooms are generally well sound-proofed to the outside and up/down. The bed was comfortable and shower hot.

We had one of their four “luxury” rooms. It was an ok room, but not what I would call luxurious, especially by “design hotel” standards. It was right by the elevator, so I heard the elevator going up and down all night. The lighting in the room was extremely poor, making it hard to put makeup on. I also found it very surprising that at least two of their “luxury” rooms (including ours) are located on the second floor instead of a higher floor, which would be industry standard, and faces the internal courtyard instead of the street, making for a very dark room despite fully opening the blinds to the 8 foot windows.