Propeller Island

Each room is uniquely crafted around an aesthetic theme. “Wrapped” room 16 was shaped like a checkmark with a beer keg sink in the short arm and three beds on a ramp up the long arm. A fourth bed is tucked under the top bed with a pulley system to open the bed’s door. Like sleeping under the stairs. Two tall, thin windows side the sink and a barred window is by the middle bed. The windows look into treetops and vines.

Each single bed has a metal shelf with a candle and reading light. The switch for each light operates with the main room light by the door, not independently, meaning you walk down the ramp to turn out your light. The wall paint is mottled wrapping paper with safety zone diagonal black and yellow tape going every which way. Overlapping corrugated panels cover the ceiling lighting. There are two yellow and black wall sconces. The custom audio system didn’t work in the room. The room was clean and smelled fine. Location was close to the front desk.

Room doors are thin, heavy and close loudly. A key deposit is required.

The rooms have no clocks or alarm clocks, nor does the desk supply one upon request.

With the doors closed you can clearly hear tiptoe footsteps, people quietly having sex, outdoor noises and the previously mentioned loud doors. Perhaps this hotel isn’t intended for sleeping.

The computer is in the stairwell on the way down to the gallery. Use it during the day since it is locked up at night.

The breakfast room is large, bright, and attractive and has a two-chair porch. Meusli, cold cuts, cheeses, pumpernickel/pinon nut bread and some fruit are available.

The hotel location is South of Adenauer Platz, a lively location off the Ku’damm. You can buy ordinary supplies or groceries nearby, plus expensive furniture and clothing. There are cafes, restaurants and theaters. Bus M29 and the U7 subway line are close. People walk around the area at night.

The hotel is visually fun and creative but the audio aspects (noise, no "included" hotel music offerings, no alarm clock) and having to walk down the ramp to shut off the light would deter me from staying a second time, unless a travel companion really wanted to.

I have to agree with the other reviewer; that is that although we were glad to have seen it we would not return. The hotel is very imaginatively decorated and the staff are lovely people, no problem with speaking English and very informal and friendly. breakfast was fine, the usual range of bread cheese meatsand cereal plus eggs. They were also flexible about time for breakfast and allowed us to leave our luggage in the hotel and collect it later. There are interesting public areas and an art gallery. the location is good and the lack of normal reception hours was not noticeable.
We had 3 rooms, one single ,2 double. The single room had no shower and if the person staying there was alone it would have been necessary to shower on another floor. ok not a disaster but this was not youth hostel price.
All our rooms were on top floor and the heatwave had been raging for 8 weeks so as heat rises our floor was hot and did not cool down completely at night, need I say there was no air conditioning?
One of the 3 rooms, landscapes was Ok for temperature because it was on the shadier side of the hotel and we opened the windows . (we also had a bath and shower)but the single room Terra? had few opening windows and was on the sunny side. The other double room , electric wallpapers also got unbearably hot but had a kitchen and shower.
In all 3 rooms art takes precedence over practicality and comfort .Despite the heat there was no effort made to improve air circulation,;windows were closed by the chambermaid and the floor was sealed by a heavy door at the head of the stairs. Although management were very unusual the chambermaid seemed the usual grumpy overworked woman just needing to complete her tasks. certainly no sleeping in on check out morning!
My other main concern was that the beds being made of foam were uncomfortable. This was less an issue for the younger members of our group and they felt that the hotel was great for young creative people. However even they would like to try a more conventional but more comfortable place next time.
I understand that we experienced freak weather conditions and staff told me that the hotel stays pleasantly warm in the winter months.

This place is great. I wish every city had a hotel like this. My friend and I stayed in the room with the coffin beds. I have to say it was a nice, peaceful rest. The staff were very nice and the breakfast was excellent. I want to go back to Berlin just to stay in the other rooms. Someone needs to do a film set in this hotel. It's wonderfully too crazy!

What an experience, it was so much fun staying in a hotel like this one, it is so unusual and unique, you could just tell that the people who ran this place really looked after it well and took pride in this friendly ran themed hotel. My boyfriend and i stayed in the flyiong bed room which was great we loved it, he didn't like the fact that it did not have a tv but i wa not bothered as we were only staying one night and just the experience of staying in such a cool hotel was enogh for me!!
Great hotel to vist there should be more of these hotel about.
It was in a bit of a strange location bit but once on the main road your fine and iit's a nice walk down to the shops.
I would stay there again in a different room, i justa want to pick this hotel up and place one in every captial!!!!