I booked the Lindner for a 4 day stay with my boyfriend because the hotel's website made the rooms look very large and well-decorated. Not only that but the other Trip Advisor reviews seemed to confirm all this. I'm not sure why everyone liked this hotel so much. For $160 a night, I don't think it's a very great deal. The Mercure hotel at Berlin airport was even nicer and larger and included a bathtub for only $60 a night. It's also a 3 star hotel, which I believe would be a more appropriate rating for the Lindner for several reasons. The rooms are small, there is no bath tub (only a shower with a clear glass door), privacy (as others have mentioned) is an issue because there is no door seperating the bathroom from the main room (they are in the same room) and you can hear everything that goes on in there. The doors to the shower and toilet are made of a frosted glass which you can see through. There are no handles, but holes cut in the glass to act as handles and so this also impeeds your privacy and in the case of the shower allows water to get through. This does not make for a very romantic setting, needless to say. On top of that, my resevation was not ready on time. I arrived at the airport a bit ahead of schedule and visited the Lindner to see if there was anyway I could get a room earlier as I was exhausted from the flight. They explained that I would have to come back at 3. So in a complete daze with no where to rest I wandered the streets of Berlin for 4 hours. I returned to the Lindner a couple minutes before 3 and was informed there was no room for me. I watched as several couples (German-speaking I should note) were lead up to their rooms without hesitation. Finally, at 4:30 I was informed that a room was available. Later a bowl of fruit and some mineral water was sent up to help smooth over my discomfort with the situation. I should note that once the fruit was finished the maids did not remove the remains (banana peels, pits, etc.) which were left to rot in the room during our entire stay. I'd like to say that at least they tried, but I don't think the Lindner tries very hard to accomodate its guests very well. I think they just want your money and that it could be better spent elsewhere (a 3 star hotel for example would be just as nice). We also had numerous problems with our key cards not working and had to exchange them at the front desk several times. I would advise people who are looking for a nice fun place to stay in Berlin to stay elsewhere- possibly pay more for a really nice place like the Swissotel or if you're a young couple stay someplace outside the shopping district of Ku Damm. I would recommend staying near Potsdammer Platz, Alexander Platz, or elsewhere in Mitte because that is where all the historic sights and clubs are. The Kudamm is really just one big tourist mall that is several stops away on the U-Ban from anything intereting. Hope this helps!

Stayed in this hotel for 3 nights in June. It was great! Room was clean and modern at an excellent location. The room was also very quiet. It was great value for money. The refreshing ice water with fruit in the lobby is a nice touch. Although there was only 1 internet station at the hotel, it was always available. i wonder why nobody uses it.

One down side is that there's no shampoo or conditioner in the toiletry. They provided sample shampoo product for men.

Booked the lindner hotel in Berlin for a long weekend in May. Excellent location just of ku'damn street, and a stones throw from the nearest underground and only a couple of hundred metres from zoo station, one of berlins major stations.

We booked a standard room with nothing extra and were assigned the room when we arrived (late on a Thursday). This is where we were lucky and we were put in a corner room of the hotel on the second floor. Lucky because the room was nearly twice the size of surrounding rooms (could see this by looking at the fire safety plan on the back of the door).

The room itself was amazing with a double bed, large tv, fridge, microwave, shower and bath (seperate), 3 seater couch etc etc.

We did not try the hotels facilites due to the close walking distance of nice restaurants and such.

Overall a great hotel, especially if you can get a corner room.

Oh yeah there is an outdoor aviary about 60m from the main entrance with about 70 parrots in, which was a nice little quiet area (we could actually see this from our LARGE bathroom window).

Bye now

JJ

My second stay in Berlin was at the Lindner on Ku'damm, a much better location than October 2006 when I was in the depths of Mitte. The Lindner was very comfortable, the room had a good bed, good bathroom, and along with very helpful staff, a great location, and great shops etc nearby I have no negative comments. Transport is easy with U Bahn and S Bahn very close by. The hotel is also great value for money. In particular, I liked the free internet in the lobby, free Herald Tribunes every day - and free apples! But not all Lindner hotels are as generous, as I found in Koln.