We prepaid five nights at the Axel Berlin in April 2013. After checking in, we were given a room that was ridiculously small -- about the size of a college dorm room. It was painted in a depressing flat black paint and had an all glass shower with a permanent red light bulb in the center of the room. There... More

Well situated hôtel located near kadewe. Full breakfast buffet. Mostly gay. Close to gay scene. Small but pleasant spa. Clean room. Put the 'do not disturb' card if you don't want to be wake up by service at 9am.

We stayed here as a birthday / anniversary present from my better half - we much prefer the small friendly hotels and we weren't disappointed - we had a junior suite which was just as advertised, I have to say we did see the standard rooms and they were a tad on the small side. Service was great, the lads... More

My best friend, Owen, and I stayed in Berlin May 1 - May 5 for the second time and had an excellent stay. The staff are excellent and friendly. Chris on the front desk was esp good at finding some not so easy to find information about rowing clubs in Berlin. Keep it up!!

Just came back from 3 nights at the Axel Hotel and would definately recommend it! Having read all the reviews saying that the rooms are small I don't know what they were talking about, the room were of a good size, definitely enough for our stay anyway! Hotel staff were friendly and helpful, and they had a secure luggage storage... More

Coming for a short stay in Berlin to celebrate my birthday, my partner and I had booked a Junior Suite at Axel for two days. Our expectations were quite high - not only did we have the impression of a rather up-scale hotel, but it was also the first time that we'd opted to stay at a gay-oriented (or "heterofriendly",... More

I arrived at 2.30pm. Room not ready would I please go away. Returned 4.30pm. Room not ready! The bedroom floods when the shower is used - just remember to block the door with a towel. Room is very small with little space to unpack. Breakfast very average and better and cheaper is available across the street. This seems to be... More

Three friends and I had long tried to plan a Berlin trip and, finally, everyone managed to clear his calendar for the third weekend in April, 2013. We were initially scheduled to stay at Axel Berlin for 3 nights, but the Luftansa strike kept us there for a fourth night. The hotel is very well located and the rooms were... More

Very overrated. Faces a through-street, the gym is a joke. At check in we were upgraded to a junior suite (in fact a more generous room)- but realized at checkout that we had to pay for it, which we'd done without complaining.