* 177 Hotel Reviews & 233 Flight Reviews *
To date: 7th October 2024
7th October 2024
Both flight reviews from our Swiss flights are now online. Simply klick on the flight sector.
Swiss ZRH-BER / Business Class / 4th Oct 2024
Swiss BER-ZRH / Business Class / 6th Oct 2024
Also the Sheraton Grand Hotel Berlin review is online with lots of pictures. Just klick on the Hotel Name:
1st October 2024
Please find here our hotel reviews with lots and lots of pictures from our Sri Lanka trip. They went above and beyond and offered an outstanding customer service. (klick on name)
- Sheraton Colombo Hotel / 1st Stay
Please find here all our flight reviews for our flights with Etihad Airways. This time they were much better than the last time we flew them. (Klick on flights below)
Zurich - Abu Dhabi / Business Class / Airbus A350-900
Abu Dhabi - Colombo / Business Class / Airbus A320
30th June 2024
We have finalized our travel plans for September. It is a premiere for us as and we are so much looking forward to eplore Sri Lanka. It has been a long time on our bucket list and finally we are going.
So excite :-)
31st May 2024
Wowww, what an experience.
We had one of, if not the best Hotel experience in Europe during our Stay at the Apollo Hotel
Amsterdam.
Impecable Customer Service, Experience and a top notch Hotel.
We were simply blown away.
Klick here or on the picture to see the full review with hundreds of pictures.
31st May 2024
Plesae find here our review for the Stadslogement KingSize in Sneek.
We spent a night at this Bed & Breakfast before taking over our Houseboat in Sneek.
30th May 2024
Here is our flight review for our Swiss Interantional Flight from Zurich to Amsterdam in Business Class.
This flight was operated by Helvetic Airways.
To see all the pictures and the full review, please klick on the picture or here.
21st April 2024
Over the last few weeks we have spent some weekends at our home away from home hotel the Four Points by Sheraton, Panoramahaus Dornbirn.
Please find here our full review with a lot of pictures.
4th March 2024
After a little more than a year we were back at the JW Marriott Hotel Berlin.
The only constistency of this property is the inconsistency.
Please klick on the picture to see our very detailed review about our stay.
4th March 2024
We spent the last weekend in Berlin.
Please find here our flight reviews with Swiss International Airlines.
Zurich - Berlin / Business Class operated by Helvetic Airways
Berlin - Zurich / Business Class
18th February 2024
Please find here all our flight reviews for our trip to South Africa. They include lots of information and many many pictures. Enjoy!
Kenya Airways / Busienss, AMS-NBO
Kenya Airways ops HiFly / Business, NBO-JNB
Kenya Airways / Business, JNB-NBO
18th February 2024
Please find here all our hotel and camp reviews for our trip to South Africa. They include lots of information and many many pictures. Enjoy!
Corendon Hotel Amsterdam Schiphol
Protea Hotel by Marriott Nelspruit / Mbombela
Olifant Rest Camp / Kruger National Park
Lower Sabie Rest Camp / Kruger National Park
Protea Hotel by Marriott Nelspruit / Mbombela
4./5. February 2024
On board Flight KQ116 from AMS to NBO I had a premier in my life and after all our many flights.
1st February 2024
In two days our journey to South Africa and the Kruger National Park begins.
Stay tuned for some new Hotel and Flight reviews but mostly for new Wildlife photographies.
We cant wait to be back in the bush.
Follow our journey on our social channels.
7th January 2024
After a weekend at the Aloft Stuttgart we can definitely say that we have found the worst Hotel we have stayed so far and we do hope that this is not an omen for this year.
Please find here the full review for the
1st January 2024
Manchester weekend trip is already over....
Please find our reviews below. Simply klick on the titles to read them:
Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel
10th December 2023
Back from a beutiful weekend trip to Warsaw.
Please klick on the titles below to see our full reviews.
28th November 2023
Well it looks like the love with Marriott Bonvoy is slowly fading. Unfortunately the program goes down the drain and the customer service of the program as well as the treatment in the hotels follows.
So lets start with trying to cheat :-)
Hello ALL Accor Life Limitless
Please find here our full review for the Ibis Styles Genève Palexpo Aéroport.
12th November 2023
Here are our full flight reviews for our return flights from South Africa to Switzerland. Simply klick on the link below
FlySafair / DUR-JNB / 10.Nov.23 / Business-Class
Kenya Airways / JNB-NBO / 11.Nov.23 / Business-Class
Kenya Airways / NBO-AMS / 11.Nov.23 / Business-Class
10th November 2023
Please find here our full hotel reviews for our home away from home in Durban - Umhlanga. Just klick below
Protea Fire&Ice Durban Umhlanga Ridge 29th Oct. 2023
9th November 2023
Please find here our full review for the Mpila Camp in the Imfolozi Park.
i am coming to this camp for more than 20 years now and we can highly recommend it.
It is a self catering camp in the middle of the park without any fencing. So animals are regular guests around the chalets.
Klick on the link below for the reviw.
28th October 2023
Please find here our full flight reviews with lots of pictures and insights for our flights from Zurich to South Africa.
Just klick on the respective Flights below.
Air France / ZRH-CDG / 27Oct23 / Business-Class
Kenya Airways / CDG-NBO / 27Oct23 / Business-Class
Kenya Airways / NBO - JNB / 28Oct23 / Business-Class
13th October 2023
A short Business Trip to Vienna, but....
A new Airline for Paul and a revisit to a great hotel. Simply klick on the titles below for the full review.
Austrian Airlines flight ZRH - VIE / Economy
Austrian Airlines flight VIE - ZRH / Economy
1st October 2023
Please find here our full review of the
Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn
including a lot of pictures.
Compared to our last time, the hotel unfortunately is going in the wrong direction with big steps.
Enjoy reading the review.
24th September 2023
Please find here our hotel reviews for the:
The Athenee Bangkok, Luxury Collection
&
Renaissance Bangkok Rachaprasong Hotel
These two are our most detailed hotel reviews we have ever done. Enjoy reading it and going through hundreds of pictures.
Simply klick on the name above to open the link.
24th September 2023
Our full flight reviews are now online with a lot of pictures. Please enjoy reading them.
Just klick on the links below:
Thai Airways / Business Class / Zurich - Bangkok
31st August 2023
So we have just finazlized our Thailand Trip which is coming up in two weeks.
We are looking forward to explore a new airline as well as two new hotel.
Stay tuned on our social media channels for pictures and at the end of the trip for our reviews.
18th Aug 2023
After a long and busy summer our travel plans will resume in exactly 1 month time.
In September we will be heading to Asia for some days in Thailand and then in November we will spend again 2 weeks in the bush.
So stay tuned for new Flight & Hotel reviews as well as some beautiful pictures along the way.
14th May 2023
This mother's day weekend we did spend at our home away from, our staycation property the Four Points by Sheraton Dornbirn Panoramahaus.
Again another fantastic stay.
Please click here or on the picture to read the full review and to see all the pictures.
16th April 2023
A weekend getaway to the French city of Strasbourg and staying at the Aloft Hotel Strasbourg
Etoile.
The Hotel offers a top and modern hardware paired with a disastrous software.
Klick on the picture on the left or here to see the full review.
19th March 2023
Back at our local "home away from home" hotel, the Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn.
Find here our full review for our recent stay or simply klick on the picture on the left.
Enjoy reading it....
13th February 2023
Please klick below on the respective flight to see the full flight reviews of our Kenay Airways flights from Amsterdam to Johannesburg and back.
Kenya Airways / AMS-NBO / C-Class / 28th Jan 2023
Kenya Airways / NBO-JNB / C-Class / 29th Jan 2023
12th February 2023
Our Hotel reviews for the Protea Hotel Fire&Ice Durban Umhlanga Ridge are now also online. Please klick on the stay below to see the full Review
Protea Fire&Ice Durban 29./30. Jan 2023
12th February 2023
All our FlySafair feeder flights from Johannesburg and back are now online.
Simply klick on the flight below to see the full flight review.
FlySafair / JNB - DUR / C Class / 29th Jan 2023
12th Feb 2023
First night of our trip brought us to Utrecht for an overnight before fliying out of Amsterdam Airpot.
Find here the review to our stay at Moxy Utrecht.
Please klick on the picure, the hotel name or here to find the full hotel review.
12th February 2023
All our Swiss International Air Lines feeder flights to Amsterdam and back are now online. Simply klick on the flight to see the full review.
11th February 2023
All flight and hotel reviews of our South Africa trip are now online. The pictures are still missing and will be uploaded shortly.
Simply go to the Flight or Hotel Review Button in the Menu and you will find the reviews accordingly or klick below on the name:
Kenya Airways / Swiss / Flysafair / Moxy Hotel Utrecht / Protea Hotel Fire&Ice Durban
20th January 2023
1 Week to go.... Yupieeeeee
We can't wait to go back to our beloved South Africa.
Stay tuned for new Airline and Hotel reviews as well as our biggest passion the animal photography in the Hluhluwe iMfolozi National Park.
15th January 2023
A beautiful weekendtrip to Hamburg. Please klick on the bold Names to find our full hotel- & flight reviews with lots of pictures
- Eurowings Flight ZRH-HAM EW7761 / 13th Jan 2023
- Swiss Flight operated by Air Baltic HAM-ZRH LX1057 / 15th Jan 2023
5th Januar 2023
We just finished our travelplans for the next 6 weeks.
This will include a weekendtrip to Hamburg mid of January and at the end of January a 2 weeks trip to my heaven on earth place in South Africa.
Stay tuned on our social media channels for a lot of pictures and reviews including 2 new Airlines and 2 new Hotels.
2nd January 2023
Please find here our review for the JW Marriott Hotel Berlin aka Hotel Berlin Central District.
350 pictures are available in our reviews of all areas of the hotel.
The hotel is transitioning on 3rd January 2023 (after a year delay) to become the JW Marriott Berlin.
Since our last stay 12 months ago, they have come a long way especially with the staff but still have a long path ahead of them until fully refurbished as a JW Marriott Hotel.
31st December - 1st Januar 2023
Happy New Year!
We wish you all a happy and prosperous new year. May all your wishes and dream come true.
Thank you very much for following us over the last couple of years. We are really spoiled and just on December 31st we have reached 355`000 followers on facebook. Simply wowwww.
Stay tuned for our travels this year. Already for January 2023 we have planne 2 trips.
17th December 2022
A short trip for X-Mas shopping to the Outletcity Metzingen near Stuttgart brought us an overnight at the Stuttgart Marriott Hotel Sindelfingen.
For our full review just click here
Awesome frontdesk, great room and breakfast, phenomenal Steak and a catastrophic dinner service..
25th November 2022
Please find below all our Hotel reviews for our stays in Thailand. We had some fantastic experiences (5+
rating) as well as not so good ones (0 rating). But all in all, Thailand is still hospitality heaven.
Renaissance Bankgkok Ratchaprasong
Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort & Spa
20th November 2022
We were super lucky to experience the brand new Business Class Seat on our Finnair flights to and from Thailand. The seats were great but the inflight service very poor.
Klick on the flight to see our full review with many pictures to go through.
18th November 2022
Please find here our flight reviews from our Thai Smile Flights within Thailand. Compared to our previous travels with local flights, we can highly recommend Thai Smile Airways.
Thai Smile / BKK-CEI / Economy / 3.Nov.22
Thai Smile / CEI-BKK / Premium / 7.Nov.22
Simply klick on the flight above and have a look at the many pictures.
15th November 2022
What an absolutely stunning Hotel.
It used to be a prison until 2002 and then was remodeled as a Hotel.
We can highly recommend this experience. Go through our many pictures and have a look at this modern building it has become.
15th November 2022
Please find here our flight reviews with lots of pictures for our flights from Zurich to Helsinki via Frankfurt with Swiss and Lufthansa.
Swiss ZRH - FRA / Economy / 30.Nov.22
Lufthansa FRA-HEL / Business/ 30.Nov.22
28th October 2022
As a little Birthday escape and getaway we decided to stay 2 nights at the Moxy Sion
Please find here or click on the picture so see the full Hotel review with many pictures.
A solid Moxy experience for sure.
20th October 2022
Yayyyy... 10 Days to go until our next adventure. This time in Asia / Thailand.
Stay tuned for following flight and Hotel Reviews:
- Lufthansa Business Class
- Finnair Business Class
- Thai Smile Airlines
- Hotel Katajanokka Helsinki / Tribute Portfolio
- Renaissance Bangkok
- Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort
- Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa
- Royal Orchid Sheraton Bankgkok
30. September 2022
Please find here our flight reviews for our Swiss Internationl flights to Amsterdam.
Klick on the flights below to see the full review as well as the pictures.
30th September 2022
Please find here our flight reviews for our flights with Etihad Airways to South Africa. Just klick on the respective flights to see the full reviews and pictures.
AMS - AUH EY78 / 17. Sept 2022 Business
AUH - JNB EY601 / 18. Sept 2022 Business
JNB - AUH EY602 / 29. Sept 2022 Business
AUH - AMS EY77 / 30. Sept 2022 Business
28th Septemer 2022
Protea Hotel by Marriott Nelspruit
Protea Hotel by Marriott O.R. Tambo Airport
Whilst in South Africa we love to stay at Protea Hotels by Marriott. To see our full review with many many pictures on the respective Hotels, please Klick on the Hotelnames below.
Protea Hotel Nelspruit 20.Sept 2022
Protea Hotel Nelspruit 28.Sept 2022
Protea Hotel O.R. Tambo Airport 29.Sept 2022
26th September 2022
Berg en Dal Rest Camp / Kruger National Park
Please find here our review about the "youngest" Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, Berg en Dal.
Lots of pictures are also available.
17th September 2022
Courtyard by Marriott Amsterdam Airport
We had a layover at this property before we began our journey to South Africa.
Please find our review about this property and many pictures here.
27th August 2022
We did it again. We revisited the Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn.
What an absolutely great stay and the hotel has improved quite a lot compared to our last stay.
Please read here our full review about the stay and what has improved. Lots of pictures are also available.
23rd July 2022
On a very short notice we decided to visit the Europapark in Rust.
The closest hotel is the Moxy Rust which is just a few hundered meters from the amusement park.
We were positively surprised about the Moxy Rust. Please find here the full review with lots of information of the Hotel as well as many pictures .
17th July 2022
Another long weekend is already over. :-(
We had a great 3 nights stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn.
A phantastic property, newly renovated with an outstanding front office team and some hickups with housekeeping and F&B.
To see our full review of the property with lots of pictures and insides, please click here or on the picture.
Enjoy reading it.
19th June 2022
For the first time visited the City of Leipzig.
A hidden gem in our eyes and great destination for a weekend trip.
We did stay at the Westin Leipzig Hotel.
A solid Westin with great rooms and great staff at breakfast.
Front Office is a lottery and the pool and Spa is a disaster.
Please find here our full review about our stay and the services the hotel did offer and which we tested. There are also a lot of pictures available.
01st May 2022
Please find here our review for the Westin Grand Munich.
Great Westin, Top hard product but unfortunately no personal touch.
10th April 2022
Wohooo..... After 8 years we have reached 350´000 followers on our facebook page.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
We would never have expected to reach so many people when we started with Paul the Sheep.
We promis to contiue to take you along on our travels and to provide you with hotel and flight reviews.
29th March 2022
What a fantastic Stay at the Malta Marriott Hotel and Spa.
One of the best Marriott Hotel we have ever been, fantastic Staff, beautiful hard product and an incredible Lounge.
Please find here our review with lots of pictures from our stay.
29th March 2022
Please find here our reviews for our Air Malta flights.
Air Malta offered a solid and good business class product on our flights.
KM491 ZRH - MLA / 24th Mar 22 / Business Class
KM490 MLA - ZRH / 28th Mar 22 / Business Class
6th March 2022
Here is our review of the Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm.
This is the only full service Marriott Bonvoy Property in downtown Stockholm. Unfortuntely the performance was very poor and below any Sheraton and Marriott International standards.
6th March 2022
Please find here our reviews for our Swiss flights to and from Stockholm.
There is a massive difference in customer service and friendliness of the crew between Business Class and Economy.
LX1248 ZRH - ARN / 4th Mar 22 / Business Class
LX1251 ARN - ZRH / 6th Mar 22 / Economy Class
12th February 2022
Flight Review for our return flights from Southafrica.
The last sector from Frankfurt to Zurich was one of the worst flights ever.
Flysafair
FA287 DUR - JNB / 11th Feb 22 / Business Class
Lufthansa
LH 573 JNB - FRA / 11th Feb 22 / Business Class
LH1182 FRA - ZRH / 12th Feb 22 / Business Class
11th February 2022
Before and after our Selfdrive Safari we stayed at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Fire & Ice Umhlanga Ridge, Durban.
An awesome Hotel with great and heartful staff.
Please find here our review for our stay.
9th February 2022
Have a look at our heaven on earth place.
We spent 10 days in the Hluhluwe - Imfolozi National Park in South Africa.
This place is simply magic.
We stayed at the Mpila Camp in the Imfolozi section of the park.
Find here our review for this peaceful place.
30st January 2022
Flight Reviews for our flights getting to beautiful Southafrica.
As Lufthansa had cancelled the Zurich - Frankfurt Flight, we wer booked on the direct flight from Swiss.... awesome.
Swiss International Air Lines
LX 284 ZRH - JNB/ 29th Jan 22 / Business Class
Flysafair
FA396 JNB - DUR / 30st Jan 22 / Business Class
17th January 2022
Hopefully the travel god is with us.
in 12 days we are trying to revist our heaven on earth place in South Africa.
We will be staying 9 days in the bush.
Stay tuned for some beautiful african safari pictures ans keep your fingers crossed we will be able to travel.
2nd January 2022
Stuttgart Marriott Hotel Sindelfingen
First Hotel stay in 2022. Very good hard- and software but disastrous procedures and processes in place.
Worst Hotel breakfast ever....
Click here for full review and pictures
31st December 2021
Happy New Year!
We are wishing you all the best for 2022.
Thank you for following us on our travels and adventures for all these years already.
We are looking forward to take you along also in the new year.
14th December 2021
An absolutely stunning stay at the Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotel.
Great customer service and a fantastic upgrade into the Presidential Suite.
Click here for the full review and pictures
Click here for a 360degrees view of the Presidential Suite.
9th December 2021
Here you can find our full flight review with lots of pictures from our return flight back home.
LX181 BKK - ZRH / 9th Dec 2021 Business Class
8th December 2021
We did not expect to stay at this hotel for our last days in Bangkok / Thailand.
As our first priority let us completely down we have booked this old grande Lady last minute and were not dissapointed at all.
Beautiful hotel with an incredible pool area i havent seen in a city hotel.
Please find here the whole review and lots of pictures about the property.
6th December 2021
An abolute fantastic stay at the Renaissance Phuket Resort and Spa.
We were able to let our soul dangle for a few days and forget what is going on around us.
One of the best custoemer service, thanks to outstanding staff, we have experienced the last couple of year.
Please find here our review with lots of great pictures about this awesome property.
6th December 2021
There is not lots to say than a terrible sadomasochistic experience on our Air Asia flights. Find here the reviews:
FD4110 BKK - HKT / 1. Dec. 2021 Economy Class
FD4110 HKT - BKK / 6. Dec. 2021 Economy Class
1st December 2021
JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
Finally back in Thailand. To cope with all the entry requirements we did choose the JW Marriott Hotel for our "Welcome Back, Test and Go" Package.
What a fantastic Hotel in the heart of Bangkok.
Find here our full hotel review for our stay. The JW offered one of the best breakfast we have had the last 20 years.
29th November 2021
Please find here our flight reviews for our flights getting from Stockholm to Bangkok.
LX1251 ARN ZRH / 27th Nov 21 Business Class
LX176 ZRH SIN / 28th Nov 21 Business Class
SQ708 SIN BKK / 29th Nov 21 Business Class
28th November 2021
Find here our Hotelreview for the
A perfect Hotel for an overnight at Stockholm Arlanda airport.
28th November 2021
Also for this Trip to Thailand we did not start our journey in Switzerland.
We started our trip in Stockholm as flight tickets from Stockholm to Bangkok were 1/4th the price than the tickets from Zurich.
So here are our flight reviews for the flights getting into and out of Stockholm.
LX1254 ZRH - ARN / 26. Nov 2021 Economy Class
22nd November 2021
Please find here our reviews for our Hotel stays in Berling.
At Berlin Central District Hotel we did check out and walked off and went to the Sheraton Hotel Berlin.
Berlin Hotel Central District / JW Marriott
22nd November 2021
Here are our flight reviews for our two flights with Swiss International Air Lines from Zurich to Berlin and Back.
Have fun reading them:
LX974 ZRH-BER / 20. Nov 2021 Business Class
1st November 2021
Time went by way to fast in Kenya.
Here are our flull flight reviews for our return flights. To see them simply klick on the Flightnumbers:
LH591 NBO - FRA / 31. Oct in Business Class
LX1068 FRA - ZRH / 01. Nov in Business Class
31st October 2021
Here are our full reviews of the two Safari Camps we stayed during our Safari. Just clikc on the Camp names to see them.
We spent 3 days and 2 nights in the Amboslei National park and stayed at the Serena Safari Lodge.
In the Masai Mara we spent 5 days and 4 nights and stayed at the beautiful Ashnil Mara Camp
24th October 2021
Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Hurlingham
Before heading into the bush we did spend 2 nights in Nairobi to acclimatize and to run some errands.
Click here for the full review of the Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Hurlingham. Lots of pictures available.
Have fun reading it.....
22nd October 2021
Here are our flight reviews with Swiss and Lufthansa getting from Zurich via Frankfurt to Nairobi.
Klick on the flightnumbers to see our reviews for our Paris turnaround:
LX1068 ZRH - FRA / 22. Oct in Business Class
LH590 FRA - NBO / 22. Oct in Business Class
21st October 2021
Yeah.... Today finally our journey to Kenya starts. Well it is a strange start. We are going to Paris to run up our trip to Nairobi. Why?
Airfares from Paris were 1/3 of the prize as from Switzerland. So we did spend a day in Paris.
Klick on the flightnumbers to see our reviews for our Paris turnaround:
LX632 ZRH - CDG / 21. Oct in Economy Class
LX639 CDG - ZRH / 21. Oct in Business Class
Spoiler Alert! In our eyes we found the worst Airport Security Checkpoint in Paris.
27th September 2021
Dear followers
We have decided to reallocate our Facebook & Instagram accounts.
Facebook becomes our travel blog with information on our travels, flights and hotels, etc.
Instagram becomes the place where we will publish our most beautiful pictures.
Please follow us on both channels to get the most of our travels. We would be super happy if you would follow us on Instagram too.
Thank you for all your support.
25th September 2021
Again two great flights with TAP Air Portugal. We were so positvely suprised about TAP and can highly recommend them for future travels.
Find here our reviews for our two return flights from Morocco to Switzerland. To see the review of each flight, just click on the flight number below:
RAK - LIS on TP1453 on 25th Sept. 2021
25th September 2021
Le Méridien Hotel N´fis Marrakech
The Le Méridien Hotel N´fis Marrakech was our 112th Hotel Review.
Please klick here to find the full review with lots of pictures.
Have fun reading it.
18th September 2021
Wowwww... What a great flight experience as well as Inflight Service on our TAP Air Portugal Flights. Top!
Please find here our reviews for our two outbound flights (click on the flight number):
ZRH - LIS on TP931 on 17th September 2021
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18th September 2021
Marriott Lisbon Hotel
Here we go with our 111th Hotel Review.
This was our Layover in Lisbon / Portugal staying at the Marriott Lisbon Hotel.
Please find here the full review with lots of pictures. Have fun reading it.
12th September 2021
Courtyard by Marriott, Freiburg i. B
Paul‘s 
110th Hotel Review for the Courtyard by Marriott Freiburg / Germany is now
online.
This property was opened 3 month ago and is brand new. Awesome hardware but waaaaaaaay to go for the software.
Please find here our review with lots of pictures and explanations.
Spoiler Alert: With the opening team also the customer service has gone.
16th August 2021
Hotel Berlin Central District
What a stay at the Hotel Berlin Central District.
This property is currently a "white flag" within the Marriott portfolio as it is rebranded as the new JW Marriott Berlin.
The renovation and rebranding should be finished early 2022.
Please find "here" our review for the Hotel Berlin Central District.
Enjoy lots of pictures and a detailed review!