Hotel am Buschkrugpark

The location is pretty good, given we knew we'd be out of the city centre. Short walk to the station and less than 30min to Alexanderplatz. There are 2 supermarkets close by and a nice park across the road. It's very quiet too. The room was clean and you can tell it's been recently renovated (just a heads up for those allergic: carpet throughout the room). Breakfast was good enough.

The hotel description on booking.com said check-in had to be done by 6pm (!!) but the little info in English I managed to get at reception upon arrival was a bit different (they said that only applies on weekends, on weekdays they stay a bit later) which means we hurried for no reason. I know we were in Germany and no one has to speak fluent English, but surely someone at reception should be able to at least speak and understand basic English. Get ready to use body language a lot if you don't speak German. Their wifi has a really weird system. There's a different network to log on to for every floor, which means that if your room is on the 3rd floor and you're at reception or having breakfast, you need to connect to a different network. It also says in their description that there's parking available upon reservation. I clearly stated that I needed parking when I booked the room but when we got there they had no idea what I was talking about (maybe because it was written in English) and their 'parking' is actually 2 parking spaces at the back of the building, and I'm sure one is used by the staff. We were lucky we had the other 'parking spot' free when we got there. But the cherry on top was the size of their shower!! Only a child would be able to move in there without knocking the tap shut at least 3 or 4 times in 3 minutes. It was so small it was actuallly funny (but not while you're showering...). I guess this hotel is the perfect example of 'you get what you pay for'.