René K.
Yelp
Ulli B. recommended this wonderful hotel. I asked for a hotel with good breakfast and spa/swimmingpool. I got much more.
Stadtbad Oderberger Straße was built in 1899-1902. It was part of the big plan to supply the exploding population in Berlin with good sanitation (stadtbad), secure food supply (markthalle), and hospitals. Healthy workers produce more!!
For many years until 1986 it functioned as public bath with swimmingpool. In 1986 the pool was closed, but until mid 90ties you could go here for a bath. A lot of the flats in area didn't have any.
Now again the Stadtbad Oderberger have reopened, but as a hotel with the swimmingpool as a very central feature. Hotel guest and the public can go swimming. The pool is 20 meters and 27° C. The pool area can be turned into a big ballroom.
Hotel guest pay € 4 to go to the pool. Change at your room, take the hotel bathrobe on, and go to the reception to get your ticket. They also have a sauna and some other spa facilities, but I didn't use them.
The former changing room have been turned into a library and a bar (Kaminbar). Every hotel gust get a free drink in the bar.
The rooms are nicely done, and features from the old public bath have been incorporated. In our room they have used old tiles for a table top and door to the bathroom was a old locker door. At the room you have a fridge (empty, so go the the nearby Rewe to stuck up on beer and wine), and coffee/tea machine with pads. The television is HD and you can watch most German broadcasts (not SKY). You can also use the television as a radio. Every room has a safe. In the bathroom you get organic body lotion and soap.
Breakfast at the hotel is insane good. You get all the normal breakfast cereals, cheeses, meat products, type of breads, and brewages. On top are sekt, special coffees, waffles, and a chef doing eggs on your demand. Most products are home made or local, even the honey. The bread is not top nutch, but it's my only negative thing to say.
Staff are very helpfull, and some of them are politely socialising with the guests. It gives the hotel a warming and homely fell.
The WiFi is working well.