Hotel Oderberger Berlin

I stayed at the Oderberger on my own for a week, and then my spouse joined me for a week. Definitely a place I was comfortable with staying on my own, as a 70 year old woman. So much to say about this wonderful hotel. I had an accessible room (it was the cheapest) and it was quiet and comfortable. I had worried because it was labelled as "subterranean" but it had large windows and plenty of light. The breakfast is SPECTACULAR and not to be missed, in a lovely, quasi-industrial space. Getting around the hotel takes a little getting used to because it is comprised of two separate buildings, and I got a little lost the first day finding my way to breakfast. But once sorted, all was great. The staff were incredibly nice. Everyone speaks english but they were all very patient and kind with my German. They let me practice! The bar area is delightful, and the cocktails are good. Finally you are in a fantastic neighborhood near restaurants and the tram to Hakescher Markt and beyond. The Ubahn is also right near by. I was the oldest person everywhere I went, but I loved the energy of Prenzlauer Berg, which I knew from its past in the GDR. Exciting to see it so rejuvenated and hip! Totally recommend this hotel. Bis bald!

The pool water is advertised as 26°C, but it feels a bit cooler than expected. It's not cold, and if you're swimming, it’s fine, but if you're just walking around or looking to relax, it might feel a bit chilly. There are no designated swimming lanes, which can make the experience chaotic. You'll depend on others to be mindful of their surroundings, and you also need to stay alert. If you're there to swim, it feels like a bit of a gamble—sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. The pool itself is decent, although you’ll notice some mold in certain areas. To be fair, it’s not terrible, but it's worth mentioning. One thing that could improve the overall cleanliness is making swim caps mandatory—there tends to be hair floating in the water, which can be off-putting. The women’s changing room is small, with limited space. It also could use a good cleaning, as there were balls of hair scattered on the floor. The showers had mold and dirt buildup, which was disappointing. For €10, considering this is part of a luxury hotel, the experience was acceptable but just barely. It's on the edge of being "okay," but there’s definitely room for improvement.

Very pretty location, clean and well maintained. I go there from time to time since it’s the only pool in Berlin that doesn’t feel like an ice plunge. The one and only downside is, that you have to shower first and then walk, still wet, through a drafty staircase to reach the pool — so bring a big fluffy warm bathrobe, and then it’s fine. The sauna is just one small cabin, fitting 4 at most, without having to sit uncomfortably close to naked sweaty strangers, but it’s peaceful, spotless, tastefully designed, and blissfully free of bad Sauna music.

This hotel has comfortable, clean rooms, excellent breakfasts, courteous and professional reception and service staff. It is in a great location. But I had a thoroughly miserable experience on 11 September 2025. It had an event in the swimming pool area with loud music that ended at or after 2am. Event attendees leaving the event were still just outside the hotel talking loudly at 2:30am.||Germany and Berlin have strict anti-noise laws and specifically prohibit loud noise between 10pm and 6am. I had a reasonable expectation that, despite an event that I heard might take place, I was shocked that it went so late on a weekday night.||The hotel was renovated within the last few years. I presume it has an event license. But it has inadequate sound-proofing to protect guests from being disturbed. The vibrations from the loud music were noticeable. I routinely stay in hotels in New York City that face on busy streets and have major events on their premises, but they have done a better job insulating guest rooms from noise intrusion.||The hotel reception staff apologized and offered me the only available room, but it was only one floor up and would neither have insulated me from the loud music nor the loud conversations outside. ||If you have even a moderate sensitivity to noise, I would strongly recommend that you avoid this hotel if it has an event scheduled during a planned stay.

Amazing experience, especially given that we were studying at the GLS language school on site. We booked the tower room, which had a wonderful view. The location was simply perfect, with cafes, restaurants (many vegan options), bars, laundry, grocery, and transit just a stone's throw away. The bar was so luxurious to hang out in (both inside and outside), and the workout room was great - we used it twice in our 5 days on site. The front desk staff was incredibly helpful in all our needs, and I have to give a special shout to the bar staff who we felt really made an effort to get to know us!

Wants to be high end but doesn’t achieve it due to poorly designed rooms and having to walk outside to reach them. It’s a renovated public swimming bath but hotel guests don’t get automatic free access to the pool and spa. It’s €15 a day per person. So if you went in the evening and the next morning that’s another €60! It’s not great value compared to other high end offerings in Berlin. Edit - The items in the room mentioned in the response where flowers I paid an additional €40 to arrange. Was told at checkin that pool and spa where an extra charge!

We visited the pool and sauna facilities as non-hotel guests on a Saturday morning, having seen this location listed among the top publicly accessible pools in Berlin. Naturally, my expectations were high—and while the place is indeed beautifully situated in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg, the experience left much to be desired. We had a 2-hour slot booked online, but we left after just 30 minutes. Changing Facilities (4/10): The changing rooms are extremely small and overcrowded. I found myself constantly bumping into others and apologizing every couple of minutes. While there is shower gel available, the showers themselves are poorly maintained, which brings the overall hygiene score in my mind to about a 4/10. The Pool (3/10): Visually, the pool looks great—but it’s surprisingly inconvenient in practice. There are very few spots to store your belongings. You’re given a key on a bracelet for your locker and a separate card to access the facilities, which becomes awkward to manage considering there isn't enough space. There’s also a €10 deposit required for the card. The water was uncomfortably cold—far below room temperature—which made swimming feel more like a chore than a relaxing experience. The pool was also crowded, but that’s to be expected in a city like Berlin. The Sauna (0/10): After swimming, we headed to the sauna area downstairs. There’s only one small sauna, and when we entered, a group had been occupying it for at least 15 minutes—one person was sprawled across the entire bench, with zero regard for others. The surrounding facilities are minimal: a few showers, some waiting areas, and what looked like a tanning station, but otherwise the space felt oddly barren—almost like a strange, silent liminal zone you'd rather escape than unwind in. What truly ruined the experience was the behavior of that same group: after exiting the sauna, they began shouting and making bizarre noises, creating a disturbing and hostile atmosphere. No staff were present to manage the situation, clean up, or ensure a peaceful environment. Final Thoughts: Yes, guest behavior plays a role—but it’s also the responsibility of management to maintain a clean, relaxing, and welcoming space. Unfortunately, this place fails on all fronts. Instead of feeling rejuvenated, we left feeling stressed, uncomfortable, and very unwelcome. In summary: a beautiful space with shockingly poor execution. Not worth the time, money, or frustration. I will not be returning.

Beautiful room, with great facilities. Wonderful location, with lots going on around and easy to get around too. The bar staff in particular were excellent and the breakfast was wonderful and catered well to vegetarian/vegan options too.

We stayed here for a week when visiting Berlin this summer and really enjoyed our time. The location is absolutely fantastic. Yes, I get that Prenzlauer Berg is the cliche "hip" area in Berlin right now but there's a reason for that. The hotel is within easy walking distance of Mauerpark, a whole multitude of good restaurants and multiple U-Bahn and tram stops. There's a lovely bar downstairs with outdoor seating as well as a rooftop balcony. The hotel's price was reasonable for what you get. One thing I'm not sure I'd recommend is getting breakfast here. It was decent but pricey and I was not impressed by the freshness of their bread and pastries, especially when you're in a neighborhood with so many other options.

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.

So disappointed with the management of this hotel .Booked through their website thinking the hotel would not incur booking fees. So wrong. Too bad for being nice. It was early on in covid. We live in Los Angeles & were visiting Berlin to see our grandson perform with Santa Monica High School orchestra at the Berliner Philharmonie ...so cool... Booked 2 rooms costing around $1,800 ... We cancelled then the hotel cancelled and closed for business during our paid for stay.., Ok they offered us firstly til end of 2020 to visit. Really not feasible with restrictions from US They kept pointing to the option of cancellation when booking Please who knew we had a pandemic on the horizon. They kept emphasizing they were a small family owned hotel. What about us older grandparents loosing our money to them. Every and all the bookings we made were refunded. Including the small hotel in Amsterdam. Th e 1st concert was planned there.., All I expected was for them to honor our commitment to choosing Oderberger hotel and extend the reservation til it was ok for us to travel They took my money & don't care.. Do not book directly with them I am still upset about their handling of our situation. So rigid & unfriendly Agnes .

Great location, impressive history and layout complete with beautiful swimming pool and guest rooms. My only issue was with the aggressive staff on the front desk not really embracing the whole "hospitality' thing - or maybe I've been in America too long!

My family and I stayed at Hotel Oderberger for six nights in March and it was truely excellent. Many pluses, and a couple of suggestions. Good/Excellent: - staff are excellent for check in, the bar, and in the breakfast area - the young man who was there was very friendly and helpful - the breakfast that was included was excellent, and a lot of options for various allergies and vegetarians in the family, great way to have a balanced meal before touring Berlin every day - check in and check out were easy and friendly both in German and English - very peaceful and quiet (aside from the odd fire truck from the fire station down the road) - easily accessible on Berlin's excellent public transit system - situated close to a number of excellent restaurants and shops, safe area, easy to walk around, and plenty to see and experience Suggestions: - have the swimming pool free for hotel guests, I know 4 Euro is not a lot, but just makes it nicer - give parents the ability to have a glass of wine/beer by the pool while the kids swim - have a corkscrew/bottle opener in the room - dim the emergency lights in to apartments, way too bright at nighttime, makes it hard to sleep unless you cover it with a shirt or something which defeats the purpose - have a comfortable armchair/sofa in the apartment to make it nice to sit a read a book or watch the TV, the chairs were a bit industrial and not super relaxing We look forward to staying again on our next trip to Berlin!

My work schedule changed WEEKS before I was supposed to arrive. They offer NO refund of any kind. This poor customer service doesn't float in the USA.