Great interior, added to the historic feel of Berlin. We had a comfortable, large room- Staff were efficient and helpful. Location is ok, not the most picturesque area- Near Ostabanhof station which is 1 or 2 stops away from Alexandraplatz, so centrally located but just out - We had to take a taxi back from Alexendraplatz to the hostel one... More

the hotel has an interesting purpose:to bring you back to the GDR. Well, it does the job. However, the staff could be kinda friendlier but nothing really serious happened during my stay.The restaurant has GDR stylish food the a mon avis, a little overpriced.The location is not very good but if you take the subway at ost bahnhoff (subway station)... More

I stayed in a dorm room and it was possibly the least appealing place I had ever stayed. Shabby, mattresses so thin you may as well not have bothered, unfriendly staff (what's new in Berlin!). I had a genuine interest in the GDR theme but saw nothing of interest. Would never stay again. More

Well the hostel lived up to all the expectations we had of it. And for hostel quality, this is rather good quality. We easily booked a couple of rooms in advance by phone and received an email booking confirmation. Good start. The hostel is then nicely placed near Ostbahnhof, so arriving there was easy (as was departing, since our train... More

This is such a nice hotel, all decorated with "eastern German" style. The crew is nice, the colors are pretty. More

well where do we start. we rented the GDR- Apartment. and my gosh, it was like living in pre-berlin wall downfall times. the design, the bed, electronics up to the wallpaper is as if you'd stepped into another time like time travelling. i felt that after visiting the GDR museum, it was as if we were living in that time... More

All round great experience. The rooms are small but cute with very comfortable beds. The staff at the front desk were helpful and friendly. The location is great at only a skip away from Ostanbof and the train station is full of places to eat, change money, have a coffee. The first time I stayed I had a room on... More

Booked a double room in this hotel week in advance and was surprised by the low rates. So we did not expect a lot from it. However, it was quite good. You can't expect 5* service for this money but you get a small but clean room with some DDR gadgets like a portrait of Erich Honecker on the wall... More

Having developed quite an interest in life in the GDR over the last year or so, I eagerly sought out the Ostel when prompted by an online booking site. For what it's worth, I found the place a bit of a disappointment. Yes it has enough GDR kitsch strewn about the place to keep up the joke, but it's hardly... More