Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin

Beautiful elegant old world hotel next to the Bradenburg Gate. We arrived early and our room was not ready but we were offered the use of the spa to shower and relax. The room was spacious and well appointed. Breakfast was one of the best buffets we’ve had in a hotel. My only complaint was that we wore biking clothes on our last morning because we were ,eating our bike tour in the Lobby and was told there is no athletic wear allowed in the dining room. We explained we could not change since we had packed and they sat us on the side with others from our group. The location is excellent, close to the subway and other sites

The hotel has an old glamour renomeé thus we wanted, my wife and me, try it. BF had a large choice but all was not fresh. Lot of service personal.

Having enjoyed a brief stay at the Dresden Kempinski I was keen to try another Kempinski property and a trip to Berlin provided the perfect opportunity. The staff are great with the right mix of friendliness and professionalism. I think the staff on the door could be a little more friendly with other greetings and goodbyes but it was hot so I’ll give them a pass on that. Recognition of GHA status was pretty good. It can get a bit much if you have a list Virtuoso benefits and GHA benefits to go through so it’s understandable if anything gets missed. Hopefully my reward points will post correctly as nothing was mentioned. I really like staying in period properties and the location next to the Brandenburg gate is especially useful for the history tours of that part of Berlin. The hotel was in excellent order mostly but the lobby bar did have a pretty badly stained carpet which I guess stood out as everything else was very well presented. The biggest news is that I now have a new favourite hotel for breakfast! (Sorry Cannes Carlton). It was immense! No confusion about what’s included - it’s everything. Caviar to champagne and everything in between. Well, almost everything, I did not see a Bloody Mary station which would have made it 100/100 instead of 99/100. Thank you for a wonderful stay. Look forward to returning.

Overall, this is a solid five-star hotel with a traditional German/Berlin character. The location is excellent, right next to Brandenburg Gate and within walking distance of many major attractions, including Checkpoint Charlie and the Reichstag Building. The rooms are spacious and well-equipped with upscale amenities, and most staff members were friendly and helpful. However, two incidents affected our overall experience. The first occurred late at night when we returned to the hotel after a long day of sightseeing. The doorman asked whether we were hotel guests and requested room verification before allowing us to enter. While this may have been part of hotel security procedures, the interaction felt somewhat uncomfortable and unexpected. We later discussed the matter with a manager, who apologized for the experience and kindly offered complimentary breakfast as a goodwill gesture. The second incident involved a late-night fire alarm. During the evacuation, there was limited guidance on our floor regarding the location of the emergency exit, and several guests appeared uncertain about where to go. Fortunately, the situation turned out to be a false alarm, but the experience suggested there may be room for improvement in emergency communication and evacuation procedures.

The hotel location was right nex to the Brandenbeefer Tor and walking distance to many activities. The breakfast buffet is the best I have experienced—service, number of choices, and quality of food. The food offered was vwey upscale including 3 kinds of caviar if that is on you list.