The hotel is in the upper floors of a building from the 1890s, with all that implies: 12 foot ceilings, decorated with moldings etc:I like it, but it is clearly not the hotel for people who prefer the modernity of a holiday inn. The elevator is a historic piece where one still has to close outer and inner door by hand; it is allowed for four persons, but really just the right size for one person and his luggage. I found the single room very convenient for me, and the location is also very convenient, a few steps from Ku'damm and bus 109 to the Tegel airport. However, there are some points of criticism: mainly that the person handling the check-in was quite slow; before me were teachers checking a school class in, and I spent twenty minutes waiting in the check-in queue. The elevator was one day out of service, and the hallway leading to the hotel-room is (especially after the big staircase) a narrow dark cave winding to the rooms: it needs at least better light.