Lindner Hotel Berlin Ku’damm Review

Part of East, Central & West Berlin · AN EXPATVISTA COLLECTION

This was our third and final hotel of a three-night Berlin trip, after the Me and All Hotel Berlin East Side and the Ritz-Carlton Berlin. For the last night, we moved west to the Lindner Hotel Berlin Ku’damm, just off Kurfürstendamm and a short walk from Zoologischer Garten station.

The room was larger than I had expected, with a proper desk and seating area, while the location put restaurants, shops and public transport within a few minutes’ walk.

The Lindner sits just off Kurfürstendamm, set slightly back from the main street. Zoologischer Garten station is a short walk away, with U-Bahn, S-Bahn and bus connections across Berlin.

Kurfürstendamm itself is one of West Berlin’s main commercial streets, with luxury stores, chain retail, restaurants and steady traffic throughout the day. We spent our remaining time around this part of the city rather than returning to Mitte.

Check-in was quick, and we were soon upstairs with our bags.

Our room was a good size, with a Queen bed, two chairs beside the windows and a proper desk along the opposite wall. There was plenty of open floor space between them, and the room didn’t feel cramped.

The desk was large enough to work at properly rather than being a narrow shelf, and there was enough seating that we didn’t have to use the bed whenever we were in the room.

The decor was fairly plain, in neutral tones with small turquoise accents on the chairs. Nothing particularly memorable, but for an overnight stay the amount of usable space was welcome.

The bathroom was also roomy, with a large separate shower, bathtub and good counter space around the sink. The shower was lined with small mosaic tiles and had a glass enclosure, while the rest of the bathroom used much lighter tile.

Breakfast was included with our stay and served in the ground-floor dining room. We ate there before checking out the following morning. The dining room was bright and fairly quiet while we were there, with tables extending toward the windows facing the street.

Alt-Berliner Biersalon is directly across the street from the hotel. It’s a large, touristy German beer hall serving beer, goulash, currywurst and pretzels. We stopped there during the afternoon; the currywurst wasn’t the best we had in Berlin, but it was an easy place for a beer and something to eat.

There was also a Christmas market nearby during our December stay, busy with people drinking Glühwein and eating bratwurst when we walked through in the afternoon.

Later that evening, we walked to a small Japanese restaurant nearby for something lighter.

We checked out the following morning, ending the three-night Berlin trip before heading home.