Pros
- Modern rooms with sustainable features like recycling compartments in trash cans
- Summery buffet restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Funky bar with à la carte menu, lounge, and terrace seating areas
- Vibrant children’s corner with play house and kitchen
- 19 nature-themed meeting rooms
- 24-hour shop selling snacks and coffee
- Free Wi-Fi
Cons
- Rooms can be hot
- No coffee/tea facilities in standard rooms
- Fitness center is small
- Fee for parking and breakfast buffet
Bottom Line
Located near a popular square with a variety of entertainment, dining, and shopping options, Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz is an upscale, chain hotel with 564 modern rooms. The hotel offers the staples of the Scandic chain including a 24-hour snack and coffee area, a fitness center, and children’s play area. A breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet is available for a fee, and the hotel has a modern, funky bar area with an à la carte menu. The hotel pays extra attention to sustainability, including an air-conditioning system that some guests may find to be inadequate. Business travelers may also want to check out Meliá Berlin, a hotel that offers an exclusive floor with its own breakfast and meeting room.
Amenities
- Fitness Center
- Internet
- Pets Allowed
Scene
Ecologically conscience hotel with earthy themes
The Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz is a nature-themed hotel, with floor-to-ceiling outdoor scenes decorating hallways, and carpeting reminiscent of stone paths. The main restaurant has vibrant green chairs, a wall decorated in faux foliage, and a soundtrack playing the sound of birds chirping and bees humming. In guest rooms eco-conscience practices are evident -- including refillable pump dispensing shower gel and shampoo containers, and trash cans divided into recyclable sections. Meeting rooms have earthy themes named after animals including wolverine, red squirrel, and arctic fox, and trees like pine and birch.
Location
Near Potsdamer Platz with transportation, shopping and restaurants
The hotel is in convenient location within a short walk to the train station, dining and shopping in Potsdamer Platz. Berliner Philharmonie is less than a 10-minute walk. It’s less than a 10-minute drive to either Museum Island or the Berlin Wall Memorial. It’s less than a 20-minute drive to Berlin Tegel Airport or a 45-minute commute via public transportation.
Rooms
Modern rooms with eco-conscience practices
Rooms are modern with wood floors and, above the beds, light wood paneling and colorful sconces. This is part of a Swedish chain, so expect clean Scandinavian lines, light wood furniture, and plush white bedding (with accent throws in brown, red, or orange). The hotel’s attention to sustainability includes soap, shower gel, and shampoo distributed via refillable pump dispensers. Higher-tier rooms with features like big balconies, coffee/tea kettles, and minibars are available. All rooms have mini-fridges, flat-screen TVs with movie channels, and free Wi-Fi. Air conditioning is controlled with TV remotes, but some may find the air-conditioning system to be inadequate.
Features
Two business centers, 19 meeting rooms, and small fitness center
There’s a buffet restaurant and a funky bar with an à la carte menu, curvy bar, and lounge and terrace seating areas. Two business centers with two computers each are available as well as 19 nature-themed meeting rooms with a variety of configurations. A small fitness center has four exercise machines, hand weights, and sauna. Activities and competitions are organized for children, and limited parking is available for a fee including electric car parking.
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Scene
Ecologically conscience hotel with earthy themes
The Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz is a nature-themed hotel, with floor-to-ceiling outdoor scenes decorating hallways, and carpeting reminiscent of stone paths. The main restaurant has vibrant green chairs, a wall decorated in faux foliage, and a soundtrack playing the sound of birds chirping and bees humming. In guest rooms eco-conscience practices are evident -- including refillable pump dispensing shower gel and shampoo containers, and trash cans divided into recyclable sections. Meeting rooms have earthy themes named after animals including wolverine, red squirrel, and arctic fox, and trees like pine and birch.
Location
Near Potsdamer Platz with transportation, shopping and restaurants
The hotel is in convenient location within a short walk to the train station, dining and shopping in Potsdamer Platz. Berliner Philharmonie is less than a 10-minute walk. It’s less than a 10-minute drive to either Museum Island or the Berlin Wall Memorial. It’s less than a 20-minute drive to Berlin Tegel Airport or a 45-minute commute via public transportation.
Rooms
Modern rooms with eco-conscience practices
Rooms are modern with wood floors and, above the beds, light wood paneling and colorful sconces. This is part of a Swedish chain, so expect clean Scandinavian lines, light wood furniture, and plush white bedding (with accent throws in brown, red, or orange). The hotel’s attention to sustainability includes soap, shower gel, and shampoo distributed via refillable pump dispensers. Higher-tier rooms with features like big balconies, coffee/tea kettles, and minibars are available. All rooms have mini-fridges, flat-screen TVs with movie channels, and free Wi-Fi. Air conditioning is controlled with TV remotes, but some may find the air-conditioning system to be inadequate.
Features
Two business centers, 19 meeting rooms, and small fitness center
There’s a buffet restaurant and a funky bar with an à la carte menu, curvy bar, and lounge and terrace seating areas. Two business centers with two computers each are available as well as 19 nature-themed meeting rooms with a variety of configurations. A small fitness center has four exercise machines, hand weights, and sauna. Activities and competitions are organized for children, and limited parking is available for a fee including electric car parking.
Best Rates
Amenities
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Air Conditioner
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Babysitting Services
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Balcony / Terrace / Patio
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Basic Television
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Business Center
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Cable
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Concierge
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Dry Cleaning
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Fitness Center
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Internet
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Kids Allowed
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Laundry
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Meeting / Conference Rooms
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Pets Allowed
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Room Service
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Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space
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Supervised Kids Activities
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Swim-Up Bar
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