Michelberger Hotel

With its purposefully boutique industrial look and buzzing creative feel, Michelberger might seem like Berlin in a nutshell to some. While the cheaper rooms are characterised by a stylish simplicity reminiscent of a school gym, the pricier rooms have an air of tongue-in-cheek decadence – decked out in floor to ceiling gold or in the style of a mountain resort – complete with sunken bathtubs and movie projectors. The downside of the convenient location (right across from U-Bahnhof Warschauer Strasse) is that some of the rooms are quite noisy, so you might want to request a room facing the courtyard. There is an excellent restaurant and relaxed foyer with free WiFi.