The hotel itself is accessed from the street after passing through a dark and trashy archway that opens into what can best be described as a low-income housing, with visible trash cans, a myriad number of bikes and leaves cluttering the property. The hotel is attached to this structure by passing through the archway, and the scary looking backside of the apartment building. This opens onto a red-carpeted walkway with gaudy gold statues. On the plus side, the hotel is very comfortable, with a nice breakfast buffet. The Prenzlaur Berg area is very funky, lots of good, reasonable restaurants and little 'boutiques'. Outside of the street the hotel is on, the vibe is more Lower East Side New York or Hell's Kitchen. The street where the hotel is located is pretty safe because there is a lot of foot traffic - it just is not the type of plus that appeals to elderly people. In my 20s and 30s I would have loved it.