Berlin: Arcotel Velvet Berlin-Mitte (4 Star Hotel)

Location map and nearby properties

Facilities

• Parking
• In-House bar
• Air conditioning
• Restaurant
• Laundry facilities
• Security facilities
• Meeting rooms
• Bar/lounge

• Concierge services
• Currency Exchange
• Elevator/lift
• Parking (surcharge)
• Room service (limited hours)
• Self parking
• Video library
• 24-hour front desk

• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Internet access in public areas - complimentary
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Multilingual staff
• Number of floors: 8
• Number of rooms: 85
• Porter/bellhop

Nearby points of interest

• Friedrichstadtpalast (cultural center) 400 metres
• Spree River (boat tours) 400 metres
• Museum Island 1 kilometre
• Hackesche Höfe (cultural centre) 1.25 kilometres
• Tiergarten Park 1.5 kilometres
• Red Town Hall 1.75 kilometres
• Alexander Square 1.75 kilometres
• Checkpoint Charlie (museum) 2.25 kilometres

• New Synagogue 400 metres
• Friedrichstrasse shopping district 1 kilometre
• Berlin Cathedral 1.25 kilometres
• Reichstag (parliament) 1.5 kilometres
• Brandenburg Gate 1.75 kilometres
• Nikolai Quarter 1.75 kilometres
• Berlin TV Tower 1.75 kilometres
• Potsdamer Square 2.5 kilometres

Author tip

Oranienburger Strasse beckons with a bewildering choice of bars and restaurants. Don't be bewildered by the post-atomic looks of the nearby art centre Tacheles with its neat Cafe Zapata and beer garden in back.

How to get there

• From Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL):
  Distance to Arcotel Velvet Berlin is 16 kilometres, approximately 30 minutes' drive.
  
  Getting there. Taxis are available in front of the terminal's lower level and cost about 15 EUR. The number 109 airbus runs to Zoologischer Garten station, which is on the U-Bahn (underground system). The X9 is an express airport shuttle connecting to central Berlin, the main train station, and the Zoologischer Garten U-Bahn station. All buses leave from the upper level. Tickets should be validated prior to boarding. Prices are all subject to change.
  
  Getting around. The Arcotel Velvet Berlin hotel is situated one kilometre from Berlin's Museum Island and the Friedrichstrasse shopping district. The best way to get around Berlin is to use its public transport system (BVG). Travel on buses, trains, ferries and trams, as well as all U-Bahn (underground) and S-Bahn (over-ground) services, is covered by one ticket.
  
  Driving Directions. Leave Berlin- Tegel Airport on Hwy 11 towards Centre and City Highway AVUS.
  Exit onto Kaiserdamm and turn left into Knobelsdorffstrasse, then immediately right into Sophie- Charlottestrasse.
  Turn left at the traffic lights onto Kaiserdamm and follow signs to Mitte.
  Continue straight at roundabout onto Strasse des 17, Juni and continue through the Tiergarten Park.
  In front of the Brandenburg Gate, take a right, and immediately take a left into Behrenstrasse.
  At Friedrichstrasse turn left and proceed to Oranienburger Strasse and turn right.
  The glass-fronted hotel is the second building on the right-hand side.