The Hotel Ibis Berlin Hauptbahnhof is a chain-run 3-star hotel on Invalidenstraße, about 5 minutes’ walk from Berlin Hauptbahnhof. It has air-conditioned rooms, a bar and a café. It is a good fit if you want a practical hotel for a few days of sightseeing or work with the train close by.
Location and getting around
As well as the station, the Reichstag is about 15 minutes away on foot and the Brandenburg Gate about 20. Potsdamer Platz is about 30 minutes away and Alexanderplatz 3 km, for which the S-Bahn is best.
According to the hotel, the Museum of Natural History is 750 metres away. Checkpoint Charlie is 2.5 km away, a good walk that you can save by taking the U-Bahn.
Rooms and facilities
Rooms have air conditioning, a desk, a satellite TV and free wifi. The private bathroom has a shower and hairdryer.
- Breakfast: buffet or continental.
- Bar and café in the hotel, with snacks.
Who it suits
- Families who want to visit the Museum of Natural History, a short walk away.
- Guests staying only a few days who want the train close for arriving and leaving.
- Those who need a desk to work in the room.
- Travellers with meetings in the government district, beside the Reichstag.
Good to know
Rooms are handed over from 15:00 and check-out is until 12:00. The hotel does not list its own parking or a restaurant with a menu: the bar serves drinks and a little to eat. Other places in the area in hotels in Berlin.