Riu Plaza Berlin

Ask around the local hospitality scene and Riu Plaza Berlin keeps surfacing. A four-star in Schöneberg that has been gathering momentum lately. Schöneberg is doing some of the heavy lifting here: it's a short ride from the main sights, and that proximity does change the trip. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed,…

Ask around the local hospitality scene and Riu Plaza Berlin keeps surfacing. A four-star in Schöneberg that has been gathering momentum lately. Schöneberg is doing some of the heavy lifting here: it's a short ride from the main sights, and that proximity does change the trip. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed, and guests pick out an in-house restaurant, reliable wi-fi and on-site parking as the small things that add up over a stay. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. The numbers behind the reviews tell their own story, well over 12,300 reviews, scoring strong on balance. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €90 a night, a middle-of-the-road entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. The honest read on Riu Plaza Berlin is that it deserves a side-by-side look against the bigger Berlin names rather than a headline of its own.