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Oranienburger Street
10178 Berlin
Germany
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Neighborhood :
Mitte
http://www.hackescher-markt.de/
In the early 19th Century, Hackescher Markt was still a muddy swamp situated outside Berlin's city gates. Yet as the industrial revolution gained hold, new businesses and booming industries set up shop here, bringing wealth and prosperity to the whole area. Prominent examples of companies which started out in Hackescher Markt include Aschinger Brewery and Wertheim department store. Hackescher Markt's main claim to fame is, however, its S-Bahn station. Constructed at the height of the railway boom in the late 19th Century, with a red-tiled facade, mosaics and rounded windows, this is one of Berlin's most attractive stations. Originally known as Bahnhof Börse (Stock Exchange Station) because of its proximity to the Berlin Stock Exchange, the square in front of the station was renamed Marx-Engels-Platz by party apparatchiks during the socialist era. Nowadays, the station is used primarily by visitors to the nearby Hackesche Höfe complex, a labyrinth of courtyards brimming with cafés, restaurants, boutiques and art galleries. A cinema, theater; Chamäleon Variété and the Oranienburger Straße nightlife strip complete the list of attractions in this increasingly popular (and tourist-ridden) district.
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Trip Advisor Reviews
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excellent location : beautiful but expensive breakfast !
Stayed her 3 nights in snowy Feb. Very convenient central location and reasonable price for rather small room. Down side was shower room fan an...
Fantastic Hotel in great location
I have just returned from a fantastic three day stay in this hotel with two friends of mine. The hotel staff were very friendly and and incredi...
Fantastic
My husband and I we’ve stayed at hackescher hotel for 3 nights – New Year’s Eve 2007/8. This hotel is simply fantastic. The s...
Unexpected lovely staying in Berlin
I 've read a lot of hotel reviews before I chose this one to stay during our 5 days in Berlin (I went there with my parents). This hotel is sim...
Great location in Mitte
The smallest rooms are really small. Take a step up and it's worth the extra price, especially if you snag a room that faces the quiet and love...
Great hotel, great location
We stayed here for 3 nights, June 15th - 17th. Hackescher Markt Hotel is ideally located. It's within walking distances of many attractions or ...
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Acceptable but last choice
This is a clean, respectable "superior tourist class hotel", in a completely renovated building. The rooms are small but attractive (our bed wa...
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