• Berlin,  Europe,  Germany,  Hotels

    New Review – Steigenberger Berlin Airport Hotel (BER)

    Location and booking When it comes to finding a hotel directly at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), the options are pretty limited. The Steigenberger Berlin Airport Hotel is one of the few hotels right at the airport, so I figured it would be perfect for my early flight. However, the lack of signage at BER for the hotel was a bit of a headache. I ended up walking towards the S-Bahn station and then going all the way back around the airport. Sure, you could walk across the forecourt where the taxis park, but trust me,…

  • Budapest,  Europe,  Hotels,  Hungary

    New Review – Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Budapest

    Introduction and booking Check In The well-known upgrade game was played. Although it was already late, I didn’t want to bother with it today, so I started discussing it. Suddenly, as if by magic, an upgrade was available. Unfortunately, it had a rather bland aftertaste that I personally have trouble with. The benefits of my Titanium status were briefly explained to me (just 500 welcome points or a 10 EUR food and beverage voucher) and then I went to my room. As I was leaving rather early, I decided to…

  • Hotels

    New Review – Hampton by Hilton Istanbul Arnavutkoy

    Introduction and booking “Let’s go to Istanbul, we don’t know the new and huge airport yet….or?” This or something similar is how the travel planning began in a lounge. No sooner said than done. We decided to go on this little trip because we didn’t want to sleep at the airport, so we opted for the Hampton by Hilton. (Yes, there is also a transit hotel, but this was outrageously expensive). In retrospect, the transfer via Uber turned out to be a little more difficult, so we took a cab…