NH Berlin Alexanderplatz

NH Berlin Alexanderplatz (Marina Rochel)

The NH Berlin Alexanderplatz hotel, completely  renovated in 2018, is in a peaceful corner of the city called  Friedrichshain – Berlin’s hip, artists’ district. Just next door there’s  a pretty park, and down the road, a handful of coffee shops and beer gardens. The Vivantes Klinikum is just across the street and the Umweltforum as well as the Mercedes-Benz Arena can be easily reached.  

Certified in the period

November 2023 - October 2026

Accessibility certified People with walking disabilities People with visual impairments

Barrier-free information

Short Report as PDF

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There is one unmarked parking space for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 500 cm on the first floor of the parking garage.) .
  • The path from the parking garage to the reception is 20 m long.
  • The ramp in the parking garage has a maximum gradient of 7 % and a total length of 0,80 m.
  • Nearby there are several streetcar line.
  • The path in front of the entrance is not easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 8 % over a distance of 6 m .
  • The building is steplessly accessible via a treshold of 3 cm.
  • All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible or via,elevators.
  • The elevator cabin measures 117 cm x 210 cm. The elevator door is 90 cm wide.
  • Almost all evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
  • The reception desk is 115 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
  • There are no wheelchair accessible tables available in the restaurant/breakfast room (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).

Room 212 (double room 2nd floor)

  • There is another identical room. The room 214 is mirror-inverted, but the double bed there has only one large mattress.
  • The manoeuvring spaces in front of essential stationary furnishings (e.g. wardrobe) and left and right of the bed are at least 150 cm x 150 cm.
  • The bed is 60 cm high.
  • A nursing bed is not
  • The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
    in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm;
    left and right of the toilet at least 90 cm x 70 cm.
  • The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
    in front of/behind the door at least 150 cm x 120 cm; in front of the toilet 150 cm x 133 cm; in front of the washbasin 150 cm x 150 cm;
    left of the toilet 74 cm x 70 cm and right of the toilet 90 cm x 70 cm.
  • There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
  • The sink is wheelchair compatible.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • The shower is accessible without thresholds.
  • The manoeuvring space in the shower is 90 cm x 150 cm.
  • A shower seat is available.
  • There are grab rails available in the shower.
  • An alarm trigger is available.

Public toilet for people with disabilities (ground floor)

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of/behind the door at least 137 cm x 150 cm; in front of the toilet 150 cm x 134 cm; in front of the washbasin 150 cm x 134  cm;
    left and right of the toilet 75 cm x 90 cm.
  • There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
  • The sink is wheelchair compatible.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • An alarm trigger is available.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There is no clearly visible alarm.
  • There is no audio induction loop system .
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
  • In the restaurant/dining room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps standing or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact.
  • In room 212 and 214 (double room) is at least one electrical outlet available near the bed.
  • Wi-Fi is offered.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for blind people".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
  • The xternal paths in front of the hotel has visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators.
  • The entrance is not visually rich in contrast but recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
  • All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
  • In the reception there is aguidance system with floor indicators available.
  • The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
  • Information for orientation is available in Braille/.
  • An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
  • The break position is announced by spoken commands.
  • The operating controls are not visually rich in contrast but tactilely detectable.
  • At least at the first and last step, stairs have visually contrasting edges.
  • Steps are not visually rich in contrast.
  • Stairs have at least a handrail on one side.
  • The menu font in the restaurant is straightforward and visually rich in contrast.
  • Offered aids: reading aids (reading glasses, magnifying glasses, etc.)

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • The name or logo of the hotl is clearly recognizable from the outside.
  • The objectives of the paths are always within sight or signs in visible distance are available.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
  • The dishes are visibly presented (buffet, bar).
  • Information is not displayed with pictograms or images.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

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NH Berlin Alexanderplatz NH Berlin Alexanderplatz (Marina Rochel)
NH Berlin Alexanderplatz NH Berlin Alexanderplatz (Marina Rochel)
NH Berlin Alexanderplatz NH Berlin Alexanderplatz (Marina Rochel)