Die Fabrik

Smack bang in the middle of a newly invigorated Schlesische Strasse, this former telephone factory – hence the name – with plenty of period charm, has 50 clean and comfortable no-frills rooms. No kitchen, no TV and no billiards. Just a bed and a locker. But with the café next door for breakfast, and plenty of restaurants, bars and galleries nearby, you don’t need much more. It also produces its own solar-powered heating and hot water, and the bed linen is free. Discounts for children.