Mercure Hotel Berlin Wittenbergplatz

Mercure Hotel Berlin Wittenbergplatz

If you appreciate the City West and love shopping at a high standard, the location of the 4-star Mercure Hotel Berlin Wittenbergplatz is ideal for you: Our hotel with 183 comfortable rooms is located directly on the "Wittenbergplatz", next to the famous "Kaufhaus des Westens". It is only a short walk to the "Gedächtniskirche" and "Bahnhof Zoo". From the "Wittenbergplatz", you can take the subway to City Ost and "Alexanderplatz". You can also reach the nightlife district of "Kreuzberg" without changing trains.

Certified in the period

April 2021 - March 2024

Barrier-free information

Short Report as PDF

People with restricted mobility and wheelchair users

All test relevant areas meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility tested - accessible for people with walking disabilities".

Some Information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the evaluation report at the end of the text.

The building is stepless accessible.
All rooms usable and elevated for the guest are accessible at ground level or by elevator.
The elevator car is 200 cm x 160 cm.
All doors/passages usable and elevated for the guest are at least 90 cm wide.
The reception desk is 105 cm high. There is another equivalent communication option available while seated.
In the breakfast room and bar there are tables that can be lowered (maximum height 80 cm, can be lowered to a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).

Double room 125

There are five other rooms of the same construction.
There is a connecting door to another room.
The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of essential, fixed furnishings (e.g. cupboard) are at least 130 cm x 150 cm;
to the left of the bed 105 cm x 140 cm; to the right of the bed 160 cm x 200 cm. The bed can be moved to provide a larger movement area on the left.
The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:
in front of/behind the door, in front of the WC and in front of the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm;
to the left of the WC 20 cm x 70 cm and to the right of the WC 90 cm x 70 cm.
There are grab rails to the left and right of the WC. The grab rails are flipped up.
The washbasin can be moved underneath.
The mirror can be viewed while sitting or standing.
The threshold-free shower has a movement area of 150 cm x 150 cm.
Shower chair and grab rail are provided.
There is an alarm trigger.

Public toilet for people with disabilities (basement)

The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of/behind the door, in front of the WC and in front of the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm;
to the left and right of the WC at least 90 cm x 70 cm.
Grab rails are provided to the left and right of the WC. The grab rails are flipped up.
The washbasin can be moved underneath.
The mirror can be viewed while sitting or standing.
There is an alarm trigger.

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People with hearing impairments and deaf people

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the evaluation report at the end of the text.

There is no visually clearly perceptible alarm.
An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is only confirmed acoustically. Alternatively, stairs are available.
In the elevator, an emergency call is confirmed audibly. Alternatively there are stairs available.
In the breakfast room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the field of vision or eye contact.

Double room 125

There is at least one electrical outlet available near the bed.
There is free WIFI access available.
The knocking at the room door and the ringing of the telephone are not indicated by a flashing signal.

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People with visual impairments and blind people

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the evaluation report at the end of the text.

Assistance dogs are allowed.
An acoustic alarm is present in the entire building.
The entrance is not visually rich in contrast
All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
There are usually no obstacles, e.g. objects protruding into the path/room.
Information is not available in Braille or prismatic writing.
In the elevator, an emergency call is confirmed audibly. The stopping position is not announced by spoken commands.
Stairs are not visually or tactilely high in contrast. Handrails are available.There is tactile information about the floor on the handrail of the stairs.

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People with cognitive impairments

Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the evaluation report at the end of the text.

Name and logo of the hotel are clearly recognizable from the outside.
Business cards/brochures with address and telephone number of the host are visibly displayed in the room and at the reception.
The destination of the path is usually within sight or there are signs at a constantly visible distance.
There is no information in easy language.

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