I arrived in Tulip Inn on wed. 25/09/13. The hotel was fine for the kind of reasons I went there for. The staff were helpful and kind.
The problem with Tulip Inn is that it is not well connected with public transport. They have a bus number 701, apparently, whose route is about 300 metres from the hotel. I spent 3 nights there, and went to spend an hour waiting to see how that bus looked like, but I did NOT see it once.
The only alternative is to take a taxi, which cost 9 Euros, for a distance of about 8 minutes. Those taxis are not even reliable. I find it difficult to get one when I was leaving to go to the Banhof to catch my train to go to central Berlin and then go to Tegel airport. Someone in the hotel gave me a lift. Suppose that they were not willing? I could have missed my flight.
I would go there with my family, but only when I have a car. This hotel is NOT in Berlin, but in Ludwigsfelde, which is outside Berlin. I requested to be in Berlin, NOT outside it.
It may help if the hotel has its own bus to collect its customers from the Ludwigsfelde Banhof. Other than that the staff was fantastic. Thanks.
John