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A house-keeper cleans a room at the Ostel, a no-frills hotel ...

(AP) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:53:25 GMT

(AP) - A house-keeper cleans a room at the Ostel, a no-frills hotel that specializes in retro communist-era East German furnishings in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007. Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit once famously described his eternally broke city as 'poor, but sexy.' A new crop of sleek budget hotels are betting that economy minded tourists and business travelers like it that way. Berlin Tourism Marketing research shows that between January and July of 2007, the number of overnight stays in Berlin increased by 11.4 percent compared with the year before. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

A customer enters the lobby of Motel One in Berlin, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:53:04 GMT

(AP) - A customer enters the lobby of Motel One in Berlin, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit once famously described his eternally broke city as 'poor, but sexy.' A new crop of sleek budget hotels are betting that economy minded tourists and business travelers like it that way. Berlin Tourism Marketing research shows that between January and July of 2007, the number of overnight stays in Berlin increased by 11.4 percent compared with the year before. Forty percent of these visitors are younger than 35-years-old, a group particularly sensitive to budget and trends. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

View of the inside of Motel One photographed in Berlin, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:53:02 GMT

(AP) - View of the inside of Motel One photographed in Berlin, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit once famously described his eternally broke city as 'poor, but sexy.' A new crop of sleek budget hotels are betting that economy minded tourists and business travelers like it that way. Berlin Tourism Marketing research shows that between January and July of 2007, the number of overnight stays in Berlin increased by 11.4 percent compared with the year before. Forty percent of these visitors are younger than 35-years-old, a group particularly sensitive to budget and trends. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

A sign inside the window of Motel One advertises a night's stay ...

(AP) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:51:42 GMT

(AP) - A sign inside the window of Motel One advertises a night's stay starting at 59 euros a night in Berlin, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. Motel One, has been booked solid since it opened near the city's tourist hub Alexanderplatz in June — the newest addition to a growing number of design-oriented budget hotels. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

Clerk Liliana Lehmann walks through the reception area of the ...

(AP) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:51:33 GMT

(AP) - Clerk Liliana Lehmann walks through the reception area of the Ostell, a no-frills hotel that specializes in retro communist-era East German furnishings in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007. Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit once famously described his eternally broke city as 'poor, but sexy.' A new crop of sleek budget hotels are betting that economy minded tourists and business travelers like it that way. Berlin Tourism Marketing research shows that between January and July of 2007, the number of overnight stays in Berlin increased by 11.4 percent compared with the year before. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

A sign on a traditional East German Plattenbau shows the way ...

(AP) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:43:43 GMT

(AP) - A sign on a traditional East German Plattenbau shows the way to the Ostel, a no-frills hotel that specializes in retro communist-era East German furnishings in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007. Berlin Tourism Marketing research shows that between January and July of 2007, the number of overnight stays in Berlin increased by 11.4 percent compared with the year before. Forty percent of these visitors are younger than 35-years-old, a group particularly sensitive to budget and trends. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

Two employees work in the lobby of Motel One in Berlin, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:43:29 GMT

(AP) - Two employees work in the lobby of Motel One in Berlin, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. Berlin Tourism Marketing research shows that between January and July of 2007, the number of overnight stays in Berlin increased by 11.4 percent compared with the year before. Forty percent of these visitors are younger than 35-years-old, a group particularly sensitive to budget and trends. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)