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Just west of the Tiergarten, this neighborhood has a Parisian feel with its grand historic buildings, fancy five-star hotels and pensions, and the bustling shopping street of Kurfürstendamm.
Tucked inside one of the city's oldest grand hotels, this remodeled property with 1920s-style elegance is an eclectic clash of New York City design meets Berlin tradition with bare, redbrick walls and cutting-edge interior design employing objets d'art and oversize mirrors and lamps.
Germany’s first Hoxton hotel brings a fun, playful vibe inspired by 1920s Art Nouveau style to West Berlin, with a mix of custom-made and vintage furnishings, a sceney lobby perfect for co-working, and an Indian restaurant and teahouse. Guest rooms, which range from Shoebox to Biggy Up, all include small desks or tables and mini-fridges. The House of Tandoor makes a fine stop for lunch and dinner, while the Teahouse offers snacks and drinks all day long; there’s also a bar featuring signature cocktails. Regular events such as art openings and wine tastings are open to all hotel guests.
This former women’s prison has been completely transformed into a minimalist boutique hotel surrounded by gorgeous wild gardens, with many guest rooms created from prison cells, a wonderful modern German restaurant and bar, and a rooftop pool and sauna. The hotel buildings, which date from 1896, housed prisoners until 1985; the structure stayed shuttered until the hotel opened in 2022. Guest rooms, with white walls and wood furnishings, range from cozy to classic to penthouse suites, some created by combining old prison cells and some newly built; all feature super-comfy COCO-MAT beds. Lovis Restaurant offers creative vegetarian-forward cuisine, and Lovis Bar creates interesting cocktails with a savory twist. Go for a dip year-round in the rooftop pool before warming up in the sauna (by reservation only); there’s also a small gym open 24 hours.
On a quiet residential street this turn-of-the-20th-century mansion with lots of modern, Bauhaus-style touches, sleek red-and-black rooms—and elegant in-house restaurant Die Quadriga—that like a hideaway even though Ku'damm is a short walk away.
This is one of the only non-chain first-class hotels in the heart of the old western downtown, and although it may not look like much from the outside, inside, the friendly staff and spacious rooms make it a popular choice.
The Q! has received several international design awards, and the rooms feel like larger-than-life artscapes: they're excruciatingly modern, with clean lines and modular, innovative uses of space (some even have a bathtub right next to the bed).
From the heavily trafficked street, the huge "InterConti," the epitome of old West Berlin, evokes the Louvre with its glass pyramid entrance. In the rooms, modern gray, black, and beige furnishings are offset by pops of color and a rotating wall unit that allows you to watch TV while soaking in a tub. The Club rooms on the seventh and eighth floors have a private check-in area, and come with their own lounge, meeting rooms, and other extras. The spa's saunas and the 14th-floor restaurant, Hugo's, are incentives to stick around the hotel.
The Berlin outpost of the hip European boutique chain appeals to the creative class with its eclectic, arty interiors, urbane vibe, and beautifully designed rooms with plush furnishings.
This impressive skyscraper, a nod to the Waldorf's original New York location, has a chic art deco look, a suitably glamorous interior, and Germany's first Waldorf Astoria Spa complete with indoor pool.
