"A Berlin boutique hotel and a classy affair, this five star urban bolthole calls pretty Charlottenburg home. It counts a Michelin-starred restaurant, Die Quadriga, among its many charms."
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The finest collection of chic, boutique & luxury hotels on the net
Berlin is one of the most exciting cities in Europe thanks to its vibrant nightlife, edgy art scene, myriad museums and intense history. We have scoured the city from East to West to bring you a collection of the best boutique hotels and luxury accommodation complete with first-hand hotel reviews.
And although the zeitgeist changes like the weather in Berlin, we've picked out some restaurants, bars and boutiques that will withstand the vagaries of fashion and prepared some itineraries so you can make the most of your stay.
"A Berlin boutique hotel and a classy affair, this five star urban bolthole calls pretty Charlottenburg home. It counts a Michelin-starred restaurant, Die Quadriga, among its many charms."
From EUR 270 Read review Book
"An institution in Berlin for 100 years, this luxury hotel near the Brandenburger Gate is both iconic and ravishingly old-school. Anyone who's anyone, from Greta Garbo to Tom Cruise, have enjoyed a stay here."
From EUR 236 Read review Book
"Sophisticated interiors and supreme service make this luxury hotel a firm favourite in Berlin. It occupies a great position, within walking distance to Alexanderplatz, Museum Island and the Brandenburg Gate."
From EUR 215 Read review Book
"A kooky design hotel on Berlin's Kurfurstendamm, this three star is great value and super-slick. It has a buzzy bar that attracts a trendy crowd - its a great place to meet over cocktails."
From EUR 72 Read review Book
"Berlin's Rosa Luxembourg Strasse is the ultra-trendy home to this fashion-forward boutique hotel. This Mitte location is young and trendy, with plenty of bars, shops and clubs within walking distance."
From EUR 107 Read review Book
"This sophisticated luxury hotel provides a welcome refuge from Berlin's hectic Postdamerplatz. It's attracts a well-heeled crowd, not least for the Michelin-starred Restaurant Facil."
From EUR 155 Read review Book
"The quiet location of this twenty-two roomed boutique hotel belies a central location off Kufurstendamm, Berlin's premier shopping street. Great value for a quirky Art Nouveau pensione."
From EUR 96 Read review Book
"A smart luxury hotel that boasts prime position on Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt that looks after its corporate clients with enviable German efficiency. Its Aigner restaurant is fast becoming a city hotspot, too."
From EUR 129 Read review Book
"A sharp, sexy design makes this four star boutique hotel in Berlin's Charlottenburg a bit hit with well-heeled clubbers and celebrities alike. The kooky subterranean spa's not to be missed, either."
From EUR 120 Read review Book
"Karl Lagerfeld designed this sumptuous five star luxury hotel, set just outside central Berlin in the Grunewald. Expect lavish interiors with no expense spared, and A-list celeb-spotting."
From EUR 219 Read review Book
Stalin's Nose (An extract) | Rory MacLean | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
It's your uncle, she shouted. The line was bad. I couldn't hear. "He's finally kicked buckets." My aunt had learnt her English after the war, while the allies remained allied, from the British military attache in Budapest
Berlin: The Reich comes home | Stuart Wolfendale | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
Berlin has a mood of dark chocolate. It is rich and bitter, a challenge to those who live on the edge of taste, who like to bite without being entirely sure they won’t be bitten back
If Pigs Could Fly | Rory MacLean | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
In 1989 I began to write a sensible book on eastern Europe. Then a revolution tore down the Berlin Wall. Fifty years of totalitarianism -first under fascism and then communism - ended almost overnight
Berlin: Reprise of a Grossstadt | Neville Walker | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
I’m sitting at a café table at the former Hotel Esplanade on Potsdamer Platz . . . Except this café has only two walls and they’re preserved like museum pieces behind plate glass.
Exploring Berlin's Underground | Campbell Jefferys | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
In the Berlin underground train station, Gesundbrunnen, there is a green door which thousands of people pass everyday...
Berlin Like a Local | Francisca Kellett | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
Berlin's strange mix of classical and modern penetrates all walks of city life. Follow these insider tips to experience the city like a local
Hunforgiven | AA Gill | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
Time between leaving Berlin’s Tegel airport and mentioning the war: eight minutes, ten at the outside
Another Brick in the Wall | Graham Reid | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
The realities of Cold War politics don’t mean much if you are chowing down on sauerkraut and a currywurst in a Checkpoint Charlie eatery
The Berlin Wall | Cameron Wilson | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
These physical symbols will undoubtedly remain, yet oddly enough, the Wall’s legacy is not so much that it once divided the old Berlin, but rather that an entirely new Berlin has evolved so quickly in the wake of its fall.
Berlin's New Identity | Gillian Ivory | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
Low key and laid back with an urban verging on functional charm, the city of Berlin still marries the days of Prussian grandeur with the architectural brutality of 1960s communism.
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