“This fashion-forward design hotel has oodles of arthouse cool, thanks in no small part to the award-winning Velvet Lounge Bar.”
Right by the reception of Arcotel Velvet Berlin there’s a patchwork of portraits stretched on canvas that speaks volumes about this fashionable, and affordable Berlin design hotel. A sultry Marlene Deitrich smoulders beside a stern Gunter Grasse, the enigmatic Nefertiti and an elegant Coco Chanel. These icons reflect the hotel’s clientele, known in hotel marketing circles as the magical ‘three ms’ – music, media and models. Since it opened in 2004, Arcotel Velvet Berlin has proved the perfect pied-a-terre for the creative types and party people that flock to Berlin for its celebrated art scene and wild nightlife.
Arcotel Velvet’s excellent location is a big part of its appeal. Auguststrasse with its smart art galleries and the KW Institute for Contemporary Art is literally opposite and the Museum Island, Unter den Linden and the shops and bars of Berlin Mitte are but streets away. And if you want to go gritty and experience the arty, alternative squat scene for which the city is famed, Tacheles, with its warren of cinemas, galleries and bars, is literally next door.
The facilities
The hotel’s award-winning Velvet Lounge bar which serves 50 different kinds of vodka is a perfect place to kick-start a night out on the tiles. Lutter & Wegner Restaurant next door, which serves up regional and Austrian specialities, offers sauerkraut and schnitzel by day and serves breakfast to hotel guests in the morning.
The rooms
All 85 rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows perfect for kinky exhibitionists; flat-screen TVs to satisfy the news-hound and film-boff; a heated red light in the bathroom to ward off winter chills and a mini-bar packed with Arcotel-branded snacks, chocolate, ready-mixed cocktails, mini-bottles of Piper Heidsick (with straw) and a hangover chill pill to cater to party animals. Disabled rooms, twin rooms, babysitting facilities and two long-stay apartments also cater to families and groups of friends.
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Address: Oranienburger Strasse 52, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Address: Oranienburger Strasse 52, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Booking info
Arrival:
Mon 8 Sep 2008
Departure: Tue 9 Sep 2008
No. adults: 2
Departure: Tue 9 Sep 2008
No. adults: 2
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Who stays here
Cool cats from across Europe who work in the fields of fashion, design, architecture, art and music.
Not suitable for
- Traditionalists with Teutonic tastes Those expecting a five-star, full-service experience - the service here is excellent but amenities limited
Eating in
There's no room service but Lutter and Wegner restaurant next door serves hearty German and Austrian fare till late. Velvet Lounge bar has won awards for its cocktails and extensive vodka menu.
