The Grand Hotel Heiligendamm is a luxury hotel that makes the most of its beautiful, east German setting. Sedate and refined, it encompasses the best of grand dames, without the stuffiness usually associated with such an establishment.

The facilities

This luxury hotel is probably most famous as the venure for the 2007 G8 summit, and if it managed to keep the most powerful men and women on the globe happy, then it must be doing somethign right.The sumptuous spa treatments certainly help, and has made this establishment a red-hot destination spa.

The bar and restaurant housed here are multiple, ranging from the Michelin-starred Restaurant Friedrich Franz, to the historic Kurhaus, which enjoys amazing views of the Baltic Sea. Even a traditional English afternoon tea can be had in the ground-floor Nelson's Bar.

The rooms

This luxury hotel boasts 215 rooms and suites, all exclusively kitted out in furniture designed for the company. All feature feature a king-size bed, marble bathroom with floor heating and evening turndown service as well as daily local and international newspapers.