Prenzlauer Berg
These stately public baths established in a neo-Renaissance building in 1902 have been recycled into a modern hotel that smoothly integrates original…
Must-see hotels in Berlin
Museumsinsel & Alexanderplatz
This newly renovated boutique hotel wears its ‘art’ moniker with justifiable swagger: more than 300 original works by renowned contemporary German artist…
Neukölln
This indoor camping ground in an old vacuum-cleaner factory is an unusual place to hang your hat, even by Berlin's standards. It has hotel-style rooms…
Berlin
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm inspired the name and the decor of this cosmopolitan crash pad, which remains mercifully uncluttered and kitsch-free…
Berlin
At this 'gallery with rooms' each of the 50 units was designed by a different artist, who receive royalties whenever it’s rented. All sport high ceilings,…
City West & Charlottenburg
There’s something charmingly old-school about this petite 1929 hotel, which has comfortably housed Greta Garbo, writer Thomas Mann and Talking Heads'…
Kreuzberg
Take a romantic 19th-century building, add contemporary art, stir in a few zeitgeist touches and you’ll get one winning cocktail of a hotel. Riehmers’…
City West & Charlottenburg
This newcomer takes you through a belle-époque time warp while delivering personal flair, modern comforts and an urban setting close to top restaurants…
Berlin
This sleek, budget, designer hotel has efficiently styled, mod–con-laden rooms, where white furniture teams up with oak floors and grey hues to create…
Berlin
This snazzy Green Globe–certified hotel smoothly marries contemporary boldness with the industrial flair of the listed Siemenshöfe factory. Rooms vamp it…
City West & Charlottenburg
Sheathed by an elegant brick facade, this effortlessly stylish and central city hotel incorporates some vintage features of a 150-year-old schoolhouse,…
Prenzlauer Berg
Feeling a bit like your rich uncle's country manor, this 56-room boutique hotel has antique-style rooms sporting handmade wooden furniture, heavy drapes…
City West & Charlottenburg
Duke and Ella gave concerts in the jazz cellar and Bowie partied in the Dschungel nightclub, then the lights went out in the '90s. Now the handsome 1920s…
City West & Charlottenburg
Otto would feel like 'just' a business hotel were it not for cool perks such as fair-trade beauty products and complimentary coffee and cake in the…
Historic Mitte
This lifestyle hotel pays homage to President John F Kennedy with plenty of whimsical details, including hand-carved rocking chairs (an allusion to the…
Museumsinsel & Alexanderplatz
Sophisticated, efficient and supercentral, this mod designer hotel spoils you with amenities normally reserved for pricier abodes (fluffy bathrobes,…
Motel One Berlin-Hackescher Markt
Museumsinsel & Alexanderplatz
If you value location over luxury, this budget designer chain comes with excellent crash-pad credentials. Smallish rooms feature sleek touches (granite…
Berlin
The moment you step into the lavish, cedar-clad lobby of this designer temple, you sense that it’s luxury all the way to the breathtaking rooftop pool…
Kreuzberg
You’ll have sweet dreams in this 19th-century ex-chocolate factory, whose courtyard-cloistered rooms are quiet despite being in the middle of the bustling…
Friedrichshain
Set back from the street and with a lovely garden out back, this architect-owned hotel in a revamped factory sparkles in happy-mood-inducing citrus…
Berlin
This contemporary contender has modern, if smallish, rooms in soothing colours and various relaxation zones, including a sauna, a sunny terrace and a…
Berlin
Central, stylish and affordable – this urban lifestyle outpost ticks all the boxes for a great short city getaway. The vanilla-and-chocolate colour scheme…
Kreuzberg
This 33-room hotel consistently tops the popularity charts, thanks to its eager-to-please service, homey ambience and good-sized rooms with wooden…
Schöneberg
In Schöneberg's 'gay village', Axel cheekily bills itself as hetero-friendly, but is squarely aimed at the gay community. The soundproof rooms are stylish…
Historic Mitte
This cocoon of quiet sophistication has a killer location close to sights and shopping. Its 92 rooms and suites offer a flawless interplay of marble,…
Upstalsboom Hotel Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain
In this Berlin branch of a small chain of German seaside resorts, subtle maritime flair pervades the public areas, while the rooms offer tranquillity and…
City West & Charlottenburg
Sharp angles are eschewed at this stylish hotel with retro-futuristic design, from the red-hot lobby to the white-on-white rooms, some with sexy bed…
City West & Charlottenburg
This good-value hotel has spacious rooms with design inspired by Le Corbusier, which translates to an angular aesthetic combined with a muted colour…
Berlin
Clean, cheerfully painted singles, doubles and dorms (sleeping three to 10) plus abundant shared facilities, helpful staff and a great location are among…
Swissôtel Berlin Kurfürstendamm
City West & Charlottenburg
Swissôtel scores highly with style-loving business and leisure travellers thanks to good-sized, carpeted rooms dressed in soothing earth tones, featuring…
Museumsinsel & Alexanderplatz
With its designer sofas, ambient music and industrial-chic public areas, One80° is a next-gen lifestyle hostel. There's space for over 700 people in dorms…
City West & Charlottenburg
The Berlin outpost of this stylish Portuguese chain is a great fit for travellers with a taste for streamlined design, which carries through from the…
Friedrichshain
At this cleverly converted 19th-century prison on scenic Rummelburger Bucht (bay), anyone can stay in the five snug 'cells' that are sparsely, if…
Berlin
In the heart of trendy-town, close to cool bars, shops and restaurants, this modern contender has set up shop in a historic building that once housed the…
Berlin
Self-caterers won’t miss many comforts of home in these 21 breezy self-catering apartments available in three sizes – L, XL and XXL – the last being a…
Friedrichshain
Close to sightseeing and nightlife, this attractive hostel in an historic brick building wraps around a lofty atrium with a lounge where cultural and…
Ameron Hotel Abion Spreebogen Waterside
Berlin
In a converted dairy farm right on the Spree River, the Abion has bright and airy rooms and comes with easy access to major sights, boat cruises and the…
Museumsinsel & Alexanderplatz
This 94-room city hotel in a sensitively restored 19-century merchant home retains such period details as a mosaic floor and a stucco-adorned floating…
Historic Mitte
Despite its ho-hum location on a busy street, this privately owned hotel scores high for comfort, design and a ‘with it’ vibe. The lobby, with its…
Museumsinsel & Alexanderplatz
At this dependable value-for-money pick, you'll retire to well-proportioned rooms that never threaten to become fussy or overdecorated, but are equipped…
