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place with vague Old Berlin styling and fairly comfortable
rooms, most of which have showers and some toilets too.
There are a small nu mber of good-value singles; rates
include breakfast. €54
Soho House Torstr. 1 T 030 405 04 40,
W sohohouseberlin.com; U-Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz; map
pp.72-73. Private members' club in a restored Bauhaus
building with forty rooms that range from tiny to extra-large.
Decor is quirky and fun, hinting at the faded glamour of the
late 1920s. There's also a lovely spa, gym, rooftop pool,
restaurant, bars, screening room and private d ining area.
Cheap offers from €100 are sometimes available. €210
Weinmeister Weinmeisterstr. 2 T 030 755 66 70, W the
-weinmeister.com; U-Weinmeisterstrasse; map pp.72-
73. Hotel with 88 spacious and stylish rooms sporting large
beds and modern gadgetry - in-room Apple TVs, iPads for
rent. The restaurant-bar serves decent German cui sine and
breakfast from €5, and there's a spa/beauty salon. €88
Ritz Carlton Potsdamer Platz 3 T 030 33 77 77,
W ritzcarlton.com; U- & S-Potsdamer Platz; map pp.90-
91. Distinctive skyscraper hotel with 303 rooms (some with
views of the Sony Centre atrium) sporting cherry wood
closets and watercolours. Amenities include a gl amor ous spa,
a great brasserie, lounges and five-star service. €185
Ì Scandic Potsdamer Platz, Gabriele-Tergit-
Promenade 19 T 030 700 77 90, W scandichotels.com;
U-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park; map pp.90-91. Smart
yet informal homage to Scandinavian design, part of the
international hotel chain, in a no man's land south of
Potsdamer Platz that's surprisingly close to much greenery
and very handy for the U-Bahn. Floors and rooms are
successfully themed by season, and the chain's eco-friendly
policies are much in evidence: no disposable sachets; local
ingredients - even down to the breakfast honey, from
rooftop hives - in th e re staurant; bikes available to rent.
On-site gym and bar. €82
TIERGARTEN
Ì Das Stue Drakestrasse 1 T 030 311 72 20, W das
-stue.com; U-Wittenbergplatz; map pp.90-91. Lodge in
luxury at the severely stylish prewar Danish embassy,
where views of the zoo's antelopes and ostriches from the
elegant 1920s-themed bar add to the charm. Rooms have
smart modern furnishings and det ailing and share a small
pool, spa and first-class restaurant. €170
Grand Esplanade Lützowufer 15 T 030 25 47 80,
W esplanade.de; U-Nollendorfplatz; map pp.90-91.
Sleek top-class hotel close to the Tiergarten park with good
facilities (including sauna, pool, fitness centre and spa), a
flashy New York-styl e co cktail bar, three restaurants and
even a private yacht. €99
Hansablick Flotowstr. 6 T 030 390 48 00, W hotel
-hansablick.de; S-Tiergarten; map pp.90-91. Riverside
hotel a short hop from the Tiergarten whose rooms sport
cheerful multicoloured furnishings, art by the likes of Otmar
Alt and Heinrich Zille, and all the usual mod cons. The rate
includes a good buffet breakfast, wi-fi and parking. €89
Intercontinental Budapester Str. 2 T 030 260 20,
W interconti.com; U- & S-Zoologischer Garten; map
pp.90-91. Modern luxury for high-powered business
people in a relatively dull corner of town, but with many
amenities, amo ng th em a fully equipped fitness centre,
sauna and pool. €147
Luise Kunsthotel Luisenstr. 19 T 030 28 44 80,
W luise-berlin.com; U- & S-Friedrichstrasse; map
pp.90-91. Each room here is an eccentric, and impressive,
work of art: one comes with bananas all over the walls and
hot-pink velvet bedding, while another is
CITY WEST
Alsterhof Augsburgerstr. 5 T 030 21 24 20,
W alsterhof.com; U-Augsburger Strasse; map p.108.
Central enough, though away from the bustle of the
Ku'damm, this is a ple asan t modern hotel with a top-notch
gym, pool and sauna. €87
art'otel Berlin City Centre West Lietzenburger Str. 85
T 030 887 77 70, W artotel.de; U-Uhlandstrasse; map
p.108. Sleek hotel, one for Andy Warhol fans, with more
than two hundred of his originals scattered about the
place. His style extends to the staff unifor ms an d the
furniture: white leather beds and purple chairs. €76
Askanischer Hof Kurfürstendamm 53 T 030 881 80 33,
W askanischer-hof.de; S-Savignyplatz; map p.108.
Askanischer Hof exudes an authentically vintage atmosphere
with period rooms (sixteen in total), eccentric decor -
gramophones, Prussian-era furnishings - and drawings and
photos on the walls. Breakfast included. €103
Bleibtreu Bleibtreustr. 31 T 030 88 47 40, W bleibtreu
.com; U-Uhlandstrasse; map p.108. With an interior
designed by Herbert Jacob Weinand and eco-minded
furnishings handcrafted in Germany and Italy, this unique
and discreet hotel has bright whit e roo ms, a café, florist
and a different scent on every floor. €93
Bogota Schlüterstr. 45 T 030 881 50 01, W bogota.de;
S-Savignyplatz; map p.108. Pleasant, down-to-earth
place offering a touch of affordable luxury in an historic
nineteenth-century building - which once served as the
Nazi Chamber of Culture. The photos on the third floor are
by the photographer known only as YVA, who tutored
Helmut Newton in the 1930s. The cheapest rooms share
facilities; add €30 per night for an en-suite room. Rates
include breakfast. €69
Dittberner Wielandstr. 26 T 030 884 69 50, W hotel
-dittberner.de; S-Savignyplatz; map p.108. Friendly
12
Alice in
Wonderland -themed with oversized furniture. The elegant
rooms at the front tend to suffer from train noise (earplugs
provided) but the quieter room s at the back are a bit
blander. Not all are en suite. €53
 
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