Travel Reference
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Potsdamer Platz & Tiergarten
HOTEL
ABION SPREEBOGEN WATERSIDE HOTEL
030-3992 0990;
www.abion-hotel.de
; Alt-Moabit 99; d €85-220;
;
Turmstrasse)
In a converted dairy farm right on the Spree River, the Abion goes mostly for the suit bri-
gade, but also comes with easy access to major sights, boat cruises and the Tiergarten park,
though not to happening nightlife. Spend a bit extra on the newly renovated river-facing
rooms. Optional breakfast is €19.
The hotel is located about 1.6km west of the Hauptbahnhof via Invalidenstrasse and Alt-
Moabit. From Turmstrasse U-Bahn station, walk 250m east on Alt-Moabit.
HOTEL
SCANDIC BERLIN POTSDAMER PLATZ
€99-209; ; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park)
This Scandinavian import gets kudos for its central location and spacious blond-wood
rooms with big bathrooms as well as for going the extra mile when it comes to being green.
Distinctive features include the eighth-floor gym-with-a-view, the restaurant's Jamie Oliv-
er-created kids' menu and free bikes or walking sticks for spins around nearby Tiergarten
park. Optional (partly organic) breakfast is €9.
HOTEL
MÖVENPICK HOTEL BERLIN
€130-300; ; Anhalter Bahnhof)
This snazzy hotel smoothly marries contemporary boldness with the industrial flair of the
protected Siemenshöfe factory. Rooms vamp it up with glass cube walls and sensuous olive
wood furniture; some sport zany bath-tubs designed by Philippe Starck. The courtyard res-
taurant is lidded by a retractable glass roof for alfresco dining. Optional breakfast is €22.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
DAS STUE
030-311 7220;
www.das-stue.com
; Drakestrasse 1; r from €200;
;
100, 106, 200)
Hugging the Tiergarten park, Das Stue is as warm and welcoming as its name (Danish for
'living room') suggests. At the trapezoidal bar locals and guests mingle over superb cock-
tails, the Michelin-starred restaurant serves a 24-course menu intended to stimulate all five
