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You'll have sweet dreams in this 19th-century ex-chocolate factory whose courtyard-
cloistered rooms are quiet despite being smack-dab in the bustling Bergmannstrasse quarter.
Rooms exude elegant yesteryear flair with rich earth-toned fabrics and dark-wood furniture.
The nicest (deluxe category) even have a small private terrace. Check-in is at the on-site
Cafe Sarotti-Höfe (great breakfast, €10).
HOTEL
HOTEL RIEHMERS HOFGARTEN
€98/131, apt €175; ; Mehringdamm)
Take a romantic 19th-century building, add contemporary art, stir in a few Zeitgeist touches
such as iPod docks and you'll get one winning cocktail of a hotel. Riehmers' high-ceilinged
rooms are modern but not stark; if you're noise-sensitive, get a (slightly pricier) courtyard-
facing room. Assets include in-room tea and coffee facilities and a popular on-site gourmet
restaurant. Optional breakfast €7.
HOTEL
HOTEL JOHANN
breakfast €95-120; ; Prinzenstrasse)
This 33-room hotel consistently tops the popularity charts, thanks to its eager-to-please ser-
vice and good-sized rooms where minimalist designer style contrasts with such historic
flourishes as scalloped ceilings and exposed-brick walls. The small garden is perfect for
summery breakfasts, while happening Bergmannstrasse and the Jüdisches Museum are with-
in strolling distance.
Friedrichshain
HOSTEL, HOTEL
PLUS BERLIN
dm/d from €14/26; ; Warschauer Strasse, Warschauer Strasse)
A hostel with an indoor pool, sauna and yoga classes? Yep. Within stumbling distance of
Berlin's best nightlife, Plus is a flashpacker favourite. There's a bar for easing into the night
and a tranquil courtyard to soothe that hangover. Spacious dorms have bunks, desks and
lockers, while private rooms have TV and air-con. All have en suites. Optional breakfast is
€6.
