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; Adenauerplatz)
Louisa's is the kind of place that dazzles with class not glitz; it's an all-suite hideaway that
puts great emphasis on customised guest services. Suites here are luxe and huge and have
kitchens, the pool is small but refreshing, and the library palatial. A high-end restaurant
shares the premises. Optional breakfast is €22.
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WALDORF ASTORIA
from €220; ; Zoologischer Garten, Zoologischer Garten)
One of the newer hospitality temples in the City West, this skyline-altering tower hotel is the
brand's first in Germany and predictably well suited for feeding luxury cravings. Pampering
stations include the exquisite Guerlain spa with pool, the double-Michelin-starred restaurant
and the sleek Lang Bar. Rooms on the higher floors boast sweeping views. Optional break-
fast is €36.
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SOFITEL BERLIN KURFÜRSTENDAMM
; Kurfürstendamm)
Renowned Berlin architect Jan Kleihues pulled out all the stops to create this award-winning
alchemy of art, architecture and design. Supremely comfortable XL-sized rooms, a sophist-
icated but unfussy ambience, armloads of tasteful contemporary art and off-the-charts-
friendly staff make this French-flavoured refuge a perfect launch pad for urban explorers.
Optional breakfast is €28.
HOTEL
SAVOY HOTEL
; Zoologischer Garten, Zoologischer Garten)
History streams through this intimate grand hotel as strongly as the Thames does through
London. In business since 1929, there's something charmingly old school about this prop-
erty, which has comfortably housed writer Thomas Mann and Talking Heads' David Byrne.
The handsome rooms are classically furnished; some in the superior category have canopy
beds and air-con. Optional breakfast is €19.
HOTEL
SWISSOTEL BERLIN
