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In the art'otel berlin
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Lobby and bar in Hecker's Hotel
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Soral Hotel Spreebogen
Designer Hotels
art'otel berlin-
mitte
Berlin's best designer
hotel emphasizes every
detail, and everything here
has been styled, from the
furniture to the soap in
your bathroom. The walls
of the historic building
are decorated with paint-
ings by Georg Baselitz.
The hotel is centrally
located, close to Nikolai-
viertel.
d
Wallstr. 70-73
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Map L6
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(030) 24 06 20
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www.artotel.de
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€€€
Dorint Schweizer-
hof Berlin
The newest of Berlin's
luxury hotels, Schweizer-
hof features beautifully
clean lines, precious
woods and a large, well-
designed fitness area -
all in the centre of the
western city. Art plays a
major part in the hotel -
the brightly furnished,
Scandinavian-style rooms
are decorated with paint-
ings by the artist Ter Hell.
d
Budapester Str. 25
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Map N5
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(030) 269 60
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www.dorint.de
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€€€-€€€€
Brandenburger
Hof
One of the only hotels in
Berlin to be influenced by
the Bauhaus, the
Brandenburger Hof has
free-swinging leather
seats and ball-shaped
lamps, forming an
exciting contrast to the
historic building.
d
Eislebener Str. 14
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Map
P4
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(030) 21 40 50
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www.
brandenburger-hof.com
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€€€-€€€€
DeragHotel
Großer Kurfürst
If you prefer modern
designs, this hotel is not
for you - the rooms here
are all classically styled.
The Großer Kurfürst has
successfully incorpor-
ated modern facilities
into an historic building.
It also features many
useful extras, such as
free public transport
and bicycle hire.
d
Neue Roßstr. 11-12
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Map L6
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(030) 24 60 00
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www.deraghotels.de
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€€€-€€€€
Hecker's Hotel
The plain façade of
this modern business
hotel, centrally situated
in a side street just off
Ku'damm, belies the
much more sophisticated
interior - you'll be
greeted by modern art,
cool minimalism, clever
lighting and first-class
service. d
Grolmanstr. 35
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Map N3
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(030) 889 00
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www.heckers-hotel.com
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€€€
Sorat Hotel
Spree-Bogen
Architect Wolfang Bor-
chardt has succeeded
in turning the old Bolle
Dairy into a modern
hotel with friendly rooms
and a restaurant, both
overlooking the Spree
River. Next door are the
semi-circular modern
glass buildings of the
Ministry of the Interior.
d
Alt-Moabit 99
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Map J1
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(030) 39 92 00
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www.
sorat-hotels.de
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€€€€
artemisia
Art and women rule
at this small guesthouse
- the hotel is run by and
for women and all the
rooms are beautifully
colour-coordinated.
Regular exhibitions by
women artists from
Berlin are held.
d
Bran-
denburgische Str. 18
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Map
B5/6
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(030) 873 89 05
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€€
Maritim proArte
Hotel Berlin
Predominantly styled in
tones of green and blue,
this modern business
hotel boasts almost 300
modern paintings, which
decorate the rooms.
Every piece of furniture
has been carefully styled.
d
Friedrichstr. 151
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Map
K/L4
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(030) 203 35
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www.
maritim.de
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€€€-€€€€
SORAT art'otel
Berlin
Works of art hang, stand
and lie everywhere inside
and outside this hotel,
especially works by Wolf
Vostell, and the interior is
boldly designed in ultra-
modern vibrant colours.
d
Joachimsthaler Str. 29
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Map P4
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(030) 88 44 70
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www.sorat.de
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€€€-€€€€
INN SIDE
Residence Hotel
This small hotel is full
of modern works of art -
even the showers are art
installations. The rooms
also have kitchens.
d
Lange Str. 31
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Map H3/4
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(030) 29 30 30
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www.innside.de
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€€
Note:
Unless otherwise stated, all hotels accept credit cards,
and have en-suite bathrooms.
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