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Left The Dorint am Gendarmenmarkt Right A suite in Hotel Palace

Luxury Hotels

Hotel Palace

The expensively

restored hotel on the

second floor of the

Europa-Center is a real

find - all the rooms are

exquisitely designed, two

of the suites (Zack-

enbarsch and Panda)

were styled by the

director himself. The

hotel staff are unobtrusive

and very helpful.

d Budapester. Str. 45

• Map N/P5 • (030) 250 20

• www.palace.de • €€€€

Dorint am

Gendarmenmarkt

Relatively inexpensive

and the smallest of the

first-class hotels (70

rooms, 21 suites), the

Dorint is probably also

one of the most attract-

ive, with excellent views

of Gendarmenmarkt.

d Charlottenstr. 50- 52 •

Map L4 • (030) 203 750

• www.dorint.de • €€€€

Hotel Inter-

continental Berlin

Luxury hotel in Tiergar-

ten, renovated two years

ago, with great views

over the central park, this

hotel is popular with

business travellers.

Although the building

itself is not particularly

attractive, the rooms are

furnished in a timelessly

elegant style. Its three

restaurants offer first-

class food, and the bars,

pool and fitness area are

also excellent. d Buda-

pester Str. 2 • Map N5/6

• (030) 260 20 • www.berlin.

interconti.com • €€€€€

Westin Grand

Hotel

Luxury accommodation

in an historic spot, at the

corner of Friedrichstraße

and Unter den Linden,

offering large, elegant

rooms and US-style

service. The lobby and

the grand stairs are

breathtaking. There's also

a café and a bar.

d Friedrichstr. 158-164

• Map K4 • (030) 202 70

• www.westin-grand.com

• €€€€€

Grand Hotel

Esplanade

Glitzy, modern hotel,

with furnishings some-

where between func-

tional sobriety and

Bauhaus-style. Service

and facilities are first-

class and Harry's New

York Bar is very popular.

d Lützowufer 15 • Map N6

• (030) 25 47 80 • www.

esplanade.de • €€€€€

Swissôtel Berlin

One of Berlin's new

luxury hotels, the Swiss-

ôtel is located at the

busy corner of Ku'damm

and Joachimsthaler

Straße. Great views of the

city, especially at night.

d Augsburger Str. 44

• Map P4 • (030) 22 01 00

• www.swissotel.com • €€€€

Madison

Potsdamer Platz

This apartment hotel, in a

great spot in Potsdamer

Platz, has suites of 35-

100 sq m (375-1,100 sq

ft) with kitchen, stereo,

fitness area, sauna, daily

papers and anything else

you could possibly wish

for. d Potsdamer Str. 3

• Map K3 • (030) 590 05 00

00 • www.madison-

berlin.de • €€€€

Steigenberger

Berlin

A first-class hotel, hidden

away in a quiet park-like

square, yet close to

Ku'damm. The deluxe

rooms are a particularly

good deal - a private

lounge, daily newspapers

and free drinks are

included if you stay here.

d Los-Angeles-Platz 1

• Map P4 • (030) 212 70

• www.steigenberger.de

• €€€€

Dorint Sanssouci

Berlin-Potsdam

This new four-star hotel is

located near Alexandrovka,

the historic Russian col-

ony, within walking

distance of Schlosspark

Sanssouci. Offering great

facilities (fitness centre,

pool, restaurant, bars), it

is particularly well suited

as a base for excursions

into Brandenburg province.

d Jägerallee 20 • (0331) 27

40 • www.dorint.de • €€€€

SAS Radisson

Berlin

A modern luxury hotel

with a huge aquarium in

the lobby. It has stylish,

bright rooms with great

views of Berliner Dom

and Alexanderplatz. It

has Asian and fusion

cuisine restaurants. d

Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 3 • Map

K5 • (030) 238 280 • €€€€

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