The back story
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The back story
The grand hotels of Berlin: the back story
The Adlon at the Brandenburg Gate, palaces of the old West on the Kurfürstendamm, and design hotels in the creative east: where to stay, and why the address matters.
Hotels guide · by area
Berlin’s Grand Hotels: Dining, Bars & Spas
The grand hotels of Berlin area by area, with the restaurants each one lists, and characterful hotels in the east.
What's onThis week in Berlin
In Mitte
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At the Brandenburg Gate
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Berlin’s most famous hotel, on Pariser Platz beside the Brandenburg Gate, with the one-star Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer.
Unter den Linden 77, 10117 BerlinExplore View on map
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Facing the State Opera
Hotel de Rome
A Rocco Forte hotel on the Bebelplatz, facing the Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
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By the Gendarmenmarkt
Regent Berlin
A grand hotel a few steps from the Gendarmenmarkt and the Konzerthaus.
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Art-filled rooms off Unter den Linden
Hotel Château Royal Berlin
A boutique hotel in Mitte, with a bar and brasserie, full of contemporary art.
Neustädtische Kirchstrasse 3, 10117 BerlinExplore View on map
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In the old telegraph office
Telegraphenamt
A hotel in a former telegraph office on Monbijoustrasse, near the Hackesche Höfe.
The City West
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On the Kurfürstendamm
Hotel Zoo Berlin
A grand hotel on the Kurfürstendamm, the boulevard of the old West.
Kurfürstendamm 25, BerlinExplore View on map
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On the Kurfürstendamm
Hotel Bristol Berlin
The classic grand hotel of the Kurfürstendamm.
Kurfürstendamm 27, BerlinExplore View on map
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Above the Zoo station
Waldorf Astoria Berlin
A tower hotel in the City West, by the Zoo station and the Memorial Church.
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Hugos, One MICHELIN Star
Hotel InterContinental Berlin
A large grand hotel on Budapester Strasse, with the one-star Hugos.
Budapester Strasse 2, 10787 BerlinExplore View on map
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On the edge of the Tiergarten
Das Stue
A design hotel in a former embassy on the edge of the Tiergarten, next to the zoo.
Drakestrasse 1, BerlinExplore View on map
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Views over the zoo
25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin
A design hotel in the Bikini Berlin building, with the Monkey Bar looking over the zoo.
Budapester Strasse 40, BerlinExplore View on map
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A cabaret mood off the Ku’damm
Provocateur Berlin
A boutique hotel with a cabaret mood, just off the Kurfürstendamm.
Brandenburgische Strasse 21, BerlinExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars (2026)
FACIL
A two-star restaurant in The Mandala Hotel on Potsdamer Platz.
Potsdamer Strasse 3, 10785 BerlinExplore View on map
The creative east
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On Oranienstrasse
Orania.Berlin
A boutique hotel with a restaurant and bar in a corner building on Oranienstrasse.
Oranienstrasse 40, BerlinExplore View on map
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By the Oberbaum Bridge
Michelberger Hotel
A relaxed design hotel by the Warschauer Strasse station and the Oberbaum Bridge.
Warschauer Strasse 39–40, BerlinExplore View on map
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In a historic bathhouse
Hotel Oderberger
A hotel in a restored historic bathhouse in Prenzlauer Berg, with its swimming hall.
Oderberger Strasse 57, BerlinExplore View on map
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On Torstrasse
Soho House Berlin
The members’ club and hotel on Torstrasse, with rooms open to non-members.
In the green
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Among the lakes and forest
Schlosshotel Berlin
A villa hotel in Grunewald, the green south-west of the city.
Brahmsstrasse 10, BerlinExplore View on map
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