10 of the best hotels in Berlin

The Michelberger

Since opening 14 years in the past, the Michelberger has constructed a group of each locals and vacationers who flock to this historic manufacturing unit turned fashionable boutique lodge. Nestled between Berlin’s most energetic districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, its 140 rooms, geared toward catering for all budgets, entice an eclectic, inventive clientele. Transport hyperlinks can take you throughout city 24/7, not that you just’ll be travelling far. In-house courtyard concert events, yoga courses, ice baths and saunas are on provide; there are many bars and eating places in each course, whereas Berghain – the town’s most well-known nightclub – is just a brief stroll away, when you fancy your luck getting in.
Rooms from £79, michelbergerhotel.com

Orania Berlin

Laid-back luxurious sums up Orania’s environment, a nook of calm within the coronary heart of vibrant Kreuzberg’s hectic streets. With solely 41 rooms, a keep right here is an intimate expertise: there’s reside music within the open-plan foyer, bar and restaurant from Tuesday to Saturday, with an ever-changing lineup of Berlin-based artists taking the stage. The chef’s duck 4 methods is legendary, however when you’re feeling frugal, simply pop over to Doyum for a kebab or to Goldies for Michelin-quality quick meals. Any Tuesday or Saturday, potter alongside the river to Maybachufer’s sprawling Turkish market.
Rooms from £158, orania.berlin

25hours Lodge Bikini

Housed in a Nineteen Fifties high-rise, on high of the Bikini Berlin idea shopping center, the Berlin providing from the rising 25hours chain has an actual buzz. “City” rooms look out over the town skyline – the jungle possibility affords floor-to-ceiling home windows with views throughout the sprawling Tiergarten, with the enclosures of Berlin’s well-known zoo immediately under. In each room you’ll discover a free minibar, moveable speaker and backpack to borrow: seize your gear, choose up a bicycle from reception and discover. Or else head upstairs to the bustling rooftop bar and a middle-eastern meal at NENIen, or unwind within the ninth-floor sauna and watch the elephants and monkeys whereas sipping complimentary beers from the fridge.
Rooms from £158, 25hours-hotels.com

Lodge Oderberger

Occupying the location of a Nineteenth-century public bathhouse, this 70-room boutique Prenzlauer Berg lodge opened again in February 2016 after exhaustive renovations, bringing the spectacular deserted constructing again to life. Many unique particulars had been preserved, the 20m indoor pool with vaulted ceiling being essentially the most spectacular. You may need to face in step with locals to take a dip, nevertheless it’s well worth the wait. It’s solely a 10-minute stroll to Mauerpark previous cafés and eating places, the place on Sundays the well-known flea market is effectively value a visit.
Rooms from £122, hotel-oderberger.berlin

Wilmina

Over within the western district of Charlottenburg, Wilmina could have solely opened in April 2022, however the 11 years the crew spent changing this former courthouse and jail right into a tranquil oasis was time effectively spent. Authentic particulars – cell doorways, window bars – are tastefully integrated into its gentle, fashionable and ethereal design. With a rooftop pool, attic sauna, spacious visitor lounges and secret courtyards, keep right here for a retreat of relaxation and rest, best after a day spent exploring the town’s best purchasing streets and eating places proper outdoors the gate.
Rooms from £163, wilmina.com

Chateau Royal

With 93 rooms on 5 flooring, this hanging upmarket boutique lodge sits parallel to the well-known Unter den Linden boulevard, just some minutes’ stroll from the Brandenburg Gate. As soon as a Stasi spy hub, left to rot for 30 years, its doorways reopened final September. Now 1850s structure meets fashionable design right here, with early Twentieth-century supplies – vibrant marble, oak parquet flooring, nickel and handmade craquelé tiles – giving Berlin Bohemia a classy, up to date twist. Nevertheless it’s the artwork which actually takes centre stage right here. With the work of over 100 main artists to be present in visitor rooms, bar, restaurant and public areas, the lodge is likely to be a stone’s throw from a number of the metropolis’s best museums, however can be a gallery in and of itself.
Rooms from £170, chateauroyalberlin.com

The Circus

With lodge, hostel and house lodging, Circus affords a trendy and central place to remain at each value level. The crew right here curate occasions and actions to entertain these staying, not that you just’ll want a lot steerage: situated on the buzzing Rosenthaler Platz, you’re in prime place to buy, eat, drink, dance and devour tradition to your coronary heart’s content material.
Rooms from £17 (hostel) and £87 (lodge) circus-berlin.de

Lodge the Yard

Don’t let the quiet avenue outdoors idiot you: this Kreuzberg lodge is in an ideal place to discover Berlin on foot. Impressed by a Milanese courtyard, interiors listed below are glossy and minimal, with a recent and compact really feel to the smaller of the 55 rooms. Each the Jewish Museum and Berlinische Galerie are a 10-minute stroll away, whereas it’s 5 minutes extra to Checkpoint Charlie. Wind down with a swim within the indoor pool, and a Finnish sauna.
Rooms from £109, hotel-theyard.berlin

Hüttenpalast

For one thing slightly totally different, attempt checking into one in every of Hüttenpalast’s huts or classic caravans, parked in a former manufacturing unit complicated within the stylish space of Neukölln. City glamping is likely to be 3unconventional – and require some rest room sharing – however the flea market finds that deck out the communal areas have an actual attraction. There are six loft-style rooms out there, too, for many who choose slightly extra privateness.
From £61, huettenpalast.de

Soho Home Berlin

All corners of the town are inside simple attain of Soho Home, an 85-room Berlin outpost situated between the districts of Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg. Its industrial stylish aesthetics would possibly really feel fashionable, however this lodge is steeped in historical past. Again within the Nineteen Twenties, the eight-storey Bauhaus constructing was a Jewish-owned division retailer. Over the many years that adopted it first grew to become the HQ for the Hitler Youth, then later house of the Communist occasion’s Central Committee as soon as the town was break up in two. If the rooftop pool, cinema, fitness center, basement spa and three onsite eating places aren’t sufficient to entertain you, there’s lots to see on the doorstep – the enduring Volksbühne theatre and well-known TV tower are simply across the nook; the 24-hour concierge crew know precisely which bars, outlets, golf equipment and eating places are on pattern.
Rooms from £170, sohohouse.com.