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Reminders of this once-divided city’s turbulent history coexist with ultra-modern glass and steel skyscrapers and reinvented urban centers. Packed with cultural treasures, hip clubs, cutting-edge dining options, and no less than three opera houses, Berlin is the Continent’s first true 21st-century metropolis.
Modern Berlin is über-strong on counter-culture, history, museums, and nightlife (it has one of the best scenes in all of Europe).
Art'otel Berlin Mitte
Art’otel Berlin Mitte bills itself as the equivalent of an art gallery, showcasing work by contemporary German artist...
Honigmond
Built in 1899, this small hotel offers colorful charm at a reasonable price. Its restaurant features traditional German...
Ostel
Spend the night in socialist style. The young owners combine communist décor with a community feel in this inexpensive...
Propeller Island City Lodge
Propeller Island City Lodge may be one of the more creative hotels ever created. Lars Stroschen is the artist who owns and...
Artotel
The Artotel lives up to its name with its fine modern paintings and interior design – in this centrally located branch,...
Hotel Bleibtreu
Berlin’s first boutique property opened in 1995 in a 19th-century building on a charming side street off the bustling...
Hotel Q!
Since it opened, the Hotel Q! has been winning awards for its style, design, and scene. There’s no sign on the door, but...
Lindner Hotel Am Ku'damm
This well-located 146-room hotel offers business amenities and tourist luxuries a stone’s throw from shopping and the...
Lux 11
Mitte’s stylish new boutique property Lux 11 feels more like an apartment building than a hotel. The 72 rooms are...
Grand Hyatt Berlin
The Grand Hyatt Berlin is a super-modern, architecturally stunning hotel on the equally super-modern, architecturally stunning...
Hotel Adlon Kempinski
This 100-year-old charmer with a view of the Brandenburg Gate has survived war, fire and complete reconstruction to play host...
Hotel de Rome
Located just off Unter den Linden in what was until 1945 the Dresden Bank building, Hotel de Rome retains many of the old...
Ku'Damm 101
Ku’Damm, located on one of Berlin’s busiest streets in the former West Berlin, is one of the city’s best new...
Ritz-Carlton Berlin
The grand façade of this 302-room standard for quality fits right in with the modern architecture of its neighboring...
Schlosshotel im Grunewald
Schlosshotel lies just outside the center of town in a beautiful late-Baroque home in the fancy Grunewald neighborhood. If...
Art'otel Berlin Mitte
Art’otel Berlin Mitte bills itself as the equivalent of an art gallery, showcasing work by contemporary German artist...
Honigmond
Built in 1899, this small hotel offers colorful charm at a reasonable price. Its restaurant features traditional German...
Ostel
Spend the night in socialist style. The young owners combine communist décor with a community feel in this inexpensive...
Propeller Island City Lodge
Propeller Island City Lodge may be one of the more creative hotels ever created. Lars Stroschen is the artist who owns and...
Artotel
The Artotel lives up to its name with its fine modern paintings and interior design – in this centrally located branch,...
Hotel Bleibtreu
Berlin’s first boutique property opened in 1995 in a 19th-century building on a charming side street off the bustling...
Hotel Q!
Since it opened, the Hotel Q! has been winning awards for its style, design, and scene. There’s no sign on the door, but...
Lindner Hotel Am Ku'damm
This well-located 146-room hotel offers business amenities and tourist luxuries a stone’s throw from shopping and the...
Lux 11
Mitte’s stylish new boutique property Lux 11 feels more like an apartment building than a hotel. The 72 rooms are...
Grand Hyatt Berlin
The Grand Hyatt Berlin is a super-modern, architecturally stunning hotel on the equally super-modern, architecturally stunning...
Hotel Adlon Kempinski
This 100-year-old charmer with a view of the Brandenburg Gate has survived war, fire and complete reconstruction to play host...
Hotel de Rome
Located just off Unter den Linden in what was until 1945 the Dresden Bank building, Hotel de Rome retains many of the old...
Ku'Damm 101
Ku’Damm, located on one of Berlin’s busiest streets in the former West Berlin, is one of the city’s best new...
Ritz-Carlton Berlin
The grand façade of this 302-room standard for quality fits right in with the modern architecture of its neighboring...
Schlosshotel im Grunewald
Schlosshotel lies just outside the center of town in a beautiful late-Baroque home in the fancy Grunewald neighborhood. If...
Café Einstein
This regal, Vienna-style café is not to be confused with the Einstein chain seen around Berlin. Find a seat in the...
Café Wintergarten im Literaturehaus
This refined, historic restaurant is part of an arts foundation, but you’ll love the raspberry torte, fresh salads, rich...
Dachgarten at the Reichstag
Bypass the eternal lines for the German parliament building, a hybrid architectural gem, by making a reservation at its...
Oki
A clever hybrid of Japanese and Northern-German cuisine, like Yuzu-grilled scallops paired with beet puree, from an...
I Due Forni
Thin-crust Italian-style pizza served by Italians at this roomy, family-friendly restaurant complete with outdoor playground....
Konnopke's Imbiss
Enjoy one of Berlin’s signature dishes, Currywurst, at this streetside snack stand, one of the best local sources for...
Café Einstein
This regal, Vienna-style café is not to be confused with the Einstein chain seen around Berlin. Find a seat in the...
Café Wintergarten im Literaturehaus
This refined, historic restaurant is part of an arts foundation, but you’ll love the raspberry torte, fresh salads, rich...
Dachgarten at the Reichstag
Bypass the eternal lines for the German parliament building, a hybrid architectural gem, by making a reservation at its...
Oki
A clever hybrid of Japanese and Northern-German cuisine, like Yuzu-grilled scallops paired with beet puree, from an...
I Due Forni
Thin-crust Italian-style pizza served by Italians at this roomy, family-friendly restaurant complete with outdoor playground....
Konnopke's Imbiss
Enjoy one of Berlin’s signature dishes, Currywurst, at this streetside snack stand, one of the best local sources for...