Berlin’s cityscape presents a tale of resilience once ruined by World War II. A short stroll can take you on a journey through time as you visit what’s left of the Berlin Wall or enter through the gates of what was once the forbidden territory of the Bradenburg Gate. To lift your spirits, enjoy shopping in East Berlin’s fashion galleries, or head to West Berlin and shop along the Ku’Damm. With its variety of museums, Berlin is a history lover’s paradise. Bustling with unique street art, clubs, bars, and cafes, every boulevard has something significantly different to offer to visitors. In the center of Berlin sits a major entertainment intersection known as Potsdamer Platz. There you will find the European headquarters of Sony Center, where you can dine, shop, and see shows.
Berlin’s Highlights:
Brandenburg Gate and Memorial Church: These two monuments are what Ellis Island is to New York. In the 1980s, the former stood on a no-man’s land adjacent to the infamous Berlin wall. The latter was rebuilt during the postwar era and is considered a symbol of Berlin's commitment to peace.
Reichstag: The spectacular German Parliament is housed here and is open to the public during parliamentary proceedings.
Holocaust Memorial: This highly controversial museum was unveiled in 2005.
Petere Eisenman: Prepare yourself for an emotional and unforgettable visit to this memorial.The tombstones hold the desperate correspondence left by separated family members.
Check Point Charlie: The crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War is a must-see attraction for tourists.
Pergamon Museum: A vast area representing Pergamon, the ancient Greek city. It exhibits reconstructed sites like the Pergamon Altar, the Market Gate of Miletus,and the Ishtar Gate in their original sizes.
Berlin-Mitte is home to some grand and palatial hotels, like the old-fashioned Adlon and the stately Four Seasons. This upscale luxe boutique joins the old boys on the Gendarmenmarkt (one of Berlin's celebrated squares) and has proved itself a worthy competitor, drawing guests who prefer a sleeker and more modern environment.
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Berlin’s top hotels tend to be grand hotels, stately old palaces with hundreds of rooms—so the Brandenburger Hof cuts a bit against the grain. From the outside, this fin-de-siècle mansion could pass as a smaller, more intimate cousin to places like the Adlon; but the elegant facade conceals some of Berlin’s most modern h ...
This place has got to be one of the best-kept secrets we’ve ever seen. The sign which identifies this residential building as the site of Art Nouveau hotel gives no clue, and may even scare you off. In fact, it takes a trip up an antique iron-gated lift to the fourth floor to even find the front door, which itself looks like the entrance t ...
It doesn’t get much heavier than the Hotel de Rome, a converted 19th-century bank building off the Bebelplatz in old East Berlin — its stone walls and neoclassical architecture are a perfect match for the high seriousness of the Rocco Forte house style. This luxe hotel is set to become the lodging of choice for business-class visitor ...
Some of the best shopping in Europe is to be had in Berlin, specifically on the Kurfürstendamm, the main commercial drag of what was pre-unification West Berlin. Perfectly placed for shopping excursions is the Ku’ Damm 101, quite prosaically named for its address, in a converted office block in the Wilmersdorf district at the west end ...
In the heart of Berlin’s shining new Potsdamer Platz, amid a sea of futuristic skyscrapers, and sandwiched between the Sony and Daimler Chrysler complexes, the Mandala is something of an oasis. Despite the bustle on the streets below, the atmosphere is anything but harried, with views over the quiet inner courtyard or balconies and terrace ...
The Ellington is, at least on one level, a throwback to a couple of Berlin’s golden eras. Its reconstructed Weimar-style facade fronts a block-long office building dating back to 1932, and it owes its name to a frequent guest at Badewanne, the famous West Berlin jazz club that stood behind these doors during the 1950s, playing host to the ...
Located on the sleepy Bleibtreustrasse, just off the shopper’s paradise of the Kurfürstendamm, the Bleibtreu Hotel is the sort of downtown boutique we’d like to see more of. This is a hotel that succeeds in being modern and hip, yet never painfully so, in being suitable for business and leisure travelers alike, not just bespecta ...
There’s a case to be made that present-day Berlin’s main occupation is artistic and cultural production — which, in a way, means that the Nhow Berlin, in this town at least, is the ultimate luxury business hotel. Where some more traditional hotels boast about their conference space, Nhow points out that it’s the only Euro ...
Located on a verdant, tree-lined suburban street, the only thing that distinguishes the Schlosshotel from the other mansions in the neighborhood is a small sign lit subtly in white lights. Not surprisingly, it started out as a private residence. Walther von Pannwitz, the original owner, was a personal advisor to the Kaiser Wilhelm and as fervent ...
They’re calling it the Golden Cage, this distinctive, warm-toned, metal-clad modern building on Weinmeisterstraße in Berlin Mitte. The bit about the cage is meant to be ironic, we think, as the Weinmeister is very much the sort of place you’re supposed to want to be confined in. It’s so hard to tell sometimes, when it com ...
For some of us, the name is all the description this one needs. But for those of you who demand a little more explanation than simply Casa Camper Berlin, we’ll elaborate. It’s a sequel to the Casa Camper in Barcelona, owned by the Spanish footwear brand, and it brings the same youthful irreverence and unpretentious artiness to Berlin ...
Berlin is a city of many centers, or of no center at all — same thing, really, and in the end you’ve got to quit meditating on that seeming paradox and just pick a neighborhood. Old East Berlin is where you’ll find the cutting-edge nightlife, Mitte is the booming commercial center, and for shopping, particularly of the high-end ...
Sir F.K. Savigny may be an aristocrat, but he’s an aristocrat of the urban sophisticate variety. The Savignyplatz itself is a green idyll sprouting from the Kantstrasse, a block from the Kurfürstendamm, the famous shopping boulevard, and the Sir F.K. Savigny lies just around the corner. This district, Charlottenburg, was the hip heart ...
Most luxury boutique hotels aim to create an immersive and theatrical experience, one that the low-maintenance traveler may find slightly overbearing. If you’re the type that depends on the hotel bar for your entertainment and the hotel staff for your every need, then Lux 11 may feel a bit sparse. But for guests who know their way around B ...
The story of premium denim is one that is intricately intertwined with the launch of 7 For All Mankind in Los Angeles, California in the Fall of 2000. 7 For All Mankind was the first company to truly bring premium denim to scale, marking Los Angeles, California as denims' venerable center for research and development worldwide changing the l ...
The Swissôtel Berlin is located in the heart of West-Berlin and combines traditional Swiss hospitality with a heartfelt service. The elegant and modern Business Hotel offers 316 rooms and suites as well as 10 conference rooms.
Directly at the famous Kurfürstendamm it is the ideal starting point to explore the numerous s ...
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