Berlin Hotels & Hostels (490)

If it were in Mitte, this sassy lifestyle hotel would be hipster central. But, alas, it’s kinda out there in the far west, albeit close to the trade-fair grounds. Still, you may want to ma…

This classy hotel occupies a heritage-listed ex-dairy and fuses postmodern chic with early-20th-century industrial architecture. It's a full-service affair, hugging an idyllic stretch of the Spre…

Supercentral cool-magnet with bold colours and edgy custom design inspired by prominent Berliners.

The East-Side’s white-and-butter-yellow classical façade is a bit of a tease because its 36 rooms really are a meditation on minimalism. The best thing about the place, quite frankly,…

On a leafy avenue, the stylish Bleibtreu pioneered sustainable hospitality long before everyone else jumped on the bandwagon. Furniture made from untreated oak, virgin wool carpets and walls daub…

If you're a serious surfer dude (of the Internet, that is), this may be the place for you. Every single room is equipped with your own PC with flat-screen monitor and free, unlimited, round-the-c…

This boutique hotel wears its ‘art’ moniker with a justified swagger: over 400 works by renowned contemporary German artist Georg Baselitz decorate its 109 rooms and the public area…

Views, views, views! Berlin’s tallest and second-largest hotel has got them. Right in the belly of Alexanderplatz, this sleek tower is honeycombed with 1012 rooms (some rather snug) sporti…

The Hecker’s lobby, with ice-blue backlit bar, promises to be an overture to an edgy 21st-century-design hotel, but that tune doesn’t quite carry over into the rooms. They’re…

No fancy marquee here, only an innocuous grey façade to indicate your arrival at this high-octane hot spot popular with romantics and metrosexuals. Q’s streamlined, Zeitgeist-capturin…

History streams through this hotel as strongly as the Thames through London. In business since 1929, there’s something comfortably stuffy about this intimate grand hotel that writer Thomas…

This 92-room boutique hotel in a sensitively restored historic fur-trading house retains such period details as a mosaic floor and a stucco-adorned floating stairway. Rooms are good-sized, neutra…

Now the handsome 1920s building has been reborn as a high-concept jewel that wraps all that's great about Berlin - history, innovation, elegance, the art of living - into one attractive package.

If this modern and well-kept hotel feels like a breath of fresh air, it may be because it's the Berlin branch of a small chain of German seaside resorts. Rooms have a clean, uncluttered look and …

At this swish and supercentral contender, right next to Museumsinsel (Museum Island), you will quite literally ‘sleep with the fishes’, thanks to the AquaDom, a 25m-high tropical aquarium in the …

Thanks to top-to-bottom restyling, progressive management and a stellar art collection, this 1970s hotel has completely shaken its GDR-era vibe and is now solidly rooted in the 21st century. It's…

This 60-room hotel earns its 'arte' moniker with the works of Austrian artist Günter Edlinger, whose abstract oils and pastoral florals add splashes of colour to the rooms and hallways. Alas…

Louisa's is a discrete deluxe hideaway that dazzles with class not glitz, perfect for sharp dressers tired of anonymous big-city hotels. Few properties put more emphasis on customising guest serv…

This sleek and chic haven pays homage to the father of pop art, Andy Warhol. More than 200 originals turn the lobby, lounge and rooms into a veritable art gallery. The bar is great for a nightcap…

If you like designer boutique hotels but value the amenities of a big-city property, the Concorde should fit the bill. Designed by Jan Kleihues, from the curved limestone facade to the door knobs…

This cocoon of quiet sophistication has 92 rooms and suites that are a flawless interplay of marble, glass and light, even if some are a tad twee. Same goes for the bathrooms and the top-floor sp…

A place of casual sophistication and unfussy ambience. Six sizes of suites are available, each outfitted for maximum comfort and ideal working conditions in case you're here to ink that deal. Per…

Sure, it’s a swank celebrity haunt but you don’t need to be Madonna to sleep, eat or party at this consistently cool designer temple a whiff away from theatres and the casino. The m…

Only a discrete logo reveals that you’ve arrived at one of Berlin’s most popular full-on luxury addresses. The 302 rooms and suites exude effortless sophistication through a neutral…

If you have coin, set up shop in this 19th-century bank HQ where designer Tommaso Ziffer has created a delightful alchemy of historic and contemporary flair. The former vault is now the pool/spa …

Buckets full of imagination were mixed into the paint at this well-established 'art hostel' in a former hat factory near the Mitte fun district. Each room has its own wacky theme created by trave…

Baxpax was among the first in town to take budget hospitality to a whole new level. Meet other globetrotters in the fireplace cafe, the courtyard lounge (with stylish pods for chilling) or the ro…

Small, artsy and chilled-out, this sociable hostel in an old factory puts you smack-dab into Kreuzberg's party zone. It has great security, fanciful murals and one of the most original beds in to…

A standout with pennywise nomads. Dorms and rooms are clean, cheerfully decorated and equipped with single pine beds (no bunks) with individual reading lamps. The new street level cafe-bar-recept…

Prepare for blast-off at this spacey hostel themed around Douglas Adams' 1979 science fiction spoof The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Dorms come equipped with individual lockers, steel-pipe b…

Occupying two buildings separated by a busy road and the U-Bahn tracks (which run above ground here), Meininger is part of the new generation of Berlin hostels offering modern rooms and a comfort…

A convivial, international place with a big communal room and a fun bar right next to the train tracks. Dorms and rooms are bright, with neat laminate flooring, metal-frame beds and large lockabl…

Young, jet-setting, social types give high marks to this eastside hostel that puts the ‘fun’ in funky and is a great launch pad for in-depth nightlife explorations. Clean rooms spor…

Wombat's knows how to do hostelling right. From backpack-sized in-room lockers to individual reading lamps and a guest kitchen, the attention to detail is impressive. Spacious rooms have their ow…

Central hostel and Busabout stop.

Moored right by the East Side Gallery, this floating hostel puts you within staggering distance of top party venues. Cabins are carpeted and trimmed in wood, but pretty snug (except for '1st-clas…

Friendly, convivial and fun, this small hostel is within strolling distance of hip hang-outs and public transport. Cultural and linguistic barriers melt quickly in the idyllic back garden, the gu…

Brought to you by the Circus Hotel folks, this splendid and central budget abode fires on all cylinders.

This sweet little nautical-themed, 12-bed hostel is as warm and welcoming as an old friend’s hug thanks to its wonderful owners, Jutta and Liane. Both avid travellers, they have created a …

This friendly, clean and efficient abode combines a simple hotel and an upmarket hostel under a single roof. Modern furnishings and a young, good-natured crew give the place a fresh, upbeat feel.…