Price quality wise This is one of the city's better hotels. The Henri Hotel in Charlottenburg is housed in a handsome building from 1899. There are creaking herringbone parquet floors, winding corridors, and a liquor trolley displaying Berlin drinks in the lobby (you are in Berlin, after all!). The breakfast room is furnished with heavy armchairs and gilded frames on the walls.

The 72 rooms are each decorated differently, with old (feel free to call them vintage) furniture. On weekday evenings, there is a small buffet kitchen where you can make your own sandwiches. For those who don't feel like going to a restaurant after a long day exploring the city.

The location in Charlottenburg is a bit quieter and close to the Ku'damm. Rooms start from around 150 euros per night. Meinekestraße 9.

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Kantstraße 79 was a women's prison until 2018, and that makes it interestingThe Binnenhof now has 44 rooms and everything is tranquil. There is a spa, an indoor pool, a gym, a library with a fireplace, and a rooftop terrace above the penthouse. Waking up here is a breeze, as the breakfast is a solid ten. Wilmina Brot bakes its own sourdough bread. Kantstraße, one of the nicest streets in West Berlin with good restaurants and cafes, is right on the doorstep for those who want to go out afterwards.

The location is a bit further from the attractions (the zoo is a 25-minute walk, Charlottenburg is much closer), but it is really nice and quiet here.

Rooms from 175 euros per night. Kantstraße 79.

Wilmina

The good old Dean. A different sweetheart in every town, and this one is located in a late nineteenth-century building on Uhlandstraße. Inside, interior designer Rachael Gowdridge has transformed the space into something she herself describes as built on 'contrast, restraint, and moments that make you pause.' Good. Lots of color where you least expect it, vintage furniture alongside contemporary art from Berlin galleries, and floor lamps.

The 81 rooms vary, some slightly larger, others overlooking the courtyard. No spa, no gym, but a good workspace, pleasant lighting, and a good bed. On the ground floor sits Benedict, a Berlin brunch favorite that is open from early morning until late at night. The biscotti they make there have been mentioned multiple times in reviews.

Rooms from around 120 euros per night. Uhlandstrasse 49.

The Dean

Anyone who knows Kreuzberg knows why you would want to stay at Orania.Berlin. The building on Oranienplatz was constructed in 1913 as the Café Oranienpalast, a venue for cabaret, jazz, and the fringes of Berlin life at the time. It subsequently became a department store and an office building. Now it is a 41-room hotel. It has a resident artistic director who programs live performances by Berlin musicians in the bar (awesome!), which features a Steinway piano that reportedly once belonged to the Berliner Philharmoniker.

For food, there is the X-Berg Duck: a five-course menu centered around duck, from crispy skin pancakes to dim sum and fried rice with truffle. Please note: book in advance.

Rooms from 200 euros per night. Oranienplatz 17.

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2009 was a good year, when the hotel also opened AMANO. It can't be more central in Mitte (near Rosenthaler Platz), the roof terrace is absolutely fine and also the in-house bar is a great tip. That they are good at what they do at AMANO is evident: over the years they opened even more hotels in various German cities (Munich, Leipzig, Düsseldorf) and in London. In Berlin it didn't stop at one either. You can now stay at MANI by AMANO, ZOE by AMANO, AMO by AMANO, AMANO Grand Central, AMANO East Side and ROMY by AMANO.

AMANO

An excellent base for exploring the immense Berlin from front to back and from left to right is the NH Collection hotel right in Mitte, next to Friedrichstrasse metro station. You are right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the posh part of Germany's coolest city, right between giant Rossmann drugstores. Where, tip, many regular brands are cheaper than in the Netherlands, but where you can also find nice German spreads und so weiter can find. A lovely bookshop with a good pen and notebook section and all the big chain stores, plus the shopping and hang-out area Hackescher Markt within walking distance.

Although the location and surroundings are of course great lures, the hotel itself is also not bad: great rooms with a rain shower with the best built-in massage jet ever and wonderful beds. And a truly fantastic breakfast, with of course scrambled eggs, sausages and more fresh fruit than you can handle, but also salmon, charcuterie, small couscous salad and kickstarter with vegetables. Tasty, but also nice if you want to eat vegetarian, gluten- or lactose-free.

NH Collection Berlin Mitte Friedrichstrasse