Berlin/Mitte

Berlin Mitte contains the historical heart of Berlin and represents in many ways the real center of the city. Most of the main sights are located within the Mitte district, as are most of the political institutions and also many media companies. The area around Unter den Linden is Berlin's primary boulevard and represents the very core of the central Berlin Mitte district. 2001 the eastern district Mitte was joined with the western districts Tiergarten and Wedding (which has nothing to do with the english word). This can lead to confusion, because normally (but not officially) one says Mitte when thinking about the old district. Tiergarten consists largely of the big central park (in the south), on which borders some political and cultural institutions and the Potsdamer Platz are located and a (rather poor) residential area with a high immigrant population in the north. Wedding is, similar to northern Tiergarten basically a poorer residential district with a high immigrant population and only a few minor interesting things for tourists.

Culture and History

Here, we speak about the districts in their old sense (Mitte, Tiergarten, Wedding).

Orientation

The old district Mitte can be divided into several neighborhoods and sub-districts in order to help traveller's traversing it:

• Mitte:
  • Unter den Linden, the prime boulevard, from Museums Island to Brandenburg Gate, crossing the main shopping street, Friedrichstrasse, half the way.
  • Museuminsel (Museum Island) and Lustgarten (the square in front of the Altes Museum and adjacent to the Berlin Cathedral.
  • Nikolaiviertel, a quarter near Alexanderplatz which comes close to old town style, but built by the DDR regime.
  • Spandauer Vorstadt with Scheunenviertel

• Tiergarten is located west of Mitte, the Brandenburg Gate marks the north-south-border.
• Wedding is located north of Mitte, with Bernauer Strasse as it's border. There you can also visit some remains of the Berlin Wall.

Travel to Mitte, visa requirements

Mitte regained its position as the main transfer point as in June 2006 with the opening of the new main station (Hauptbahnhof), a giant palace of glass and steel, which is at the border of Mitte and Tiergarten. Almost all short- and long-haul trains will arrive and depart from this station. Other main public transport stations are Friedrichstrasse and Alexanderplatz.

Public transport

Mitte is served by many S- and U-Bahn lines. The S1 and S2 go from north (Oranienburg and Wedding) to south (Potsdamer Platz and Schöneberg), the Stadtbahn (city S-Bahn, line 5, 7, 9 and 75) goes from west (Charlottenburg) to east (Friedrichshain). They cross at Friedrichstrasse. U-Bahn line 2 connects Mitte with Charlottenburg (west) and Prenzlauer Berg (northeast), the U-Bahn lines 6 and 8 go north to Wedding and south to Kreuzberg and Neukölln.

The most important stations are:

• Alexanderplatz - the main connecting station; old centre of East Berlin, now about to experience a major revival;
• Friedrichstrasse - for Friedrichstr., Unter den Linden and as a connecting station;
• Unter den Linden - for Unter den Linden, Brandenburger Tor and Reichstag;
• Hackescher Markt - for the lively Spandauer Vorstadt/Scheunenviertel;
• Stadtmitte - for Gendarmenmarkt;
• Klosterstrasse - for Nikolaiviertel;
• Potsdamer Platz - for Potsdamer Platz and Kulturforum (the philarmonic, some museums).

• Tiergarten - for the Tiergarten park, the flea market on the Strasse des 17th Juni and the Siegessäule (Victory column).

• Gesundbrunnen - the main station of Wedding, where also some regional trains stop.

Mitte attractions and sightseeing

Landmarks

• The Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) [1] is the city's Protestant cathedral and the burial place of the Prussian kings.

• The Reichstag [2] - this imposing building houses the Federal German Parliament or "Bundestag" and was originally completed in 1894 to meet the need of the newly-unified German Empire of the Kaisers' for a larger parliamentary building. The Reichstag was intended to resemble a Renaissance palace, and its architect, Paul Wallot, dedicated the building to the German people. The massive inscription in front still reads: "Dem Deutschen Volke" - 'For the German people'. The Nazi leader Adolf Hitler exploited the fire which gutted the Reichstag building in 1933 by blaming the Communists for the arson and for attempted revolution. There is good evidence to suggest, however, that his followers were actually responsible and that this was a manufactured crisis. When German reunification became a reality, the new republic was proclaimed here at midnight on the 2nd October 1990. The Reichstag has undergone considerable restoration and alteration, not least the addition of a spectacular glass dome designed by the British architect Norman Foster. The Reichstag building is well-known in the art world thanks to Paris-based Bulgarian artist Christo's mammoth 'Wrapped Reichstag' project in 1995. The entire building was swathed in silver cloth for two weeks that summer.

• Fernsehturm/Alexanderplatz

• Marienkirche/Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse

• Siegessäule (Tiergarten) (Victory Column). Want to feel like one of the angels in Wim Wenders' classic film Der Himmel über Berlin (a.k.a. Wings of Desire)? Climb to the top of Gold-Else, as the statue of Victory on the top of the Victory Column is known. Just don't jump off if you're not actually an angel. Else was moved to her present location by the Nazis, but was originally built to commemorate Prussian military prowess in the wars against Denmark (1864), Austria (1866) and France (1870-71). Five roads run into a traffic circle called Grosser Stern, in the center of which is the Siegessäule. Else is visible from much of the city district known as Tiergarten. At the base of the statue are reliefs of war scenes representing the conflicts which this monument memorializes. The Allies forced Germany to take those panels down in 1945, but they were remounted in 1984 and 1987.

• Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) [3] - the only surviving Berlin city gate and a potent symbol of the city. This is the point where Strasse des 17. Juni becomes Unter den Linden. The gate was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans in 1791 and was intended to resemble the Acropolis in Athens. The Brandenburg Gate now symbolizes reunification, after dividing East and West Berlin for decades)

• Pariser Platz - the large square in front of the Brandenburg Gate contains the French and American embassies, as well as the rebuilt Hotel Adlon and the new building of the Academy of Arts.

• Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe [4] (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas) - opened on 10 May 2005, a vast Holocaust memorial designed by the American architect Peter Eisenman and built close to the Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz, only a few hundred metres from the site of Hitler's bunker.

• the Russian Embassy (formerly the Soviet Embassy, Sowjetische Botschaft) [5] - a vast wedding cake of a building, built between 1949-1951 in the best Stalinist style and meant to symbolise the dominance of the Soviet Union in East German affairs before 1989.

• Opernplatz - Nazi Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels made Bebelplatz (then called Opernplatz) infamous on 10th May 1933, when he used the square across from Humboldt University to burn 20,000 books by "immoral" authors of whom the Nazis did not approve. Their list included Thomas and Heinrich Mann, Arnold Zweig, Kurt Tucholsky and Sigmund Freud. Today a monument is the reminder, though it blames Nazi students for the episode.

• Neue Wache ("New Guardhouse") [6] - originally erected in 1818 to a classically-inspired design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel as a guardhouse for the imperial palace, since 1993 this compact building has housed a small, but extremely powerful war cenotaph, the Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany, continuing its use under East German rule as the primary "Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Militarism". The interior of the Doric column-fronted building is intentionally empty, but for a small but moving sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz depicting a mother cradling a dead child. The statue is positioned beneath a round hole in the ceiling, exposing the figures to the rain and snow.
• the Neue Synagoge (New Synagogue) and the Centrum Judaicum (Jewish Centre) [7], Oranienburger Strasse 30
• the Alter Jüdischer Friedhof (Old Jewish Cemetery), Grosse Hamburger Strasse
• World time clock (Weltzeituhr) - Built in 1969, this 16-ton, communist-era clock is one of Berlin's main meeting points. Each of its 24 sides corresponds to one of Earth's 24 time zones and it has the names of some of the world's most important cities written on it.

Museums and Galleries

Based on plans of the famous architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1822 and starting with construction from 1830 onwards, the island in the river Spree was developed as a Museum island by the Prussian emperors. There are five museums today on that island that mainly focus on archaeology and art of the 19th century. After the reunification, all museums were restored (or are restored still) and were brought back to life. The Museuminsel (Museum Island) has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

• Pergamon Museum (Museuminsel) [8] There are three huge collections housed within this grand building: the Collection of Classical Antiquities, the Museum of Near Eastern Antiquities and the Museum of Islamic Art. The Pergamon Museum was the last museum built on Museumsinsel (Museum Island) and was intended to house the great acquisitions brought back to Germany by archaeologists of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Schliemann and his forerunners revolutionized the archaeology world with their precise and increasingly scientific methods. It was their methodology and documentation that began to separate those in the archaeological profession from mere grave-robbers of centuries past! In fact, the adventuresome exploits of Indiana Jones could have been based on some of these men, and the Pergamon Museum is a result of their efforts. Start in the museum's best-known attraction, the Pergamonsaal. The Pergamon Altar (165 BC), from the eponymous Asia Minor city-state, is three stories high and served as the entrance gate to an entire complex. It is astounding both because of its size and extremely precise detail, especially in a frieze which shows the gods battling giants. The entire room is the same color as the building's stone, making the details on the frieze section stand out even more. Facing the stairs, on the left hand side of the room there is a small-scale model of the altar which allows the viewer to see where the frieze segments would have originally been mounted. A 1:300 scale model of Pergamon city is located on the right side of the room. The monumental market door of Milet is under restoration, but it is still possible to see large parts of it
  • The Voderasiatische Museum (Museum of the Ancient Near East) [9] -
  • Part of the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities) [10] - the most spectacular part of which is the reconstructed temple of Pergamon. There is also the perhaps even greater Ish-Tar gate of Babylon, from centuries BC, which is reconstructed together with a strech of the procession way.
• Altes Museum (Museuminsel)

• the Alte Nationalgalerie (Museuminsel) (Old National Gallery) [11] - specialising in 19th century painting and sculpture; Monet, Manet, Cézanne, C. David Friedrich and other important 18th and 19th century artists are well-represented.

• The Bodemuseum (Museuminsel) [12] is closed until 2006 for renovations and usually exhibits byzantic arts and impressive coin collection
• Deutsche Guggenheim, Unter den Linden 13-15 (U6 Franzoische Strasse), tel. 030 20 20 93, [13]. Compared to New York, Bilbao and Venezia it is a relatively small exhibition place. It usually hosts a temporary exibition and is free on Monday, with a free guided tour starting at 18:00. Since the place is small and the name "Guggenheim" a very famous one, the place is often very crowded.
• Museum für Post und Kommunikation, [14]. Museum for telecommunication and post with many interesting historical objects.
• Bauhaus Archiv [15]
• Zille Museum [16] A museum dedicated to the Berliner artist.
• Museum of Applied Arts divided between two sites - the Culture Forum (together with the Picture Gallery) and Koepenick Castle.
• Anti-War Museum [17]
• Documentation Centre of the Berlin Wall [18] (right next to the most original part of the Berlin Wall - and for free! You also have a good view over the northern inner city of Berlin.
• DDR Museum [19] A museum dedicated to every day life at the DDR time. The museum has very relaxed rules and you are allowed to touch and examine almost every object, which adds greatly to the experience.
• Hugenottenmuseum, in Französischer Dom, Platz der Akademie. The Hugenottenmuseum represents the ongoing influence on Berlin by the Huguenots who emigrated from France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Crown Prince Friedrich William encouraged them to settle here because most of them were skilled workers or otherwise useful to the kingdom. One memorable artwork, in room nine of the museum, pictures Crown Princess Dorothea exclaiming "But he's a refugee!" upon being presented a very valuable set of jewels by Pierre Fromery. The generally agreed-upon view of refugees as poor, without resources let alone diamonds, was blown apart by the talented French Protestants forced to leave their country due to religion.

• Hanf Museum Berlin, (Mitte) Mühlendamm 5 (Bus 142, Bushaltestelle 'Mühlendammbrücke', everything else near Alexanderplatz), 030 / 242 48 27 (info@hanfmuseum.de), open Tue-Fr: 10-20, Sa/So: 12-20, Mo closed; It is the only hemp museum in Germany; you can see the history of hemp, the culture and use of it. You can see hemp grow. There is a cafe downstairs, with an open wavelan access. 3,- Euros, Kids under 10 go free, tours are possible; http://www.hanfmuseum.de

• The Neptunbrunnen bronze fountain by Reinhold Begas. It was erected in 1891 as a present from the city of Berlin to the Kaiser. It stands between the Marienkirche and the Rotes Rathaus, Berlin's 5th town hall, built in 1869. This is one of the nicer Neptune statues in Europe, and there are many. Neptune, trident in hand, presides over the square supported by sea-nymphs with webbed feet carrying him on a seashell. Denizens of the deep (a seal, an alligator, snakes and turtles, among others) spray water at him in homage while languishing mer-ladies pour water into the fountain, clutching sea-nets overflowing with marine bounty.

• The Gemäldegalerie (Tiergarten) (Painting Gallery) [20], Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz (Stauffenbergstraße 40), tel 030-2662101, fax 030-2662103, open Tu- Su 10 am - 6 pm, Th 10 am - 10 U-Bahn / S-Bahn Potsdamer-Platz, Bus 129, 341 (Potsdamer Brücke), 148, 348, (Kulturforum), 200 (Philharmonie), 248 (Potsdamer Platz) - The Gemäldegalerie contains an astounding array of paintings, including works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Goya, Velasquez and Watteau. The collection contains works from the old Bodemuseum on Museuminsel in the East, now closed, and the former Gemäldegalerie in Dahlem. Its strong points are German paintings of the 13-16th centuries, Netherlandish painting of the 15th and 16th centuries, Flemish paintings of the 17th century, and miniature paintings of the 16th-19th centuries. In the newer section of the museum, designed by architects Heinz Hilmer and Christoph Sattler, there is enough space to display 1,150 masterpieces in the main gallery and 350 in the studio gallery - of the almost 2,900 pieces in the European painting collections. Established in 1830, the newly built gallery from 1998 is situated at the Kulturforum complex and has about 7,000 sq m of exhibition space (a complete tour of the 72 rooms covers almost 2 km).
• The Kunstgewerbemuseum (Tiergarten) (Museum of Applied / Decorative Arts) [21], Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz (Tiergartenstrasse 6), tel 030-2662902, fax 030-2662947, open Tu - Fr 10 am - 6 pm, Sa - Su 11 am - 6 pm, U-Bahn / S-Bahn Potsdamer-Platz, Bus 129, 341 (Potsdamer Brücke), 148, 348, (Kulturforum), 200 (Philharmonie), 248 (Potsdamer Platz) - the oldest museum of its kind in Germany which, despite great losses during the World War II, still possesses one of the world's primary collections of European applied art. There are two sections to the collection: one located at the Kulturforum in Tiergarten, the other at Köpenick Palace (re-opened 27th May 2004).
• Nikolaikirche Berlin's oldest church (1230) is a 3-nave hall church. It is located in the center of an area destroyed by bombs in the war which was then turned into a faux "old town" by the East German authorities called Nikolaiviertel. The area is more a hodge-podge of relocated buildings than an authentic reproduction, and the newly-built 1988 apartments that attempt to "harmonize" with the older buildings are embarrassing. The church itself is one of the only structures that was renovated rather than rebuilt. It is best known for a sandstone sculpture called the Spandauer Madonna (1290), but there are other interesting pieces here. When the church was destroyed in 1938 and rebuilt in the 1970s, the communist officials intended to use it as a museum, which did not open until 1987. The museum includes sacred textiles and religious sculpture from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries. The Nikolaikirche is the showplace of the Nikolaiviertel, which isn't saying much.
• Sony Centre [22]

City tours

• Love Parade [23], when over a million ravers and spectators descend on the area. Trucks laden with sound systems roam up and down the park, gathering at dusk at the Siegesäule for a final free giant concert. This massive techno parade takes place almost every summer. After a two year hiatus it was back on 15 July 2006. It won't take place in 2007. The actual parade begins at the Ernst-Reuter-Platz and moves across Strasse des 17. Juni to Brandenburg Gate and then turns back to Siegessäule. Post-parade events wrap up around 11 PM.

• During summertime you can enjoy an open-air cinema in front of the Altes Museum, showing alternative movies (most of them in original language). It's very wise to buy tickets for the "Sommerkino" in the afternoon if you don't want to join at long queue at night with the chance of not getting a ticket.

Theatre

• Grips Theater, [24]. Famous children theater with a light political touch, European recognition for the musical Linie 1.
• Kabaret Theater Distel, [25]. Cabaret and comedy, political satire in German.
• Maxim Gorki Theater, [26]. Sometimes plays the 3 Pennys Opera by Brecht.

Shopping, Mitte souvenirs

• Potsdamer Platz Arkaden is a nice medium sized shopping mall

Flea markets

• Arkonaplatz, Prenzlauer Berg/Mitte, Sundays 10.00-17.00
• Am Kupfergraben/Museumsinsel, Saturdays and Sundays 10.00 -16.00

Record shops

• Rotation, Weinbergsweg 3 (Mitte), [27]. Offers a vast range of techno, house and electronica. Weekly news. Open Mon-Sat noon-8PM.
• Leila M, Rosa Luxemburg Str. 30 (Mitte), inside Kino Babylon, [28]. A large selection of music on CD & vinyl: romantic songwriters, inspiring pop-music, minimal techno, contemporary electronica and so on. Open Mon-Fri noon-10PM, Sat 1PM-8PM.

Good restaurants and cheap meals

Mitte north

• Brecht Keller - Famous basement restaurant in former house of Brecht with Austrian inspired kitchen (receipts from Helene Weigel), reservations essential!, Chausseestr. 125 T: 030-2823843
• Brasserie Ganymed - Good french cuisine direct at the terasse of the river and close to the theaters, Schiffbauerdamm 5,10117 Berlin, T: 030-28599046
• Kasbah - Moroccan restaurant cafe and bar, Gipsstraße 2, 10119 Berlin, telephone: 030 - 27 59 43 61
• SUSURU stylish new japanese restaurant specialises in Udon-dishes - Japanese noodles in a tasty soup.Be prepared to get a bit slurpy with your soup - it adds to the flavour! Rosa-Luxemburg Str. 17, telephone: 030 - 2 11 11 82
• De Nhat (Auguststr, near Oranienburger Str) - best Viatnamese in town, every meal for 5 euro

Around Gendarmenmarkt

• VAU 1 Michelin star, 17 points from Gault Millau, reservations essential, very famous with politicians (reservations essential!!!)
• Aigner Haute cuisine mixture with influences from Berlin and Vienna (reservations essential!!!)
• Lutter & Wegner Berlin cuisine in top style, since 1811 own sparkling, red and white wine selections, waiters wear white gloves
• Fischers Fritz, Charlottenstraße 49, tel. 030-2' 33 63 63. Royal style and offers Japanese breakfast in Regent hotel.

Mitte nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

• Haifischbar, Arndtstr. 25, tel. 030-691 13 52, [29]. Bar with sushi and excellent cocktail and whiskey selection.
• Victoria Bar, Potsdamer Straße 102, tel. 030-25 75 99 77, [30]. Excellent bar with a huge variety of cocktails.
• Newton Bar, Charlottenstr. 57 (direct at Gendarmenmarkt), tel. 030-20 61 29 90. Poshest bar in town and a must hang-out place for the beautiful, the famous and the rich. Excellent cigar and whiskey selection.
• Reingold, Novalisstrasse 11, tel. 030 217 516 45. Lounge in a former locomotive construction hall (1930s style), mix of after work crowd and normal scene.

Clubs

• Delicious Doughnuts, Rosenthaler Strasse 9, 10119 Berlin Mitte, U-bahn Rosenthalerplatz. Very cozy venue (bar-style) with a relaxed atmosphere. Definitely non-pretentious with a diverse and friendly crowd. Remember to ring the door bell and wait for the door to be opened before you walk in. There is usually a small entry fee. Especially great when coming in the early morning hours.
• Adagio, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, direct on Potsdamer Platz. A place with chandeliers for the healthy and older (30+) crowd.
• Rio, Chausseestrasse 106, [31]. Parties and concerts, sometimes VJs and a haircutter. One of the best in independent/experimental electronic music - usually opened every saturday, sometimes (special events) also one day during the week. Closed right now, will reopen end of the year at another place.
• Cafe Moskau, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, [32]. Every Sunday night there is the GMF, a mainly gay party. U-Schillingstraße(U5)
• Kinzo, [33]. Situated under the TV tower at Alexanderplatz.
• Sophienclub, Sophienstr. 6. Tuesdays is Britpop, Disco on Thursdays and Funk & Soul on Saturdays.
• Fate Club, Hochstr. 46. Techno, trance and house; houses an after hour (5am) gay and lesbian lounge.
• H2O-Club, Dircksenstr./Ecke Karl-Liebknecht-Str. Mainly hiphop with a younger crowd.
• Lime Club, Dircksenstr. 105. For the "dark side" of music: morbid but comfy.
• Grüner und Roter Salon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 2, right and left at the Volksbühne. On weekends hiphop, electro, 80s and indie with freestyle DJs. Grüner Salon features also Swing/Tango/Salsa Parties.
• Club der polnischen Versager, Torstrasse 66, tel. 030-280 937 79, [34]. From Polish films to country music, everything to make our neighbours feel like home. Closed right now till the end of the year.

Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

Budget

• Mitte's Backpacker [35] - Chausseestr. 102, 10115 Berlin (Mitte), Tel. 28 39 09 65, Fax 28 39 09 35, info@backpacker.de, 2-Bed Rooms start at €22 per person, Sleeping hall starts at €13, U-Bahn Zinnowitzer Str. This hostel boasts a super central location, only 10 minutes from all the main sights of the city. The theme rooms are astonishing!
• David's - Cozy Backbacker Hostel [36], Bredowstr. 35, 10551 Berlin (Tiergarten), Tel. 3 93 53 59, Fax 39 03 84 20, reservation@hostel-berlin.org, 2-Bed Rooms start at €15 per person, Sleeping hall starts at €9, U-Bahn Birkenstraße
• Citystay Hostel Berlin-Mitte, Rosenstraße 16, Tel. +49 30 2362 4031, Fax +49 30 2790 7170, info@citystay.de, [37]. Citystay is a modern city hostel, opened in April 2005. Unconventional ambience and low prices. Located in the heart of (downtown) Berlin, just minutes on foot from all the diverse culture and nightlife that the city has to offer. Citystay is a good place for all backpackers, individuals and families.
• Helter Skelter Hostel Berlin (former Clubhouse Hostel), Kalkscheunenstr. 4-5 (U-Bahn: Oranienburger Tor, S-Bahn: Friedrichstrasse), tel. 280 44 997, fax 290 44 717, e-mail: info@helterskelterhostel.com, [38]. 2-Bed Rooms start at €46/room, big dorms start at €13.
• Heart of Gold Hostel Berlin, Johannisstr. 11 (U-Bahn: Oranienburger Tor, S-Bahn: Friedrichstrasse/Oranienburger Straße), tel. 2900 3300, fax 290 44 717, e-mail: bridge@heartofgold-hostel.de, [39]. 2-Bed rooms start at €48/room, big dorms start at €14.
• The Circus, Weinbergsweg 1a (U-Bahn: Rosenthaler Platz), tel. 2839 1433, fax 2839 1484, info@circus-berlin.de, [40]. 2-Bed rooms start at €21 per person, sleeping hall starts at €13.
• Baxpax Downtown Hostel Hotel , Ziegelstr. 28, tel. +49 30 2787 4880, [41].
• Jugendgästehaus Berlin International, Kluckstr. 3, tel. +49 30 261 1097, service@jugendherberge.de, [42]. Four-bed rooms start at 21 € (depending on age), ten-person-dormitories start at €15, all overnights including breakfast and bedsheets. Central location near Potsdam Square with quiet surroundings. HI-Hostel-membership required, international guests may also pay €3.10 extra for an overnight membership. Tiergarten
• Amstel House Berlin, Waldenserstr. 31, tel. +49 30 395 4072, info@amstelhouse.de, [43]. A newly refurbished guest house in an art nouveau style building. Four-bedded dorms from €15/person/night. Single and twin rooms en-suite also available. 7 mins. away from the central station, 15 mins. from Tegel airport, 2 stops with the U-Bahn from the Zoo station.Tiergarten

Splurge

• Hotel de Rome [44] Located at Bebelplatz next to Unter Den Linden and the Museumsinsel. The latest addition to Berlins most luxurious hotels.

• InterContinental Berlin Hotel [45] Located between Kurfürstendamm and Potsdamer Platz in the embassy quarter and host to many visiting presidents.

• Hotel Adlon`[46], Unter den Linden 77 (Pariser Platz, Unter den Linden), Phone: +49 (0)30 2261-0, Fax: +49 (0)30 2261-2222 Email: Adlon@Kempinski.com, cf. Flagship hotel of the Kempinski chain. Located direct at the Brandenburg Gate. Rated best hotel of europe in 2006.

• Grand Hyatt[47] Located direct at the Potsdamer Platz within walking distance to many major attractions. One of the best business hotels in town. During the Berlinale film festival one of the hotels to stay because all locations are in walking distance.

• Westin Grand[www.westin-grand.com] Located excellently at the corner of Friedrichstraße and Unter Den Linden. Pomp architecture of the GDR.

• The Regent, [48]. Former Four Seasons hotel now managed by Radisson SAS. Located next to Gendarmenmarkt near Unter Den Linden.

• The Mandala Hotel, [49]. Hotel near Potsdamer Platz, Kulturforum, Neue Nationalgalerie and the Philharmonic. The Mandala offers also more private Suites near Friedrichstraße.

• Marriott [50]. Located directly at Potsdamer Platz. Classical Marriott style in an elegant building.

• Maritim pro arte, [51]. Good location at the Friedrichstrasse.

• Hilton Hotel Berlin, [52], Mohrenstrasse 30. The Hilton Berlin is situated near Gendarmenmarkt. The main tourist attractions are at walking distance from hotel and can be reached fast and easily. You can reach Tegel airport in about 30 minutes and the main train station in under 10 minutes.

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