$$-$$$$, Western Downtown
Fodor's Review:
Opened in 1995, Berlin's first design hotel is as fresh as ever. Rooms are simple and serene, with untreated oak, polished stone, and neutral shades. The eye candy lies in the terra-cotta-tile courtyard, which secreted from the street but still in front of the hotel. You can sip drinks at its 23-foot-long table, which is covered in shiny blue ceramic shards and rests on a bed of glass pebbles. A tall chestnut tree lends shade. To reinvigorate after shopping at the nearby boutiques, help yourself to the free items in your mini-refrigerator or slip into the herbal steam bath.
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