“With a railway line so close that it almost collides, this privately owned hotel needs to work extra hard to attract its guests – and it certainly does. Each room is designed and decorated by a different artist (who receives a small ‘royalty’ every time it’s used) and each is completely unique; the website tells all. Try for a non-railway room, though double glazing does much to dampen the noise. Breakfast is taken in the brasserie next door. Great fun.”
They say
“Our hotel is often called a "gallery where you can spent the night" in one of the city's most exciting neighborhoods ... within view of the Reichstag building, the Spree river, Friedrichstraße, Unter den Linden, and the Brandenburg Gate. This is a historical area that has been recently attracting attention with top-flight architecture, both old and new, on both sides of the Spree. The most important trends in politics, culture, media, and science come together here. Comprising a neo-classical residential palais from 1825 and an addition from 2003, the hotel offers almost 50 rooms, a generous lobby, and an art gallery for holding events. All rooms were decorated by a renown artist, and so every room is an original.... Sculptures in the lobby and philosophy in the stairwell accompany guests en route.”
