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Alameda
Though not anywhere one would call a neighbourhood, the modern Alameda hotel does grant you a view since it?s on the top floor. Rooms have arched windows and simple furnishing. Businesspeople like the proximity to a few embassies while clubbers find it near ...	Michaelkirchstr. 15 Tel: 30 86 83 30

Alexander Plaza
This former fur atelier dating from 1897 survived the war and has been beautifully restored and expanded into this well-designed hotel. All rooms have large beds and are decorated with modern art, while superior-class rooms also have kitchenettes. Other services include conference rooms ...	Rosenstr. 1 Tel: 24 00 10

art'otel Berlin Mitte
The white walls of this streamlined modern hotel are dedicated to the contemporary German artist Georg Baselitz, but The Factory bar and restaurant tips a Campbell soup can motif to Mr. Andy Warhol. When reserving, state your preference for what colour should decorate ...	Wallstr. 70-73 Tel: 24 06 20


Art-Hotel Charlottenburger Hof
This walk-up hotel's colourful rooms are well-designed and include free in-room internet access and plenty of modern art. The restaurant downstairs is open 24 hours. ...	Stuttgarter Pl. 14 Tel: 32 90 70 Fax: 323 37 23

Artemisia
Renata and Manuela are the friendly owners of this women-only pension just a minute from the U-Bahn station. The reception area is peppered with flyers for women's saunas and events, and the top-floor breakfast room has a collegiate commune feel. All but two ...	Brandenburgische Str. 18 Tel: 873 89 05

Askanischer Hof
Carved oak doors lead to this quaint pension that dates back to 1931. The charming breakfast room has high-back upholstered chairs and a decorative ceiling. Each of the rooms is different, but might include an overstuffed leather sofa, a headboard with inlaid mother-of-pearl, ...	Kurfürstendamm 53 Tel: 881 80 33

Bogota
The founder of Hotel Bogota had fled Nazi Berlin to Columbia and after returning to his home city, named his hotel in honour of the one city that had given him refuge. The former apartment building is one of those places where if ...	Schlüterstr. 45 Tel: 881 50 01

Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Haus
The excellently located hotel and conference centre of the Evangelical Church played a role in the disbanding of the GDR, when round table talks between the GDR regime and the opposition were held here in December 1989. The simple, quiet rooms are equipped ...	Ziegelstr. 30 Tel: 28 46 71 86

Dittberner
A wood-and-glass elevator is the magical introduction to Frau Lange's expansive third-floor pension. Her warm presence has filled these oversize guest rooms, all with high, beautiful stucco ceilings, since 1958. The abode was named Berlin's friendliest hotel in 2002. The antiques and artwork ...	Wielandstr. 26 Tel: 884 69 50

East Side Hotel
This very relaxed small hotel has great service, even if it?s completely laid back. There are no rules for check-in and check-out time, 24-hour room and desk service, and you can eat your breakfast in the 24-hour bar/café whenever you wake up, be ...	Mühlenstr. 6 Tel: 29 38 33

Funk
This turn-of-the-20th century pension has much going for it: location, history, and budget prices that don?t preclude atmosphere. Your high-ceilinged room with oriental rug, patterned wallpaper and lace curtains housed the once powerful, but alas forgotten silent screen star (and filmmaker herself) Asta ...	Fasanenstr. 69 Tel: 882 71 93

Golden Tulip Residenz
There's nothing like twisting corridors and heavy room keys to remind you that you're in Old Europe. Though nothing snazzy, rooms are comfortable and the breakfast buffet in an Art Nouveau dining room is worth getting up for. The dazzle of Ku'damm is ...	Meinekestr. 9 Tel: 88 44 30 Fax: 882 47 26

Holiday Inn City Centre East
Just northeast of Prenzlauer Berg's restaurant zone, the Holiday Inn is not very central but is connected to S-Bahn station Hackescher Markt by tram N°1. Rooms come in standard and the larger comfort class, which also have the candy korb (goodie basket) as ...	Prenzlauer Allee 169 Tel: 44 66 10

Honigmond & Garden Hotels
Two meticulously restored buildings with sparsely furnished rooms with original wooded floors makes for a homey feel. The nearby Garden Hotel dependence has a garden with a lawn and goldfish pond for frolicking around in summer. ...	Tieckstr. 12 Tel: 284 45 50

Ibis Mitte
Cheekily named after a district it isn't in, the Ibis remains great value for money. You get exactly what you pay for - a clean, bright room near the city centre, without too many perks. Note that prices increase a lot during trade ...	Prenzlauer Allee 4 Tel: 44 33 30

Jurine
A private hotel with seven floors, a wonderful garden terrace and a good location in Prenzlauer Berg. Rooms are moderately-sized and modernly furnished; those on the top floor have good views over the city. ...	Schwedter Str. 15 Tel: 443 29 90

Kastanienhof
A popular option set between the liveliest areas of Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg, the friendly Kastanienhof is a couple of tramstops (N°53) from S-Bahnhof Hackescher Markt. The rooms in this pension are fresh and spacious, and some offer internet connection possibilities. ...	Kastanienallee 65 Tel: 44 30 50

Kettler
This quiet and charming 1920s-style pension is crammed with contemporary artworks, and all but one of the romantic rooms has its own shower. Kettler is run by the charismatic Isolde Josipovici, a former photo model who's now better known as the Brunnenfee (Fountain ...	Bleibtreustr. 19 Tel: 883 49 49

Künstlerheim Luise
The huge horse's muzzle on the lobby wall indicates that there's something unusual about this hotel. Nearly every room in this former palace has been designed by an artist using themes as wildy varied as air travel, dogs and bananas, and resulting in ...	Luisenstr. 19 Tel: 28 44 80 Fax: 28 44 84 48

Louisa?s Place
These large suites with DVD players, DSL and desks are meant for long-term stays, but this classy hotel books rooms by the night as well. To access the completely renovated 100-year-old building you?ll need a key, or the simple front desk will buzz ...	Kurfürstendamm 160 Tel: 63 10 30

Märkischer Hof
A small, central hotel set back from the liveliest stretch of Oranienburger Straße, but with quiet rooms overlooking the back courtyard. Rooms are classically furnished and nothing special - you're not in this area of town to sit in your room, after all. ...	Linienstr. 133 Tel: 282 71 55

Mercure Berlin Mitte
A stone's throw from a U-Bahn station that can whisk you off in four directions, the Mercure is well-placed for both east and west. Earthy, Mediterranean colours dominate the common areas and in the adequately equipped rooms. ...	Luckenwalderstr. 11 Tel: 516 51 30 Fax: 516 51 36 00

Mercure Hotel Berlin an der Charité
Pretty slick for a three star, the newest Dorint in Berlin is kitted out in trendy cream and brown colours, and oozes subtle style. Rooms are light and functionally designed; the more luxury comfort class rooms come with wine and water. From the ...	Invalidenstr. 38 Tel: 30 82 60

Merkur
A small, friendly pension just north of the core of Mitte catering to budget businesspeople and tourists. Rooms are tidy and clean, and there's a generous breakfast included in the price. Ask for a quiet room overlooking the courtyard. ...	Torstr. 156 Tel: 282 95 23

Motel One
Basic but cheap as chips. A budget hotel with decent standards, the rooms and the prices are standard, and check-in outside regular reception hours is by computer. Excellent if you're simply looking for a place to crash in style. Breakfast is ?5 extra. ...	Prinzenstr. 40 Tel: 70 07 98 00

Park Inn
In terms of transportation options, this might be Berlin's most central hotel and the best choice for the direction-impaired. Germany's third-largest hotel rises 40 stories and sits at the transportation hub of desolate Alexanderplatz. Set your sights further from your room. The new ...	Alexanderpl. Tel: 238 90

Park Plaza
The neighborhood surrounding this business-oriented hotel in the Forum Landsberger Allee is a yawn, but you will sleep well in rooms where curves and angles in the attractive furnishings declare themselves modern. Five lines of Berlin?s perfectly efficient electric street car (or tram) ...	Storkower Str. 162 Tel: 42 18 10

Q!
The quirk of the newest design hotel off Kurfürstendamm is the conjoined bathtubs and bed frames. Only some rooms have this feature, so request one if you?ve always wanted to crawl out of bed directly into the bath. Fun, kitschy freebies are the ...	Knesebeckstr. 67 Tel: 810 06 60

Riehmers Hofgarten
This grand dame of a 19th-century apartment building maintains her classy composure while the funky shops and gay nightlife unfurl around the corner on Mehringdamm. She's unfussy and stylish and near the popular Bergmannstraße drag. On a balmy evening, join the Kreuzberg couples ...	Yorckstr. 83 Tel: 78 09 88 00