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34 CHARLOTTENBURG & THE WEST<br />
If ‘downtown’ to you means wide, traffic-filled streets,<br />
crowds of shoppers, five-star hotels and tall buildings,<br />
then Charlottenburg comes closest to fitting the bill in<br />
Berlin. Left as a ruin after the war, the ruined Kaiser-<br />
Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche church is the nexus of activity.<br />
Between it and Zoologischer Garten station, over a<br />
billion euros is being invested in impressive highrises,<br />
hotels and offices. Follow what becomes an increasingly<br />
silken ribbon down Kurfürstendamm (Ku’damm)<br />
and the setting becomes more genteel. West Berlin’s<br />
young scene meets in the bars and cafés branching<br />
off Savignyplatz, even if the Szene has moved east.<br />
Nearby but isolated from the hoi polloi is Schloss<br />
Charlottenburg, the residence of King Friedrich I. This<br />
chapter also covers other parts of western Berlin:<br />
leafy Wilmersdorf and Schöneberg, the centre of<br />
gay Berlin since the days of Christopher Isherwood’s<br />
Berlin Stories.<br />
Getting there<br />
Charlottenburg’s nerve centre is Zoologischer Bahnhof<br />
station, along the main west-east raised city railway. From<br />
here’s it’s a short walk to many hotels and sights, or else<br />
hop on the M29 bus, going east along Tauentzienstraße<br />
and west down Kurfürstendamm.<br />
Pocket Walk<br />
Explore Charlottenburg from Zoologischer Garten station.<br />
Walk east to Breitscheidplatz for the ruins and modern<br />
reincarnation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.<br />
Stroll further east down Tauentzienstraße for the<br />
KaDeWe department store and other upmarket shops,<br />
or head west along Kantstraße to leafy Savignyplatz<br />
for calm cafés and refined dining, or southwest down<br />
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Dinner price guide<br />
The number of euro symbols in our restaurant, café and<br />
nightlife reviews indicates the approximate price level<br />
based on a main course with a glass of wine.<br />
€€€€ Expensive; more than €30 per person.<br />
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€€ Middling; from €10-20 per person.<br />
€ Cheap; less than €10 per person.<br />
you’re done, hop on the M45 bus from Zoologischer<br />
Bahnhof to visit Prussia’s huge royal residence, Schloss<br />
Charlottenburg, and its beautiful gardens.<br />
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CHARLOTTENBURG & THE WEST<br />
Over €200<br />
Ellington Hotel D-4, Nürnberger Straße 50-55,<br />
Charlottenburg, MU Wittenbergplatz, tel. +49 30<br />
68 31 50, contact@ellington-hotel.com, www.<br />
ellington-hotel.com. Set in a beautiful 1920s building<br />
near Kurfürstendamm and named after the American jazz<br />
legend, the Ellington‘s rooms have clean, understated and<br />
elegant design, with the Tower Suites offering great views.<br />
The Duke hotel restaurant serves up international cuisine<br />
in fabulous surroundings, and has regular jazz brunches.<br />
Q285 rooms (singles €108 - 238, doubles €118 - 248,<br />
suites €168 - 428). PJHARUFLK<br />
Hôtel Concorde Berlin C-4, Augsburger Straße 41,<br />
Charlottenburg, MU Kurfürstendamm, tel. +49 30 800<br />
99 90, concordeberlin@concorde-hotels.com, www.<br />
concorde-hotels.com/concordeberlin. The French-run,<br />
11-story Concorde impresses with sleekly designed rooms with<br />
fine woods, contemporary art and fantastic views from the upper<br />
floors. The curved corner suites have sliding walls and elegant<br />
free-standing bathtubs. Q311 rooms (singles €230 - 280,<br />
doubles €240 - 300, 44 suites €280 - 950). Breakfast extra.<br />
InterContinental D-4, Budapester Straße 2,<br />
Tiergarten, MS/U Zoologischer Garten, tel. +49 30<br />
260 20, berlin@interconti.com, www.interconti.com.<br />
Near transport options, the Zoo and Tiergarten park, the<br />
InterContinental offers quiet nights in modern and spacious<br />
rooms, and conference facilities with intelligent business<br />
solutions. After work, there‘s gourmet food at Hugos and<br />
live music at the Marlene Bar. Further relaxation options can<br />
be found in the large spa complex, with several saunas and<br />
fitness facilities. Q558 rooms (498 singles €165 - 350,<br />
498 doubles €170 - 400, 60 suites €215 - 2500). Breakfast<br />
extra. PTHAUFLEGBKDCW hhhhh<br />
Kempinski Bristol C-4, Kurfürstendamm 27,<br />
Charlottenburg, MU Uhlandstraße, tel. +49 30 88<br />
43 40, reservations.bristol@kempinski.com, www.<br />
kempinskiberlin.de. The elite Kempinski and Adlon are sister<br />
properties, but this is where well-travelled regulars feel more<br />
at home - out of the limelight, but still in upmarket lodgings<br />
on a swank corner of Ku‘damm. Q301 rooms (249 singles<br />
€265 - 326, 249 doubles €322 - 447, 52 suites €470 - 1800).<br />
Breakfast extra. PHARUFLGKDC hhhhh<br />
Palace D-4, Budapester Straße 45, Charlottenburg,<br />
MS/U Zoologischer Garten, tel. +49 30 250 20,<br />
hotel@palace.de, www.palace.de. Near the Europa<br />
Center shops and the zoo, gourmands feast at the First<br />
Floor restaurant and guests schmooze in the conference<br />
rooms that include Tai-Ping carpets, oak panelling and<br />
fireplaces. The staidly furnished rooms are large. Q239<br />
rooms (59 singles €200 - 300, 191 doubles €225 - 325,<br />
32 suites €325 - 2150). PHARUFLGKDC<br />
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Savoy Berlin C-4, Fasanenstraße 9-10, Charlottenburg,<br />
MS/U Zoologischer Garten, tel. +49 30 31 10 30,<br />
info@hotel-savoy.com, www.hotel-savoy.com. Utterly<br />
un-Berlin, this stylish Cuban-flavoured abode once made<br />
Latin-music lover David Byrne a happy guest. Who knows<br />
who you‘ll trade smoke rings with in the cigar shop near the<br />
clubby Times Bar. Q125 rooms (45 singles €142 - 222, 62<br />
doubles €152 - 232, triples €192 - 272, 16 suites €202 - 292).<br />
ARFKD hhhh<br />
Ellington Hotel<br />
Seehof A-4, Lietzensee-Ufer 11, Charlottenburg, MS/U<br />
Messe Nord, tel. +49 30 32 00 20, info@hotel-seehofberlin.de,<br />
www.hotel-seehof-berlin.de. Central between<br />
the Trade Fair and Zoologischer Garten, yet overlooking<br />
a peaceful lake and park, this is a good base for western<br />
Berlin. Decoration varies from classical to glam, and rooms<br />
have large fourposter beds. Q75 rooms (singles €105 - 280,<br />
doubles €125 - 195, 1 suite €215 - 275). PHALGKC<br />
hhhh<br />
Swissôtel Berlin C-4, Augsburger Straße 44,<br />
Charlottenburg, MU Kurfürstendamm, tel. +49 30 22<br />
01 00, emailus.berlin@swissotel.com, www.swissotelberlin.com.<br />
Every room here has a Lavazza espresso<br />
machine and suites are cranking with Bang & Olufsen stereos.<br />
When you‘re done playing in your room, downtown western<br />
Berlin beckons. You‘ll never want to go home. Q316 rooms<br />
(219 singles €160 - 310, 219 doubles €160 - 310, 14 suites<br />
€310 - 480, 11 junior suite €260 - 410). Breakfast €21.<br />
PHARFLGD hhhhh<br />
€150-200<br />
Berlin Plaza C-4, Knesebeckstraße 63, Charlottenburg,<br />
MU Uhlandstraße, tel. +49 30 88 41 30, info@<br />
plazahotel.de, www.plazahotel.de. The Plaza has elegantly<br />
simple rooms equipped with all modern conveniences, such<br />
as allergy-free bedlinen and free wi-fi. The in-house Knese<br />
restaurant has solid traditional Berlin cuisine, and an<br />
attractive terrace. Q131 rooms (singles €80 - 150, doubles<br />
€79 - 180, triples €105 - 200). HLGKW<br />
Best Western President D-4, An der Urania 16-18,<br />
Schöneberg, MS/U Wittenbergplatz, tel. +49 30 21<br />
90 30, president@cca-hotels.de, www.cca-hotels.de.<br />
Huge leather reclining chairs, cosmetic tables and an oldtime<br />
clubby lounge make this a smart choice for business<br />
travellers. Besides the restaurant and bar, there‘s also a<br />
fitness centre and multifunctional meeting rooms. Q178<br />
rooms (25 singles €79 - 155, 153 doubles €96 - 183, 3<br />
suites €189 - 305). Breakfast extra. PHARFGKD<br />
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www.plazahotel.de<br />
www.restaurant-knese.de<br />
www.parken-am-kudamm.de<br />
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BERLIN PLAZA HOTEL<br />
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