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Bleibtreu C-4, Bleibtreustraße 31, Charlottenburg,
MU Uhlandstraße, tel. +49 30 88 47 40, info@
bleibtreu.com, www.bleibtreu.com. It‘s hard to tell
the hip guests from the hip neighbours that share the deli
and café fronting the boutique-lined street. The designer
rooms operate by remote-control but are furnished using
allergy-friendly, ecological, natural fabrics and furniture.
Q60 rooms (15 singles €115 - 157, 45 doubles €125 -
182). ARGK
Grand Hotel Esplanade D-4, Lützowufer 15,
Tiergarten, MU Nollendorfplatz, tel. +49 30 25 47
80, www.esplanade.de. Overlooking the Bauhaus
museum between Kurfürstendamm and Tiergarten park,
the modern Esplanade has bright, well-furnished rooms and
impresses with a large glass-covered atrium, the Harry‘s
New York Bar and a sizeable spa and fitness centre. Q 394
rooms (singles/doubles from €99, 40 suites from €139).
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Hotels in Berlin
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Finding accommodation is not such a problem
in Berlin; the city has hundreds of hotels and
thousands of beds. And in a city this large, every
place can call itself ‘central’. The hotel categories
in this guide are based on the highest double room
rack rate price, but actual prices often depend on
the the season and booking method. Prices include
VAT and breakfast unless mentioned otherwise.
Apartment rentals are booking; renting one ofr a day
or a month is usually much cheaper than checking
into a hotel.
Ku‘Damm 101 B-4, Kurfürstendamm 101,
Charlottenburg, MU Adenauerplatz, tel. +49 30 520
05 50, info@kudamm101.com, www.kudamm101.
com. Furnishings here echo the 1950s-70s, while
21st-century bi-colour rubber flooring is underfoot.
Every room has designer chairs, and rubber toys in
the white-tiled bathrooms, meant to emulate the Paris
metro. The sunny top-floor breakfast room is just
what you need to wake up. Q170 rooms (34 singles
€101 - 161, 136 doubles €118 - 178). Breakfast extra.
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Sylter Hof D-3, Kurfürstenstraße 114, Schöneberg,
MU Wittenbergplatz, tel. +49 30 212 00, info@
sylterhof-berlin.de, www.sylterhof-berlin.de. Sylt may
be a skinny island in the North Sea, but these suites in a
high-rise are fat. For the cost of a normal room in Berlin, you
get a fully equipped kitchen too (a supermarket is across the
street) and rates go down for longer stays. Q160 rooms
(80 singles €69 - 120, 40 doubles €99 - 180, 40 suites
€129 - 210). HAG hhh
€75-150
HSH Hotel Albergo B-5, Hohenzollerndamm 33,
Wilmersdorf, MU Fehrbelliner Platz, tel. +49 30
86 88 90, stay@hsh-albergo.de, www.hsh-albergo.
de. Once a Russian Orthodox cathedral with onion
domes until refurbishment in 1938, the corner building
that now holds the Albergo is a good base for exploring
western Berlin. Decorated flamboyantly by Italian artists,
the hotel has spacious rooms with terracotta tiles,
cherry wood furniture and a top-floor breakfast room.
Q36 rooms (singles €75 - 125, doubles €85 - 135).
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Restaurants & Cafés
Asian
Suksan D-4, Ansbacher Straße 4, Schöneberg, MU
Wittenbergplatz, tel. +49 30 21 01 86 73, www.suksan.
de. A short stroll from west Berlin‘s shops and sights, Suksan
is a cosy Thai restaurant decorated with ample bamboo poles
and palmleaf roofs. Drop by for the lunch specials, or dine on
spicey Thai dishes accompanied by wine or fresh coconut
milk, perhaps followed by a cocktail. QOpen 12:00 - 23:00,
Fri 12:00 - 24:00, Sat 16:00 - 24:00, Sun 17:00 - 23:00.
Austrian
Ottenthal C-4, Kantstraße 153, Charlottenburg, MU
Uhlandstraße, tel. +49 30 313 31 62, www.ottenthal.
com. The pleasure in this intimate, classy bistro is that
of fresh, seasonal ingredients, often from the owner‘s
home town, Ottenthal. Daily specials might include foam
of goose liver or venison pie with apple-celery salad. The
portion of Wiener Schnitzel could feed two. Service is
excellent, and you can rely on wine recommendations (the
list is extensive). Wines and other products from Ottenthal
such as pumpkinseed oil, are available for purchase. This
is truly one of our favourite spots. QOpen 17:00 - 01:00.
€€€. VGB
Schnitzelei B-3, Röntgenstraße 7, Charlottenburg, MU
Richard-Wagner-Platz, tel. +49 30 34 70 27 78, www.
schnitzelei.de. Nearly as far from central Berlin as Austria,
Schnitzelei is well off the beaten track, but well worth looking
up. No tacky alpine decorations here, but a light take on the
genre, with oak patterns and subdued lighting creating a good
vibe. There are delicious schnitzels in different variations,
though you may also want to try the German tapas. QOpen
16:00 - 01:00, Sat, Sun 12:00 - 01:00. €€. TVGBS
station. (€1-5).
Fine Dining
Die Quadriga C-4, Eislebener Straße 14, Charlottenburg,
MU Augsburger Straße, tel. +49 30 21 40 56 50, www.
brandenburger-hof.com. Chef Sauli Kemppainen dishes up
innovative Scandinavian cuisine in this
intimate, Michelin-starred gourmet
restaurant. The main room is in the style
of a classic Berlin salon, with paintings
from the Berlin Secessionist movement
and KPM porcelain; the cherrywood chair
design is by Frank Lloyd Wright, dating
to 1904. QOpen 12:00 - 14:00, 19:00-
22:00, Mon, Sat 19:00 - 22:00. Closed
Sun. €€€€. EB h
First Floor D-4, Budapester
Straße 45, Charlottenburg, MS/U
Zoologischer Garten, tel. +49 30
25 02 10 20, www.palace.de. A
Michelin star has been the beacon
over Matthias Dieter‘s restaurant for
years now, and visiting gourmands
who can‘t move well after a sevencourse
meal make a point of staying
at the Palace. The cuisine has
touches of France and the Far East,
and turbot with caviar or prawn is
often on the menu. QOpen 18:30 -
23:00. Closed Mon, Sun. €€€€. G h
100m to KaDeWe and ZOO Berlin
Ansbacher Strasse 4
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Food with a View
Funkturm-Restaurant A-4, Messedamm 22,
Charlottenburg, MS/U Messe Nord/ICC, tel. +49 30
30 38 29 00, www.capital-catering.de. Berlin‘s Eiffel
Tower is the shorter of the city‘s two TV towers. The viewing
platform at 126 meters is the perfect starter for the tower
restaurant, sitting pretty at 55 metres. There‘s an a la carte
menu with changing lunch courses during the day, and hot
or cold buffets in the evening. QOpen 11:30 - 23:00, Tue
18:00 - 23:00. Closed Mon. €€€. TUG
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EAT AT HOME.
RESTAURANT & COCKTAIL LOUNGE
SUKSAN
Sawatdi Kap – welcome to Suksan. Experience a
temple for Thai food and cooking culture in the
heart of West Berlin, offering varied dishes with
captivating aromas and tasty combinations that
will tickle the palate. Quality, freshness, and
healthy and original ingredients are central to our
dishes, without losing sight of modern cuisine.
Under bamboo roofs, Suksan seats over 60 guests in
Thai settings. Let us take you on a culinary trip to
the land of smiles.
Ansbacherstrasse 4
(corner of Kurfürstenstrasse)
tel. 21 01 86 73, www.suksan.de.
ORIGINAL
THAI
FOOD
Telefon 030.21 01 86 73
Telefax 030.21 01 86 88
www.suksan.de
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