In a neoclassical former palace just a short walk from the Reichstag and Brandenburger Tor, this 'artist home' is one of Berlin's more imaginative small hotels, with each of its 50 rooms decorated by a different renowned artist. There's graffiti artist Thomas Baumgärtel's 'Royal Suite', a golden room spray-painted with bananas; and Angela Dwyer's 'Room Like Any Other', whose surfaces are covered in stream-of-consciousness scrawlings. Some rooms get a little noise from the S-Bahn trains, but this is still a great place to stay.
Area Mitte
Transport U6, S1, S2, S5, S7, S9, S75 Friedrichstrasse
Telephone 030 284 480
Rates €85-€150 double; €9.50 breakfast
Facilities Gym. Internet: Wireless (free). Parking: Parking (paid) (€15). Restaurant. Spa facilities. TV: Pay movies.
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