Hotel Altberlin

This 'turn-of-the-19th-century-Berlin' hotel doesn't actually date quite that far back, nor do the seemingly 'retro' furnishings. But the rooms are comfortable, and the restaurant downstairs, as cluttered as a museum, serves up hearty, traditional Berlin food. Across the street from the Wintergarten Theatre, and only a short walk to the New National Gallery and Potsdamer Platz, it's a useful location.