The best hotels to stay in Berlin for 2026

Neighbourhood: Friedrichshain

Nearby sights: Berghain, East Side Gallery, Oberhaum Bridge

If you’re partying in Berlin, or simply want some stylish digs to rest your head, the Michelberger is the place to stay. This hotel in Friedrichshain has an excellent cocktail bar, a 15 minute walk from Berghain/Panorama Bar, and breakfast served until 2pm. It has a genuinely excellent hotel lobby (the only lobby I’ve ever wanted to spend an entire day in), and its 113 rooms continue the vibe of its interiors – minimal and industrial, but still incredibly cosy. The best part? Rooms here start at €100, which is exceptionally affordable for Berlin. 

Address: Warschauer Straße 39-40, 10243 Berlin

Price: From €125 per night

Closest transport link: Warschauer Straße with links to the S-Bahn and U-Bahn 

Neighbourhood: Kreuzberg

Nearby sights: More of a local’s neighbourhood, but the Jewish Museum and Checkpoint Charlie are 20 minutes’ walk away

Over a century after it was built as a cabaret cafe, the Hotel Orania is still partying on down with local creatives. Originally known as the Café Oranienpalast when it was built in 1913, this Kreuzberg institution has lived many lives: a hotspot for cabaret, jazz, and artist events, a department store and offices. Today, it houses a pet-friendly 41-boutique hotel. It even has a resident artistic director who curates free live performances from Berlin musicians in the bar downstairs, who can jazz it up on their Steinway piano, reportedly once owned by the Berlin Philharmonic.

Time Out tip: Make a booking ahead of time for the in-house restaurant’s ‘X-Berg Duck’ experience for five courses of crispy duck skin pancakes, duck dim sum, duck fried rice with truffles and more. 

Address: Oranienplatz 17, 10999 Berlin

Price: Starting from around €200 per night

Closest transport: Kottbusser Tor U-Bahn is a 5-minute walk

Neighbourhood: Charlottenburg

Nearby sights: More residential – but the lively Kantstraße is on your doorstep, and Berlin Zoological Garden is a 25-minute walk away

Who knew a former prison could be so glam? This historic hotel is in a prime West Berlin location, right by Lietzenseepark and a short walk away from Charlottenburg’s best art galleries. Offering a slice of peace away from a famously party-heavy city, Wilmina is a friendly, family-run hotel with 44 individually designed rooms and suites, a roof terrace above the penthouse, plus a library, fireplace lounge, bar, spa, pool and gym. There are various restaurants, but the gem is Wilmina Brot, which supplies fresh natural sourdough for breakfast alongside pastries, sweet treats and coffee.

Address: Kantstrasse 79, 10627 Berlin

Price: Prices start at €175 per night

Closest transport: A 7-ish minute walk to Charlottenburg and Sophie-Charlotte-Platz 

Neighbourhood: Mitte

Nearby sights: Brandenburg Gate, Gendarmenmarkt, Museum Island and Checkpoint Charlie

Château Royal Berlin is perfect for the contemporary, design-led traveller – cool, modern, but with a healthy dose of history to keep you interested. Essentially it’s an aesthetic art hotel in a central area with a great restaurant – what more could you want? The space is made up of two listed buildings, and there are 93 rooms and suites total, all of which are designed simply but perfectly functional and smart, if potentially a little pricey. Food and drink is where this hotel really shines; our reviewer had a fantastic dinner at Restaurant Château Royal, as well as a perfect Negroni Sous Vide at the restaurant bar. Oh, and the location is pretty unbeatable too. 

Address: Neustädtische Kirchstrasse 3 10117 Berlin

Price per night: starting from €195 per night

Closest transport: Here, you’re surrounded by train stations but Unter den Linden is just a street away. 

Neighbourhood: Charlottenburg

Nearby sights: Berlin Zoological Garden, Tiergarten, and the city’s main shopping square Kurfürstendamm

Found in the very arty West Berlin neighbourhood of Charlottenburg, the hotel has 234 comfortable rooms, a lobby bar, terrace bar and an Indian restaurant for dinner (and breakfast). A cosy and carefully considered spot in Charlottenburg, The Hoxton is ideal for a weekend packed with culture, and not so much partying. Overlooking typical West Berlin townhouses, you’re a stone’s throw from the Kufürstendamm shopping district. And in the rooms, the Golden Age-meets-Bauhaus interior design seems to run through them all. 

Address: Meinekestraße 18-19, 10719 Berlin

Price: €130–€220 per night

Closest transport: Kurfürstendamm U-Bahn is a 4-minute walk; Zoologischer Garten station is around 8 minutes

Neighbourhood: Mitte

Nearby sights: Right in the thick of it – Bebelplatz, Unter den Linden, Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate

If others on this list are cool and low-key, Hotel de Rome is the very grand, polished option – with the price to match. A 19th-century manse, originally built as the headquarters of Dresdener Bank, was transformed in 2006 by Rocco Forte into what is now probably the grandest hotel in Berlin. Part of the Leading Hotels in the World, you don’t really get better than this in terms of location; it’s on Bebelplatz, one of the city’s most beautiful squares, and the 145 rooms are flat-out plush with polished wood, marble and velvet. 

Time out tip: You’re just 20 minutes walk from the Jewish History Museum, one of the best and most important hotels in the city. 

Address: Behrenstraße 37, 10117 Berlin

Price: €280–€450 per night

Closest transport: Hausvogteiplatz U-Bahn is a 5-minute walk

Neighbourhood: Charlottenburg 

Nearby sites: Kurfürstendamm, Berlin Zoological Garden, Tiergarten

Radisson Red Berlin Ku’damm is fairly newly renovated (from September 2024), and though it feels luxurious, it’s actually affordable (yes, actually). The hotel is decked out with a brand-new gym, bar and restaurant, and its 133 rooms feature fluffy beds, a coffee machine, USB-C ports, a clothes steamer, a very large TV, and of course, Radisson’s signature surrealist photography.

Time Out tip: Berlin Zoological Garden is just 10 minutes away within the beautiful Tiergarten, and it’s actually brilliant (and the oldest zoo in Germany). 

Address: Joachimsthaler Str. 28-29, 10719 Berlin

Price: From approximately €110–€200 per night

Closest transport: Kurfürstendamm U-Bahn is a 3-minute walk; Zoologischer Garten station is about 7 minutes on foot

Neighbourhood: Tiergarten

Nearby sites: Berlin Zoological Garden, Tiergarten, Kurfürstendamm

The trendiest member of Berlin’s luxury hotel family, Das Stue is located in the 1930s Royal Danish Embassy, restored to its former splendour by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola. There’s a long list of reasons to stay at this Design Hotel, including a pearl white spa, rooms overlooking the Tiergarten and the original three-storey library. The central location means it’s a short walk from most of Berlin’s major sights.

Time Out tip: Look out for a pair of binoculars in your room – if they’re there, it means your room is in the perfect position to spy on the animals in Berlin Zoo.

Address: Drakestraße 1, 10787 Berlin

Price: €250-€400 per night

Closest transport: Zoologischer Garten station is a 10–15 minute walk

Neighbourhood: Charlottenburg 

Nearby sights: Berlin Zoological Garden, Tiergarten, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

This is one of the most charming small hotels in Berlin. The rooms are decorated with flair, in a mix of antique and Conran-esque modern furniture, each with an enormous black and white photo hung by the bed. The en-suite bathrooms are cleverly integrated into the rooms without disrupting the elegant townhouse architecture. Even the TVs are stylish.

Time Out tip: If you tend to get the munchies in the middle of the night, take a trip to the breakfast room, where you’ll find a fridge full of goodies.

Address: Leibnizstraße 59, 10629 Berlin

Price: €70–€150 per night

Closest transport: Savignyplatz S-Bahn is a 7-minute walk; Adenauerplatz U-Bahn is around 8 minutes

Neighbourhood: Mitte

Nearby sights: Right in the thick of it – Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag Building, the Jewish Memorial and Museum Island are on your doorstep

Not quite the Adlon of yore, which burned down after the Second World War, this more generic luxury version was rebuilt by the Kempinski Group in 1997 on the original site next to the Brandenburg Gate. Apart from a few original features, you’re really paying for the prime location and the superlative service: bellboys who pass you a chilled bottle of water when you return from a jog in nearby Tiergarten, as well as dining at Thai concept restaurant Sra Bua by Tim Raue or the extremely formal Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer, which has two Michelin stars. If you want to rent out one of the three bulletproof presidential suites, it will set you back around €15,000 – but you'll get a 24-hour private butler and limousine for your money.

Time Out tip: Request a room in the east wing of the building and you'll get an uninterrupted view of Brandenburg Gate.

Address: Behrenstraße 72, 10117 Berlin

Price: Starting from around €300 per night

Closest transport: Brandenburger Tor S+U station is a 1–2 minute walk

Neighbourhood: Charlottenburg

Nearby sights: Berlin Zoological Garden, Bikini Berlin, Tiergarten

You’ll find a 149-room branch of Design Hotels’ funky 25hours brand located inside the Bikini Berlin ‘concept’ shopping mall that adjoins the Tiergarten. The design is a blend of exposed brick and industrial lighting, softened by plenty of greenery and brightly coloured furnishings. There’s great attention to detail, including window-side hammocks, free Mini rental and a fab Middle Eastern restaurant, Neni.

Time Out tip: Berlin Zoo is only a two-minute walk from the hotel and is worth a visit. It's one of the largest in Europe, with almost 14,000 creatures.

Address: Budapester Straße 40, 10787 Berlin

Price: €140-€250 per night

Closest transport: Zoologischer Garten station is a 5-minute walk

Neighbourhood: Mitte

Nearby sights: The quieter, more local side of this neighbourhood – but you’re about 20 minutes’ walk from Alexanderplatz, Museum Island and Checkpoint Charlie

A real beauty on the Spree. This delightful hotel is a creative fusion of old and new, combining restored rococo reception rooms with ultra-modern bedrooms designed by Nalbach & Nalbach. All the décor has been meticulously thought through (the clue’s in the name), from the Philippe Starck bathrooms and Breuer chairs in conference rooms to striking George Baselitz originals hanging in corridors and all 109 rooms. The staff are pleasant, and the views of Mitte from the top suites are breathtaking.

Time Out tip: History buffs will enjoy a stroll around Nikolaiviertel, the oldest quarter in Berlin, and it's only ten minutes from Art'otel.

Address: Wallstraße 70–73, 10179 Berlin

Price: €110–€220 per night

Closest transport: Märkisches Museum U-Bahn is a 2-minute walk

Neighbourhood: Mitte 

Nearby sights: Just off Hackescher Markt. Museum Island, Alexanderplatz and Monbijoupark are 10 minutes away

Looking for a big kids-only kind of stay? Then you'll probably want to swing by the Weistmeister, a secluded urban chic design hotel right by Hackaster Markt, putting you within walking distance of local boutiques, cafes and eateries, as well as popular attractions like Berlin Cathedral and the very vibey Monbijoupark. Rooms here are bright, modern and perfectly feng-shuied from top to tail with wall art, flatscreens, and in some cases a balcony with views of Berlin TV Tower. Dreamy, right? Better still, you could enjoy a view of the city up on the rooftop cocktail in hand as you shimmy the night in.

Time Out tip: Just a 9-minute walk from the hotel, you’ll find Babylon, a retro cinema screening arthouse films throughout the week.

Address: Weinmeisterstraße 2, 10178 Berlin

Price: €90–€180 per night (varies by season)

Closest transport: Weinmeisterstraße U-Bahn is a 2–3 minute walk; Hackescher Markt S-Bahn is around 5–7 minutes