Berlin Luxury Hotels
Apr 21, 2019, 2:33 am
#92
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
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Actually, I like the location of Das Stue. In the embassy district with a quiet residential feel, right next to Tiergarten for leasurely strolls either towards Brandenburg Gate or to Kudamm and Kadewe.
Apr 21, 2019, 2:37 am
#93
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: London, Paris
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Yeah that's all pretty boring if you've done it all before (and KaDeWe is a department store--that's like visiting NYC to shop at Macy's). All the cool or fun stuff to do is in East Berlin.
Apr 21, 2019, 5:08 am
#94
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Germany
Programs: Some
Posts: 11,503
Why are you not a big fan and what about the club level makes the RC interesting?
We're leaning toward the RC (Corner Deluxe Suite, renovated 2018) but I'm a bit worried about a certain lack of enthusiasm in this forum. Our stay is coming up in a few weeks, so I'm trying to make a final decision.
We're leaning toward the RC (Corner Deluxe Suite, renovated 2018) but I'm a bit worried about a certain lack of enthusiasm in this forum. Our stay is coming up in a few weeks, so I'm trying to make a final decision.
May 14, 2019, 6:26 am
#95
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 6,423
We ended up at the Regent. The location was great (even if plentiful taxis make location less important). We had a superior suite, which had pleasant decor and was a very nice size and layout. The staff was almost uniformly friendly and helpful, with a smattering of minor exceptions. We enjoyed breakfast, which was tasty and plentiful. One glitch was that we got twin beds instead of the requested king. Reception said no other rooms were available for our entire stay and housekeeping said they couldn't combine the beds. We went out and, when we returned, we saw that they had figured out how to combine them.
All in all a very nice stay and we would certainly return.
All in all a very nice stay and we would certainly return.
May 28, 2019, 10:24 pm
#96
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 221
I'm visiting Berlin for two nights in November and want to book through Amex FHR to take advantage of the 4 pm checkout. It's my first time in Berlin and my husband's second. He initially wanted to stay near the Kurfürstendamm, so I was looking at the Waldorf Astoria since I can earn HH points. However, after reading some of the FT posts -- and realizing I won't really be able to take full advantage of the FHR spa credit on a such a short stay -- think I'm leaning more towards Das Stue or Adlon. Adlon's location seems ideal for me as a first time visitor, but also worried about conferences or official visits coming to town. Das Stue looks super sleek and is a bit cheaper than Adlon for our dates, but the rooms look small and want to make sure the cool design doesn't sacrifice function.
May 28, 2019, 10:42 pm
#97
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I'm visiting Berlin for two nights in November and want to book through Amex FHR to take advantage of the 4 pm checkout. It's my first time in Berlin and my husband's second. He initially wanted to stay near the Kurfürstendamm, so I was looking at the Waldorf Astoria since I can earn HH points. However, after reading some of the FT posts -- and realizing I won't really be able to take full advantage of the FHR spa credit on a such a short stay -- think I'm leaning more towards Das Stue or Adlon. Adlon's location seems ideal for me as a first time visitor, but also worried about conferences or official visits coming to town. Das Stue looks super sleek and is a bit cheaper than Adlon for our dates, but the rooms look small and want to make sure the cool design doesn't sacrifice function.
Das Stue feels like a country hotel by comparison. Quiet, leafy, opposite the Tiergarten and a small lake with restaurant. The bar is fantastic (best Negroni in Berlin) and the Spanish restaurant Cinque delicious. You'll need a taxi or bike to get you into the main part of West Berlin, or you could just walk ca 500m.
Jun 8, 2019, 12:49 pm
#99
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Asheville, NC
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Jun 8, 2019, 12:56 pm
#100
formerly vienna-resident
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Montepulciano, Tuscany
Posts: 1,062
it’s still operating. Now as Patrick Hellmann Schlosshotel.
Don’t ask me who Patrick Hellmann is or what his credentials are though.
Don’t ask me who Patrick Hellmann is or what his credentials are though.
Jun 8, 2019, 1:00 pm
#101
formerly vienna-resident
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Montepulciano, Tuscany
Posts: 1,062
No turndown service and no room service. The area is very very busy, lot of restaurants, bars and weird Berlin shops. So don’t stay there if you want a quiet night without any noise or sirens.
I knew what I was getting into so I really can’t complain. I like the concept, I like the room, I like the location.
Jun 8, 2019, 1:17 pm
#102
Join Date: Apr 2013
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it’s still operating. Now as Patrick Hellmann Schlosshotel.
Don’t ask me who Patrick Hellmann is or what his credentials are though.
Jun 8, 2019, 2:05 pm
#103
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it’s still operating. Now as Patrick Hellmann Schlosshotel.
Don’t ask me who Patrick Hellmann is or what his credentials are though.
Jan 26, 2022, 2:37 pm
#104
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Washington DC (home); KSA (work)
Posts: 120
Schlosshotel Berlin or Hotel de Rome
We're in need of a hotel in Berlin for a six night stay in July. After the usual research, I narrowed down the choice to either Schlosshotel Berlin by Patrick Hellmann (SHPH) or the Hotel de Rome. Admittedly, these are two radically different properties.
I love the SHPH's design and seemingly beautiful gardens. It just seems like such a wonderfully unique hotel. But I do not like it's remote Grunewald location.
On the other hand, Hotel de Rome is splendidly located. And the swimming pool looks fantastic. But the decor seems to be an homage to tacky 1990s design.
So we are torn. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
I love the SHPH's design and seemingly beautiful gardens. It just seems like such a wonderfully unique hotel. But I do not like it's remote Grunewald location.
On the other hand, Hotel de Rome is splendidly located. And the swimming pool looks fantastic. But the decor seems to be an homage to tacky 1990s design.
So we are torn. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Jan 26, 2022, 2:55 pm
#105
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We're in need of a hotel in Berlin for a six night stay in July. After the usual research, I narrowed down the choice to either Schlosshotel Berlin by Patrick Hellmann (SHPH) or the Hotel de Rome. Admittedly, these are two radically different properties.
I love the SHPH's design and seemingly beautiful gardens. It just seems like such a wonderfully unique hotel. But I do not like it's remote Grunewald location.
On the other hand, Hotel de Rome is splendidly located. And the swimming pool looks fantastic. But the decor seems to be an homage to tacky 1990s design.
So we are torn. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
I love the SHPH's design and seemingly beautiful gardens. It just seems like such a wonderfully unique hotel. But I do not like it's remote Grunewald location.
On the other hand, Hotel de Rome is splendidly located. And the swimming pool looks fantastic. But the decor seems to be an homage to tacky 1990s design.
So we are torn. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
You really have picked two outliers. If you want to explore Berlin as a tourist or are there for business reasons and will spend much of your time in Mitte you're better off in the Rome. If you are going to be around Ku'damm, the Schlosshotel is better.
I'm partial to the high-end residential neighborhood in Grunewald (I lived around the corner), but I understand the visitor might not want to be so isolated. I personally have never cared too much for the room decor of the Rome, but that may have been updated in the past few years, when I've only been in the public areas. The Schlosshotel on the other hand has quiet dark rooms (the old wood panelling seems to have been painted over in some of the suites.
Have you not considered the Adlon (my favourite in Berlin). Or Stue?
More info would help!
