The 7 Best Hotels in Berlin

Berlin is a cool city. Multicultural and artsy, Germany’s capital city is home to artists and creatives from all over the world. A hub for freelancers, digital nomads, and entrepreneurs, the city also boasts excellent museums, a boisterous nightlife, and every type of cuisine imaginable. You could spend weeks (months!) in this city and not get bored.

While I didn’t love the city when I first visited, after returning a few times, Berlin began to grow on me. I love the city now.

As the biggest tourist draw in the country, Berlin has a lot of hotels to choose from. And they really run the gamut. I’ve stayed in some fantastic ones and some that I definitely wouldn’t recommend.
So, to help you in planning your trip, these are what I think are the best hotels in Berlin:

1. Hotel Oderberger

Formerly a 19th-century public swimming pool building, Hotel Oderberger is a lovely retro-chic hotel that could be described as “accidentally Wes Anderson” (its whimsical, symmetrical, and has a vintage design style). A four-star property, this place has a lot of amenities, including a cocktail bar and fantastic breakfast buffet. It’s served in a former thermal power station and boasts a waffle bar, homemade pastries, and healthy options like smoothies.

The gorgeous historic swimming pool, with its vaulted stone ceilings, is still here, and you can even rent it out for a private after-hours dip. There’s also a sauna which is perfect for those cold or rainy Berlin days.

The spacious rooms are cozy and comfortable, with a lot of character thanks to the hardwood floors, exposed brick walls, subway tile detailing, and restored original windows that let in a lot of natural light. In-room amenities include a flatscreen TV, mini fridge, and an electric kettle for coffee and tea (some rooms even offer a full kitchenette). The bathrooms are sizable, and offer walk-in rainfall showers, heated towel racks, and complimentary toiletries. I like that the bathroom doors are reused from the building’s bathhouse days. It’s a unique, historic place in a picturesque neighborhood filled with some of Berlin’s best restaurants and bars.

2. Hotel Johann

Situated by the lovely, leafy canal in Kreuzberg, this three-star boutique hotel offers daily yoga, a comfy lobby with a co-working area, and a sunny breakfast room where you can enjoy a daily buffet of fresh fruits and veggies, fairtrade coffee, cold cuts, muesli, and lots of fresh bread. You can even…