Accommodation in Berlin

Berlin: Hauptstadt der tausend Kieze

Berlin is less one city than a dozen cities layered on top of each other: Prussian palaces and prefab estates, Museum Island and club basements, Wannsee beach and the banks of the Spree. Staying here means choosing a neighbourhood first – and the accommodation mirrors that variety.

On the Spreebogen, Ameron Hotel Abion Spreebogen Berlin sits right on the water, Arcotel John F Berlin is a stone's throw from Museum Island, and Art Hotel Charlottenburger Hof keeps the west elegant. Originals like Brauhaus Spandau brew their own beer, Anna 1908 wears its founding year in its name, and on the city's edge Bonverde am Wannsee offers green instead of concrete.

In between: the Reichstag dome, East Side Gallery, Tempelhofer Feld – cycling down a former runway remains a Berlin one-off. Book your room directly with the host and you pay no agency commission – plus first-hand advice on which neighbourhood hosts the best weekend market right now.