Accommodation in Potsdam

Potsdam: Sanssouci, Havelblick und Filmgeschichte

Potsdam has remained Prussia's showcase: Sanssouci Palace with its vineyard terraces leads a whole ensemble of World Heritage parks, the Dutch Quarter lines up red brick gables as if in Amsterdam, and in Babelsberg the world's oldest large film studio has been shooting since 1912. In between, the Havel glitters everywhere.

The quarters pick up the mix: Altstadt Hotel and Altstadt Pension live in the centre, the Anno 1900 Hotel Babelsberg carries the Wilhelmine era in its name, the Albrechtshof keeps classic hotel-keeping, and those preferring privacy choose holiday flats like the Angerapartment, the Apartment Babelsberg or the Amaroo at Kiewitt close to the water.

Between the New Palace, Filmpark Babelsberg, Cecilienhof and a steamer loop across the Havel lakes, every day plans itself. Booked directly with the host, the city break stays commission-free – and the house will happily reveal which park entrance is still deserted in the morning.