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Hotel Zoo Berlin on Kurfürstendamm in Charlottenburg is Berlin's elegant answer to the design boutique hotel: an 1891 Gründerzeit building, reinterpreted by US designer Dayna Lee, with 141 rooms, a legendary bar, and a rooftop terrace that showcases Berlin's rooftops on one level.

On Alte Schönhauser Straße in Mitte, a shop is hidden that turns everyday objects from all over the world into something special. o.k. International has been curating household goods and home accessories since 1997 that are sometimes practical, sometimes poetic, and always a little different from what is known in this country.

Behind an inconspicuous green door with a spy hole, directly located on Winterfeldtplatz, you will find the bar of actor and musician Fritz Müller Scherz.

In Kreuzberg, Prinzessinnenstraße, furniture with a story is created: UpCycle Berlin produces handmade custom design furniture from old Berlin construction wood that would otherwise end up in incineration. Sustainable living and individual furnishing truly come together here.

Hidden in a Wilhelminian old building on Weinbergsweg in Berlin-Mitte is one of the city's most remarkable design hotels: The Gorki Apartments combine Berlin living culture with boutique hotel comfort, without sacrificing anonymity. Instead of room numbers, there are engraved keys, instead of a lobby, a green courtyard.

The 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin in Charlottenburg is arguably Berlin's most famous design hotel: housed in the listed 1950s Bikini Haus, directly between the Zoo and Ku'damm. Following a comprehensive redesign by Studio Aisslinger, the hotel will shine in 2025 with a new "Urban Jungle" concept, remaining as unique as the city itself.

nhow Berlin in Friedrichshain is Europe's first music hotel and one of the city's most striking design hotels. Star designer Karim Rashid transformed all 304 rooms into futuristic worlds of color and form directly on the Spree, just a few minutes' walk from the East Side Gallery.

Anyone browsing for design classics and vintage furniture in Berlin-Mitte will sooner or later end up on Alte Schönhauser Straße. Schönhauser Design-Möbel + Objekte has been the go-to address for almost three decades for those who want to furnish their home with pieces that tell more of a story than conventional new goods.

Hotel Q! in Charlottenburg proves that design hotels in Berlin don't need cool distance. Architecturally bold, designed by the Berlin office GRAFT, it combines flowing forms and warm materials to create a place that has its own unique rhythm between Kurfürstendamm and Savignyplatz.

The Vienna House by Wyndham Andel's Berlin in Lichtenberg represents an urban design hotel concept with real substance: 557 rooms with modern interiors, a Michelin-starred restaurant high above the rooftops of Berlin, and a wellness area that welcomes both hotel guests and day spa visitors alike.