Women-Friendly Travel in Berlin
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Hotel Adlon Kempinski
This hotel is an exact replica of the 1907 Adlon hotel, and hosts a wide range of guests including celebrities, business travelers and families. It has six restaurants with a variety of cuisines from around the globe, as well as a private dining option and two bars. 382 rooms and suites are on offer, all air-conditioned. Facilities include a Day Spa, beauty salon, Pool & Gym. Also on offer are 13 conference rooms and two ballrooms.
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Hotel Palace Berlin
This hotel is centrally located and offers guests two bars and a delicious gourmet restaurant. There are 250 tastefully decorated rooms, as well as 32 luxury suites. This hotel offers a wide range of facilities including spa, heated indoor swimming pool and a sauna, as well a gym. They also offer massage and Ayurveda treatment for an extra fee.
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Hotel de Rome
This hotel is a renovation of an 1889 building, and as one of only a handful of luxury hotels in Berlin located in a historical building, it offers guests a chance to be a part of Berlin’s architectural heritage. The hotel’s restaurant, Parioli, offer’s guests a high quality dining experience, and the hotel also offers guests a choice between three bars, some of which feature alfresco dining. The hotel has 146 rooms, including 43 suites. A number of facilities are on offer, including a 20 metre swimming pool, sauna, and gymnasium. The hotel also offers a number of rooms for meetings and events, which make it an ideal choice for your next business meeting or special event.
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Brandenburger Hof Berlin
This Prussian style hotel is conveniently located to public transport links. The hotel’s restaurant offers gourmet food in an understated, elegant environment. There is also a Salon which offers QUADRIGA cuisine, and a bar stocked with fine wines. The hotel has 58 rooms and 14 suites, which makes it a desirable option for travelers seeking a more intimate luxury accommodation alternative. The hotel offers a swimming pool, Finnish sauna, solarium and spa, as well as a fitness centre. It also allows pets, which makes it well worth considering if you wish to travel with your animal companion.
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East Side City Hotel
This hotel is located close to public transport and offers 36 rooms, all with a bath or shower. The restaurant offers international cuisine and continental breakfast. Services offered include a bar/café, free parking, satellite television with pay movies and 24 hour check in. Prices are between €60-100 for a single and €70-110 for a double. Address: Muhlenstrasse 6, 10243 Berlin, Germany, Telephone: 293 833, Website: http://www.eastsidecityhotel.de/
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Frauenhotel Intermezzo
Gertrud-Kolmar-Straße 5 10117 Berlin Telephone: 22 48 90 96, Fax: 22 48 90 97, Website: www.hotelintermezzo.de This hotel is unique in that it offers accommodation exclusively to women, though all children are welcome. The hotel is located close to the QVPN Subway and within walking distance to a number of museums, theatres, restaurants and shops. 17, rooms, furnished in IKEA style, are on offer. All of the rooms have a shower and some of them have a toilet (additional toilets are located along the hallway). The hotel also offers one double room for handicapped persons, with shower and toilet. The services that the hotel offer include breakfast buffet, wireless internet access in the some areas of the hotel, luggage storage and parking.
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Hotel-Pension Berlin Kassandra
Uhlandstr 33 10719 Berlin, Telephone: 880 43 20, Fax: 880 43 299, Website: http://www.hotel-kassandra-berlin.de/ This centrally located hotel offers 32 rooms, with each room featuring a shower, toilet and colour TV. Services offered include a complimentary breakfast, lounge and meeting place, laundry service and 24 hour reception.
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Ibis Berlin Messe
Messedamm 10 - 14057 – Berlin, Telephone: 303 930, Fax: 3019536 This hotel neighbors Berlin’s ICC and exhibition grounds, and features 168 rooms, all of which are air-conditioned and a lot of which feature wireless internet access. The hotel also features a 24 hour bar and an excellent breakfast buffet which is served between 4am and 12pm. Other facilities that the hotel offer include rooms and facilities for disabled guests, luggage storage and shoe shine.
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Aurora Hostel
Pappelallee 21, Prenzlauer Berg, 10437 Berlin, Telephone: 46 99 55 30, Website: www.aurora-hostel.com/ This hostel offers travelers very clean rooms and is centrally located nearby to public transport. Some rooms offer private bathrooms and others have shared bathroom facilities. The hostel is family friendly and offers guests free internet access in the communal area. Taxes, linen and towels are all included in the hostel’s rates.
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City-Hotel Gotland
Urban Road 171, 10961 Berlin, Telephone: 695 36 450, Fax: 695 36 451, Website: www.cityhotel-gotland-berlin.de/ This hotel is affordable yet comfortable. Guests have a choice between one, two, three, four or five bed rooms, and the prices for these rooms range between €49-€107. All rooms feature cable television and a shower and a toilet. A breakfast buffet and service is included in all room rates.
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Eden am Zoo
Uhlandstrasse 184, Charlottenburg, 10623 Berlin, Telephone: 8815900 This hotel is one of Berlin’s traditional buildings and is in a central location which is easily accessible by public transport. The rooms are quiet and comfortable and some of them feature their own bathrooms. A continental breakfast is included in the room rates.
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Pension Regenbogen
Bänschstrasse 73 D-10247 Berlin (Friedrichshain), Telephone: 780 873 39, Fax: 530 645 45, Website: www.pension-regenbogen-berlin.de/ This hotel is made up of four different guesthouses, each offering 15 rooms. Guests have a choice between a ‘comfort room’, which features an individual shower and toilet, flatscreen TV and free Wifi access or an ‘economy class’ room which features a shared bathroom. The hotel has a family friendly atmosphere and is located close to good transport links, as well as a short distance from major shopping and eating streets.
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Hotel-Pension-Grand
Silbersteinstr 82 12051 Berlin, Telephone: 71532227, Fax: 71532228, Website: www.pension-grand.de/ This hotel is privately run and offers guests simple but spacious rooms, all with shared bathrooms. The hotel offers guests breakfast for a small surcharge and also features a bar. Free Wifi internet access is also available in all areas. The location of this hotel is extremely convenient and it is less than a three minute walk to the Hermannstrasse city rail and underground station. It is also takes around 20 minutes to travel to the Messe ICC exhibition grounds and Schönefeld Airport.
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Ku’damm
short for the Kurfurstendamm and neighbouring Tauentzienstrasse are ‘mall streets’, where you can find pretty much anything you are looking for. The KaDeWe is the most prestigious shopping complex, with every brand name store found in its maze of corridors.
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Galeries Lafayette
just outside Franzosische strasse station in Mitte, this beautiful arcade-like complex is host to many upmarket clothing, shoes, perfume and souvenir shops. It is open every day but Sunday, 10am-8pm. Telephone: 209480
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Thatcher’s Store
This clothing store offers the latest fashions in the stylish Prenzlauberg area. The store itself, like many others in Berlin is a work of art just as much as the merchandise. Address: Kastanienallee 21, Prenzlauer Berg.
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Berlinomat
This minimalistic fashion store is uniquely Berliner. The clothes, furniture and jewellery are all created by local designers and tend to have a sense of Berlin pride in them. Address: 89 Frankfurter Alle, Friedrichshain Telephone: 420 81445
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Triebel
A fairly odd shop, initially looking like a costume hire. It is not however, it sells clothes and accessories that are uniquely and traditionally German and Bavarian. It also sells hunting rifles and other items you might need were you to spend a weekend in an old castle. Worth a visit if only to have a look around. Address: Schönwalder Strasse 12, Spandau. Telephone: 3355001
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Harry Lehmann
a perfume shop that uses natural ingredients and secret recipes. Brand name perfumes are not found here but you’re sure to find something that matches your mood or personality and will not cost too much either. Address: Kantstrasse 106, Charlottenburg. Telephone: 3243582
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Schlossstrasse
this shopping zone in Steglitz has something for everyone, with two malls, a galleria and several smaller stores with personalized service. The Schonhauser Allee S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations are the closest to this area.
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Treykorn
This is an unconventional jewellery shop with local designers. Of course, precious jewellery can be expensive but you will find some reasonable offers here as well. Address: Savignyplatz 13-Passage. Telephone: 31802354.
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The Berlin Art and Nostalgia Markets
is held on Georgenstrasse in Mitte most weekends. It is full of interesting collectables and various kitsch. Ethnic crafts can be good souvenirs.
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Antiques Market in Friedrichshain
alight at the Ostbahnhof S-Bahn stop to go to these markets that sell antique furniture, jewellery and collectables. Running every weekend, it is possible to find a treasure for a reasonable price.