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LL Adlon, Unter den Linden 77, T 22 61 0, F 22 61 22 22, http://www.hotel-adlon.de S-Bahn Unter den Linden. Right beside the Brandenburg Gate, the Adlon is far from discreet, but the stream of tourists peering past the behatted doormen doesn't seem to deter a regular turnover of celebrities. They follow in hallowed footsteps: Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin and Theodore Roosevelt all stayed here at a time when it was one of Europe's most prominent luxury addresses. The current building, built after the fall of the wall, is, however, a replica of the original, damaged by fire in the Second World War. The opulence is as showy as you might expect, but also impressively stylish. The light, open, cream-coloured lobby has a stained glass cupola and fountains. Rooms, some of which look straight out at the Brandenburg Gate, have cherrywood trim, black marble bathrooms and data ports.

LL Four Seasons Hotel, Charlottenstr. 49, T 20 33 8, F 20 33 61 66, http://www.fourseasons.com U-Bahn Französische Str. Externally unremarkable, but inside the Four Seasons, however, it's all marble, Viennese crystal chandeliers, soft furnishings and soft music. Service is attentive and the sumptuousness and cosy elegance extends into the bedrooms: enormous marble bathrooms, big, comfortable beds, thick towels, expensive toiletries and excellent views of the Französischer Dom all remind you just how much luxury you're getting.

A-B art'otel, Wallstr. 70-73, T 24 06 20, F 24 06 22 22, http://www.artotels.de U-Bahn Märkisches Museum. This largely business-orientated hotel is filled with the work of German contemporary artist Georg Baselitz, giving it a memorable edge, and attracting a creative clientele that the hotel might otherwise leave cold. Three massive monoprints welcome you when you walk in and the hotel has some 540 other works, though not all are originals. Austrian architect Johanne Nalbach has cleverly covered the space between the new building and the rococo Ermerlerhaus and made it into a covered courtyard restaurant.

B-C Artist Hotel Riverside, Friedrichstr. 106, T 28 49 00, F 28 49 049, http://www.tolles-hotel.de U-Bahn and S-Bahn Friedrichstr. Given the 'designed by artists for artists' premise of this hotel, you might expect something a little more left field. Instead, what you get is a fairly conventional hotel, albeit one in a prime position on the river. Rooms not facing the river can be a bit gloomy and antique telephones in rooms don't do enough to compensate for the overuse of peach paint. The cheaper and more arty Artist Pension-Hotel Die Loge, up the road near Oranienburger Tor station at number 115 is run by the same people. It is due to re-open in summer 2003.

B-C Hackescher Markt, Grosse Präsidentenstr. 8, T 28 00 30, F 28 00 31 11, http://www.hackescher-markt.com S-Bahn Hackescher Markt. In a great position, on a relatively quiet road right in the midst of Berlin's liveliest area, staying here is money well spent. Staff are professional, enthusiastic and helpful and the rooms are luxurious. Beds, even the single ones, are large, the shiny bathrooms have heated floors, there's a pretty courtyard and rooms at the top of the building have good views over Berlin. There's even a bar at street level, as well, of course, as plenty of others nearby.

B-D Künstlerheim Luise, Luisenstr. 19, T 28 44 80, F 28 06 942, http://www.kuenstlerheim-luise.de U-Bahn Friedrichstr. Plain on the outside but self-consciously groovy on the inside, Künstlerheim Luise's rooms are all individually designed and decorated by different artists. Those on the top floor are basic and small, though still colourful. Rooms further down are grander. The concept works better in some rooms than in others: some feel like being inside works of modern art, some more like being in an IKEA catalogue. One possible downside is the proximity of the train line: S-Bahns trundle past the first floor.

C Honigmond Garden Hotel, Invalidenstr. 122, T 28 44 55 77, F 28 44 55 88, http://www.honigmond-berlin.de">http://www.honigmond-berlin.de S-Bahn Nordbahnhof. The Honigmond Garden Hotel (sibling of the Honigmond Restaurant-Hotel, below) is a cosy place. It is in an attractive building, built in 1845, and facing one of east Berlin's bigger barren spaces. Stripped wooden doors and floors, iron framed beds and a suit of armour contrast with a sunny and verdant garden courtyard. The hotel recently won a Berlin 'Gastro-Award' for its food.

C-E Honigmond Restaurant-Hotel, Borsigstr. 28, T 28 44 550, F 28 44 55 11, http://www.honigmond-berlin.de">http://www.honigmond-berlin.de S-Bahn Nordbahnhof. On a quiet street, the Honigmond Restaurant- Hotel is more of a pension than a hotel: rooms, albeit light, airy and homely ones, above an excellent restaurant and café, with good cakes. The whole place has a pleasantly young, laid-back feel. Breakfast is not included in the good value prices.

D Hotel Taunus, Monbijouplatz 1, T 28 35 254, F 28 35 255, http://www.hotel-taunus.de S-Bahn Hackescher Markt. Taunus has made a feature out of its external fire-escape stairs, which wind down the outside of a striking pale building. The clean modern design is continued inside in the simple en suite rooms.

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