Main Hotel Lobby

photography and article by David C Lee

Deluxe Executive Suites

The rooms are just as comfortable and modern as one would expect from hotel of this caliber. The soft plush pillows and down comforter provide an a most relaxing night’s sleep. AJestico & Whiles design, the exclusive materials and fine angular line create a modern spatial feel. The bathroom is evocative and sexy. The translucent doors divide the space in a very edgy way. Light form the bathroom creates a frame on the wall adjacent, accentuating its complexity of design, yet enforcing a visual playfulness that is sure to please.

The rooms are spacious and mod.  White curtains with circular prints hang next to windows.  Beds are comfortable and plush.  The colors yellow, black and white are prevalent on future retro furniture.

Sky Cafe

Sky Bar

A great cocktail is a mere elevator ride up to the Sky Bar. Possibly the best view from any Hotel in the city, overlooking Berlin while sipping on a freshly made margarita is perhaps the perfect night cap. The Sky bar has a very trendy, bustling, social vibe that’s great. On the perimeter are low cozy chairs that create a lofty feel as you gaze over an illuminated Berlin.

Oscar’s Brasserie–for a casual dining experience

A Choice

Dining at A is like sitting in a futuristic design restaurant on the Star Trek Enterprise. A rounded ceiling lined with rectangular white lights sits in front of a grand intergalactic enclave.  From the window, you see a dimly lit hotel lobby, 500 great rooms and a magnificent ballroom.

Divisions of horizontal studed wires stand in between the tables.  The color green is prevalent throughout the entire space–striped green couches, plants and glasses embrace the feeling of luxury, power and comfort.  Tall cylindrical beams stand to support the space while a black abstract floor complements the light, dark and colorful

For large groups, the long grand table sits in the back of the restaurant.  Sparkling balls of light sit above the tables to provide a space age reference to the sun.

The food is contemporary German/Austrian cuisine, packed with flavor but not overpowering.  Seasonings lightly touch the freshest meats and fish in town.

Duo of prime beef filet, braised with a prawn bonnet and grilled wild herb cheese foam arranged on peppered polenta and brussel sprout leaves

Tea smoked carpaccio of duck breat served with sweet medicinal herbs and Brazil nut sorbet

spicy little soup of garlic and oyster with backed baby spinach leaves

Delight:  Breakfast Restaurant

A Lounge

For a glass of wine and a more intimate opportunity to chat, visit the A. lounge. It’s a great place for a reflective moment. A friendly wait staff awaits to make your time there as personal and pleasurable as possible. In the mornings, a light breakfast is served. Its enough to tie you over while reading the headlines for the day.

The business lounge has a modern touch upon an older 70’s theme. Red, orange and yellow furniture take you back to time not seen in East Berlin. Solid colors are a contrast to the zebra pattern carpet. The center is a sleek shelf with me embedded flat TV screens. Freshly picked flowers line the shelves, to create a an organic feel. A very angular design, the lounge is infused with perpendicular planes. To help stitch it all together are big buttons tying the cushions in a trendy fashion.

http://www.andelsberlin.com

Enjoy a Morning cup of joy out looking a bustling Berlin. St Oberholz with windows that line the parameter of this corner coffee shop provide a great window into the lives of Berliners, from within a warm and friendly environment. Free WiFi is definitely a huge incentive to grab one of the many freshly made sandwiches, while checking your email and catching on on daily events. With an old San Francisco feel, St. Oberholz is a creative an lofty environment.

The old wooden staircase leading up to a library like second floor, helps contribute to its air of academia. With a delicious cup of morning coffie, St. Oberholz can be the key to start your day of on the right foot.

St Oberholz
Rosenthaler StraBe 72a
10119 Berlin

030 246 319 43

www.sanktoberholz.de

The brewery is famous for its house beer– the Hofbrau-WeiBe, the freshest brew in Berlin.  You can order a .5 L or even a beer cocktail with a variety of flavors– Apple, lemon, mango and many more.

  

The food is traditional German cuisine and comes in big meaty proportions.  We feasted on the braised knuckle of lamb with green beans and the freshest rosemary potatoes. The meat literally falls off the bone an goes extremely well with the savory side dishes.

The specialty plate is served with Bavarian sausage, roast pork, leberkase (meatloaf), sauerkraut and a bread dumpling.

The 3 story mega complex has an astounding view of the Sony Center. As you look to the sky, you will see a color changing spiral that is similar to a parachute.  Bright lights and geometric shapes float throughout the futuristic scenic landscape.

Grab a seat around the beer filter and hot water storage.  These polished contraptions that make the beer so savory sit in the center of the restaurant and are surrounded by an industrial spiral staircase.  The hot water storage is one of the last silver chromed beer machine in existence.  The sparkle and glistening texture is quite a dazzling spectacle for even the harshest beer snobs.

Lindenbrau

Sony Center

Bellevuestrasse 3 – 5

10785 Berlin

www.lindenbraeu-berlin.de

Mirellie is a Meditteranean design restaurant located a short stop from the center of Prague. The interior features a sleek modern sophisticated design that alludes to the shore of the meditteranean. Though there are no seashells, light tan floral walls and minimalist furniture bring the feeling of relaxing on the shore.

Upon entering, a small lounge of plush beautiful sandstone couches sits in front of a plasma screen. This is the perfect place to sip on glasses of wine while you watch the game. As you step down the stairs you are transported to the exclusive private dining room. An eclectic collection of wine is displayed to your right while a street view stands to your left.

Beef Carpaccio

Pasta

grilled dorada

Succulent Lobster

The food of Mirrellie is some of the freshest cuisine in Prague.  We feasted on succulent lobster and grilled dorada (fish). The beef carpaccio was subtlely amazing with the most crisp organic greens and most sensational cut of meat.

Vp ckalova 14/502 Praha 6
222 959 999

Www.mirellie.cz

On Invalidenstrabe, lies a trendy little bar with an immense flare. With cool and unique vibe, it’s a great place to grab a drink and warm up during a Berlin winter. The interior is a reflection of past decades long gone. 

Mod circular flying saucers beam from the ceiling while colorful lights shines throughout the space.  A “B” shines through the static old tube television. It’s a great place that will take you back to a nostalgic time, while you reminisce of the days from a simpler time. 

Bar Bergstub ‘l

InvalidenstraBe 151

D-10115 Berlin

+0177 5902858

barbergstuebl@web.de

Slurping! Sususu’s literal translation from Japanese is the perfect name for a contemporary noodle house. It’s painted cherry blossoms and Bonzi trees, along with the communal dinning feel create a very realized, chic,  and social environment. Its a fusion of the old world completely swept away in the milieu of an every changing Berlin.

The Sweet aroma of the rock shrimp, with sweet chilli sauce, walnuts, and fresh organic greens, entices your morsels for the first bite. Slightly spicy, its texture has is very smooth, complemented a slightly subtle crunch of the the walnuts. Its a very satisfying blend that keeps, creates a curiosity of the dishes to come.

Savory noodles warm your belly on a rainy night, inviting every Berliner to a beer along with a rich and smooth traditional Japanese udon. The soup Lightly touched with green onion, healthy seaweed, and healthy Japanese broth was  a perfect and filling addition to a great and a soul-full environment.

www.susuru.de
Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 17
10178 Berlin, Germany

Theodor Tucher features European fusion cuisine  with German, French, and Italian specialties. The interior is a 2 story lofted library inspired design. Long narrow pillars are alined to the Brandenburg Gate while a lofted overhang sits on top of the main bar.

The second story loft is lined with German literature, travel guides, and picture books. Have dinner, drinks, or coffee and discuss politics, the news or whatever you fancy.  Every book is available for purchase.

Sitting elevated above the main dining area provides a relaxing view of the grand pillars and patrons as they dine on fine cuisine.  The saloon is decorated with Baroque furniture and classic candalabras. Framed antique pictures hang above a Victorian piano.

The restaurant is a favorite amongst diplomats around the world. George W Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ben Kingsley have dined here previously. Every month, world reknown authors are invited to talk about their best sellers in the saloon.

Pariser Platz 6A
10117 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 22489639