High style meets low cost in some of the German capital’s most intriguing budget hotels, including several in the neighborhoods of former East Berlin.
1) Westin Grand, Berlin
Friedrichstrasse 158-164
(49-30) 20270
aktuelles.westin.de/berlin_en
96 euros
The Westin is smack in » Read more: Hotels in Berlin for Under $150
CASA CAMPER, a 51-room hotel in the Mitte district of Berlin, was fully booked when it opened on Sept. 15. The hotel, run by the Spanish urban clothing label Camper, drew a youthful clientele that included fashionable Europeans in party mode and Monocle magazine-toting business travelers who would never stay at a prosaic hotel.
Not far away is the Hotel Amano (Augustrasse 43; 49-30-809-4150; www.hotel-amano.com), a modern, 163-room hotel that blends into the street’s mix of Communist-era buildings. It has an attractive staff in tailored uniforms; a sleek lobby with brushed copper, slate floors and brown velvet upholstery; and doubles starting at 75 euros (about $115 at $1.53 to the euro). » Read more: Hotels Blossoming in Berlin
