Where to stay in Germany?

On Oranienburger Straße, in Mitte, 1.1 km from the centre, on the street of bars and artists' courtyards. You walk to Museum Island and the Brandenburg Gate without taking the S-Bahn.

On Weinbergsweg, on Rosenthaler Platz, 1.1 km from the centre, between Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg. The neighbourhood cafes are on foot and Museum Island is two U-Bahn stops away.

On Schwedter Straße, in the Kollwitzkiez of Prenzlauer Berg, 1.5 km from the centre. For those who want the Berlin of cafes and neighbourhood squares, with the centre ten minutes away by tram.

On Unter den Linden, 1.8 km from the centre, right next to the Brandenburg Gate. You step out onto Pariser Platz, and the Reichstag and the Tiergarten are five minutes' walk away.

Rebuilt in 1997 on the site of the 1907 Adlon, on Pariser Platz, next to the gate.

On Behrenstraße, on Bebelplatz, 900 m from the centre, between the Opera and Unter den Linden. Museum Island is five minutes' walk away and the Brandenburg Gate ten.

The former headquarters of the Dresdner Bank, built in 1889; the old vault room now houses the spa.

On Hardenbergstraße, in Charlottenburg, 5.1 km from the centre, in City West. For those who prefer West Berlin, with the Tiergarten on foot and the zoo opposite.

Next to Zoologischer Garten station and the Memorial Church, at the end of the Kurfürstendamm.

On Juliusstraße, in the Sternschanze, 2.4 km from the centre, the district of bars and vintage shops. For those who come for the nightlife and walk to the Reeperbahn.

On Amsinckstraße, in Hammerbrook, 1.2 km from the centre, next to the main station. You arrive by train, drop your bag and walk to the Alster and the Speicherstadt.

On Fontenay, in Rotherbaum, 1.6 km from the centre, on the shore of the Alster lake. For those who want the calm of the water and the villas, with the centre a twenty-minute walk along the lake.

Opened in 2018 in parkland directly on the Außenalster, away from the traffic.

Hostel next to the station, for the Cologne stop. You arrive by train, drop your bag and the cathedral is right there, with the old town and the riverside on foot.

On Marzellenstraße, a stone's throw from the main station and the cathedral square.

On Mauritiuswall, in Altstadt-Süd, 1.4 km from the centre, near the Neumarkt. You reach the old town and the Rhine embankment in a quarter of an hour on foot, or two tram stops.

On Stolberger Straße, in Braunsfeld, 5.1 km from the centre, towards Ehrenfeld. For those who don't mind the tram and want a livelier neighbourhood than the centre in the evening.

On Trankgasse, 600 m from the centre, opposite the cathedral. You sleep next to the Dom and the station, with the old town and the Hohenzollern Bridge a few minutes' walk away.

Opened in 1863, on the Domplatte, facing the west portal of the cathedral.

On Kennedy-Ufer, in Deutz, on the right bank of the Rhine, 700 m from the centre. You walk across the Hohenzollern Bridge and have the cathedral opposite you from the riverside.

At the Deutz end of the Hohenzollern Bridge, with the cathedral facing it across the Rhine.

On Habsburgerring, at Rudolfplatz, 1.6 km from the centre, west of the old town. For those who want the bars of the neighbouring Belgisches Viertel, with the Dom a twenty-minute walk away.

On Senefelderstraße, in the station district, 1.7 km from the centre. You arrive by train, drop your bag and reach Marienplatz in fifteen minutes on foot.

On Senefelderstraße, next to the Hauptbahnhof, 1.7 km from the centre. For those leaving early by train for Neuschwanstein who want the station two minutes away.

On Promenadeplatz, in the Altstadt, 900 m from the centre, in the Kreuzviertel. You walk to Marienplatz and the Residenz, in the smartest district of the old town.

A hotel since 1841, built at the request of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, on Promenadeplatz.

On Neuturmstraße, in the Altstadt, 300 m from the centre. You are a stone's throw from the Hofbräuhaus and Marienplatz, in the quiet lanes behind the Residenz.

Just behind the Hofbräuhaus, two minutes' walk from Marienplatz.

On Sophienstraße, in Maxvorstadt, 1.7 km from the centre, right by the Old Botanical Garden. For those who want the calm of a park and the station five minutes away for Neuschwanstein.