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(rates are inclusive of Value Added Tax of 16%, discretionary service charge and breakfast, prices may vary according to season and availability, please ask for special weekend packages) Airlines to Berlin:
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The Grand Hotel Adlon is definitely the most prominent hotel in Berlin,
and without a doubt one of the best hotels in Germany. After World War
II, the legendary Adlon Hotel was destroyed by a fire, but has been rebuilt
after the wall came down and reopened in style in 1997. The inauguration
of the new Adlon has restored an international grand hotel to this traditional
location in Berlin's historic centre. The Hotel Adlon Kempinski is situated
in the heart of Berlin, next to the famous Brandenburg Gate. Originally,
the address was “Unter den Linden 1”, however, still at the very same location,
the address was changed to “Unter den Linden 77”. Some rooms of the Adlon
have a view of the famous Brandenburg Gate, which once was the dividing
line between East and West-Berlin. Now, the Eastern part, with “Unter den
Linden“, the promenade in front of the Adlon, crosses the new posh shopping
street Friedrichstrasse. “Unter den Linden“ itself continues to the “Deutsche
Staatsoper unter den Linden“, the leading opera in town and ends at the
“Palast der Republik“ at the place of the former castle of the German Emperor,
which will hopefully be rebuilt again in former glory over the next couple
of years.
History:
The old Adlon was initially inaugurated by the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm
II in 1907 and was the premier hotel in Germany until it burnt down. The
hotel quickly became the most fashionable meeting place in Berlin for royalty,
diplomats, politicians, artists, actors and international dignitaries:
Marlene Dietrich, Thomas Mann, Enrico Caruso, Greta Garbo and Charlie Chaplin,
just to name a few. Lorenz Adlon, the founder of the Adlon Hotel, had a
strong vision: to create the most opulent hotel in the world, setting standards
previously unseen in the hotel industry. Facilities included hot and cold
running water at the time, gas and electricity and a refrigeration and
cooling system linked into a fountain. There was even a power plant, which
provided electricity to the 110 volt light bulbs produced specially for
the hotel. Shortly after opening, Lorenz Adlon’s vision was realized when
the Hotel Adlon was acknowledged to be “one of the most beautiful hotels
in the world”. Its architecture, interior design and advanced technology
were praised across the globe.
Rooms
and Suites: The new Adlon follows the old traditions as a hotel which
is run firmly on the lines of a luxury class hotel, but which nevertheless
does not shun modern elements. Maximum comfort, stylish and exquisite appointments
in the rooms and public areas, as well as perfect service which provide
the essential conditions for a first-class hotel of international renown.
Not least because of its prominent position and proximity to the parliament,
the Adlon is once again regarded as the "government's unofficial guest-house",
providing a home-from-home for state visitors and celebrities from all
over the globe. In addition to 401 rooms and suites, including two luxurious
presidential suites, the Adlon also boasts elegant salons and function
rooms which look out onto the Pariser Platz, the Brandenburg Gate, the
Reichstag building (Germany's parliament) and Berlin's magnificent boulevard
"Unter den Linden". The light and airy conservatory, two spacious ballrooms,
the prestigious lobby with mosaic dome and mezzanine offer extensive scope
for festive occasions, conferences and receptions.
Restaurants
and Bars: The Adlon offers three main restaurants. The ”Quarré”,
at the “Pariser Platz” at the in the ground floor, where you can also sit
outside and where breakfast is served. The “Adlon Stube” offers German
cuisine and wine. There is also, at the first floor, the Michelin
starred ”Lorenz Adlon”, which offers best haute cuisine with a strong French
influence as well as a view of the Brandenburg Gate. A unique feature of
the new Adlon is that it offers one of the largest selections of mineral
waters in Europe - there is even a special "Mineral Water Menue". The exclusive
“Selection of Waters” with many other healthily refreshing and tasty waters
is offered in the hotel lobby, in the restaurants ”Lorenz Adlon” and ”Quarré”
as well as on the outside terrace. Afternoon tea is served by a tea master
in the lobby and the bar in the entrance hall. For the most unique choice
of cake there is the “Pariser Platz Torte”, only available at the Adlon.
For the evening - why not try the "Adlon Kaiser Cup" – a cocktail you will
not get nowhere else in the world.
Sport
and Spa: The Adlon also has a swimming pool in the basement of the
Adlon as well as a large spa area. The spa consists of a sauna, steam bath,
solarium as well as treatment rooms for “La Prairie” from Switzerland
treatments. Additionally, a luxurious Adlon Day Spa with a surface of 610
square metres is available from mid-2005. Apart from a health bar, a fireplace
lounge and a yoga room there are several treatment areas ranging from 14
to 30 square metres, which are designed like a first-class suite with jacuzzi,
shower, sauna, closet and an individual lounge at their exclusive disposal.
The interior design of the day spa mirrors on the one hand Manhattan, with
chalky oak wood, bright limestone and coloured lighting behind white screens
– on the other hand also a more original Indonesian art, for example with
antique Garuda sculptures. All rooms of the Adlon have a direct access
to the Spa.