Bank on top service, dignified décor and sumptuous spa treatments at this Bebelplatz bolthole.
This ex bank’s riches have only increased under its modern-day guise as Hotel de Rome, a grand urbane hideaway boasting a stately neo-classical interior resplendent with period details (the former cashier’s hall is now a flamboyant ballroom, while the old jewel vault currently serves as the swimming pool), faultless service, and superb placement amid the attractions around Unter den Linden.
The 109 rooms, dabbed with neutral hues and lovely views of St Hedwig’s Cathedral, feature stucco ceilings, king-size sleepers, walk-in robes and soaking tubs, but take a terrace suite if you fancy sunning your gams, or the Guttman room situated in what was the bank manager’s office for opulent oak paneling – complete with WWII shrapnel damage! Check out in the subterranean strongroom-cum-spa, which now safeguards the bare assets of glitterati patrons, take tea at elegant Opera Court, dine at La Banca bistro, or shake your money maker at the Rooftop Terrace.
Behrenstr. 37, Berlin. +49 30 460 6090, roccofortehotels.com
