One of Europe’s most vibrant cities and Germany’s capital of cool, Berlin is a creative centre that is home to thousands of artists, musicians and writers. With over 450 galleries and new ones opening all the time, it has an internationally renowned gallery scene, flourishing in the districts of Berlin Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg. Its own art fair, Art Forum Berlin, is staged annually in October and has made the city a melting pot for the international art market and a seismograph for contemporary art trends. The unofficial opener to the spring art season in Berlin, Gallery Weekend Berlin, showcases exhibition openings at diverse galleries around the city and is on from 30 April to 2 May this year. And, until 22 May, homegrown talent design-duo Osko+Deichmann’s Tainted Beauty exhibition can be seen at Gallery Helmrinderknecht.
Hotel design is greatly influenced by this booming art scene, so your stay in Berlin can reflect the galleries and exhibitions you visit.
On the exhilarating Potsdamer Platz in Berlin’s uber modern Mitte district, The Mandala Hotel is where purist luxury meets elegant style. The hotel’s 157 suites are renowned for their sleek design and inspirational interiors. Space is the key factor for the uncomplicated atmosphere, where suites have between 40 and 200 square metres of living space. The cool, distant atmosphere often associated with luxury hotels is dispensed with and the hotel’s aesthetics express authentic joie de vivre. The hotel is a modern home-away-from-home for those who appreciate sense and sensibility. From comfortable beds to a room-climate free of electronic smog, the objective is to ensure maximum comfort by paying close attention to detail. The Mandala Hotel’s hip QIU lounge and FACIL restaurant have become destinations in themselves for Berlin‘s socialites, as well as the top floor ONO Spa – a world of holistic well-being high above Berlin. Continue reading
