On a quiet side street within walking distance of Berlin’s moneyed Kurfürstendamm, this boutique hotel is an oasis of casual, understated luxury, with four opulent wings wrapped snugly around an inner courtyard. Covered with a glass ceiling, the Hof is awash with light and lush greenery, creating a serene breakfast area that can’t fail to give you that smug feeling that only the finest hotels can. The breakfast itself is the stuff of legend, with a variety of appetizing à la carte options and not a buffet cart in sight.

The courtyard is flanked by snug private meeting and dining rooms for a range of occasions, as well as the intimate restaurant, Die Quadriga, headed by Finnish Michelin starred chef, Sauli Kemppainen, serving up his unique brand of new Nordic cuisine.