Travel + Leisure Readers' 3 Favorite Hotels in Berlin of 2025

Cutting-edge architecture, 24-hour nightlife, a legendary art scene, and world-class hotels: The German capital is holding its own as one of Europe’s most alluring travel destinations, with trendy new properties cropping up in and around the Ringbahn (the railroad that runs around the inner city of Berlin). However, when it came to voting for their favorite Berlin hotels, Travel + Leisure readers stuck to the classics.

Read on to find out which hotels snagged the winning spots.

How Voting Works

Every year for our World’s Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the globe—to share their opinions on the top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. Nearly 180,000 T+L readers completed the 2025 survey. A total of more than 657,000 votes were cast across over 8,700 properties (hotels, cities, cruise lines, etc.).

Hotels were classified as either resort hotel, city hotel, inn, or safari lodge based on their location and amenities, and they were specifically rated on the criteria below:

For each characteristic, respondents could choose a rating of excellent, above average, average, below average, or poor. The final scores are averages of these responses.

What Readers Loved

The German capital is constantly reinventing itself; yet, this year, T+L readers favored the city’s tried-and-true hotels over its trendy new arrivals. Which is not to say that there were no surprises on this year’s list—only one property on this year’s survey appeared on last year’s World’s Best Awards list. The hotel in question: the Grand Hyatt Berlin (No. 3), known for its unbeatable location near Potsdamer Platz square and its popular Japanese-meets-French Vox Restaurant. “I loved my stay here,” said one reader, who then praised the property’s “super comfortable beds” and other highlights. Coming in at No. 2, the Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin is a 1907-era grand dame with sweeping views of the Brandenburg Gate—and it’s the home of the two-starred Michelin restaurant Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer. The luxe touches don’t end there: the Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin also has the largest selection of suites in all of Germany.

The Winner

InterContinental Berlin

Over its nearly 70-year history, this high-rise hotel has welcomed everyone from Alfred Hitchcock and Bill Clinton to Tom Hanks. Now, after a recent 64-million-Euro renovation (about $71 million USD), the 558-room hotel is sparkling anew, with modernized guestrooms, lobby, and the revamped Marlene cocktail bar and restaurant (named after Berlin-born starlet Marlene Dietrich). Returning guests will be pleased to discover that the Michelin-starred restaurant, Hugo, located on the hotel’s 14th floor, has more or less remained unchanged save for a few fresh interior design details, and its creative menu continues to take center stage. “Everything was amazing,” wrote one guest. “I love this hotel!” Another gushed about the “excellent service, attention to detail, and great location” near the Berlin Zoo and the Brandenburg Gate.