Germany
Europe
The Pure Frankfurt, Germany
50 Rooms / EUR 100 – 460
A 19th-century loft in the heart of Frankfurt was completely renovated to create The Pure — a hotel that captures the city’s open-minded, cosmopolitan spirit. Guests are invited to relax in a welcoming, homey atmosphere where the works of artist Stefan Strumbel in the lobby, breakfast room, bar, and lounge, explore the meaning of the word heimat (home). Lighting and music add ambience that changes throughout the day.
Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg 141 Rooms / EUR 120 – 450
Hamburg, Germany A converted 19th-century gasworks, the Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg turns the heavy industrial architecture of this power station into a lofty haven in the harbor city of Hamburg. Floods of natural light, backlit panels, and balcony lounges add airy touches to a solid frame of raw materials and original brick walls. Black-and-white photographs of the former architecture, soothing textures, the creative yet down-to-earth restaurant Mangold, and the rejuvenating Gastwerk Spa give this once purely functional space a spacious and good-looking new lease on life.
Side Hamburg, Germany
178 Rooms / EUR 165 – 1,750
Jan Störmer’s glass and steel architecture is the soaring stage for dramatic lighting by theater virtuoso Robert Wilson. The stark drama is softened through interiors by Milan designer Matteo Thun, whose rounded surfaces and carefully chosen colors create aesthetic warmth and vitality. Hovering above a futuristic atrium is the eighth-floor lounge where Thun suggests weightlessness with improbably curved furniture and floating disk lighting.
Sir Nikolai Hotel 94 Rooms / EUR 130 – 750
Hamburg, Germany Perched on the Nikolaifleet waterfront, Sir Nikolai is sandwiched between the center of Hamburg’s Altstadt and the super-modern HafenCity district to the south. The 94-room property is characterized by twinkling chandeliers, polished marble, and rough wood and brick. The hotel is also home to Izakaya Asian Kitchen & Bar — from The Entourage Group’s Michelin-starred Nobu restaurant team in London — which serves up Japanese cuisine, and includes a grand library, replete with terrazzo flooring and an open fireplace.
135
