Honigmond Boutique Hotel

Located above the celebrated Honigmond restaurant, the Hotel and Pension Honigmond is "country home goes hip." It's lovingly appointed throughout, with first-class touches and warmth, but lacking any trace of stuffiness. How refreshing.

The spacious lobby and reception area make an elegant picture: Leather sofas and oversized chairs, a faux-fireplace, exposed brick, artfully distressed crown molding, gorgeous wood floors, enormous gilt-framed mirrors, fresh flowers, and 18th-century "Old Masters" reproductions.

The Honigmond's pension rooms are the oldest in the building, offering shared facilities, simple furnishings, and a cheaper price tag than the hotel rooms. We liked these rooms—they had beautiful old parquet floors and attractive wood beds. In contrast, hotel rooms at the Honigmond are jaw-dropping. The leather sofas and gilt-framed mirrors from downstairs are back, and back with a mission. In one single room, Mona Lisa peers down onto the lovely deco bed, a gold-framed Monet, and a flat-paneled TV.

The Honigmond is located along Tieckstrasse, a 5-10 minute walk south to Oranienburgerstrasse in Mitte.