This imposing hotel in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district is a 120-year-old women’s prison with courthouse. It has been transformed in 11 years (!) by a family of architects into a fantastic minimalistic design hotel . Eye-catching… and what work has been put into keeping the soul of the building intact but making it a comfortable and beautiful hotel. This Hideaway is a must for design lovers! And I can tell you from experience… it is absolutely no punishment to sleep here!
This Hideaway is a monumental building with enormous grandeur, the old Stadtbad – public bath – dating from 1902. In 2011, the owners of the Language Centre behind it seized the opportunity to restore the bath and breathe new life into the building. The building still exudes the nostalgic atmosphere of the early last century but has cleverly integrated all modern requirements. The various rooms (including family rooms and flats) are very comfortable and little details have been thought of.
Tucked away in a small street behind a cast-iron gate is a beautiful little hotel with phenomenal views over the city of Lisbon and the Tagus River. Upon entering, you step into another world: an oasis of calm that makes you instantly forget the hustle and bustle of the city. 2 historic palaces and a manor house exude the atmosphere of bygone Portuguese noble times and all house different types of rooms, all very atmospheric and furnished with modern comforts so that the pampered traveller has a wonderful ‘escape’ in this busy metropolis. Cherry on the cake is the Michelin star restaurant housed in this Hideaway.
Okay, there’s special and then there’s very special… this hideaway in the heart of Cologne falls into the latter category. I often talk about how a hotel needs to have a soul… this is what makes it stand out from the crowd, and this hideaway certainly does. In this case, the soul of Michael Kaune, which perfectly matches the beautiful neo-Gothic building, the old city archive. Michael was looking for a place where he could bring together his love of design, art and beauty. Not a museum, but low-threshold and everyday, so that everyone can enjoy his wonderful collection of modern design.