Hotel Q!

Hip, breezy and colourful 77-room hotel designed by Los Angeles (and Berlin etc) architects Graft, committed to visual detail and the "pursuit of happiness". Located in a leafy and quiet but not dull Wilmersdorf side street, seconds north of the Kurfürstendamm (with myriad consumer options), and just west of all things gay in Schöneberg. For the record, Graft's previous clients include Brad Pitt. Prices here are not at all exorbitant, as you would think. Small wellness area features a gym and a spa, including a sand room (with sand from the South Seas) and a Japanese washing area. Opened 2005. U-Bahn: Uhlandstraße.