Hotels in Germany

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005, 2006

"The embodiment of old-world elegance," this Black Forest hotel near thermal baths has country-style rooms furnished with antiques, crystal chandeliers, and floral drapes. The Park-Restaurant's menu lists venison, roasted gilthead, and duck. "Top-notch treatments" are administered in two spas,one medical (dentistry, dermatology, physiotherapy, and so on), the other for beauty.

100 rooms

Amenities: Pool, Spa

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005, 2006

"Quick and courteous across the board" describes the perfect-scoring service at this landmark on Inner Alster Lake. "Staff go above and beyond to pamper you." Alas, guest rooms filled with antiques seem "a little dated." Restaurant Haerlin serves French-Mediterranean cuisine; the Art Deco Jahreszeiten Grill focuses on fish. The Amrita Spa offers 106 different treatments.

156 rooms

Amenities: Spa

New to the Gold List

This "sleek and very modern" 17-year-old hotel near the National Galerie has rooms with taupe and white Cubist furnishings. Designed in warm colors and dark wood, Restaurant Vivo serves Asian cuisine; select from more than 200 cocktails at Harry's New York Bar, replete with a replica Statue of Liberty. A renovation of the guest rooms, the conference areas, and the pool should conclude in August 2007.

385 rooms

Amenities: Pool

New to the Gold List

This modern redbrick building on Potsdamer Platz is steps away from the U-Bahn station and a short walk from where the Berlin Wall once stood. "Minimalist-chic rooms" have cherrywood and marble furnishings. Vox has a sushi bar and serves international food prepared in its open kitchen. "Business travelers love the professional and efficient staff."

342 rooms

Amenities: Pool, Spa

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005, 2006

Government dignitaries patronize this green-roofed hotel near the parliament. The lobby,furnished with French windows, limestone floors, and a stained glass dome,"is quite a sight." Rooms, some of which look onto the Brandenburg Gate, have bathrooms of black granite and pale marble. The informal Adlon Stube specializes in regional dishes.

384 rooms

Amenities: Pool, Spa

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005

At this "small but truly five-star hotel" with a neoclassic facade on a quiet street near Maximilianstrasse, staff "consistently go out of their way to make you feel at home." Rooms in parchment and blue come with silk chairs and wool sofas "you want to melt into." In the summer, take a dip in the rooftop pool, which offers 360-degree city views. Try lobster with potatoes at Restaurant Mark's.

73 rooms

Amenities: Pool

New to the Gold List

This 2004 Potsdamer Platz sandstone skyscraper has rooms outfitted in beiges, browns, and golds, with cherrywood closets and armoires. A butler draws baths; try the gentlemen's bath, prepared with fir bath oils and served with a glass of cognac. Brasserie Desbrosses offers a Sunday champagne brunch and "great seafood." "Jet-lag Recovery" is a signature treatment at La Prairie spa.

302 rooms

Amenities: Pool, Spa