This 4-star Superior hotel in central Hamburg combines a modern interior with an elegant restaurant, a lobby bar and excellent sauna and fitness facilities, and sits just 500 metres from Hamburg Central Station.
The contemporary, Spanish-inspired rooms at Barceló Hamburg include free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV, an iPod docking station and floor-to-ceiling windows, with many also offering a work desk and air conditioning.
Restaurant 1700 doubles as a breakfast café, dining room and meeting point, alongside an à la carte menu of Mediterranean dishes with a northern German twist made from locally sourced ingredients. The B-Lounge adds a restaurant, wine bar and patio terrace.
Guests can work out in the gym or unwind in the sauna.
The shops, cafés and restaurants of Mönckebergstrasse are around a 7-minute walk away, while Binnenalster Lake — a lovely spot for jogging — is just 100 metres from the hotel. The Jungfernstieg and Neuer Wall shopping districts are also close by.