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BERLIN
SOHO HOUSE BERLIN
Luxury without breaking the bank,
Soho House (
above
) is the perfect
place to relax after a day bargaining
at the flea markets or wild nights on
the Berlin club scene
(1 Torstrasse;
sohohouseberlin.com).
HÜTTENPALAST
With three caravans and two
Alpine huts within its indoor space,
this is such a great idea and it
encompasses all that is wonderful,
quirky and engaging about Berlin (
66
Hobrechtstrasse; huettenpalast.de).
PENSION BERLIN
This gem of a place is super fun,
kitsch – and has a fantastic host
called Frank
(33 Schönleinstrasse;
airbnb.co.uk/rooms/181160).
CIRCUS APARTMENTS
Über-stylish and ideally located, these
apartments are the latest addition
to the ever-reliable Circus franchise
(84 Choriner Strasse; circus-berlin.de).
NHOWHOTEL
If you’ve come for the legendary
music scene, this high-concept
hotel, with its focus on music,
fashion and art, will hit the
right note
(3 Stralauer Allee;
nhow-hotels.com).
“Our aim is to create a space
where people can share stories
fromall over the world”
Berlin has a vibrant literary scene,
with dozens of bookshops and regular
events catering to both German and
international audiences. Although
it only opened in 2009, Dialogue
Books (
dialoguebooks.org
) is at the
forefront, thanks to founder Sharmaine
Lovegrove. A British ex-pat, she
regularly curates events, readings and
happenings around the city that often
take place in the coolest hotels.
“Berlin is a city with countless stories.
At Dialogue, our aim is to create a space
where people can share stories and
ideas from all over the world using an
international language,” she enthuses.
“When people come to our space and
have engaged in a story or a discussion
that they can share with others, then I
am fulfilling my goal.”
Lovegrove runs literary salons at
various venues from Soho House and
Café Hilde to the Direktorenhaus and
her Kreuzberg bookshop. She is also
currently establishing Germany’s first
English-language literary agency.
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