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 1. Soho House

Torstr. 1
10119 Berlin
Germany
+49 30 4050440

Categories: Hotels, Beauticians & Day Spas, Bars

Neighbourhood: Prenzlauer Berg

5.0 star rating
  9/5/2010

Consider this simple If-Then statement:
If Berlin is one of the coolest cities in the world
If also the Soho House is the coolest hotel in Berlin
Then the Soho House Berlin is the coolest hotel in the world

Read on for more in-depth analysis.

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 2. Drake Hotel

1150 Queen Street W
Toronto, ON M6J 1J3
Canada
+1-416-531-5042

Categories: Hotels, Lounges

Neighbourhoods: West Queen West, Beaconsfield Village

5.0 star rating
  Update - 4/23/2009

It's easy to see why it made Travel + Leisure Magazine's Top 500 Hotels in the World: The Drake Hotel has thought of everything. From their demonstrated commitment to the environment (they've dispensed with tiny shampoo bottles in favor of…More »

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  • 4.0 star rating
    2/20/2009

    Chicken or steak and chocolate cake!

    Is there any way imaginable that this could be a bad thing?… Read more »

 3. Louis

Viktualienmarkt 6
80331 München
Germany
+49 89 41119080

Category: Hotels

Neighbourhood: Altstadt

5.0 star rating
  7/22/2010 First to Review

I've nothing but love for the Louis. Located opposite the Viktualienmarkt in the center of Munich it makes an ideal base from which to explore the beautiful Bavarian capital. Just a short walk from the Marienplatz, you can easily and speedily train…More »

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 4. citizenM hotel Amsterdam City

Prinses Irenestraat 30
1077 WX Amsterdam
Netherlands
+31 20 8117090

Category: Hotels

Neighbourhoods: Zuid, WTC

5.0 star rating
  12/18/2010

CitizenM just totally gets me. This superbly designed hotel has everything I want from a 24 hour canteen with food and drinks to free wifi without silly logins or passwords and nightly rates that are exceedingly affordable.

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 5. The Hoxton Hotel

81-83 Great Eastern Street
London EC2A 3HU
020 7550 1000

Category: Hotels

Neighbourhood: Liverpool Street / Broadgate

5.0 star rating
  Update - 10/25/2009

After a long and rather unpleasant overnight flight across the pond with a hefty Cypriot's arm constantly taking up share in MY seat all I wanted was a little room of my own (okay, and also a shower to wash off the stink.) I arrived at the Hoxton…More »

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  • 5.0 star rating
    7/10/2009

    Remember that Celine Dion song Because You Loved Me? Thinking about my four nights at the Hoxton… Read more »

 6. Hollmann Beletage

Köllnerhofgasse 6
1010 Wien
Austria
+43 1 9611960

Category: Hotels

Neighbourhood: Innere Stadt

4.0 star rating
  3/23/2011

While typically I cannot go recommending a hotel simply because they do a beautiful breakfast, Hollmann Beletage serves up what might just be the best morning meals I have ever had in a hotel. I'm talking fresh juice, eggs made to order, meats and…More »

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 7. Casa Camper

Carrer d' Elisabets, 11
08001 Barcelona
Spain
+34 933 426 280

Category: Hotels

Neighbourhood: El Raval

4.0 star rating
  9/25/2011

Casa Camper has thought of almost everything.

Each room is actually two rooms. One's a bedroom, and the other just across the hall is more of a lounge-like area. I slept in the bedroom and used the other room as an office. For me, it was actually…More »

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