25hours Bikini — Berlin, Germany

25hours Bikini Germany - bedroom
(Image credit: Stephan Lemke)

Hip German hotel brand 25hours has opened its seventh outpost in Berlin, close to the city's celebrated zoo. Located in the 1950s, listed Bikinihaus, the 149-room hotel has been designed by local outfit Studio Aisslinger, which, in a nod to its setting, has created bright, foliage-filled rooms, with quirky, animal-related touches. 'Nature meets culture,' says Henning Weiss, head of operations at 25hours. 'We have the zoo and the Tiergarten park on one side, the city with all its hubbub on the other.' The Monkey Bar and lobby lounge offer late-night socialising, while, for the morning after, the third-floor bakery prepares delicious pastries.

25hours Bikini Germany - bedroom

(Image credit: Stephan Lemke)

25hours Bikini Germany - dining area

(Image credit: Stephan Lemke)

25hours Bikini Germany - bakery

(Image credit: Stephan Lemke)

25hours Bikini Germany - sitting area

(Image credit: Stephan Lemke)

INFORMATION

Photography: Stephan Lemke

ADDRESS

Budapester Strasse 40
Berlin
Germany

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Lauren Ho is the Travel Director of Wallpaper*,  roaming the globe, writing extensively about luxury travel, architecture and design for both the magazine and the website. Lauren serves as the European Academy Chair for the World's 50 Best Hotels.