Old-world grandeur in the most symbolic spot in the city — you step out the door onto the Brandenburg Gate. It's formal, classic, and priced accordingly; this is grand-hotel tradition, not contemporary cool.
The original Adlon opened in 1907, inaugurated by Kaiser Wilhelm II, on Unter den Linden at Pariser Platz directly opposite the Brandenburg Gate; the present building reopened in 1997. · kempinski.com
Historic guests included Tsar Nicholas II, Thomas Edison, Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein; most of the original hotel was destroyed in WWII. · en.wikipedia.org