Overview

This is, without doubt, a place of superlatives. Built on the banks of Neukölln Schifffahrts Canal in the mid-1990's, the Estrel resembles a huge ocean liner from the outside and a small town on the inside. Several restaurants and bars are grouped around a bright, tree-lined piazza crowned by an enormous glass roof and dominated by a sumptuous fountain. The 1,000 plus rooms vary in standard from very good to the height of luxury. The upper floors boast stunning views over the city, which more than makes up for the slightly squalid industrial neighbourhood in which the hotel is situated. Down at the canal there is a landing place for tourist boats.