Best Gay-Friendly Hotels in Berlin

Axel Hotel Berlin

Schöneberg

Gay-specific lifestyle hotel in Schöneberg — rooftop pool, SkyBar with CityView, bears' lounge WhyNot Bar, and 210 rooms. Part of the international Axel Hotels chain.

Hotel Nollendorfplatz

Schöneberg

Gay-owned hotel directly on Nollendorfplatz — the historic heart of Schöneberg. Unbeatable location for the gay district. No frills, good value, genuinely queer-run.

Miniloft

Mitte

14 designer apartments Gay-friendly, well-equipped, light and spacious apartments conceived by German-born Britta Jürgens and Canadian expatriate Matthew Griffin, who transformed a fading…

Hotel Adlon Kempinski

Mitte

The famous Adlon Kempinski, located right next to the Brandenburg Gate, offers exquisite rooms and suites that are likely to impress even the most seasoned traveller.

Pullman Berlin Schweizerhof

Schöneberg

The Pullman is nicely located close to Ku’damm avenue, the KaDeWe department store, Berlin Zoo and a short walk from some of the best gay bars & clubs in Schöneberg.

Swissôtel Berlin

Schöneberg

Located next door to the Sofitel Berlin, the Swissôtel Berlin is a great luxury option, having won a place on Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List.

Sofitel Berlin Kurfurstendamm

Schöneberg

The newly revamped, utterly stylish Sofitel is located on the famous Ku’damm street and is close to the main gay nightlife in Schöneberg, many shops and restaurants.

Mercure Hotel Berlin Zentrum

Schöneberg

This boutique hotel is on a quiet side street between Berlin's lively Schöneberg and traditional Charlottenburg districts.

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Schöneberg

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Bananas Guesthouse

Schöneberg

Quentin Design hotel

Schöneberg

Hotel Gay Lussac is in the 5th district of Paris, in the famous Latin Quarter. Both the Pantheon and the Luxembourg Gardens are 293 m away and free Wi-Fi access is available.

Hotel Palace Berlin

Schöneberg

One of Berlin’s most elegant and renowned privately-owned luxury hotels. Hotel Palace offers 278 rooms and suites, an award-winning gourmet restaurant, a gym, spa, a pool – just about everything you…

The Mandala Hotel

Schöneberg

The ‘all suite’ Mandala is rather special. Even the smallest of its modern rooms are at least 40 m² in size and feature a large bathroom, walk-in closet, chic kitchenette, bright workspace, minibar…

Hotel de Rome

Mitte

Situated in the historic building on Bebelplatz Square, Hotel de Rome offers superb gourmet cuisine, a rooftop terrace with magnificent views of Berlin, a 20-metre swimming pool and a luxury spa.

Clipper City Home Apartments

Mitte

Looking for more than just a room? The Clipper City Home offers good-value, apartment-style accommodation in central Berlin.

RIU Plaza Berlin

Schöneberg

A stylish new hotel that’s just a few minutes’ walk from Berlin’s gay bars and cruise clubs in the Schöneberg district, KaDeWe department store, the famous Ku’Damm shopping area and the…

Ivbergs Hotel Premium

Schöneberg

The Ivbergs Premium has an excellent location for sightseeing, shopping and gay scene in Berlin.

Ellington Hotel

Schöneberg

Behind the Ellington’s art deco façade, constructed in 1931 by trailblazing Berlin architect Erich Mendelsohn, is a stylish, modern hotel.

Novum Business Hotel City B Berlin Centrum

Schöneberg

The Novum Business Hotel City B Berlin is great for both business and pleasure, being located close to transport links, many shops and within 10 minutes’ walk to all the gay bars in Schöneberg…

ArtHotel Connection3 stars

Schöneberg

This hetero-friendly gay hotel in Schֳ¶neberg is 700 metres from Berlins Kurfurstendamm shopping area and the KaDeWe department store.

Hotel Sachsenhof

Schöneberg

Located right in the middle of the Schöneberg gay district. The great-value Hotel Sachsenhof offers clean and comfortable double and single en suite rooms.WiFi is available, free of charge.

Stars Guesthouse

Schöneberg

Located in a residential area of the Schöneberg and within minutes from the gay scene.

Motel One Berlin – Tiergarten

Schöneberg

Design hotel chain for budget travellers in Germany. Motel One offers modern, clean and good value-for-money accommodation.

Leonardo Hotel Berlin Mitte

Mitte

The new Leonardo Hotel has a fantastic location for sightseeing – close to many cultural sights, shops and transport links, a few minutes’ walk from the Friedrichstraße (one of Berlin’s main…

Casa Camper Berlin

Mitte

The contemporary and stylish Casa Camper is conveniently located, close to many bars, restaurants and art galleries, and a short distance to the gay district of Prenzlauer Berg.

i31 Hotel

Mitte

New design hotel nestled between fashion boutiques and galleries in Berlin Mitte. Offering 103 air conditioned, non-smoking apartments, the i31 is effortlessly cool in both design and service.

The Circus Hotel

Mitte

The very popular, top-rated Circus Hotel offers 60 modern, spacious rooms, junior suites and well-equipped apartments at very affordable rates.

Schall und Rauch Stadthotel

Prenzlauer Berg

Café and city hotel in trendy Prenzlauer Berg area. The 3-star Schall & Rauch hotel features bright, quiet rooms which combine traditional charm and minimalist design. All 28 rooms are en suite.

Schoenhouse Apartments

Mitte

Gay-friendly apartments for 2 to 6 people, located on the edge of the gay Prenzlauer Berg district. Schoenhouse offers 50 units in modern design with wooden floors and high ceilings.

Hotel Zu Hause, Berlin

Schöneberg

Located in a classic-style building, this hotel in Berlin’s gay district of Schöneberg offers free Wi-Fi and free tea and coffee in the lobby.

Guesthouse21 Gay

Schöneberg

This accommodation is located in Berlin

My Gayhostel

Schöneberg

Exclusively for gay men, this hostel is just a 3-minute walk from the vibrant Nollendorfplatz square and underground station in Berlin's Schneberg district.

Scandic Berlin Kurfürstendamm

Schöneberg

A medium-sized, 217-room, nicely gay-positioned hotel opened in 1967 as the privately owned Alster-Hof, which upgraded and reinvented itself in 2013.

Arco City Hotel

Schöneberg

Small garden hotel Surrounded by gardens, this 23-room hotel offers clean, quiet rooms with comfort and adequate style.

Mineshaft Berlin

Schöneberg

Two apartments in the SM style Excellently located Italian-owned fetish sex spaces just east of Nollendorfplatz U-Bahn. Decor favours the colour red.

SM Apartments Berlin

Schöneberg

SM hotel with bourgeois comforts Three painfully well-equipped apartments and an SM suite for those who don't like to travel with cages, St Andrew's crosses, slings, body bags, whipping benches and…

Pension Lette Eck

Wedding

Welcoming pension guest house outside the city centre A budget gay-friendly option located in Reinickendorf in Northwest Berlin, somewhere in between Prenzlauer Berg and Tegel airport.

Novotel Berlin Am Tiergarten

Moabit

Contemporary and business-like Functional-plus 274-room hotel with at least one eye on visiting businessmen. From the French-owned Novotel people, part of the Accor group.

Hotel Transit

Kreuzberg

Hip, urban budget hotel A very decent 50-room hotel with a loft-style atmosphere — lots of windows — in a converted factory that once produced enamel pictures.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin

Mitte

Very central hotel A water-themed, 427-room hotel in the Minnesota-based Radisson chain, marked by a 25-meter-high cylindrical aquarium in the foyer.

The Westin Grand, berlin

Mitte

High-end mainstream hotel Centrally located and slickly swish 400-room hotel known for its gym and pool.

Holiday Inn Berlin-Mitte

Wedding

A Holiday Inn in Berlin This late-20th-century hotel is decent value for the centre of Berlin, though the location — more than two miles north of Alexanderplatz — is not what you might call trendy or…

Air In Berlin Hotel

Schöneberg

Modest, central and gay-convenient Functional, unstylish but perfectly reasonable rooms belie the lovely art nouveau exterior of this 64-room hotel which in 1989 insinuated itself into an 1886…

aletto Kudamm

Schöneberg

Budget basics-plus A no-frills but adequately attractive German-owned 230-room hotel that includes a hostel/dormitory option for even cheaper accommodation than that of the hotel's already main…

Arte Luise Kunsthotel

Mitte

The art of sleeping A serious novelty hotel of 50 uniquely designed, decorated and furnished singles, doubles and suites, each conceived by a contemporary artist, some pastiche-like (Warhol, Van…

Artim Hotel

Schöneberg

Super-gay-friendly hotel location A 52-room, German-owned Berlin one-off hotel opened in 2005 and renovated in 2011, with continental-style functional-designery touches.

Das Stue

Schöneberg

Gay-appeal boutique modernity A near-ridiculously sumptuous, 78-room establishment that has operated as a hotel since 2012 but which was built in 1939 as Berlin's Danish Embassy, designed by…

Eastside Pension Guesthouse

Prenzlauer Berg

Bright rooms and bikes Clean and affordable guesthouses/pensions — single and double rooms and apartments — located in Prenzlauer Berg, not far from the centre of Berlin (Mitte) but not quite within…

Grand Hyatt Berlin

Schöneberg

In the grand Hyatt tradition Impressive outlet in the Grand Hyatt family, with 342 rooms and suites and customary excellent service, located in dead-centre Berlin, just by Potsdamer Platz.

H10 Berlin Ku'damm

Schöneberg

Smart hotel just west of Schöneberg 175-room Berlin outlet of an international Barcelona-based hotel chain with a reputation for quality, priced accordingly but not exorbitant.

Hotel Indigo Berlin – Alexanderplatz

Mitte

The corporate boutique touch A 153-room hotel purpose-built in 2012, with the design-conscious look and feel of the ever expanding international boutique-style Indigo chain, started in 2004 in…

Hotel Indigo Berlin – Ku'Damm

Charlottenburg

In the international boutique style An 81-room design-conscious hotel opened in 2012 as one of two Berlin outlets for the ever expanding international boutique-style Indigo chain, started in 2004 in…

Hotel Pension Nürnberger Eck

Schöneberg

Period B&B just a short crawl from gay Schöneberg An eight-room hotel up on the first floor (US = second floor) of an early-20th-century building, converted from an apartment space to a hotel in the…

Motel One Berlin-Ku'Damm

Schöneberg

One of the Motel Ones One of eight Motel One outlets in Berlin, and one with a convenient proximity for those wishing to make the most of gay Schöneberg, not to mention extensive shopping…

Pension 1A Apartment Berlin

Prenzlauer Berg

Budget but with a gay flair Gay-owned budget guest house featuring nine rooms plus three apartments, all varying in size and decor but done with taste and attention to detail (and a bit of something…

R&Co Apartments

Schöneberg

Two SM-friendly apartments The Berlin ex of Rob Amsterdam operates not only the shop R&Co (RoB Berlin) [see entry] but these two equipped apartments catering to the sexually adventurous SM-inclined…