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Located above the celebrated Honigmond restaurant, once popular among East German opposition leaders, the Hotel and Pension Honigmond is just as colorful. The 19th-century structure was restored to period charm and reopened as a pension in 1999. A couple years later, the hotel section opened, dishing up rooms that were even more charming.
The Honigmond is "country home goes hip." It's lovingly appointed throughout, with first-class touches and warmth, but lacking any trace of stuffiness. How refreshing.
The spacious lobby and reception area make an elegant picture: leather sofas and oversized chairs, a faux-fireplace, exposed brick, artfully distressed crown molding, gorgeous wood floors, enormous gilt-framed mirrors, fresh flowers, and 18th-century "Old Masters" reproductions. A sleek metal and glass elevator takes you to the second floor, where the track-lit hallways are lined with extravagantly framed (at least for a budget hotel!) Rembrandt repros.
The Honigmond's pension rooms are the oldest in the building, offering shared facilities, simple furnishings, and a cheaper price tag than the hotel rooms. We liked these rooms—they had beautiful old parquet floors and attractive wood beds. The pension rooms feature art, but they're of the modest poster variety and framed in plastic.
In contrast, hotel rooms at the Honigmond are jaw-dropping. The leather sofas and gilt-framed mirrors from downstairs are back, and back with a mission. In one single room, Mona Lisa peers down onto the lovely deco bed, a gold-framed Monet, and a flat-paneled TV.
The Honigmond is located along Tieckstrasse, a 5-10 minute walk south to Oranienburgerstrasse in Mitte. The same owners also run the charming Honigmond Garden Hotel on nearby Invalidenstrasse.
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