While many hotels offer a gym and spa services, Berlin’s new Apria Hotel is the exact opposite — it’s a state-of-the-art gym and spa with a hotel. Found in a former industrial space, this is one of the German capital’s top fitness destinations, and now in addition to the exclusive gym, spa, and roof [...]
The last decade has brought some radical changes to the travel industry. From low-cost airlines, to last-minute online booking, to the large number of stylish hostels, to the boutique and design hotel concept. There were even new destinations, with Eastern Europe (particularly Prague and Budapest) becoming one of the most popular city breaks [...]
As the world looks to Berlin’s Festival of Freedom today to celebrate two decades of German reunification, at UCityGuides we choose not to concentrate on the city’s past, but take this opportunity to remind you of the German capital’s dynamic present. After a year of Wall-themed events, we’re now ready to celebrate Berlin as [...]
As the world mourns the shocking death of pop icon Michael Jackson, there will be countless images of the life of the singer replayed on TV and the internet, and one of them will certainly be that of him dangling his baby from the balcony of the Hotel Adlon in Berlin. Although the spotlight [...]
Before you start thinking that all design hotels are starting to look very much the same (minimalist spaces, Starck furnishings, all-white interiors), there is one that proves that hotel design can really come in all shapes, colors, and forms. It is of course found in one of the most avant-garde cities in the world [...]
Fashions by emerging international designers, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, jewelry, CDs, and art books — Berlin’s most attractive concept store has all that and more. Created by organizers of the Premium Berlin fashion fair, F95 offers a carefully selected variety of items elegantly presented in an over 300m2 space made up of white walls and [...]
Chi Sing | Berlin
The center of one of Europe’s most energetic capitals now has a new restaurant designed for tranquility. The inspiration for both the cuisine and the décor is Huê, a city in Vietnam. The clean, minimalist lines of the origami-influenced interior extends to the seating area outside, where you can [...]
The world’s 10 most rewarding cities, based on character, cultural attractions, art, street and urban life:
New York – It defines the urban lifestyle and the ultimate cosmopolitan destination. You’ll be tempted into shopping more than you wished, paying high admissions to some of the world’s best museum collections, and find yourself having [...]
