Hg2's Berlin city guide explores boutique hotels and the best restaurants, as well as bars, clubs, shops, sights and spas.
Two decades since the fall of the eponymous wall, Berlin is still in a constant state of flux. But such unpredictability makes for one surprising city, with a softer side hidden behind its austere façade; culture and style come together here to create one of the country's most 'un-German' cities, while a heady, techno-filled nightlife scene draws a young crowd. Conservative and straight-laced it ain't.