Location, location, location. This privately owned behemoth of a hotel (353 rooms) looms over the heart of Hamburg’s harbour from a small hill. If you’re lucky enough to score a harbour-facing room, the views are extraordinary. In addition to the refurbished, historic main building, a former seafarer’s home, there are modern wings. Decor verges on frumpy.
Hotel Hafen
St Pauli & Reeperbahn