BERLIN

Modern Revitalisation

HOTEL ZOO REOPENED LATE LAST YEAR AFTER EXTENSIVE REFURBISHMENT BY US DESIGN DUO DAYNA LEE AND TED BERNER OF POWERSTRIP STUDIO. THEY REINVENTED THE ICONIC ESTABLISHMENT BY HIGHLIGHTING ITS HISTORY WHILE GIVING IT A MODERN FACELIFT. THE BUILDING OPENED AS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN 1889 AND WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A HOTEL IN 1911, IMPRESSING JETSETTERS BY SNAGGING THE STATUS OF OFFICIAL VIP HOTEL TO THE BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND PLAYING HOST TO SILVER-SCREEN STARS SUCH AS SOPHIA LOREN AND ROMY SCHNEIDER. THE HOTEL’S 145 ROOMS HAVE BEEN KITTED OUT WITH BESPOKE FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSORIES FROM THE LIKES OF DIANE VON FURSTENBERG AND MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA. DESIGNHOTELS.COM