Germany

Mandarin Oriental, Munich hotel epitomises style. I went in through one of the pairs of glass doors off Neuturmstrasse, past a bin holding perfectly furled black umbrellas. I look over cream carpeting with gold squiggles to Ory bar, and up the spiral staircase, its wall bearing bigger gold squiggles. At the 6th floor I look along a wide, well-lit…

Snow covers the ground like icing sugar, church bells chime in the distance, and Christmas trees sparkle with golden lights: the whole country seems to be…

Hamburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and exudes an incomparable charm. Go on a discovery tour through the city on the Elbe and explore the…

Frankfurt is a city of great diversity. Banks and big business, trade shows and shopping on the one side, culture, coziness and traditions on the other. One thing is certain: The city's main metropolis has something for everyone.

A sense of place is increasingly important to luxury travellers today, and in the Bavarian capital, Munich, you have it all around you, 360 degrees, and day-in,…

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has introduced the Unbound Collection to the German-speaking market for the first time with the re-badging of Düsseldorf's The Wellem…

Making exclusive discoveries and doing one's own thing in general – that is typical Berlin. From haute couture to haute cuisine to high culture, Berlin offers understated luxury citywide. Here is a selection of things visitors must see, eat and do in the German city.

There are other significant city-centre post offices that have been turned into hotels – Perth’s COMO The Treasury, for instance, and even Washington DC’s…

Stately architecture, luxurious hotels, chic shopping boulevards and award-winning restaurants embody Munich life just as much as its beer garden flair, love of…

Berlin's long-overdue Brandenburg Airport has this week adopted the airport identifier code of BER ahead of its transition to become the city's primary air gateway. The airport's switchover from the previous three-letter code, SXF, is a crucial milestone ahead of this weekend's opening of the new US$3.1 billion German facility.