At the quieter end of Charlottenburg, where the Steinplatz square sits a few blocks from the Kurfürstendamm, a six-storey Jugendstil building completed in 1913 to designs by August Endell — the same architect responsible for Berlin's celebrated Hackesche Höfe — was converted into Hotel am Steinplatz Autograph Collection and reopened in 2013 after an extensive restoration. The courtyard image reveals why the building rewards a second look: Gothic arched openings on the lower levels give way to austere rectangular windows above, the whole facade washed at night to emphasise the layered historicism that Endell embedded in the original structure. A glazed pavilion now caps the inner courtyard at ground level, pulling the exterior inward and creating a covered gathering space without obscuring the building's period bones. Inside, the interiors move between Endell's Wilhelmine shell and a confidently contemporary register. The lobby sets the tone: polished grey marble flooring inlaid with a circular medallion pattern, a low linear bioethanol fireplace set into black marble, white leather seating, and a crystal drum chandelier sunk into a coffered ceiling recess. Large-format monochrome photography lines the walls — a nod to the hotel's connection to Berlin's creative and bohemian past. Guest rooms carry quilted cream leather headboards topped with lacquered panels bearing silver botanical etchings, the floors dressed in deep mauve and charcoal patterned carpet. The restaurant beneath the courtyard roof uses black-and-white geometric encaustic tiles and cream barrel-back chairs to sustain a monochrome sophistication throughout the property's 87 rooms.

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