Your best slowdown
experience
begins here...
“Hidden, yet in the heart of Berlin.
Sheltered by lush gardens and interflowing courtyards.
A place of encounter and experience, as well as contemplation and retreat. Now with new apartments and a day bar Lotta." WILMINA
Introduction
Through the Wilmina experience, you can fall in love with the city and experience it in a slow-down style. This boutique hotel with 44 rooms under family-run management is a unique retreat inspired by nature. The energy of the hotel is authentic and calm. In fact, Wilmina is an ecosystem of two buildings connected by a unique green garden forest. It's a living space that unites history with the freedom of modern new concepts. A unique retreat that unites, a hotel, apartments, a Michelin-star restaurant, a cocktail bar, and also a lively day bar culture with homemade delicacies & specialty coffee.
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Slowdown value: History redefined
Today's redesign of the building is a complete antithesis to the life once lived in this historic building, as 120 years ago it was a woman's prison built in Wilhelminian style. The renovation in 2022 under Grüntuch Ernst Architects, was also a reminder of how we should all rethink not only the history but also the value of reusing the old buildings to preserve and renovate the built environment.
"New life in an old building gives continuity to history and protects our planet. Their commitment to bringing the hotel to life allows us to live temporarily in a place that helps us understand the capacity of intimate private spaces of small dimensions, therefore this place is also a reminder that we need to rethink how we inhabit. A small private and intimate space allows us to isolate ourselves when desired. Here you will find a space that keeps the proportion of a cell to shelter and protect its new life."
Slowdown value: Hidden retreat
Once you enter Wilmina courtyard it feels like all of a sudden you teleport yourself to a country house with a botanic garden. The surroundings and the setting offer a gentle way to soak all impressions from city life and relax.
Despite the city scene can sometimes be very captivating, take that time and use the benefit of their wellness escape to actively cultivate your well-being and add some balance to your daily routine. Your body will be grateful.
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"A guest house that was a jail, a playful art space in the corridors of power, a nurturing garden replacing the soulless nowhere of the prison yard. Places of gathering, of concentration, of reflection, where one feels gratitude of being reminded of the life, and for the privilege of one own existence."
MATTHIAS SAUERBACH, IN THE BOOK OF WILMINA
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New addition
Wilmina Apartments
The bright white facade, large windows, and minimal modern architecture add a new dimension of experiencing a retreat to the city.
"Brightness is the red line of the hotel & the apartments.
All the rooms are furnished with bright details and soft shapes that evoke a gentle living atmosphere that increases a feel-good vibe."
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Slowdown value: New space to experience the freedom of slow living in the city
New Wilmina apartments are a novelty and addition to the Wilmina Hotel. The new apartment building is carefully connected with the historic Wilmina hotel with a curated garden, forming a new world to Wilmina's story.
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Artistically curated space offers the luxury of a spacious slow stay. It's like a new dimension of living. The apartments are designed in the same aesthetic as the hotel rooms in the historic building of Wilmina; flooded with light, decorated with Bocci lights, and furnished with minimal aesthetics are the common thread that connects the two buildings.
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If you stay in the apartments, you also have access to all the hotel services and you can easily move freely between the two buildings. So you can still experience the original experience of the renovated historic building, and use all the hotel facilities like rooftop wellness and swimming pool, the gym and the daily lounge room and inner garden to enjoy the full "Slowdown" of Wilmina.
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Slowdown value: Slowdown effect of the Wilmina apartment's interior
The interior will subconsciously take you to a world of "Slowdown" and sway you into a gentle rhythm of relaxation. Minimalism, light tones, and modern technology make your living easy. High ceilings and huge windows provide you with a sense of freedom of living.
Wilmina apartments are a perfect choice to experience a slow getaway when you wish to stay authentically as a local. The apartments have access to a quiet street, and there is also their Day bar Lotta on the ground floor. It is an ideal location when you wish to experience the city calmly and peacefully.
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Wilmina hotel rooms
Hotel rooms are re-designed prison cells. They have connected two cells, to get the size of the new room and added bigger windows. With bright aesthetics, minimal design, and a touch of nature the rooms feel comfortable and unique in their new beauty.
"This place is full of design details, like sculptural Bocci lights. A design classic famous after sculptural lighting craft acts like a work of art that smooths the living atmosphere in the interior."
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Slowdown value: Pure design
Bright colors positively affect the mood and large windows and hanging lights create a unique atmosphere. Calming aesthetic and high-quality materials. All the rooms are bright and flooded with light that reflects the natural biorhythm of the day.
Slowdown value: Sleep on nature
After a long day in bustling surroundings, returning to your bright cozy room, inspired by nature will embrace you with silent comfort. Also, the bed is something special thanks to the luxurious COCO-MAT beds. Handmade of natural materials. After a good night's sleep, you will be ready to explore the Wilmina and the city.
Unparalleled tranqulity
In the garden, the noise from the road is replaced by the buzzing of bees and the singing of birds flying around the trees. A carefully planned patch of greenery connects the entire complex and ensures a pleasant feeling of well-being, gentle temperature, and freshness inside the building.
"A hotel in the city with a private inner garden brings a great balance to our well-being. In the garden, bustling life is replaced with a gentle breeze and calming silence. A natural wellness awaits you here after spending time around the city."
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Breakfast
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Slowdown value: Lounging
In the afternoon settle into one of the sofas with a cup of coffee or tea, always available to you in the hotel lounge bar. In summer, here you will find shelter from the sun, with a view of the green garden. And in the winter, a cozy mood of the living room with the fireplace.
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Rooftop relaxation
What a fantastic spoil on a hot summer day.
The rooftop terrace with the swimming pool is sheltered by the hotel's main buildings and the building of Carlotta apartments, so it feels very private. Each spot in Wilmina feels like an oasis of tranquility, despite the city surroundings.
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"The tranquility and the views of the courtyard, garden and green roofs."
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Slowdown value: A place like a source of inspiration that caresses the soul.
During the day their rooftop terrace is a sunny platform to soak up the sun and enjoy a cold dip in the swimming pool. It's a great place to start the day in the city. We can also say, it's a pitty if you miss a sunset dip to refresh the body and calm the mind. A unique atmosphere is created during sunny summer days. Peaceful and calm. A full retreat from the city.
Sunset moments
The mood in Wilmina's top-floor apartment. Take a sit. Observe. Relax.
Slowdown value: Switch off the mind, regenerate.
When you need some extra relaxation or you need to slowdown the mind, book your private complimentary time slot for the sauna and then cool down in a rooftop swimming pool. After being on your feet for a whole day, this mini well-being sanctuary will regenerate your body and boost your mood. This way city life can feel like a pure "slowdown" experience.
"You have just discovered a place in the city, that could not be more relaxing." SLOWDOWN HOTELS
Let go.
Re-conncet with your body.
Slowdown value: A sanctuary for body & mind
A big part of feeling good is to devote time to some mindful exercise for our body. Wilmina Gym is like an extension of the "slowdown experience" due to its mindful aesthetics and high-quality fitness equipment. Here daily exercise easily becomes your favorite part of the day as the space is full of positive and calm vibes.
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Slow brunch spot
Day bar brings a Slow brunch culture to the neighborhood. Trendy, tasty and well selected.
Slowdown value: Lively culture of slow snacks
Lotta Day Bar is bringing a new lively culture to the world of the Wilmina complex. Together with Carlotta's apartment, Lotta is a new addition to the neighborhood, so you can enjoy a very local vibe as it is becoming a hot spot in this area due to healthy and house-made snacks and drinks. A place to mingle and slow down having brunch, aperitif, or a taste of their specialty coffee.
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Lovis
German meets French. The inside meets the outside. The historic meets the new. Simply a place to create a memorable culinary experience. A feast for the eyes and soul. A true love story.