Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg

If there’s one Hamburg hotel that’s had long-standing international renown, it’s the five-star Atlantic Kempinksi. With its lakeside location and run in celebrity guests, including long-term resident Udo Lindenberg, it’s the kind of hotel that tourist buses pass by for a glimpse of glamour and fame. The place was built for first-class passengers about to board Atlantic liners and though some of its color and texture combinations are a little cumbersome by today’s aesthetics, the Atlantic still exudes upper-cut refinement, from its sweeping central staircase to Italian marble bathrooms. The buffet breakfast includes champagne, while the Atlantic Restaurant specializes in Mediterranean dishes and seafood, with staples including lobster soup, sole meunière and steak tartar.