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Though it loses something in translation, Gastwerk is a pun on the building’s original function—a gaswerk, or gasworks—and on its new one, that of a ‘guest works,’ or a hotel. This is a textbook reclamation of a decaying heavy industrial site, a trend that takes Americans’ appetite for loft living one step further: while New York artists inhabit posh city lofts, German photographer Andreas Gursky lives in a converted power plant in Düsseldorf—and while it may seem edgy in England or the US to convert a warehouse or printing press into a hotel, it can’t be long before the Germans make a hotel from a nuclear plant or a drydock on the Baltic Sea.
Happily the hotel’s execution lives up to the novelty of the concept; the rooms are uncannily bright and airy, many with floor-to-ceiling windows, and the interior design is modern yet accessible—though a favorite of design junkies and architectural trainspotters, Gastwerk is a hotel first, and a comfortable one at that. From the humblest rooms to the most lavish suites the style is arresting, in exposed brick and muted colors, with classic high-design furniture alongside modern musts like iHome docking stations and high-speed internet.
Public amenities include extensive business and conference facilities as well as a spa and a guest-pass arrangement with a nearby gym, and the hotel's new restaurant serves a mix of the cuisines of five continents. The location is not quite downtown, though it’s just a short cab ride to the city center, and the creative industries are beginning to migrate toward the Gastwerk’s neighborhood, bringing the best in restaurants and nightlife with them.
- 141 Rooms
- Style: Modern Design
- Atmosphere: Lively
- 3 Guest Reviews
- Gastwerk Hotel
- Beim Alten Gaswerk 3 / Daimlerstrasse
- Hamburg, Germany
Hotel amenities and services
- 24 hour front desk
- Babysitting (on request)
- Bar
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free parking
- Free wi-fi
- Library
- Lounge
- Luggage storage
- Multi-lingual staff
- Offsite gym facilities
- Pets allowed (charges apply)
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Sauna
- Spa
- Spa treatments (on request)
- Steam rooms
- Turkish bath
- Wake-up service
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3 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
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- Geert
- Stayed October 2012
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Stylish, practical
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
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- Agnete
- Stayed October 2012
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Loved the size of the room, the friendly staff. Easy to stay at the hotel with kids. They felt as welcome as we did.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
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- Christopher
- Stayed May 2008
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
The restoration of this historic complex was very creatively manipulated to its new use. The public spaces were a pleasure to linger in whether to read privately or to socialize amongst other guests. The natural ventilation in the rooms with operable windows overlooking into a green courtyard was extremely delightful. A very spacious room with high ceilings and full height windows brought great charisma to the guest room.
What the hotel could do better:
Signage from the local train station to the Hotel would have been a great help. We stayed at the Business Suite and to see a small cathode ray tube TV and the exposed mini fringe in the room was a little surreal.
