IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• Steigenberger Hotel Hamburg

  
  Hamburg » Where to Stay » Over €200

  A gloriously swish hotel with impeccable staff behind an elegant red brick facade. If you’ve really got money to burn then check out one of the luxury suites, bigger than most hotels with all the amenities one would expect from a luxury apartment. Read on
  

• Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten

  
  Hamburg » Where to Stay » Over €200

  The height of luxury as endorsed by some of its former guests including Sir Peter Ustinov after whom a wonderful suite is named, even the small singles here are superb. Read on
  

• Renaissance Hamburg

  
  Hamburg » Where to Stay » Over €200

  The time of being ashamed of 1980s design is over, and the Renaissance is proud that the fabulously swirly wall designs in the suite can otherwise only be seen at New York's MOMA. Read on