Ramersdorf Bonn, Germany
Renovated
2020
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Wellness LuxeOutside the door
The house
KamehaSurreal riverside pavilion
The property reimagines business travel as a theatrical playground, setting surreal decor inside an aerodynamic glass shell.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Marcel Wanders interiors set surreal neo-Baroque details beneath an aerodynamic glass dome.
Listed
Riverfront rooms pair oversized beds with bathrooms lined in underwater photography murals.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
the stunning wing-shaped building by Karl-Heinz Schommer and the cutting-edge interiors by superstar designer Marcel Wanders leave jaws permanently dropped.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
The Rhine promenade runs directly past the doors, stretching south toward the Siebengebirge hills and north toward central Bonn.
The rooms
Underwater photography murals line the bathrooms, and tall windows look out across the Rhine toward the Siebengebirge hills.
The water
Bring a swimsuit.
The spa and pool
The heated rooftop pool glows magenta at dusk, and a striped steam cabin sits beside floral mosaic tiles.
Restaurant
RheinAlm
This alpine chalet serves Käsespätzle and draft beer beneath timber beams, with wooden picnic tables right on the riverbank.
At the table
Michelin-starred Yunico serves Japanese tasting menus beside river sunsets, and Stage Bar shakes cocktails under high ceilings.
How it began
The hotel replaces a 19th-century cement works, drawing seventy percent of its heating and cooling from an underground geothermal system.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.