In the heart of Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz, surrounded by futuristic skyscrapers and modern architecture, is The Mandala Hotel, a tranquil oasis with views over the quiet inner courtyard, and balconies and terraces that take in the panorama of the city and the Tiergarten Park. Even the smallest of Mandala’s 159 studios and suites are large by Berlin standards, and each is individually designed while being cut from the same modern-elegant cloth — clean and bright but never sterile, a style more suited to a chic apartment than to a flashy hotel. Distinctly calming is the fifth-floor terrace restaurant, with a retractable glass roof to keep the elements out and let the moonlight in: the two-MICHELIN-Star FACIL serves a sophisticated cuisine in a stylish setting. A more casual bar and restaurant called QIU draws from the same culinary inspiration. And the most tranquil space is the award-winning ONO Spa, beautifully designed by Braun & Braun, featuring a range of low- and high-tech treatments, from Lomi Lomi, Balinese, and Abhyanga massage to the state-of-the-art Iyashi Dôme infrared treatment bed.