Location. The late-19th-century Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg overlooks Alster Lake in Hamburg, Germany. The white-fronted hotel is within one kilometre of the State Opera, the National Art Gallery and Gaensemarkt shopping arcade. Hamburg International Airport (HAM) is 14 kilometres away. Hotel Features. A red carpet leads to rotating doors opening into the lobby, which retains the hotel's 19th-century character with marble, antique furniture, heavy curtains and chandeliers.

Doc Cheng's restaurant fuses European and Asian cuisine and is decorated with Oriental carvings. The marble-floored Wohnhalle Lounge serves British high tea with live piano music around a fireplace. Evoking 1920s Shanghai with black-and-white photographs and wicker chairs, Bar Indochine serves international beers and cocktails. The split-level Jahreszeiten Bar has antelope leather tapestries, a 16th-century wooden church door and its own brand of caviar.

The hotel houses five conference rooms, a ballroom for up to 500 people and a business centre. There is complimentary wireless Internet access in all public areas.

Overlooking Hamburg's rooftops, the Asian-inspired Amrita Spa includes a naturally lit fitness centre, sauna, steam bath and solarium. The five minimalist-style treatment rooms offer aromatherapy, hydro massage, thalassic and ayurvedic therapies with the spa's own organic products.

Guestrooms. Decorated in warm hues with antique furniture and patterned fabrics, the Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten's 156 guestrooms include air conditioning, wireless Internet access (surcharge), cable television and minibars. Rooms overlook the inner courtyard or lake. White marble bathrooms have bathrobes and complimentary toiletries.

Expert Tip. The Amrita Spa has a relaxation room where guests can unwind to the sound of the sea and dolphins.

Room Types:

Deluxe Courtyard Double Room:   1 king bed. Desk. Wireless Internet. Dual showerheads. Separate bath and shower. Bathroom telephone.

Fairmont Single Room:   1 queen bed. Desk. Wireless Internet. Dual showerheads. Separate bath and shower. Bathroom telephone.

Junior Suite Lake View :   1 king or 2 twin beds. Desk. Wireless Internet. Dual showerheads. Separate bath and shower. Bathroom telephone.