Approximately 120 years ago, the old gasworks first bestowed light upon the streets and houses of west Hamburg. Today, on the ... same site, the Gastwerk Hotel is bestowing the city’s guests with a very special kind of hotel: Hamburg’s first designer hotel. The imposing industrial landmark of this gasworks is the perfect backdrop for a surprisingly harmonious presentation of new design within old architecture. In the 800 m2 former coal warehouse, which is bathed in natural light, a unique hotel was created in January 2000 with the character of a loft, plenty of room in which to hold meetings, and an atmosphere which is surely unique. Since its opening, this successful designer hotel has been extended twice and now has 141 rooms and suites between 25 and 90 m2 for the most varied types of customers. Some of the latest developments include the opening of the Gastwerk Spa and the redesign of the dining area and subsequent relaunch as Mangold – The Restaurant at the Gastwerk Hotel in the summer of 2008. The Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg sets new standards in terms of designer hotels and hotel design. It is not due simply to the warm tone of the brick walls, the high lattice windows or the dark-brown wooden floors that Hamburg’s first designer hotel conveys a relaxed, cosy atmosphere above and beyond that of a loft’s ambience. read more