The Mandala Blog

This year we won the renowned Spa Star Award in the category Best City Spa Germany and brought the coveted prize to Berlin!

Team Dr Joseph is a family-run company from South Tyrol, whose beginnings run its course almost 40 years ago.

You will still find our 600 sqm spa area on the 11th floor and thus on the top floor of our hotel. This offers you a unique view over the city, which you will not find a second time in a spa area in Berlin.

The company name Mrs. Tonis Parfum is rather a tribute to the over 90-year-old grandmother of the founder with the name Toni-Luise, who has always attached great importance to a well-groomed appearance, which of course also includes the matching fragrance.

The notion of Sight Running is self-explanatory - you watch sights in jog mode. In our opinion, the provider Go! Running Tours is the best address in Berlin.

Another highlight for Stefanie Hering is the cooperation with great partners. She finds it very exciting to see how chefs use her porcelain as a stage for their dishes.

After 18 years Berlin Film Festival director Dieter Kosslick hands over the scepter to Carlo Chatrian after the 69th Berlinale in Berlin.

True to the motto "See and be seen", the Berlin Fashion Week took place again from 15th until 18th of January 2019. Of course, the designers surpassed themselves when it comes to innovation, extravagance and spectacle and thereby caused many "ahs" and "ohs" among the spectators.

Als Herr Hesse und ich uns entschieden, das THE MANDALA HOTEL am Potsdamer Platz zu eröffnen, haben wir uns natürlich viele Gedanken darüber gemacht, was unsere Gäste brauchen. Das größte Bedürfnis in einem Hotel ist der Schlaf. Vor einiger Zeit habe ich über die Matratzen von Schrammwerkstätten erzählt…

There is no better place for window shopping in Germany than Berlin. Since there is existing no real shopping centre, we thought it’s about time to give a little overview.

At The Mandala Hotel, we value individuality and quality rather than quantity. Read here our recommendation for manufacturing companies in Berlin.

Thomas Yoshida, patissier of our confidence, brought back the desired award “patissier of the year” to our FACIL. Reason enough to take a closer look at the man behind the sweet dessert creations.

This year the restaurant FACIL was at gourmet festivals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, gave cooking classes and made delicious sandwiches for a good cause.

To all of those, who want to discover Berlin from a different perspective: Here are our recommendations for the most beautiful viewpoints of Germany's capital! Some of them are even free and just require a little bit of energy.

One of their secrets is that from the Commis de Cuisine to the Kitchen Director, everyone has a voice and everyone can bring in their ideas into the creative process.

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Frühstücken wie ein Kaiser, Mittagessen wie ein König und Abendessen wie ein Bettler. Diese Essens-Faustregel gibt es nicht umsonst, denn das Frühstück ist die wichtigste Mahlzeit des Tages. Daher bieten wir für den perfekten Start in den Tag auch unseren Gästen im The Mandala Hotel ein ausgewogenes und…

Nowadays, we do not only find art in museums, but also the streets of Berlin have a lot to offer.

Wer glaubt Museen seien öde, langweilig und verstaubt, war wahrscheinlich noch nie in einem der zahlreichen Museen Berlins, denn diese suchen in Deutschland ihresgleichen und locken jährlich mehrere Millionen Besucher aus unterschiedlichen Ländern an. Die spannendsten stellen wir euch darum heute vor.

Berühmte Architekten, angefangen bei Friedrich Schinkel, Norman Foster, Hans Kollhoff, Helmut Jahn und viele mehr, haben und werden noch ihren Fingerabdruck auf dem Stadtbild hinterlassen.