beat the jet lag

Berlin’s surprisingly fresh air can capably restore travellers after a long flight. For a dose of greenery head to the vast Grunewald (“green wood”), a tranquil wood west of the centre. The Tiergarten, in the city centre, is a good place for jogging.

Many of the hotels we have reviewed offer spa facilities. Otherwise, you might try:
Thermen am Europacenter
Nürnberger Strasse 7
10787 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Tel: +49 (30) 257 57 60
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A clean roof-top spa with public access in the centre of Charlottenburg.

Elixia
Behrenstrasse 48
10117 Berlin-Mitte
Tel: +49 (30) 2200 2700
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A gym and fitness club with day-passes available for €15.

Aveda Lifestyle Salon & Spa
Kurfürstendamm 26a
10719 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Tel: +49 (30) 8870-8799
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This salon, an extension of the international Aveda brand of beauty products, is a temple of serenity. A full range of beauty and body treatments are on offer, including massage, aromatherapy and acupressure. For tensed-up business travellers, we recommend the “Essential Back” or the “Body Elixir” treatments in particular, which grandly claim to awaken all seven chakras (centres of energy).