{"id":9238,"date":"2026-10-26T12:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/?p=9238"},"modified":"2026-10-26T12:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:19:58","slug":"hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-a-new-chapter-for-a-house-with-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/en\/magazine\/refuges-in-focus\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-a-new-chapter-for-a-house-with-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel Stadt Berlin Heringsdorf \u2013 a new chapter for a house with history"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>A house that has known Heringsdorf for generations<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone arriving in Heringsdorf by train has always seen it: Hotel Stadt Berlin, centrally located very close to the station, on a corner you simply cannot miss. The building is as much a part of the seaside resort\u2019s image as the pier, the white villas and the Lindenallee. It is part of Heringsdorf\u2019s spa architecture \u2013 that era of building that once made Usedom a first-class address in the Imperial age.<\/p>\n<p>When Heringsdorf station opened in 1894, guests from Berlin, Stettin and Vienna stepped off the train here, picked up their luggage and arrived within just a few steps. The house has known many decades, many guests, many chapters. Like all great buildings on this island, it bears the traces of its time \u2013 and that is precisely what makes it so special.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s history is well documented: it was constructed in 1889\/90, and as early as 1890 it appears in the \u201cSwinem\u00fcnder Anzeiger\u201d as the hotel \u201cStadt Berlin\u201d. A guide to the seaside resort of Heringsdorf advertised it in 1891 as \u201cHartmann\u2019s Hotel Stadt Berlin\u201d, Kaiserstra\u00dfe 22, \u201clocated in the middle of the beech forest, opposite the planned station\u201d \u2013 so the house was already there before Heringsdorf station was even completed in 1894. A first-class hotel, with an elegant glass veranda, 40 rooms, 60 beds and stabling for 30 horses.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the house carried many names. From 1894 it traded as Hotel \u201cMinerva\u201d; in 1899 it was acquired by the Ruscheweih family. In the 1920s and 1930s, owners and names changed several times \u2013 at times \u201cVilla See-Hospiz\u201d, from 1933 Hotel \u201cDeutsches Haus\u201d, from 1938 \u201cHaus an der Sonne\u201d. After 1945, the building served as a Soviet sanatorium; later it reopened as HOG \u201cStadt Berlin\u201d. In 1991 it was taken over by the Ehlert family, and in 1993 it was reconstructed. The address also changed over time: until 1946\/47 Kaiserstra\u00dfe, then Ernst-Th\u00e4lmann-Stra\u00dfe, and since 1992 B\u00fclowstra\u00dfe.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2026, Hotel Stadt Berlin has been part of the OSTK\u00dcSTE family. What begins now is not a demolition and not a new build. It is a renewal \u2013 with respect for what the house has been, and a clear view of what it can become.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-baederarchitektur-ornamente-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Rosa Geb\u00e4udefassade mit historischem Berliner Wappen, geschwungenem Schriftzug Stadt Berlin, Stuckfiguren und Sprossenfenster.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-baederarchitektur-ornamente-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-baederarchitektur-ornamente-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-baederarchitektur-ornamente-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-baederarchitektur-ornamente-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-baederarchitektur-ornamente-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-baederarchitektur-ornamente-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>The grand Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House<\/h2>\n<p>OSTK\u00dcSTE stands for apartments with character. For historic villas you do not simply enter, but truly arrive in. For the feeling of being in a house that tells a story \u2013 while offering everything you need for a wonderful stay.<\/p>\n<p>After renovation, Hotel Stadt Berlin will offer exactly that: furnishings to the standard OSTK\u00dcSTE guests know \u2013 and an openness to travellers. Smaller apartments ideal for short breaks. Mid-sized units for families and groups. The Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House will offer 39 apartments of 16\u201355 m\u00b2. Small double rooms and larger apartments with a fully equipped kitchen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-renovierung-saal-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Interior of a construction site with brick walls and scaffolding.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-renovierung-saal-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-renovierung-saal-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-renovierung-saal-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-renovierung-saal-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-renovierung-saal-444x333.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>The location: between Heringsdorf station and the pier<\/h2>\n<p>The new Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House is located exactly where Usedom begins: centrally situated, just a few minutes\u2019 walk from Heringsdorf station. If you arrive by train, a short stroll brings you right to the door. If you want to set off by bike in the morning, there is no detour. And if you decide to head to the pier in the evening, you will be there within minutes on foot.<\/p>\n<h3>Ideal for train travellers to Usedom \u2013 between station and seaside resort<\/h3>\n<p>No traffic jam at the island access road, no changing trains: the Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House is the first OSTK\u00dcSTE property ideally located for guests arriving by train. And if you arrive by car, you still do not need to search for parking: spaces are available directly at the property.<\/p>\n<p>Luggage dropboxes in the entrance area make arrivals and departures flexible: lock your suitcase away safely, enjoy the beach, and check in later at your leisure.<\/p>\n<h3>Bike-friendly from the very start<\/h3>\n<p>Usedom is a cycling island. It has one of Germany\u2019s densest networks of cycle paths \u2013 and Hotel Stadt Berlin sits right on its main axis. Lockable bicycle parking, excellent connections in every direction: if you are travelling by bike, you will find the perfect base here.<\/p>\n<h3>Goethepark \u2013 directly opposite<\/h3>\n<p>Directly opposite the property is Goethepark with a playground \u2013 green, shady, quiet and within easy walking distance. For families with children, it is a detail that makes a real difference in everyday holiday life: step outside briefly after breakfast, without having to go far.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ostkueste-apartments-heringsdorf-rohbau-balkendecke-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Weitl\u00e4ufiger Innenraum im Rohbau mit freigelegter Holzbalkendecke, Ziegelmauerwerk und gro\u00dfen Fenster\u00f6ffnungen mit Blick ins Gr\u00fcne.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ostkueste-apartments-heringsdorf-rohbau-balkendecke-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ostkueste-apartments-heringsdorf-rohbau-balkendecke-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ostkueste-apartments-heringsdorf-rohbau-balkendecke-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ostkueste-apartments-heringsdorf-rohbau-balkendecke-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ostkueste-apartments-heringsdorf-rohbau-balkendecke-444x333.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>What to expect<\/h2>\n<h3>Smaller and mid-sized apartments \u2013 also for short trips<\/h3>\n<p>Not every holiday lasts a week. Sometimes it is a long weekend, a spontaneous autumn escape, or a stopover on the way elsewhere. Hotel Stadt Berlin is designed with exactly that in mind: apartments suitable for two to six people.<\/p>\n<h3>Dropboxes<\/h3>\n<p>Which holidaymaker does not know the moment? You check out, but still want to spend an afternoon at the beach. You would like your luggage stored safely? No problem \u2013 at our Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House, guests can securely leave their luggage in lockers or large family dropboxes.<\/p>\n<h3>Wellness \u2013 sauna on site<\/h3>\n<p>After a long day at the beach, after a bike tour across the island, after an autumn walk along the cliffs: the sauna is waiting. Not a wellness hotel with queues for changing rooms and mandatory bathrobes \u2013 but a quiet place where the evening finds its perfect close.<\/p>\n<h3>Games room \u2013 Kids Club Area<\/h3>\n<p>Parents who know how tight a holiday apartment can feel after two hours of rain also know what a good playroom means. The Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House will have its own Kids Club Area: a place where children are happily occupied and parents can take a moment to breathe \u2013 without leaving the building.<\/p>\n<h3>Spacious lobby area with service<\/h3>\n<p>Hotels have lobbies. Most holiday homes do not. The Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House combines both: the generosity of a shared entrance and lounge area with the privacy of your own holiday apartment. A place to arrive, to wait for fellow travellers, to sit for a moment with a coffee. In addition to coffee machines, guests will also find service vending machines \u2013 for chilled champagne or a forgotten toothbrush.<\/p>\n<h3>Garden<\/h3>\n<p>Green, quiet, right by the house. The garden at Hotel Stadt Berlin gives your stay what Usedom has always offered: air, space, and a reason to step outside even when you do not feel like going to the beach.<\/p>\n<h3>Ideal for groups and families<\/h3>\n<p>Several apartments in the same house, a shared lobby, garden and games room on site: the new Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House is particularly well suited to groups, family reunions and gatherings of friends who want separate sleeping spaces while still being together.<\/p>\n<h3>Always popular with seniors<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to its location by the park and the station, and its proximity to the pier, the house has always been especially popular with seniors. The spa forest is also just a few metres away and offers extensive relaxation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-fassade-baustelle-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Weiter Rohbauraum mit sichtbaren Baust\u00fctzen unter einer Ziegeldecke, offenen Durchg\u00e4ngen und hellem Lichteinfall am Boden.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-fassade-baustelle-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-fassade-baustelle-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-fassade-baustelle-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-fassade-baustelle-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-fassade-baustelle-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ostkueste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hotel-stadt-berlin-heringsdorf-fassade-baustelle-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Be part of it \u2013 from 2028<\/h2>\n<p>The Ostk\u00fcste Apartment House will open its doors in <strong>2028<\/strong>. If you would like to be among the first to book, join our list of interested guests now. We will inform you as soon as apartments can be booked \u2013 and give registered guests access first.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":" Hotel Stadt Berlin Heringsdorf | Grand opening 2028","rank_math_description":"Historic Hotel Stadt Berlin in Heringsdorf becomes an OSTK\u00dcSTE Apartment House: 39 apartments, centrally located, opening 2028. 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