We stopped at the villa of a lawyer/industrialist in the same area. The family name was von Pannwitz and the house became a hotel in the 1960's. It is Schlosshotel I'm Grunewald (AlmaBerlin).
(Alex just told us that he was asked to take Sarah Jessica Parker to the Jewish Museum today but he can't because he is with us! Instead of Sex and the City he has Food Obsessed in the Country.)
The villa is now a gorgeous boutique hotel but many of the original decorations have been preserved. Wilhelm II, the last emperor, once visited and the main entry hall is named for him. The dining area is beautiful and what was for a family is now for a hotel. (I'm looking for a stray croissant but none so far.)
There is a nice back staircase a la 645 Grosvenor and it hasn't yet been replaced by a laundry chute.
While the hotel is magnificent it is a ways out of the city so it works best for something like a wedding and other like events. It isn't far from lakes out of the city.
This country is full of indescribable contrasts, as these back to back posts show very well. On the one hand you have opulence and other forms of advanced civilization. On the other hand, around the corner in both physical space and the soul you have base depravity5
From Meta on July 16th:
ReplyDelete"Loved your remarks about Sarah Jessica Parker and Grosvenor! Didn't think you were old enough at the time to remember the back staircase! Love your journal, Mom"