The Fontenay sits directly on the Outer Alster in a quiet park-like setting that remains within walking distance of Hamburg’s shopping, museums and central neighborhoods. Rooms are unusually spacious, with Deluxe categories around 43 square metres and private balconies from that level upward. The upper floors are devoted to The Fontenay Spa, where a 20-metre indoor-outdoor pool, sauna, relaxation areas and fitness facilities look directly across the Alster.

The Fontenay is Hamburg’s great modern city resort, wrapping sculptural architecture, vast windows and private balconies around the Alster with a rooftop spa and 20-metre indoor-outdoor pool.