As accolades go, it might not sound that great to be Rupert Everett's "favourite hotel in the world". But Rupert is a discerning man. So take note. This hotel really is something special. It has featured in a number of glossy magazines - certain corners of the foyer once had Keira Knightley draped in them for American Vogue. There is a reason for this: every layer of this house's winding history is lovingly preserved in it today. In the 30s, it housed the studio of the photographer Yva, assisted by one Helmut Newton.

Today, the Bogota exhibits the work of young photographers in all available spaces downstairs. Yva was murdered in the Holocaust, the house was repossessed by the Nazis and turned into the Reich Chamber of Culture, where it contained the office of the infamous culture director Hans Hinkel. This room, also with many of the original features, is now the Salon, or "TV room" in common parlance. After the war, the building was used for the de-nazification interrogations of people like Wilhelm Furtwängler. All this means is that you forgive the floorboards for creaking under your steps, you marvel at the beautiful antique furniture in all the rooms, and you wander fascinated through the wide, labyrinthine corridors with their worn out carpets. Some of those floorboards are beautifully arranged too.

You also forgive the house for not providing everyone with a bathroom, as this means you can share a little of Berlin's history at fantastic prices. The facilities are either there or not there, it hardly matters. There are different reasons for staying at this hotel.