A Nazi bunker-turned-hotel is the newest attraction in Hamburg, Germany. At 58 meters tall – slightly taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa – the St. Pauli Bunker has towered over the city for just over 80 years.
Built with the help of forced labor during the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler, it is a relic of the darkest period in German history, BTV’s Business News site reported.
The restored Hamburg Bunker, however, today houses two restaurants, a five-story Hard Rock Hotel, and a newly constructed pyramid-like rooftop bar and garden, from which lush greenery flows from the concrete facade.
The neighborhood where the bunker is located is filled with stylish cafes and vintage shops, plus a nightclub in a converted slaughterhouse.
Rooms at REVERB range from €180 for a classic room, with amenities including a 55-inch flat-screen TV and Alexa voice assistant, and apartments with spectacular views of the entire city go up to €269.
The Bunker also features the modern touches you’d expect from any self-respecting modern hotel, such as self-catering, smart technology and workspaces.
However, you don’t have to be a hotel guest to enjoy the bunker’s amenities. On the ground level there is the Constant Grind Cafe and Bar and the Rock Shop for those looking for Hard Rock merchandise.
The bar-restaurant Karo & Paul, by German TV chef Frank Rosin, opened as a bar in April 2024 and occupies the first three levels of the building. Restaurant La Sala – Spanish for living room – is open for business on the fifth floor, offering lofty views and an international menu.
Finally at the top is the Green Beanie roof garden, with a bar and a path circling the building, which is accessible to the public for free.
The interior has a stylish industrial feel.
The bunker in Hamburg played the role of one of the eight above-ground towers used as air raid shelters that Germany built after the British air raids on Berlin in 1940.
The history of the Hamburg Bunker is heavy, but a 76,000-ton concrete behemoth with 2.5-meter-thick walls cannot be easily demolished or ignored.
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