With an unparalleled address next to the soaring Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Adlon Kempinski is always a glorious address. Before it was part of the Kempinski collection of elite properties, it was known as the Hotel Adlon, opened in 1907 by Kaiser Wilhelm II as a grand European edifice rivaling both the Savoy in London and the Ritz in Paris. Among the illuminati to add their names to the guest register were Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, Enrico Caruso, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Czar Nicholas II and actor Charlie Chaplin.

Mostly devastated by fire in 1945, the building was recreated as the Adlon in 1997. Until Dec. 30, you can be part of the property’s 20^th birthday celebrations during special events including the Nov. 11 return of the property’s original executive chef Karlheinz Hauser, who will work alongside current head chef Hendrik Otto in the hotel’s two-Michelin-starred kitchen to create a five-course dinner with wine pairings. Through the end of the year, the property’s grand lobbies feature live musical performances on Friday and Saturday evenings as part of the Stage for Young Artists series. In the lobby bar leading up to holiday festivities, guests enjoy feuerzangenbowle, a rum-soaked sugar loaf set ablaze over mulled wine.

Set in an ideal walking location in Mitte near several embassies and close to where the broad Unter den Linden boulevard and Pariser Platz converge, the hotel is a leisurely stroll from the Tiergarten and historic sites including the Deutsche Oper and Bundestag parliament, along with the new Potsdamer Platz complex and a collection of impressive memorials and fascinating museums. Through Dec. 20, a specially themed Experience Adlon Spa getaway includes overnight accommodations in a luxury executive room; a breakfast spread; a four-course menu with Champagne in Restaurant Quarré; two hours in a spa suite at the 9,000-square-foot Adlon Spa by Resense with fresh fruit and a bottle of Champagne; a limited-edition boxed collection of postcards commemorating the hotel’s 20 years as the Adlon Kempinski; and a DVD detailing the Adlon story, accompanied by a sweet surprise. Prices begin at €584.50 per person (about $693).