Honigmond

The house Invalidenstraße 122 (today GARDEN HOTEL) was built in 1845, long before most of the promoterism old buildings of Berlin were built. The house stands now under monumental-protection. Directly opposite, is a train station since 1842 to regulate the movement of trains to the north. From this grew the second largest train station in Berlin, the "Stettiner Station". Due to the large increase in traffic volume of travellers not only to the Baltic Sea resorts, but also to Pomerania and East Prussia, develops a classical railway station district, with all its peculiarities. Many - even large, exclusive hotels, such as BALTIC, or the Northern Star were established here in order to accommodate the travellers - one was proud at this time on "running hot water." But even half-and underworld with related Red Light District moved into the area.
In today's GARDEN HOTEL then existed simply in the basement a small tavern. In the backyard was a repair shop for horse carriages then later a branch of "Späthschen" nursery with a plant sale on the ground floor of the house.
In the Year 2000 HONIGMOND GARDEN HOTEL was opened.
Today's HONIGMOND-restaurant-hotel is located next door in the so-called "Poets' Quarter". The corner house Tieck / Borsigstraße was erected there in 1895 by a joint-stock company. It was the structurally most complex house in the neighbourhood. Since 1920, stands the restaurant/bar "Borsig-Eck" on the ground floor, there were three other taverns at the crossroads, alone the "Borsig-Eck" - today HONIGMOND cafe-restaurant - has survived. In a neighbouring house, in the Tieckstraße 11, was the HOTEL RHINELAND YARD (Hotel Rheinischer Hof) and was the "singles dorm" of the GDR-ministry for state-security. In 1999 opened the HOTEL HONIGMOND.