The Stadtbad Oderberger was designed in 1898 by the architect Ludwig Hoffmann to provide the then rapidly booming northeasterly Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg with public facilities. In 1986, the baths were forced to close, and remained derelict for nearly three decades.

In 2012, the careful renovation and restoration of the listed, deeply historic building began, and in January 2016 was unveiled as Hotel Oderberger Berlin. The opulent swimming pool and spa is open to guests and non-guests –  more here.