Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten

Grand in the best European tradition, Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten holds a position of prominence beside the Inner Alster Lake in Hamburg, Germany. Public spaces, decorated with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Flemish Gobelin tapestries and antique furnishings lend a nod to the hotel's century of history. But the 156 recently renovated guest accommodations bring the hotel squarely into the present, with soundproof windows and doors, air-conditioning, and complimentary wireless Internet access that carries on throughout the hotel.

The Michelin-starred Restaurant Haerlin and six other restaurants, lounges, and coffee shops furnish a variety of culinary opportunities on-site. Between meetings, group members can sample one of the 100 treatments at the spa, work out in the fitness club, or walk mere steps to Hamburg's plentiful shopping arcades and cultural attractions.