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Compared to most showers in European hotels that seem to be hand-held hoses with barely the force of a eyedropper, the showers at Le Meridien are pure 21st-Century engineering wonders. Powered with the pressure of a space shuttle thruster, the steel column-mounted spigots will get your circulation going, and spray all your troubles away…along with a layer of epidermis, but at least you’ll walk out of there looking fresh and rosy. The overhead showerhead is best for pure power, but the ones facing parallel to the ground at chest and stomach height provide an invigorating pummeling to your torso.

The only drawback is that the shower isn’t self-contained, it’s just backed into a corner of the bathroom with only a partial glass screen, so prepare to be standing around on a wet floor during your post-bathing ablutions. If you’re more of a relaxed-soak kind of bather, try out the antique-style pink bathtub. It’s like lazing around in a pool of burlesque meets la vie bohème.

When you’re bathed and groomed, you can head out right into the heart of the city thanks to the hotel’s central location on the city’s imposing Opernring. Or spend the evening at the hotel’s bright red bar or neon purple-lit dining room sipping trippy cocktails. With room rates starting at 159 Euros a night, you can’t beat the location or the amenities for this price. And you certainly won’t get as clean anywhere else.