The Hotel Bristol was built in an era of economic boom and ever increasing travel and business.

It was designed by architect Gustav Georg Carl Gause for owner Conrad Uhl.

[1] The hotel restaurant was frequented by French Embassy staff until the July Crisis starting World War I in 1914, when the German government ordered French Ambassador Jules Cambon against dining there to ensure their safety until they could be evacuated.

After the War, the Soviet Union built its embassy in East Berlin on the site of the former hotel.

[4] The hotel's bar was popular with wealthy young naval officers during World War I.