Desc: Esplanade: Directed by Wilma Pradetto, Helmut-Ulrich Weiss. With Lina Blau, Rita Dalle Carbonare, Otto Drews, Marianne Emrath. The Grand Hotel Esplanade on Potsdamer Platz was one of the most famous hotels in Berlin during the Golden Twenties. The aristocracy lodged in the Esplanade. Stars like Chaplin and Garbo came here. The hotel had several magnificent halls, including the famous "Kaisersaal", named after Kaiser Wilhelm II.