http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31350 The staff are incredibly helpful and friendly and ready to help you navigate your way through Berlin's many museums, parks, nightlife, etc. There's also an internet cafe inside so no need to worry about internet! The atmosphere of the hostel is very relaxed and the bar is a great place to hang out and meet other people staying in the hostel. It is also very centrally located and all of Berlin's major sights are very easily accessible from the hostel.

You can also rent bikes from the hostel for a very reasonable price. I really enjoyed staying here and would recommend it to any fellow traveler coming to Berlin! Also, no curfew! :)]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31350 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27392 Berlin taxi drivers were easy going about putting my scooter in the boot for no extra charge.
Circus Hotel at Rosenthaler Platz in Mitte, in what was East Berlin, is one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed in. I took my scooter in the lift to our room, so recharging the battery was straightforward (don’t forget the European plug adapter). The young staff were exceptionally charming, and eager to advise how to get about Berlin. Find a station with a lift - they are marked on the maps. Drive the scooter to the front of the train, wave to the engine driver who gets off the train - always with a smile - gets a ramp and you drive on (you can also do this on the U-bahn).
A 4 hour guided walk around many of the areas of historical interest organised by Brewers Walking Tours was the best way imaginable to see Berlin. A 4 hour walk? Of course, I did it on my scooter which was a perfect way for me to join this tour and our guide was very helpful about it.
Went with scooter on a trip to Wannsee on the S-bahn. Wannsee is a pretty lake with some tour boats and a few uninteresting cafes. Went to the house where my family moved to after the family money was lost in the depression and rampant inflation of the early 1930s. My Grandfather said he woke up one day and discovered he had married for love.
Had an extensive wander around Mitte - My partner walking and me on scooter. An interesting area with small shops, cafes etc. We were struck by occasional small brass plates in the pavements, outside buildings previously owned by jewish people, who had been deported to Auschwitz and murdered.
Also took the scooter by U-bahn to Kreuzberg - then a wander around for window shopping and people watching. Had a Turkish meal. Danced with some street musicians while sitting on the scooter. It’s the only way to travel!
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Last time I rented a private room with ensuite bathroom and it was cleaner and bigger than the last expensive hotel room I was in. Rates were about 38€ per night for the private room.

The staff are ever so friendly and speak lots of languages including perfect English. They also have lots of money saving tips for you including a weekend metro card that gets you and a friend unlimited travel on the S and U Bahn.

The hostel is in Mitte which is in central Berlin and therefore not too far from most sights and easy walking distance to funky areas such as Prenzlauer Berg.

Oh, and they do a great all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast for only 5€!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23814 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23432 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23432 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22108 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22108 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20784
The hotel is located in just off of Ku'damm in Charlottenburg.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20784 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20715 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20715 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19615 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19615 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18481 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18481 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18401
The building is a former factory and represents for me a typical Berlin atmosphere. The mixture of old and new in a city where ideas have space to grow. The centre of the building is the enormous atrium, where, as well as in the lounge, you will meet other backpackers and can make new friends. The owners made a private dream come true with this hostel and you'll have a warm welcome in this place.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18401 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18120
Avoid the breakfast (three euros); we were directed to a darts pub (?) and were served up a very strange mix of spam, boiled eggs and UHT milk all in the midst of an OAP coach party briefing. Bizarre.

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I chose the Citystay Mitte. A good choice, not only because of the location at Hackescher Markt, an area which seems to be pure Berlin. I was allowed to find hidden places and spaces.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17739 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17083 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17083 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16758
I can recommend the hotel Bleibtreu Berlin or the Pension Kurfurst. Both have websites for booking. The Berlin tourist information site also has numerous hotels in this area to suit everyone's taste and pocket. The hotels mentioned are a bit pricey and some are for snobs and are not well located for travel around Berlin.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16758 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16703 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16703 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16406
Those looking for a hotel-style accommodation with hostel prices, this is the one. Been going there since 1998 and makes part of why Berlin is so special to me! Has nice big rooms and cosy art deco style. So good, even real Germans stay there. Also has very nice and comfortable cafe adjoining it.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16406 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16403
Really cheap and comfortable, these apartments are a must if you are visiting Berlin. Also very easy to book and very friendly to deal with.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16403 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16330 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16330