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/27661
The staff are on hand to give practical advice at all hours and are friendly. The 'cosy' rooms are just that and may not suit some people - the best rooms are the larger doubles overlooking the courtyard. The best bit is surely the decor and comfort of the reception area which has lounge sofas, books and coffees to help overcome the inevitable hangovers.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27661 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20715 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20715 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.

If you have a taste for currywurst at three in the morning there's a take-away across the road.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18120 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17739
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/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/13527
Some of the rooms have country themed decor (think Swiss cheese, mountains, flags etc) and kitchen and bathrooms are impeccably clean.

The small bar is laid back and chilled out; a good place to meet fellow travellers for a random chat.

Staff are welcoming and incredibly helpful, and you can even hire bikes for only 12 euros a day.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13527 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11206 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11206 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1751 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1751 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/794 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/794 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/59 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/59 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/58 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/58