Updated: 10/03/2008 HOTEL
MitArt (***): The hotel MitArt moved its address,
but remains the same: suiting more than ever the Last but not least, the hotel MitArt is ideally located on Linienstraße, in the historic Barn Quarter in Berlin-Mitte: in the very heart of both old and new Berlin. It is surrounded by the beautifully derelict buildings from the early 1900s, and by art galleries, bars, and stylish little restaurants that abound with the new life and spirit of the renascent capital. On Oranienburger str. you can find the Jewish Synagogue. The area also has many of the Ministry buildings including The Reichstag. Most of the guests are fond of art, and have chosen this very adequate hotel to enjoy Berlin's booming cultural life: they are within a five minutes walk from the famous collections on the Museum's Island. Many of the small avant-garde art galleries are nearby. So go the Unter den Linden Boulevard, the most important theatres (Berliner Ensemble, Deutsches Theater...), and two of Berlin's three opera houses (Komische Oper and Staatsoper). S-Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse is 400 meters away. Close to the subways stations Oranienburger Tor and Friedrichstrasse, the hotel MitArt makes most of Berlin's numerous attractions (like Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, Ku'damm or Zoologischer Garten...) a short fifteen to thirty minutes reach. We found here an authentic desire to create a private and cultivated atmosphere. The hostess, Mrs. Waszkowiak, takes personal care of all its guests: readily available and helpful with all kind of information and support. A hearty
place in the heart of Berlin !
HOTEL
MitArt: Linienstraße 139 - 140 / Oranienpassage, 10115 Berlin
BAXPAX
KREUZBERG (ex-FREDERIKS HOSTEL) (*/**): Just like Madrid, Berlin
has its "movida": this fun and relaxed hostel is in the heart of
the happening. A five minutes walk from the longest Public transportation is easily accessible: it takes two minutes to walk to the closest U-bahn stop Weberwiese, and five minutes to the S-bahn and train station Ostbahnhof (make sure you get off at the farthest exist to the east on the train tracks). Using the U-Bahn (metro), you can reach the Alexanderplatz, Brandenburger Gate, Ku-Damm, Kreuzberg or Prenzlauer Berg in a few of minutes. For more romanticism and freedom, bicycles are for hire at the reception desk, which is also the place where Internet access and e-mail service are available. Rates go from US$ 12 (Sleep In, from 7 beds up) till US$ 25 (Single room). They are among the cheapest in town. A quiet though much animated and enjoyable hostel and meeting place. BAXPAX
KREUZBERG HOSTEL (- ex-FREDERIKS HOSTEL): Straße der Pariser
Kommune 35, 10243 Berlin
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of the aesthete travellers. Culture has always been highly praised in Berlin.
This hotel is a pure illustration of this traditional care for creativity:
it is part of a complex which also contains the IFA Galery and the Galery
Sandmann, in the premise of the former National Military Printing Press
of the DDR. From the reception to each of the 30 
remaining
piece of Berlin wall, very close to the picturesque Turkish Kreuzberg district,
the bohemian Prenzlauer Berg, and the tourist Mitte. All the aspects of
Berlin are at hostel's door. The BAXPAX KREUZBERG friendly and helpful
reception clerks remain available round the clock for clever tips on Berlin's
most interesting non-tourist places for walking, eating, partying or shopping.
Though this is one of the most affordable hotels in town, guests check
into clean, safe and comfortable rooms: ranging from single through double,
triple, four-, five-, six-, seven- bed rooms. The most adventurous travellers
could also try the dormitory. To save money you pay for your bed sheets
separately (so you can also use your sleeping bag). Showers are shared
on the floor (except for the luxury double room). When breakfast is available
on request, guests can prepare by themselves lunches or dinners: sharing
the enjoyable community of the huge, fully equipped and madly painted kitchen.
Supplies are available in the supermarket right across the road, or from
a Vietnamese shop next door. Cheap and palatable Kebab or nice, affordable
Indian, Chinese or Arabic dishes are available a few blocks away, in Kreuzberg.
The hostel’s bar is a popular meeting place. In summer, guests can rest
outside on the courtyard benches.
