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downstairs cafe serves inexpensive breakfasts, drinks and snacks, while the basement bar
has different events and parties almost nightly.
HOSTEL
WOMBATS CITY HOSTEL BERLIN
dm/d €26/78; ; Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz)
Sociable and central, Wombats gets hostelling right. From backpack-sized in-room lockers
to individual reading lamps and a guest kitchen with dishwasher, the attention to detail here
is impressive. Spacious en-suite rooms are as much part of the deal as freebie linen and a
welcome drink, best enjoyed with fellow party pilgrims at the 7th-floor Wombar.
Optional breakfast buffet €3.90.
HOTEL
CIRCUS HOTEL
; Rosenthaler Platz)
At our favourite budget boutique hotel, none of the mod rooms are alike, but all feature up-
beat colours, thoughtful design details, sleek oak floors and quality beds. Baths have walk-
in rain showers. Unexpected perks include a roof terrace with summertime yoga, bike rent-
als and a fabulous breakfast buffet (€9) served until 1pm. Simply good value all-around.
HOTEL
HOTEL AMANO
fast €15; ; Rosenthaler Platz)
This budget designer hotel has inviting public areas, dressed in brushed-copper walls and
cocoa-hued banquettes, and efficiently styled rooms, where white furniture teams up with
oak floors and natural-toned fabrics to create crisp cosiness. Space-cravers should book an
apartment with kitchenette. There's a popular bar, which opens up a branch on the rooftop in
summer. Breakfast is €15.
HOTEL
HONIGMOND GARDEN HOTEL
breakfast from €121-186; ; Naturkundemuseum, Nordbahnhof)
Never mind the busy thoroughfare: this well-managed 20-room guesthouse built in 1845 is
an utterly sweet retreat. Reach your comfortable, classically styled rooms via an enchanting
garden with koi pond, chirping birds, and rich foliage and flowers. Days start with a sump-
tuous breakfast in the winter garden. Avoid rooms facing the road.
