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Price Categories
Price for a standard
double room per
night, with breakfast,
taxes and other
charges included
Left
The Backpacker Hostel
Right
At BaxPax, you'll sleep in a VW Beetle
€
under €60
€€
€60-100
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€100-150
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€150-200
€€€€€
over €200
Budget Hotels & Hostels
BaxPax
Much better than a
youth hostel yet much
cheaper than a guest-
house: in the BaxPax
you'll be sleeping in beds
in decommissioned VW
beetles, at under €20 per
night. Plus you'll meet
young, friendly people
from around the world
(great for making friends).
This dive is in deepest
Kreuzberg, and not suit-
able for those over 30.
d
Skalitzerstr. 104
•
Map
H5
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(030) 69 51 83 22
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www.baxpax.de
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no
credit cards
•
€
Jugendgästehaus
der DSJ
This vast youth guest-
house is situated in an
excellent spot, in the
heart of Kreuzberg, and
close to the Jüdisches
Museum. The showers
are shared, but a bed in
a multi-bedded room is
not expensive. The hostel
is favoured by a young
and international crowd.
d
Franz-Künstler-Str. 4-10
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Map G5
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(030) 615 10 07
•
no credit cards
•
€
Jugendgästehaus
Kluckstraße
One of Berlin's largest
youth hostels offers
slightly antiquated but
comfortable multi-bedded
rooms. The staff are very
friendly for a hostel in a
large city, but the hostel
is often overrun by noisy
hordes of school kids.
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Kluckstr. 3
•
Map E5
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(030) 261 10 98
•
no credit
cards
•
€
acksel Haus
Basic apartment
rooms in a small, slightly
alternative guesthouse,
based in an old tenement
block. The “acksel haus”
is near Kollwitzplatz, a
popular area with young
people. d
Belforter Str. 21
•
Map H2
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(030) 44 33 76
33
•
www.ackselhaus.de
•
no credit cards
•
€
Jugendherberge
am Wannsee
One of Berlin's oldest
youth hostels, popular
with groups of students
and pupils and not the
best place for visitors
seeking peace and quiet.
The picturesque location
on Wannsee makes up
for communal showers
and dormitories, partic-
ularly in summer.
d
Bade-
weg 1
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(030) 803 20 34
•
€
Bed & Breakfast
Berliner Mitwohnzen-
trale, an agency, arranges
shared accommodation
in private homes all over
town, at low prices. You'll
normally have your own
room with one or two
beds. Quality varies con-
siderably but the rooms
are mostly priced at
under €25 per night.
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(030) 746 14 46
•
no
credit cards
•
€
Timmy's
Bed and Breakfast
A private gay-and-lesbian-
friendly guesthouse,
offering basic rooms and
many insider tips on
culture and nightlife. The
only disadvantage is its
location in Moabit - not
one of Berlin's most
attractive areas.
d
Perlebergerstr.
•
Map
D/E2
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(030) 81 85 19 88
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www.gaybed.de
• €
Backpacker Hostel
Berlin
A typically charming
Berlin guesthouse, in the
most attractive part of
Mitte. You can even have
your breakfast served in
the room.
d
Chausseestr. 102
•
Map
F2
•
(030) 28 39 09 65
•
www.backpacker.de
•
€
Hotel-Pension
Korfu II
The name of this small
hotel with only 19 rooms
may seem over the top,
but this venue is ideally
suited for young people
and families. The rooms
are basic but well cared
for, and the service is
efficient. The house is in
a central spot, opposite
Kaiser-Wilhelm-
Gedächtnis-Kirche.
d
Rankestr. 35
•
Map P4
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(030) 212 47 90
•
www.hp-korfu.de
•
€
Hotel Christo-
pherus-Haus
This hotel is a little more
expensive than others in
the same category, but
the accommodation in
green surroundings is
perfect for families. The
hotel is run by the
Protestant church.
d
Johannesstift,
Schönwalder Allee 26
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(030) 33 60 60
•
www.vch.de
•
€€
German youth hostel association:
www.djh.de
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