Laserstar Berlin

On Karl-Marx-Strasse in the south of Neukoelln

Laserstar sits at Karl-Marx-Strasse 255, on the southern stretch of the main street of Neukoelln, where the buildings open up and leave room for a hall of this size. The U7 stops within walking distance at Grenzallee and Blaschkoallee, and because everything is under one roof the group stays together in any weather, without having to cross a road between two parts of the programme. The house started out in 2013 with laser tag. Three live escape rooms followed in 2018, an adventure mini golf concept of its own in 2019, and in 2026 the laser tag floor was divided into two separate arenas. Branches in Goeppingen and Oldenburg belong to it by now. Some two and a half thousand square metres are in use in all, about twelve hundred and seventy of them for the arenas, three hundred for the mini golf and almost five hundred for the foyer and event floor. The foyer holds a food and drinks menu and an arcade corner with air hockey, a punching machine and a claw machine, played with tokens.

An arena of its own for children up to twelve

What sets Laserstar apart from smaller providers is that the arenas are separated: the Kids Zone of around five hundred square metres is reserved for children up to and including twelve, while the larger Battle Zone of some seven hundred and seventy square metres starts at thirteen. Primary school children therefore do not run into teenagers two heads taller. Guests should measure at least one metre twenty, and parents are welcome to play. The birthday package comes with two, three, four or six rounds, with prices starting at 14.99 euros for two rounds and at 34.99 euros for six. Included are a reserved birthday table, a drink and an arcade token for each child and, for the birthday child, a golden player card and a vest of its own. Cake may be brought along, drinks may not. Anyone after something calmer books the blacklight mini golf with its eleven interactive lanes over about two hours instead. There are also three escape rooms for groups of up to ten, though those are recommended from about twelve years. Payment is by card only.