St.-Michaels-Heim Youth Hostel & Hotel

St.-Michaels-Heim Youth Hostel in Palais Mendelssohn

The St.-Michaels-Heim Youth Hostel is located in the former Palais Mendelssohn directly on Lake Herthasee in Grunewald, built between 1898 and 1908 by Ernst von Ihne for Franz von Mendelssohn. In 1939, the Mendelssohn family was forced to sell the house to the German Reich. In 1943, it partially burned down after being hit by a bomb, and from 1946, the British occupation forces used the semi-ruin as a school. Since 1957, the property has belonged to the Johannische Sozialwerk. The reconstruction between 1963 and 1967 was carried out with the help of many volunteers. For a school trip, the green location is the strongest argument: the house is surrounded by nature and yet only about five minutes away from City West. There is a bus parking lot on the property for up to four buses, and parking is free of charge. From the main station, take the S5, S7, or S75 to Zoologischer Garten and then bus 110 to Herthastraße stop.

140 Beds, Full Board, and Private Seminar Rooms

The youth hostel has 140 beds in 40 rooms on two floors, ranging from nine single rooms, double, triple, quadruple, and five-bed rooms to three six-bed rooms with balconies and four eight-bed rooms between 25 and 37 square meters, also with balconies. All rooms use shared bathrooms in the hallway, but each person has a lockable wardrobe, plus a table and chairs. Separately, there is a hotel area with 19 individually furnished rooms, each with a shower and toilet, which is suitable for accompanying persons. The group rate applies to twenty paying guests or more on a single bill and starts in 2026 at 34 Euros per person per night with breakfast, or 50 Euros with full board. Lunch packages cost 8 Euros. Several rooms are available for lessons on the go, including the Bismarck Room, Salon Mendelssohn, Dome Hall, Grand Hall, and a cinema room. There is a limitation with the elevator: it does not serve all floors, so guests with limited mobility should indicate this when booking. Smoking and pets are not allowed anywhere in the building.