Neukölln

Schlumilu is located in Reuterkiez in Neukölln, a few steps from Maybachufer, and works with a flat rate: Cut and style cost 45 Euros for both women and men, regardless of hair length. Master hairdresser Avilio Gonzalez advises in German and Spanish. For a cut-and-go hairdresser, this means: no calculations beforehand, no surprises afterward.

In the second backyard of Flughafenstraße, a former industrial laundry stands with brick walls, clotheslines, and an open show kitchen. In the evenings, a fixed five-course menu for 62 Euros is served, including wine from Abruzzo, as well as espresso and digestivo at the bar. The cuisine of Latium is cooked, and at lunchtime, the establishment operates as a trattoria.

Stadtbad Neukölln in Ganghoferstrasse is no ordinary swimming pool, but a listed bath palace whose neoclassical halls with columns, arcades and mosaics seem to have sprung directly from ancient Rome. Those swimming laps in Neukölln have been doing so since 1914 in one of Europe's most beautiful swimming pools.

In Kreuzberg, on Schinkestraße, Daily Meditation Berlin shows how meditation truly works: without an app, without a subscription, without incense romance. The four-day course with certified teachers conveys a millennia-old technique so clearly and practically that it actually becomes a daily habit afterwards.

The Estrel Berlin on Sonnenallee in Neukölln is Germany's largest hotel and one of the most experienced venues for graduation balls in the capital. If you're looking for a graduation ball location in Berlin that combines professional catering, a large stage, and a dance floor under one roof, you'll find it here.

On Friedelstraße in the Reuterkiez, where Neukölln and Kreuzberg almost meet, Fräulein Frost serves homemade organic ice cream with unforgettable flavors. GuZiMi, Gorgonzola-pear, elderflower with Prosecco: here, creativity is not a passing trend, but a craft lived for years.

Anne Rosenblatt is the master hairdresser in Berlin's Schillerkiez who brings natural cosmetics, artisanal precision, and genuine honesty under one roof. Her solo salon on Schillerpromenade in Neukölln stands for sustainable hair care with Fuente Organic Wellness products and cuts that still look great weeks after your visit.

Located in Neukölln, at Karl-Marx-Straße 135, the Berlin Puppet Theatre Museum houses one of the most fascinating collections on the history of puppet theatre in the city. Hand puppets, marionettes, rod puppets, and shadow theatre figures from Europe, Asia, and Africa make this small museum one of Berlin's most curious cultural venues.

Where Little Red Riding Hood meets Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel look out from the climbing frame: The Fairy Tale Playground in Schulenburgpark in Neukölln is Berlin's most magical adventure playground, designed around the world of the Brothers Grimm. Imagination and the urge to move are brought together here on a generous area.

With an exuberant New Year's Eve Show Gala and a subsequent New Year's Eve Late-Night Show with an after-party, the Hotel Estrel Berlin bids farewell to the old year and energetically welcomes the new year 2019.