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The Circus Hostel at Rosenthaler Platz has been one of the established addresses for hostels in Berlin since 2001, offering rooms from ten-bed dorms to rooms for seven people. The hostel brews its own beer in the basement. Groups of ten or more people receive reserved floors, and an elevator and wheelchair-accessible bathroom are available.

The Grand Hostel Berlin is located in a historic building from 1874 on Tempelhofer Ufer, one hundred meters from Möckernbrücke U-Bahn station. Its centerpiece is the Library Bar, styled like an old English library. Unusual for hostels in Berlin is its experience with school trips: supervised quiet hours and alcohol served only by arrangement with the group leader.

The famous 'Sixth Floor' at KaDeWe on Wittenbergplatz in Schöneberg is Berlin's culinary superlative: Spanning approximately 7,000 square meters, Europe's largest delicatessen department brings together oysters, champagne, truffles, and over 34,000 products under one roof. An excursion that connects generations and provides conversation for the entire evening.

Pfefferbett Hostel Berlin is located on the historic Pfefferberg grounds in Prenzlauer Berg and is operated as a non-profit. 45 rooms are spread across seven categories, from single rooms to eight-bed rooms. For school trips, there are free spots for accompanying persons and a dedicated school camp at Großer Wannsee for up to 59 people.

The Generator Berlin Prenzlauer Berg utilizes a former GDR office building on Storkower Straße and offers the widest range of rooms among Berlin hostels: from four-bed rooms to fourteen-bed rooms. A bed starts at 13 Euros per night. For groups, there's a private bus stop and a free private room for twenty beds or more.

The Three Little Pigs Hostel Berlin is housed in a former nunnery on Stresemannstraße, two hundred meters from Anhalter Bahnhof. All rooms face the quiet inner courtyard. Among Berlin's hostels, it is clearly geared towards school trips, with group rates starting from 18 Euros and a nightly security team.

Berlin's cheapest city tour operates as a regular service: BVG Bus 100 connects Charlottenburg and Mitte on a route that passes the Reichstag, Victory Column, and Brandenburg Gate. Not a tourist bus, but real public transport at the regular ticket price.

The tour on Bus 100 is most likely Berlin's best-known secret for entertaining your family when they visit. And totally right so! For as little as the cost for a single fare ticket, you get the entire tourist programme!

Friedrichstraße in Berlin-Mitte is one of the capital's most famous shopping streets, combining city history with a unique shopping experience. Between Checkpoint Charlie and the Friedrichstadtpalast, fashion stores, chocolate specialists, and the renowned cultural department store Dussmann line the boulevard. Those who stroll here don't just shop; they experience a piece of Berlin.

Hostel Ballhaus Berlin is part of the complex of Berlin's oldest ballroom on Chausseestraße, 1100 meters from the main train station. Behind the facade, you'll find 1920s industrial design with a spiral staircase and a disco ball. Suites, private rooms, and dorms for up to ten beds are available, and a small stage equipment is provided for music classes.

Where Treptow meets Kreuzberg at Flutgraben, stands one of Berlin's most famous open-air clubs. A wooden deck, weeping willow, and canal water are as much a part of Club der Visionäre as relaxed minimal techno.

The Industriepalast Hostel is located in a red brick building from 1906 on Warschauer Straße and, with around 400 beds, is the largest among these hostels in Berlin. Two minutes' walk to the East Side Gallery. Useful for school trips are the seminar room with a projector as a classroom and a basement hall with table tennis and foosball.

At 207 meters, the hall rotates once an hour around its own axis, while Berliner classics, in the style of Tim Raue, are served. Sphere makes the city itself the backdrop of the evening.

At Friedrichstraße station, there is a glass and steel pavilion that served as the departure hall at the border between East and West Berlin during GDR times. Today, the Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) houses a permanent exhibition about everyday life in divided Germany, with free admission.

Between Hackescher Markt and Oranienburger Strasse, Art Nouveau courtyards from 1905, the New Synagogue from 1866, the Old Jewish Cemetery, and the Otto Weidt Workshop for the Blind Museum are located within a few hundred meters, with 'Stolpersteine' (stumbling blocks) everywhere. A school trip in Berlin can fill a morning here without a single ticket.

Beneath the field of stelae of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe lies the "Place of Information", an underground exhibition covering approximately 800 square meters. It tells the stories of people, families, and places of persecution, and admission is free.

The Nikolaiviertel in Berlin-Mitte is Berlin's oldest city center: cobblestones, narrow alleys, and pastel-colored houses make a stroll here a journey into medieval Berlin. Anyone looking to spend a historically rich yet relaxed day with parents or relatives will find exactly what they're looking for here.

Located at Rosenthaler Platz, there's a hostel with its own brewery in the basement, where the in-house bar also hosts karaoke with a DJ. Singing takes place on an open stage without private booths, with a repertoire ranging from 70s hits to today's music. The basement also features a small collection about David Hasselhoff and his connection to Berlin.

The Sunflower Hostel Berlin has been operating in Friedrichshain since 2001, with the footpath to it following the course of the Berlin Wall. Among Berlin's hostels, it is one of the few to offer sleeping pods with their own light and ventilation. Students receive a five percent discount upon proof, and the breakfast buffet costs 6 Euros.

St Christopher's Berlin is located on Ziegelstraße in Mitte, a few minutes from Friedrichstraße S-Bahn station and a ten-minute walk from Museum Island. Belushi's with a rooftop terrace is on the ground floor. A bed costs from 13.90 Euros per night, school groups are accommodated together on one floor and do not share their dormitory.

The St.-Michaels-Heim Youth Hostel is located in the former Palais Mendelssohn by Lake Herthasee in Grunewald and has 140 beds in 40 rooms, many with balconies. Four bus parking spaces are available free of charge on the property. The group rate for twenty people or more starts at 34 Euros with breakfast; several halls serve as seminar rooms.

Bike tours instead of bus tours: Berlin on Bike starts in the courtyards of the Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg, covering twelve to fifteen kilometers in three and a half hours, in groups of no more than thirteen people. Adults pay 35 Euros including rental bike and helmet, children up to eight years pay 9 Euros. Helmet and lock are included, e-bikes cost an additional 20 Euros.

Hop-on-Hop-off with twenty-six stops between Kurfürstendamm and Ostbahnhof: One round takes two and a half hours, with an unlimited number possible within the ticket's validity period. The day ticket costs 28.50 Euros online, children under six travel free, the audio guide is available in twenty languages. One wheelchair accessible space is available on every bus.

City tour on the water with a shipping company operating since 1888: The Historic City Tour from Friedrichstraße lasts one hour and costs from 22.50 Euros, the Spree tour through the city takes about three hours from 24.90 Euros. Children under six years travel free, the onboard audio guide is available in twelve languages. Several ships operate with open roofs.

The Rock’n’Roll Herberge (Rock'n Roll Lodge) is the smallest of all listed hostels.