What a gem! Christian the owner was extremely helpful and pleasant. The room was in a quiet street, was light, very clean and comfortable. The bathroom was spotless. Room was serviced every day. Plenty of cafes and restaurants nearby and the bus and U-Bahn were a 5 minute walk away. A fantastic introduction to a very clean and efficient city. The hotel had a lot of tourist information, Christian spoke excellent English and the breakfasts were delicious

The best guesthouse I stayed in in my 3 months in Europe. It was comfortable, clean, and had a great kitchen, and an outside garden area. The best thing about it though was the staff. They were all incredibly helpful like you would not believe. They sat down with us on our first day with a map and highlighted everything we wanted to see, answered our questions, gave plenty of advice, catered to all types of travellers with different ideas on how they wanted to spend their time in Berlin!For less than $100/night, got a very stylish flat with plenty of space, a great bathroom with tub, a kitchen (no minibar!), a dvd/stereo/tv, a washer/dryer, and the feeling like you're actually living in Berlin, not just breezing through. The place was immaculate, and felt quite secure. The guesthouse, with a dozen or so rooms and apartments, is in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood in east Berlin. It is an old working-class/industrial neighborhood going through a big revival. Gay-friendly and also lots of young families with kids in strollers. Plenty of small restaurants and cafes diffused throughout the area. The guesthouse itself is a few steps from the retail center of the neighborhood, including a movie theater and mall. My apartment faced a courtyard, and was very quiet.

I recommend "Crocodilian - Rooms in Berlin", if you are looking for a furnished room or flat in Berlin. They are really good value for money. You find all offers with photos and detailed information online - so you don't have to be afraid of ending up in some dump.

Dear All, If you're planning a trip to Berlin I suggest you get you're hands on a copy of EXBERLINER magazine. EXBERLINER is the monthly English-language paper for Berlin, it offers informative journalism and up to date listings of events in the city. Find out whats on and where in English.

Dear All, If you're looking for accommodation in Berlin I suggest you try 'room with a loo'. 'room with a loo' is Berlin's English-speaking accommodation agency. They are friendly, efficient and more than 10% cheaper than other agencies in town.

The Berlin Dining Club is a very cool way to meet other native English speakers in Berlin. It's mostly a younger crowd (20's and 30's) and all nationalities (American, British, Aussie, New Zealander, etc...). See: www.BerlinDiningClub.com for more info.

here you can type in the street of your destination, click "Finden" and the corresponding map area will appear. http://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/explorer?adr_zip=10178&adr_district=Mitte&adr_street=Karl-Liebknecht-Str.&adr_house=29&adr_info=BerlinOnline&bo_init=1

hi future berlin visitors, here are the links you need in order to know what's going on in berlin: http://www.zitty.de http://www.berlinonline.de/tip/.bin/index.php http://www.prinz.de/stadt/berlin/index.php here you can find job ads, flats, events, tickets and much more.

This Berlin hangout was one of my favourite places to go and drink very strong espresso while reading German homework. It had a ark cavelike felling and the staff was very friendly without being annoying.

For anyone interested in anti-fashist political action this is the place to meet your comrads. The outside looks like your typical squat, blanketed in graffiti with assorted counter-culture charaters hanging out in front sipping beer. The inside looks very much like the outside. There is a makeshift bar where you can buy beer and coffee, some old couches and other furniture that was probably found. I went there to see a "know your enemy" presentation on the neo-nazi scene, clothing, music ect. It was an interesting and lively discussion, but I wish my German had been a little better at the time.