Sleeping next to the oldest ballroom in Berlin is what Hostel Ballhaus Berlin offers, in a red-stone building on Chausseestraße, in Mitte. It has dormitories decorated in different eras and a traditional pub.
Location and getting around
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is about 20 minutes on foot, the Reichstag about 25, and the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island about 30. You can cover a good part of the centre on foot.
According to the hostel, the Museum of Natural History and the Berlin Wall Memorial are a few steps away, and Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg are about half an hour away by public transport.
Rooms and facilities
The dormitories are decorated by era, from the 1920s to today. Each bed has a locker and bathrooms are shared.
The Alt-Berlin pub is in the building, for a drink without going out. Breakfast is continental. Wi-Fi is not listed, so confirm if you need it for work.
Who it suits
- If you like the history of the city and old buildings.
- If you want a dormitory bed in Mitte.
- If you want to walk to the main station.
- If you travel with a group of friends and want a pub on site.
Good to know
Check-in is from 15:00 to 23:30, so if you arrive later, tell them beforehand. You can check out from 03:00 and until 11:00, which is useful if you have an early flight. Beds are in dormitories and bathrooms are shared. Look at other hostels.