The Jugendherberge Berlin International is the youth hostel on Kluckstraße, about 600 metres from Tiergarten park. It has bunk beds, bathrooms in the corridors and a bar open day and night. It is designed for groups, backpackers and travellers who want to meet people.
Location and getting around
Potsdamer Platz is about 15 minutes on foot and the Brandenburg Gate about 25. The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kurfürstendamm) and Checkpoint Charlie are about 30 minutes’ walk away.
According to the hostel, the Kulturforum, with the Philharmonie and the Neue Nationalgalerie, is about 600 metres away, and there are direct buses to Checkpoint Charlie and the KaDeWe department store. Tiergarten lets you walk across to the Brandenburg Gate.
Rooms and facilities
Rooms have bunk beds and windows that open. The showers and toilets are in the corridors.
Breakfast is a buffet. The bar is open 24 hours, with pizzas and snacks. In the lounge there is a TV, pool and table football, and in the warm months there is a garden with a barbecue. Wi-Fi is free.
Who it suits
- If you travel with a school group or friends.
- If you are interested in concerts at the Philharmonie.
- If you want to walk to Potsdamer Platz.
- If you like a social life where you stay.
Good to know
Check-in is from 14:00 to 00:00, giving notice of your time. Check-out is until 10:00, so organise the morning of your last day in good time. Bathrooms are shared and beds are bunks: if you want privacy, this is not the place. More hostels in the guide.