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Circus Hostel

Berlin, Berlin State, Germany

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Address
Weinbergsweg 1a, Berlin   Map
Price
Dorm: Euro 17,- to Euro 19,- Check Current Prices by Date Here
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Their Description

Features

  • Lockers
  • Bar
  • Lounge / Common space
  • Food/Restaurant
  • Book Collection/Exchange
  • Elevator/Lift
  • Travel information provided
  • Free City Tours
  • Bike Rental
  • 24 Hour Free Hot Showers
  • Phones (public or in room)
  • Washing Machine (laundry)
 
The Hostelz.com Review
The larger of the two Circus hostels in Berlin. This is one of the most popular hostels in Berlin. It's a big place with 180 beds. There is a small sitting area upstairs near the reception desk. In a separate area there is a cafe that serves a great breakfast buffet for a decent price.

In the basement there is a full-fledged bar that occassionally features DJ's and special events. Overall the hostel is social and there are usually plenty of people around to chat with. The rooms and bathroom facilities are very good.

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Comment by Ale, Brazil
January 2008
Clean, Safe, and Social
Very clean, safe hostel, excellent location, and the subway is very close. The staff is very friendly and there is a bar where you can meet other travelers. It is a social hostel.
Comment by Sarah Woodhead, England
July 2007
Brilliant!
Great hostel, literally right next to the underground. Very safe with cards to swipe in like keys. Staff were very friendly. Super clean, showers were warm! No curfew -- brilliant stay, would recommend to anyone.
Comment by Kim, Australia
April 2007
This place was super clean and friendly. The metro is close so not too far to lug your backpack. Would stay here again!
Comment by Meaghan
March 2007
This was my favorite hostel in Europe, it has a really nice setup and a very friendly/ helpful staff. The bar was fun and easy to meet people, and the cafe was awesome. This place had the best breakfast ever (i still crave the chocolate granola and yummy waffles)! Also the beds are so cosy, after a long days adventure.
Comment by manuel
January 2007
this hostel's great! the staff is helpful and friendly and it's always party time atmosphere there! everywhere's clean and everything works and all at reasonable prices! the pub is always packed with people willing to get drunk and have fun. I definitely advise it!
Comment by Dali Miller
October 2006
This Hostel was amazing! The staff was really helpful and friendly, the rooms are very clean, and the hostel itself is situated in a geat location. I really enjoyed the fact that the hostel has its own little bar in which you can start your nights and meet new people. I will recomend this hostel to everyone looking for a good hostel in Berlin.
Comment by Saloni
August 2006
Clean, friendly staff, felt like I was waking up in the middle of an IKEA store everyday. Loved it, great hostel.
Comment by Dave
August 2006
The perfect place to stay in Berlin! In a great location, right next to the subway. Staff friendly and helpful and the facilities could not be better. I stayed here twice this last summer during the World Cup and it was great.
Comment by Daphne
August 2006
I traveled for two months and this was the best hostel hands down. The staff is super friendly and actually really helpful. The location is great --close to lots of public transit options and located in the middle of all the sites in east berlin. The bar is pretty rad and has a cool retro feel. The entire hostel is really clean and the rooms are spacious and comfortable. The hostel makes you definitely not want to leave. Plus Berlin is such a great town that it is easy to stay longer then you had planned.
Comment by Willem de Bruijn
August 2006
This is quite simply the best professional hostel I've stayed in (of about twenty or so in three continents). It is pretty new and nicely painted up without losing too much of the laidback hostel feel. The location, near oranienburgerstrasse, is not bad either. There are certainly more adventurous places to stay in for real deadbeats, but it you want some comfort this place is it.
Comment by Canadian gal
April 2006
This hostel is incredibly clean, the staff is helpful and fun, and the bar is a riot, yet the rooms aren't noisy. Traveled all around the world and my time at this hostel remains one of my favourite memories.
Comment by Numaan
February 2006
Great Hostel with fanastically clean facilities and great social atmosphere in its very own cellar bar. Highly recommended.
Comment by Liz
February 2006
The general quality of hostels in Berlin is good I believe. We read a lot of reviews all stating "this is the BEST hostel ever!" And i agree with that. We stayed here in December 2005 and this hostel is great! We stayed here over a week with money problems, I had to wait for a transfer to go through as my wallet was pickpocketed in Madrid. We didn't pay for the first nights, though it was a tricky task to avoid, and when we finally had to leave we told them our situation and they had no problem with us extending until our money went through. Even though our electronic keys to the room stopped working every second. I actually have quite a little collection of those cards now! It is clean, no free breakfast and alcohol isn't that cheap. But we became friends with some of the staff who are great! Gavin, Kamar and Dave in particular, love you guys!!! Anyway, the bar is a bit small and it was a little harder to meet people there. But maybe not, because Berlin is a crazy place. I remember it as a blurry haze. The night life there is insane, very different to Sydney, but also a must! You get caught up in it without even knowing it and then a week or so later you're just thinking "what the hell happened!?" But it's great there seriously.
Comment by Peter F.
October 2005
Probably one of the cleanest hostels that I have ever stayed in. The hostel bar is excellent and offers some great special offers. A good location right next to an underground line. A very easy hostel to meet people in, definitely worth a visit.
Comment by Alisa
August 2005
Don't you dare go anywhere else! This is the cleanest and most fun hostel with the most helpful staff, and it's in a quiet yet close to everything fun location. It's really easy to meet people in the bar downstairs or just on the couches in the lobby! And Berlin... WHAT A CITY! I will be back!
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