Die FabrikHostelEditor's Pick

Hotel Address

Schlesische Strasse 18
Berlin, Germany

Room Rates

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In 1995, a century-old telephone company was converted into a hostel, and Die Fabrik ("The Factory") was born. Its workspaces were gutted, and compact bedrooms and dorms were built where telephone operators once made their connections. Today travelers from around the world connect in this very affordable, friendly, and hip joint. We were won over by Die Fabrik's charm and convenient location off Schlesisches Tor in Kreuzberg.

Rooms—singles, doubles, triples, and quads, all with shared baths—are pleasantly simple, and many are decorated with original East German worker propaganda posters, found onsite during the renovation. (They're screwed into the walls. Don't even try it.) All rooms are situated around a calm courtyard.

In the 7 and 8-bed dorms, the simple wooden tables and chairs, and stark metal lockers are fit for a factory break room, while the brick and concrete hallways and stairs keep the theme both romantic and industrial.

The adjacent FABRIKCAF&Eacute provides home-cooked meals throughout the day at reasonable prices.

» Tom Meyers

Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.

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Hotel Address

Schlesische Strasse 18
Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany

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Amenities

Hotel
  1. Breakfast Extra Charge
  2. Café
  3. Cash Only
  4. Fax Machine
  5. Free Newspapers
  6. Garden
  7. Internet Station
  1. Lockers
  2. No Elevator
  3. Pet Friendly
  4. Reception: 24-Hour
  5. Restaurant
  6. Wi-Fi: Free
Room
  1. Bathroom: Shared
  1. Heat

About the Die Fabrik neighborhood

Funky Kreuzberg is split between two postcodes, a posh-leaning one and an immigrant/artist one. The posher part of Kreuzberg feels like stroller brigade central on the weekend, with boho dads and mums descending on the streets with little ones in tow. Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Kreuzberg was the edgiest, coolest neighborhood in West Berlin. Nowadays, it retains a strongly alternative vibe, even if it has been challenged for pole position in the ultra-bohemian stakes by Friedrichshain and Prenzlauer Berg, both in the former East Berlin.

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Die Fabrik, Berlin, Germany
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