David's Cosy Little Backpacker Hostel Berlin

Bredowstr. 35, Berlin

Property Description

David's Cozy Little Backpacker Hostel Berlin

* Linen included !
* No Bunk beds !
* But a big common breakfast-table !
* Cozy Atmosphere !

The place feels very homey, unlike many other hostels. Cool living room, nice staff, clean, small and intimate.

It is a very small and cozy non-smoking Hostel with a very special Character.

It is designed for a small number of people,
single travellers are here especially welcome,
as well as couples and small groups of up to 4 people.

Groups bigger than 4 are kindly asked to go somewhere else

The place offers a lots of opportunities for talks and contacts with nice, relaxed, tolerant and laid-back people all sorts of international guests, from Europe, Asia, Africa & South and North-America.


Breakfast is available for 2 ? only!
and includes tea, coffee, toast and marmelade
Cornflakes, Müsli & Cereal with milk and a boiled egg or a youghurt !

C o m m o n K i t c h e n
Kitchen use all day & night,
exept the stove can only be used from 3pm to 10pm.
To use the stove cost 50c per person.

C o m m o n L i v i n g R o o m
with a jungle of plants and sofas
No TV ! No noise. Fresh Air.
Relaxed Easy going Personal.
It's a bit like a home of a big family.


Simple, quiet and smoke-free bed-rooms :
Girls-Dorm-Rooms, Mixed Dorm-Rooms, a Triple room and some Double-Rooms available

Doubles & Singles are outside of the main hostel building and accross the street.

They have there own kitchen, but their guests can join as well the others in the main kitchen and living-room, for breakfast or the evenings, as they like it.

W h e r e i t i s ?
2 minutes walk from the underground station Birkenstr.
3 minutes walk from the underground station Turmstr.
4 minutes by U-Bahn from the train station Zoo =
Zoologischer Garten
10 minutes by bus from the central train station =
Hauptbahnhof
15 minutes from Tegel Airport (TXL )
30 minutes from Schönefeld Airport ( SXF )


It is the ideal place for those, who don't mind simplicity, and desire a cozy, personal, private atmosphere,
with friendly people of character.

Gay boys / man & Lesbians are especially welcome.

We try to offer you a friendly, romantic, human, cozy and a bit artistic hostel.

You find a lot of possibilities
for communication with other travellers,
cultural explorers night-life-experts and german-language-students.

It's a place for individualists, personalities, characters,



We are a simple small hostel, and one of the cheapest in town, with a laid back atmosphere,
informal and non-institutional, but still professionel.

Anytime you have access with your own key,
after you once checked in.

Our Reception is opened from 7 morning to midnight. check out time is 11:00 in the morning

Later check-ins by extra appointments only.
Details see at : Hostel conditions


Our hostel is completely free of smoke, but you may smoke outside in the garden zone in front of our house, with some benches to sit on, under the trees.

Our bed-rooms are quiet, with private lamps for everyone.

In our cosy little living-room, you can always meet some nice people, read books from our library or listen to music.

Please bring your own CDs or cassettes to play them.

Here you can find as well Berlin-Guide-books,
program-magazin of Berlins day & night-life,
or play chess or monopoly with someone,
or use the computer.

Local phone calls for just 10 cents for 5 minutes !

FREE : Book-swap

FREE : Library use with Berlin Guide Books in English, French, Italian and Japanese language,
with information about sites and history

FREE : 4 different weekly program-papers to read :
Tip-magazin & Zitty,
and the 2 gay Siegessäule & Sergei.
And night-life-maps, museum-maps

Luggage storage, for 1 ? per piece



STATISTICS:

Most of our guests are from

Australia, Italy, Finland, Canada, UK, Sweden, Japan, Germany, USA, Spain, France, Denmark, Spain, Sloveniya, Switzerland, Greece, Argentina, Ireland, Austria, Taiwan, New Zealand, Mexico, Singapore, Brazil, South-Africa, Portugal, United Arab Emirates


NO FIVE STAR HOTEL
We are a cozy, simple, nice, and heartfull little hostel for backpackers, but no 5 star hotel.
So don't expect too much:
Especially people from Main Land china or often not aware, that this is one of the cheapest accomadations in town. Then they come, expect for 10 ? a 3 star hotel and are very demanding, which make us upset.

More details ?
BED-ROOMS :

Our Bed-rooms in mellow peach colors are simply furnished, with tiles and carpets, and have cozy quality matraces,
but non of this horrible bunk-beds !


- Internet for 2 cent for 1 minute or 1? per hour
- towels to borrow 1 Euro
- Soft drinks 1 Euro
- Laundry service 9 Euro
- Phone from 10 cents
- maps for free and maps for 1 Euro &r 3 Euro

- trips and picnics ( from 10 ? ) to
the Royal Castles of Potsdam,
the country side, like Spreewald & Mecklenburg,
until the Baltic Sea, 100 km north of Berlin


OUR PHILOSOPHY

This hostel is especially designed for single travellers,
who like to meet other people on their trip.

I personally would more prefer to meet interesting intellectuals and students of arts or philosophy,
rather than a more ransom crowd,
who haven't much else in mind than drinking beer and smoking dope all day.

The latter is in any case strictly forbidden inside,
and even in front of the door,
since dope is not legal in Germany.

People consuming drugs in our premises get kicked out
immediately with no refund..

D A V I D ' S special interests:

Anthropology, South-East Asia,India & Indonesia,
Film-Making, Theatre & Film,
and all sorts of adventures in Africa or Asia,
and Gay man, to some extent.

David speaks German, English, some French, Arabic and Indonesian

Vegetarians who cook for us get discounts,
especially when they join there food with David,
who loves Vegetarian Food !

Dan from Israel with his yummy vegetarian & kosher food is still in good memory.

Special discounts available for bicycle repairers, you could maintain our always damagded bicycle armada.

Extra cookies for bally dancers, guitar players,
Japanese singers and magicans !

We can`t wait to see you soon.

David & Son & Friends


Special regards to and from :


Dan Shohet, Tel Aviv,
Hu Shin Chou, Taipeh,
Hassan El-Gerethly, Cairo,
Jürgen Gilg v. Kuenheim, Berlin,
Fabian Saladin, Berlin,
Gunther Michael Müller, Mainz,
Stefan König, Mainz,
Jürgen Bergler, Mainz,
Gert Hennig, Mainz,
Michael Scherer, Wiesbaden,
Thomas Bohl, Mainz,
Peter Hochheiser, Wiesbaden,
Dr. Dietrich Plath, Schwedt / Oder,
Rudolf Braun, Wendelsheim,
Thomas Spurzem, Mainz
Ralph Misske, Wiesbaden
Christiane Burkhard, Ascahffenburg
Hanggoro Wuryontoko, Yogyakarta
Peter Krug, Mainz, Hamburg, Berlin
Rüdiger Reitmeier, Berlin
Gisela Ruppel, Berlin
Fabian v. Hessen, Berlin
Mohamad M. Ahmad Ali Al Kirba, Cairo
Bouchaib Belfassi, Mainz
Lee Kyang Jin, Seoul
John Seidel, Berlin
Dr. Nina Zimmer, Hamburg


Some guests Reviews:

It's unique ! It's better than at home ! Less boring at least.
Sarah, Basel, Switzerland

Schüler und Studenten sind seit Hundert Jahren unterwegs zwischen deutschen Städten. Sie machen dann in Jugendherbergen halt. Das sind ursprünglich auf Schulklassen und Wandergruppen eingestellte Übernachtungsplätze.

Mit solchen Worten lässt sich Davids Hostel in der Moabiter Bredow-Ecke-Birkenstrasse nicht umschreiben.

Wenn man an der Aussentür klingelt, kommt gewöhnlich ein ungewöhnlich freundlicher Mensch zur Tür,
um den Rucksacktouristen herein zu bitten.

Man tritt unmittelbar in den Salon der Herberge mit Polsterstühlen und Teppichen auf dem Boden, alles Requisiten aus dem bürgerlichem Leben, gezielt und mit größter Sorgfalt zusammen getragen, um dem aus der Ferne Anreisenden einen Begriff von deutscher Gemütlichkeit zu geben.

Einzelne Reisende finden schnell einen kuscheligen Platz in einem der drei Schlafraeume, sie werden im Salon von Landsleuten angesprochen und ehe man sich versieht, ist man mitten im Erlebnisaustausch. Oft werden gemeinsame Erkundungstouren geplant, gemeinsam in der Herbergsküche gekocht oder ferngesehen. David der Padrone kommt manchmal aus seinem nahen Domizil herüber, um seine Gäste mit Geschichten aus seiner eigenen Anhalter- und Rucksackreisenderzeit zu amüsieren.

Die gebuchten Tage in David's Hostel vergehen meist so schnell, dass der Berlinaufenthalt verlängert werden muss. Wenn jemand mit extrem eingeschränktem Budget, sowie weltoffenem Anspruch, in Europa unterwegs ist und keine umsorgende Familie in Berlin hat, dann ist er bestens beraten mit David's Hostel als Homebase.

Rosita & Georg in Berlin, Februar 2006

Facilities

  • » Car Parking Available
  • » Internet Access
  • » Bicycle Hire
  • » Linen Included
  • » Towels
  • » Luggage Storage
  • » Children Friendly
  • » Guest Kitchen
  • » Telephone/Fax Facilities
  • » Travel Desk/Travel Info
  • » Common Room
  • » No Curfew
  • » No Lockout
  • » Lift / Elevator
  • » Bike Parking
  • » Free Carpark
  • » Non Smoking
  • » Taxes Included in Price
  • » Breakfast Not Included
  • » Web access in lobby
  • » Air Conditioning
  • » Meeting Facilities

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Directions

A) = Address, B) = Tickets, C) = Directions

A) Address:

David's Cozy Little Backpacker Hostel,
Bredowstrasse 35 / Wiflefstr. 66
The e n t r a n c e is at the C o r n e r
D-10551 Berlin-Mitte-Tiergarten-Moabit NW1
G e r m a n y - E u r o p e

Mitte = Central District
Tiergarten = Central West Subdistrict
Moabit = Central West North ( Quartier )


B) Tickets:
Until Zoo-station you can use a train-ticket, from there you only need a short-distance ticket = 'Kurzstrecke' for 1,20 Euro

From anywhere else in Berlin get a 2 hour ticket,
for Zone AB =valid for all Berlin, for 2?

Day passes for Berlin 'AB' are 5,80 Euro,
valid until 3 o'clock the next day.

The 7 day-ticket costs 25,40 Euro (3,5 ? per day )
the 31 day-ticket costs 67 Euro, 2.2 ? per day )

ABC' Tickets includes Potsdam and the area around Berlin, and cost 10% more.

If you buy a Week ticket or a month-ticket,
you can easily sell it to our other guests ,
before you leave, and save a lot.


C) Directions:


Directions to the hostel from: ( time you need )


1) the train-station Zoo 6 minutes
2) the train-station Berlin Hbf 10 minutes
3) Tegel Airport ( TXL ) 16 minutes
4) Tempelhof Airport ( THF ) 27 minutes
5) Schönefeld Airport ( SFX ) 33 minutes
6) the central bus-station ZOB 27 minutes
7) by car from the highways



1)
From the railway station 'Zoo' or 'Zoo-station' ,
=Bahnhof 'Zoologischer Garten',

take the underground 'U 9' ( two levels down ),
in the direction of 'Osloer Strasse'.

Get off the 3rd stop, at U-Bahnhof =
underground station 'Birkenstrasse'.

Walk upstairs at the left exit.

Outside, go straight ahead and turn left
at Bredow-strasse, the first street.

At the first crossing of Bredowstrasse
is the entrance of David's Hostel
at the right corner .

Above the door is a big sign: DAVID'S
for ' David's Cozy Little Backpacker Hostel'.

Ring the bell. If it is off, knock.

From 7 in the morning to midnight there is almost always someone around,
except for some minutes of
quick food-shoppings next door.




2)
From the new central train-stop 'Hauptbahnhof'
which means 'Central Train Station'

you take the exit 'Europa Platz',
which is in northern direction.

When you come out of the hall, cross the street,
and there, from the other side,
take the bus 'TXL', which goes in direction to TXL airport.

After 3 stops and 6 minutes,
you arrive at the Underground station 'Turmstrasse' .

From there, you walk into the direction
where the bus went to,
along 'Turmstrasse', at it's right side.

The first street you cross is
'Wilhelmshavener Strasse'.

Here, there are 2 banks at your right hand side,
with cash machines / ATMs.

Make sure, you have enough cash to pay us on arrival,
because we only take cash as payments.

The 2nd street is 'Bredowstrasse' already,
our street.

Here you turn right.

Walk along Bredowstrasse and cross the first street.

At the 2nd crossing, you find our entrance
at the corner, on the left side.


Above the door is a big sign: DAVID'S
for ' David's Cozy Little Backpacker Hostel'.

Ring the bell. If it is off, knock.

From 7 in the morning to midnight there is almost always someone around,
except for some minutes of
quick food-shoppings next door.




Airports: Berlin has 3 airports, so check first,
which is the one, you arrive at.





3)
From the airport 'Tegel' = TXL,
you just take the 'TXL' bus a few stops,

exactly 12 minutes, until
the underground station 'Turmstrasse'.

From the bus-stop, walk a few meters back,
until the Indian Restaurant at your left hand side.

There, you cross that big street, 'Alt-Moabit',
cross the little park, and the street behind it,
which is 'Turmstrasse'.

At the green building at the corner you find a bank,
the 'Berliner Sparkasse', with ATMs

Here begins our street, 'Bredowstrasse' already.

Walk along Bredowstrasse and cross the first street.

At the 2nd crossing, you find our entrance
at the corner, on the left side.

Above the door is a big sign: DAVID'S
for ' David's Cozy Little Backpacker Hostel'.

Ring the bell. If it is off, knock.

From 7h in the morning to 23h in the night
is almost always someone around,
except for some minutes of
quick food-shoppings next door.



4)
From Tempelhof Airport it take only 24 minutes,
by Underground.

At 'Platz der Luftbrücke' you start,
by underground, in direction to 'Alt Tegel'.

At Leopoldplatz, you change to the underground U 9,
in direction of 'Rathaus Steglitz'.

Get off at the U-Bahn stop 'Birkenstrasse'.
U-Bahn means Underground-Train

Walk upstairs at the left Exit.

Outside, go straight ahead and turn left
at Bredowstrasse, the first street.

Walk along Bredowstrasse.
At the first crossing, at the right corner
is the entrance of our hostel .

Above the door is a big sign:
'DAVID'S'
It's 'David's Cozy Little Backpacker Hostel'.

Ring the bell. If it is off, knock.


5)
From the airport 'Schoenefeld' = SXF,
you take first the free shuttle-bus
from the airport to the train station 'Schoenefeld'.

Then you take the 'Airport-Express' train, RB or RE
which leaves every 30 minutes from there
and takes 18 minutes to get to
the railway station 'Zoo' = 'Zoologischer Garten',

Do not take the S-Bahn, because is has 40 stops and takes 55 minutes until 'Zoo'.

Then, you follow the directions from above, Nr. 1)



6)
From the Central Bus station 'ZOB'
walk out left and take the underground (U1)
a few stops into direction to Warschauer Str.
until the railway station
'Zoo' = Bahnhof 'Zoologischer Garten',

Then, you follow the directions from above, Nr. 1)


7)
By car,
go on the motorway = Autobahn,
and exit the highway at 'Beusselstrasse'.

( if coming from south
drive first in direction Center, then Tegel,
and then Wedding.

At Beusselstrasse exit, go
into the direction of 'Tiergarten'.

Cross the bridge, after the S-Bahn Beusselstr..

and cross as well the first street.

Turn left at the second street, which is
'Wiclefstrasse'

Go along Wiclefstrasse.

After the Nr. 66, at your right hand side,
you find the hostel's entry
at the corner.

Above the door is a big sign:
'DAVID'S'
It's 'David's Cozy Little Backpacker Hostel'.

Ring the bell. If it is off, knock.

From 7 in the morning to midnight there is almost always someone around,
except for some minutes of
food-shoppings next door or so.


Temporal Special Note:
From the 23rd July until the 30th august
there are repairs on the Underground-line U9
between 'Zoologischer Garten' = Zoo station
and 'Turmstrasse' and 'Birkenstrasse'.

In this time all Underground trains of the U9 are replaced by busses, which leave every 2 minutes,
after 8 pm every 5-10 minutes.
Look for 'Ersatzverkehr', which means 'Replacing Traffic'