Enjoy Berlin
Do you want to stay right in the centre of the action? Or rather in a quieter area with easy access to city centre?
Find out which district is the most suitable for you.
Just move the arrow over the map to select desired location.
Here you will find relevant information about the respective area and also the number of accommodations available there.
The "bright centre" of the urban area surrounded by green spaces
Highlights: Biesdorf castle and grounds, Mahlsdorf farm house and Kaulsdorf Manor, the tower museum in Kaulsdorf Church, the housing museum
Transport: U-Bahn station Hellersdorf U5, bus stop Hellersdorf X54, tram Hellersdorf 18, M6
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The gardens of the world amidst the DDR-concrete tower blocks
Highlights: Old village of Alt-Marzahn with its village green and church, the post mill, the large housing development, the Erholungspark Marzahn with the gardens of the world, the Eastgate Berlin, the biggest clock in Europe the Gründerzeitmuseum
Transport: S-Bahn station Marzahn S7, tram M16, bus stop Marzahn M6
Quaint village churches meet the amazing concrete tower blocks of the GDR
Highlights: The village centre with its church, Hohenschönhausen Castle, the old city hall, the house of Mies van der Rohe, Europe's most modern animal shelter, the lake of Orankesee where you can go swimming.
Transport: S-Bahn station Wartenberg and Hohenschönhausen S75, tram M4, M5, 17 and bus lines 197, 294, 359
Heart of a village with a lot of green spaces and housing
Highlights: Weißer See with the park and the famous Milchhäuschen, the bakery and the biggest European Jewish Cemetary, the Weißensee Art Academy and the flower festival that has taken place annually since 1963.
Transport: S-Bahn and U-Bahn station Pankow U2,S2,S8, S-Bahn station Blankenburg S8, S2 and S-Bahn station Karow S2
The old becomes new! Green spaces and families.
Highlights: The old parish church, the former Jewish orphanage, the Castle Church in Buch, the old bakery in Wollankstraße, Baroque "Kavaliershaus", the old and new malthouse, castle grounds in Buch and the Soviet Memorial
Transport: S-Bahn station Pankow S2, S8, S85,S9, U-Bahn station Pankow U2, bus stop Rathaus Pankow 107, 155, 250, 255, tram stop Rathaus Pankow M1
Forests and lakes meet in the Märkisch Viertel
Highlights: Borsigtor and the shopping centre `die Hallen am Borsigturm`. Lake Tegel with beaches and Greenwich Promenade. The Humbolt Mill south east of the Tegel Palace and the Buddhist house in the district of Frohnau
Transport: S-Bahn station Eichborndamm S25, U-Bahn station Rathaus Reinickendorf U8, bus stop Rathaus Reinickendorf 221, 322, X33
Historic city centre with 2 fortifications on the Havel and Spree
Highlights: The citadel of Spandau, the historic centre of Spandau with the Church of St Nicolas. The Air Force Museum in the former Gatower Airport and the Fränkel Gardens in the castle grounds.
Transport: S-Bahn and U-Bahn station Rathaus Spandau S3, S75, U7, U-Bahn station Altstadt Spandau U7, bus stops Altstadt Spandau X33 and Wröhmännerpark 134, 136, 236, M45, 671
"Place of variety" since 2008 with many shopping centres
Highlights: The old neo-Gothic brick city hall, Rummelsburg Bay, the theatre on the Parkaue, Friedrichsfelde Palace, Karlshorst horse racing track, Friedrichsfelde Zoo
Transport: S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations Lichtenberg U5, S5, S75, tram M8, M13, 16, 18, 21, 37 and bus 193, 240, 256, 296
Scenic district with many bars and beautiful facades
Highlights: Friedrichshain public park, Simon-Dach-Straße, O2 World, East-Side-Gallery, Karl-Marx-Allee, Boxhagener Platz, Oberbaum-City and Oberbaum bridge, Osthafen, the Frankfurter Tor, Samaritan Church, bars with sandy beaches and deck chairs
Transport: Ostkreuz S41, S42, S8, Frankfurter Tor and Samariterstraße U5, tram lines M10 and M13
Tourists take in scenes on every level
Highlights: Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden & Friedrichstrasse, Hackesche Höfe, Museumsinsel, Television Tower on the Alexanderplatz, Rotes Rathaus, Nikolai District with the oldest church in Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt, Oranienburger Straße, Berlin Cathedral
Transport: Friedrichstraße U6, S5, S1, Klosterstraße U2, tram lines M48 and M1, Alexanderplatz U8
Government district meets culture and the well known
Highlights: Victory Column, Hansa District, the Reichstag, the German Federal Parliament, the Bundeskanzleramt, Sony Center, Potsdamer Platz, the zoo, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Picture Gallery, Neue Nationalgalerie, Philharmonie concert hall
Transport: Hauptbahnhof S75, S9, S5, M41, Potsdamer Platz U2, S25, Hansaplatz and Bellevue U9
The old chic with the Ku'damm shopping boulevard
Highlights: The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Ku'damm, Olympic Stadium, Charlottenburg Palace, the Deutsche Oper, the radio mast, Europa Center, Zoo Station, exhibition centre, playhouse and theatre of the West, Bar jeder Vernunft
Transport: U-Bahn station Zoologische Garten, U2, U9, Kurfürstendamm U9, U1, S-Bahn station Charlottenburg S7, S75
Trendy neighbourhood with organic shops, young families and alternatives
Highlights: The Kulturbrauerei, the Mauerpark, the water tower, Konnopke´s snack bar, Kollwitzplatz, Gleimstraße, Kastanienallee, Prenzlauer Berg Public Park, Pfefferberg, Knaack-Klub, the Planetarium
Transport: Schönhauser Allee U2, S41, S42, S85, S8, Eberswalder Straße and Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz U2, tram lines M2 and M10
Kreuzberg nights are long...
Highlights: Checkpoint Charlie, Club SO36, May Day, Willy-Brandt-Haus, Jewish Museum Berlin, Tempodrom, Anhalter Station, German Museum of Technology, Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Carnival of Cultures, Bergmannstraße
Transport: Kottbusser Tor U1, U8, Kochstraße U6, bus line M29
Many bars, cafes and the gay scene
Highlights: The KaDeWe, the Ceciliengärten, the Schöneberg gasometer, Tauentzienstraße, Planetarium am Insulaner, Schöneberg city hall, the Rote Insel ("red island")
Transport: U-Bahn Station Rathaus Schöneberg U4 and Eisenacher Straße (with footpath) U7, bus stop Rathaus Schöneberg 104 and M46, S-Bahn station Schöneberg S1, S41, S42, S46, S47
Chic, charming and close to the Grunewald
Highlights: Wilhelmsaue, the Grunewald and Grunewaldturm, Wilmersdorf Public Park, the Auenkirche, the Waldbühne, the artist's colony, Gleis 17 (platform 17) Memorial, Schmargendorf City Hall, Teufelsberg
Transport: U-Bahn and S-Bahn station Hohenzollerndamm U3, S41, S42, S46, U-Bhf Blissestraße and Fehrbelliner Platz U7, Berliner Straße U7 and U9, bus line 104
The biggest, greenest and wettest district of Berlin
Highlights: Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide, Köpenick city hall, Wuhlheide leisure and recreation centre (FEZ), the statue of Wilhelm Voigt, "the Captain of Köpernick", Müggelsee beach, Köpernick palace, historic centre and market, Fischerkietz, the last preserved Nazi labour camp
Transport: S-Bahn station Köpenick S3, tram stop Köpenick 62, 63, 68,
Family, sport, leisure time and research
Highlights: Treptower Park/Port, Soviet Memorial, the Abteibrücke ("Abbey Bridge") and the island of youth, Archenhold Observatory, Baumschulweg Cemetery, Arena Berlin, border watch tower on the Berlin Wall, Molecule Man, the Badeschiff (bathing ship)
Transport: S-Bahn station Treptower Park S41, S42, S8, S9, bus lines 104, 167
Multicultural, individual, simple and the haunt of students
Highlights: the Britz estate, the Neuköllner Oper, Hasenheide public park, the historic town centre of the former town of Rixdorf, Britz Gardens with mill, the village centres of Britz and Rudow, the Reuterkiez, the blacksmiths on Richardplatz
Transport: U-Bahn station Rathaus Neukölln U7, bus lines 104,167, N7, N94
Area with an old airport where you can BBQ, relax and ride your bike
Highlights: Templehof village church, Lehne-Park and Bosepark, Berlin-Templehof airport, Platz der Luftbrücke, Alter Park, Templehof port, the Ullsteinhaus, the UfaFabrik
Transport: U-Bahn station Alt-Tempelhof U6, bus lines 140, 184, 246, M46, N6, N84, S-Bahn station Tempelhof S41, S42, S46, S47
Magnificent villas in a wealthy area
Highlights: Wannsee beach and the Krumme Lanke, Bridge Museum and the Allied Museum, Max-Liebermann-Villa, Open air village museum of Düppel, the art-nouveau Mexikoplatz, Grunewald hunting lodge
Transport: S-Bahn station Zehlendorf S1, bus stop Rathaus Zahlendorf 101, 112, 115, 118, 184, 285, 623, M48, X10
Bourgeois and conservative with magnificent shopping streets
Highlights: Steglitz farm house, the great Schloßstraße, the Bierpinsel (beer brush) and the Steglitzer Kreisel ("Steglitz gyroscope"), Schlossparktheater, the Holocaust Memorial, St Matthew's Church
Transport: S-Bahn and U-Bahn station Rathaus Steglitz U9 and S1, Schloßstraße U9, M85 Rathaus Steglitz and Schloßstraße
Multicultural working class neighbourhood
Highlights: The Nazareth Church, the Erika Hess Ice Rink, Rehberge Public Park, the Schillerpark residential area, the Prime Time Theatre, many bazaars and markets.
Transport: U-Bahn station Leopoldplatz U9, U6, bus lines 142, 221, 247 and 327 Leopoldplatz, tram line M13