I unfortunately did not have a good experience. The photos looked nice, but it wasn't how it…read moreseemed. Check-in. It was so slow, and the receptionists were so chatty with other hostel guests they could barely focus on my check-in and kept forgetting I gave them extra money for towel deposit. Room. I stayed in 4 bed dorm. My guest mates were so loud, it was so hard to sleep. One of them was a smoker who got up so frequent at night to smoke and open the door, making the room cold. Also my guest mates were stinky, unlucky me. But also the bed was sooo uncomfortable. The cleaning of the room appears questionable too. This is not a quiet hostel. Everyone stays up late and you can hear them talking from the lobby at night. Also this place is next to Berghain, a 24hr party rave club on the weekends, so you have a lot of people staying here to go to this club. The bathroom was actually decently clean. However, there was no hooks on the shower walls so it was hard to put your stuff anywhere. Location, 10-15 minute walk to transit, a little inconvenient. You need to rent bikes is the best way of transportation.

3.5 stars Pros:…read more-Despite first impressions of the lobby, our room was very clean and modern. It felt like a completely different hostel compared to the lobby. -Up on the third floor is was very quiet at night, as long as we kept our window closed. -Nice room darkening curtains that helped us sleep in. -Friendly staff -Good beer at the bar, although I wish they had it on tap -Close to a very good metro station with multiple lines to take you anywhere you'd want to go, including Potsdam. Meh: -Our room was very small, but no smaller than hostels we've stayed in throughout Europe. (We had a double with private bathroom). -The neighborhood is extremely hipster, as is this hostel. Cons: -The room was stifling hot. A small standing fan would have made the experience 100x better. -Washers and dryers were broken and/or barely operable. -For us, we'd have probably chosen elsewhere had we known more about the neighborhood and grunge hipster vibe. We didn't have much in common with the other guests. -The location, although well connected on the metro, is not walking distance to many tourist attractions.

One of the oldest hostels in Germany offering a unique atmosphere instead of just a bed. Easy going…read moreat breakfast and a friendly/Rocky bar vibe at night. As long you don't make a wish to the playlist and you accept the way things are - you have a new home. 1.4.2008 celebrating 10 years.

This was a fantastic place to stay. We had two beds in a five bed unit. All of our roommates were…read morerespectful. You will get more than you pay for here.

Honestly for a hostel this place was really good. The rooms were pretty big and they had big…read morelockers for you to keep your stuff in. The guy at the front desk when we checked in was super friendly and helped explain a lot to us about the city, public transportation and such. This place was more than I expected for what the price was. Happy with the decision to stay here.

Impressive hostel, very quiet, large rooms and a good breakfast spread…read more I stayed here for 4 nights in July with my partner. We got a double room with ensuite. the room was great! Huge and very clean. The bathroom/shower was really great, felt like a minimal hotel room. Our room was very warm however, an although there was large windows there was no airflow. A fan would have been ideal. The reception is great, really pretty decor, bar(with happy hour) and pool and games tables(2). The breakfast each morning was €5 each and was buffet style. Really good spread, cheese, meats, fruit, cereal, yogurt,eggs, coffee and herbal teas. This was extremely good value and sets you up for the day of playing tourist. 2 things I dislike about the hostel is its location. As a tourist I found its location pretty sketchy. The u ban is a 10 min walk away and from there until the hostel you have to walk on a very dark long road and then through a high rise housing estate. I would not have felt comfortable making this journey alone or in a small group late at night. After 10 at night you must use the side entrance which walks you through the hostels smoking area which as a non smoker is a really unpleasant welcome back when you've had a long day of huffing it across the city. There is also a guy who sits outside the hostel all night reminding people to keep the noise down, I *think* he's a security guard from the hostel, either that or a concerned local neighbour. Just be aware that he may jump out on you if your talking too loudly coming home. He gave me a bit of a fright! Lol

6 bed in famale room , only one toilet/ shower room. other 5 must wait untel she leave the…read morerestroom/ shower. it is hard, reception was not friendly , location is bad . have to walk 15 mins to get supermarket . bus stops are convinant . but U\S was too far. around there is no good place to offer lunch or dinner . i won't come back !

Absolutely terrible. Truly sucked the whole time I was here. The elevator was broken the whole time…read moreso I was walking up 8 flights of stairs everytime to go to my room. The outlets in the room were broken the whole time and they said they'd fix them but never did. The doors were broken, the credit card machines were broken, the atm was broken, the vending machines were broken etc. The staff had no clue what was going on and couldn't use common sense for the life of them. One short lady with short black hair was also completely rude to me. Treating me extremely disrespectfully. Overall I am pissed and going to try and get a refund. Don't come here.

If you find yourself in Berlin and on a budget then this is the spot for you my friend. The service…read moreis just what you'd expect for a budget price but I certainly didn't complain. The beds are a bit lumpy but who needs to sleep when you are enjoying some of the best clubbing on the planet? Whatever you do don't accidentally wonder in to the flower shop close to the street thinking its the hotel because the shop keeper must've have had to deal with this mistake one too many times! One of the GREAT things about this spot is that it is right around the corner from one of my favorite spots in Berlin...Panorama Bar.

I came to Ostel looking for the "Ostalgie" (that sense of nostalgia for the east) and in that sense…read moreaesthetically this hostel provided that. Unfortunately if I'd known it would also come with the customer service and cleanliness of a Soviet hotel pre-reunification then I might've looked somewhere else. The single rooms themselves are reasonably sized and are relatively clean, however the walls are paper thin. If you like the sound of your neighbour getting her rocks off to the latest motown hit single by Marvin Gaye or alternatively perhaps the Turkish dance party in the room next door you weren't invited to at 3am this place is definitely the perfect destination for you! Smoking indoors is definitely not allowed but complimentary as are the numerous dirty stained towels left discarded in the bathrooms. Please note: there is ONE communal bathroom for each floor only! This means that when there is someone else's blood/crap/etc on the toilet seat the cleaner withholds the right to clean it up. In Soviet Germany, toilet cleans you! Perhaps I'm expecting too much, Berlin is a party city after all and I'm all out of party. The wifi was average (don't expect to get it outside of the reception area downstairs) and the lack of a social friendly "atmosphere" does remind you that you were perhaps a little ambitious booking a kitsch hostel in for two weeks.

Always a GREAT stay! Front desk guy from Miami Gen AMAZING!…read more Clean Neat Great location

Joao at the bar was lovely and personable, as for the rest of my stay, if left much to be desired…read more The plugs and hairdryers and the bathrooms did not work which was very annoying. When my friend and I arrived, they told us they could not accommodate us staying in the same room, although we had booked and requested to stay in the same room. The beds themselves were okay, but the air in the room definitely was not working as the room was very hot and humid. Overall, would reccomend other hostels in the area!

Everybody was so nice and helpful, rooms were clean and comfy…read moreDefinitely will be staying again

Not my favorite hostel but no hard feelings. There's not much going on here and the rooms are a bit…read moresad and dark. My biggest gripe was that the showers will turn off after about 15 seconds so you keep having to press the button over and over. Towels are 1.50€ and you have to pay for wifi. I did appreciate the 24 hour reception and friendly staff though.

Excellent hostel in a great location! Just a few minutes' walk from the East Gallery section of the…read moreBerlin Wall. I stayed here with a Contiki group, and we had a great time with the fabulous courtyard and Matrix nightclub across the street! Some of the best hostel-prepared food I had in Europe: the cooks whipped up an excellent traditional dinner, and breakfast was plentiful each morning. Would definitely stay here again! This hostel was one of the reasons I fell in love with Berlin.

This hostel is great! It s very big and good location. The room are big and clean. There is a pool,…read moresauna and many activities. The restaurant/ bar is great. The food is awesome. The breakfast is cheap and it s a buffet. I would definitely come back here if I m Berlin again.

I stayed here for three nights in an 8 person dorm. I had money stolen out of my locker because…read moresomeone else in the same room had a key that opened both his lock and mine. This was very much the responsibility of the hostel and they claimed they would refund the money to me since they were at fault, they just had to hear back from insurance. I've sent them about 7 emails since leaving and I've received nothing. Also had friends staying in a four person room and when they asked for the key, they were never asked for name or identification. Don't stay here. There is absolutely no security.

Literally had bed bugs so gross. Management was not very helpful with the situation probably don't…read morestay

The worst hostel I ever stayed in europe. Not a good experience. Bad Design is everywhere. This is…read more They repair the bathroom during the day time, big noise. Heaters are turned off in day time, crazy cold in the room. Staff are rude impatient and seems racist. My comforter(quilt) had been took away when i was in sleep in the morning without asking me. Only mine was took away. And staff said bc i didn't use it. What??? Never meet any one treat a customer like this! Something seriously wrong with this place. I will NOT come back even getting paid!!!! I might have a high bar for customer service which this hostel doesn't have any. And I am a very honest person and try my best to be fair to everyone. I will not be surprised the hostel will response to my review.