The Circus Hostel

No AC or fans. Often people kept the windows open to get some cool air and it's noisy. Didn't really like the bathrooms.

Vi anlände tidigt till Berlin å hade hoppats på att kunna checka in lite tidigare än utsatt tid. Rummet var först färdigställt 15 min efter utsatt tid.

The showers were old and somewhat dirty

The bed was not very comfortable though I didn't have any major issues after 4 nights. In general, I think I was expecting nicer toilets and showers. They only provide hand soap, no shower gel, and you have to pay for towels if you're staying in a dorm. In addition, there's no paper towels anywhere, which is good for the environment but rather annoying otherwise, as the hand dryer in the women's toilets barely worked and there was none in the showers.

My only real criticisms of the hostel were that the USB chargers only allow a very low current meaning the only viable way to use the USB ports is to charge your devices overnight. This was easily solved by using a EU plug socket adaptor which allowed me to charge my phone much quicker. You are also required to bring your own lock for the item lockers in the room. However, this wasnt an issue for me as my case locked, but this could easily catch ypu out. Other than the charging situation, the noise at night made it harder for me to sleep. But the hostel can't be blamed for this as this can be expected in a large city, and was easily solved by purchasing some earplugs.

Vielleicht den Strassenverkauf einschränken, da es für die Hostelgäste sehr eng schon ist und evtl.wenn man dort einen Kaffee kauft, die Frage sich apart, ob man Trinkgeld gibt… ich meine nur man kann sich schlecht selber den Kaffee vom Automaten ziehen…

The roof was a bit hot to sleep in as there is no air conditioning, they provided a can which was nice

Varmt ute men ingen aircondition. Fläkt fanns med det var ganska varmt ändå, speciellt på solsidan. Dagtid var det mycket varmt i rummen. Det var mycket ljud från gatan och därför svårt att ha fönstret öppet Frukostbuffén var bra men man var tvungen att välja mellan juice, te och kaffe. Juice ska ingå tycker vi. Man fick bara en kaffe och om man ville ha mer fick man betala. Det var inte speciellt generöst och vi har aldrig upplevt detta på ett boende tidigare. Hiss-/rumsbrickan slutade fungera 30 min innan vi checkade ut vilket var märkligt. Det blev stressigt eftersom vi var tvungna stå i receptionen och få det fixat när vi hade bråttom till flygplatsen. Det var någon policy de hade, lite som om de försökte uppfostra folk. Personalen - ung personal - i receptionen var i regel trevlig men enstaka var väl nonchalanta.

Leider haben die USB-Anschlüsse neben dem Bett nicht funktioniert

For the price the single room was almost a joke. Cramped with almost zero amenities. Well... it's a hostel. Bring your own everything seems to be the rule.

The street noises at night, although we got use to it.

Pondrí algun baño más por planta, y la falta de aire acondicionado ( han sido unos días muy calurosos y en la habitación hacía calor. El resto perfecto

it is 2023 and they still have not managed to have curtains at the beds for at least some privacy in a dorm

Didn't like my room that much. And generally I don't think the offering justified the price. On the otehr hand it's a hostel and you don't expect to spend long time in your room(s)

Estava muito calor em Berlim e a acomodação não tinha refrigeração no quarto,m.

Kein optisches Feedback bei dem Tastenfeld für die Tür zu dem Schließfächerraum. Zum Beispiel rotes Licht für falsche PIN-eingabe (4 Ziffern) wäre gut, kein Licht ist für mich nicht ausreichend, man weiß nicht ob auch alle 4 Tasteneingaben der PIN auch wirklich eingelesen wurden .

Desayuno

There aren’t many negatives to dwell on as I had an absolutely incredible time, but the circus bar was rather expensive. That being said, it served as a great social hub. With that in mind, I was able to plan around the expensive drinks.