The beating alternative heart — Turkish markets, canal-side bars, street art and the best nightlife in the city, spilling across into Neukölln. Grungy, diverse and endlessly fun; where to stay to be in the thick of Berlin's real energy.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€120–200
typical per night in Germany
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Berlin — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Kreuzberg & Neukölln and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The East Side Gallery19 min walk1.6 km
- Museum Island7 min taxi2.5 km
- The TV Tower & Alexanderplatz8 min taxi2.5 km
- The Holocaust Memorial10 min taxi3.2 km
- The Brandenburg Gate10 min taxi3.4 km
- The Reichstag dome11 min taxi3.6 km
- Mauerpark & the flea market15 min taxi4.9 km
- Charlottenburg Palace26 min taxi8.7 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.



- 6.A night out in Kreuzberg — Berlin's nightlife is a religion, and Kreuzberg is its parish — canal-side bars, tiny live venues, late kebab stands and clubs that don't fill up till 3am. Start with a Berliner Pilsner by the water, follow the crowd, and pace yourself.
- 8.Tempelhofer Feld — A whole disused airport turned into the city's most surreal park — Berliners cycle, skate and kite-buggy down the old runways, barbecue on the aprons and drink in the huge open space. The most Berlin thing there is: a monument to doing what you like.
- 9.Döner & currywurst — Berlin's two great street foods — the döner kebab, arguably perfected here by the city's huge Turkish community, and the currywurst, a sliced sausage doused in curried ketchup. Eat both, standing up, for a few euros. The taste of the city.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Kreuzberg & Neukölln; flights via Google Flights.