When you walk into a PLUS property for the first time, you cannot help but take a big breath, smile and say “WOW”!

PLUS Berlin (opening Spring 2010) is the latest addition to the PLUS Hostel family and will certainly set the standards as one of  Europe’s best hostels. Boasting amazing facilities such as an indoor swimming pool, sauna, state of the art laundry equipment, restaurant, bar and café. Not to mention  the option of a little bit of luxury with hotel rooms and apartments available.

You will be welcomed with a free map of the city with staff picks of things to do plus a welcome pack that will contain everything you need to know about the magnificent city of Berlin plus the area in and around the hostel.

Opening Spring 2010 PLUS Berlin will have unrivalled facilities. The word on the street is that it will be one of Europe's most beautiful hostels.

With an indoor swimming pool and sauna to take your mind off everything, you'll feel as if you are living it up in a resort than in a hostel. The fitness equipment will certainly keep you in shape while eating all of those pork knuckles and steins of beer. 

The building also houses a beautiful courtyard that is the perfect chill-out space to read a book, pull out the guitar or just soak up some rays.

The world wide web will be at your finger tips with internet terminals and laptops for hire at reception as well as wifi throughout the building.

Our onsite Italian restaurant/cafe will be serving you the tastiest pizzas and mouth watering pastas any time of day that you might have the munchies.

If you want funky-our lounge bar serves up tasty and adventurous cocktails to get you in the mood before you hit Berlin's un-rivalled club scene.

Arriving by train

From Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)

Head to the dedicated S-Bahn (fast suburban train) platforms, and buy an Einzelfahrausweis (single ticket) for €2,80 or a Tageskarte (day pass) for €6,10 from the ticket machines on the platform. Don’t forget to validate your ticket!

There are only two S-Bahn platforms (one in each direction), so you can take any of the following trains:

• S3 - Direction: Erkner
• S5 - Direction: Strausberg Nord
• S7 - Direction: Ahrensfelde
• S75 - Direction: Wartenberg

Pass through five stations - Friedrichstrasse, Hackescher Markt, Alexanderplatz, Jannowitzbruecke and Ostbahnhof - and then get off the train at Warschauer Strasse. The train journey will take about 20 minutes.

And now you have a short walk of maximum five minutes…

Exit the station (there is only one exit!), and turn left onto the bridge over the railway tracks.

Walk past the entrance to Warschauer Strasse U-Bahn (underground) station, and turn left into the short pedestrian tunnel.

On exiting the tunnel, Plus Berlin is directly in front of you on the opposite side of the road!

From Berlin Ostbahnhof (East Station)

Head to the dedicated S-Bahn (fast suburban train) platforms, and buy an Einzelfahrausweis (single ticket) for €2,10 or a Tageskarte (day pass) for €6,10 from the ticket machines on the platform. Don’t forget to validate your ticket!

There are only two s-Bahn platforms (one in each direction), so you can take any of the following trains:

• S3 - Direction: Erkner
• S5 - Direction: Strausberg Nord
• S7 - Direction: Ahrensfelde
• S75 - Direction: Wartenberg

Get off at the next stop, Warschauer Strasse (the train journey will take about three minutes!), and follow the walking instructions above.

ARRIVING BY AIR

From Schönefeld Airport

Walk from the airport terminal to the S-Bahn station (fast suburban trains)

Buy an Einzelfahrausweis (single ticket) for €2,10 or a Tageskarte (day pass) for €6,10 (not forgetting to validate your ticket), and take the S-Bahn train S9 (Direction: Blankenburg).

Pass through eight stations – Gruenbergallee, Altglienicke, Adlershof, Betriebsbahnhof Schoeneweide, Schoeneweide, Baumschulenweg, Plaenterwald and Treptower Park – and then change trains at Ostkreuz. This part of the train journey will take about 25 minutes

From Ostkreuz, take any of the following trains:

• S3 - Direction: Spandau
• S5 - Direction: Westkreuz
• S7 - Direction: Potsdam
• S75 - Direction: Spandau

Get off at the next stop, Warschauer Strasse. This part of the train journey will take about two minutes!

You now have a short walk of about five minutes…

Exit the station (there is only one exit!), and turn left onto the bridge over the railway tracks.

Walk past the entrance to Warschauer Strasse U-Bahn (underground) station, and turn left into the short pedestrian tunnel.

On exiting the tunnel, Plus Berlin is directly in front of you on the opposite side of the square!

From Tegel Airport

Buy an Einzelfahrausweis (single ticket) for €2,10 or a Tageskarte (day pass) for €6,10 (not forgetting to validate your ticket), and take the Express Bus TXL to Berlin Hauptbahnhof. The bus journey will take about 20 minutes.

Head to the dedicated S-Bahn (fast suburban train) platforms, and take any of the following trains:

• S3 - Direction: Erkner
• S5 - Direction: Strausberg Nord
• S7 - Direction: Ahrensfelde
• S75 - Direction: Wartenberg

Pass through five stations - Friedrichstrasse, Hackescher Markt, Alexanderplatz, Jannowitzbruecke and Ostbahnhof - and then get off the train at Warschauer Strasse. The train journey will take about 20 minutes.

Follow the walking instructions above.

ARRIVING BY BUS

From ZOB (Central Bus Station)

Walk from the bus terminal to Kaiserdamm U-Bahn (underground) station.

Buy an Einzelfahrausweis (single ticket) for €2,10 or a Tageskarte (day pass) for €6,10 (not forgetting to validate your ticket), and take the U2 line in the direction of Pankow.

Pass through eight stations – Sophie-Charlotte-Platz, Bismarckstrasse, Deustche Oper, Ernst-Reuter-Platz, Zoologischer Garten, Wittenbergplatz, Nollendorfplatz and Buelowstrasse,  – and then change trains at Gleisdreieck. This part of the train journey will take about 15 minutes.

Transfer to the U1 line, and take the train in the direction of Warschauer Strasse. You will pass through Moeckernbruecke, Hallesches Tor, Prinzenstrasse, Kottbusser Tor, Goerlitzer Bahnhof, and Schlesiches Tor. Warschauer Strasse in the end station, so you have to get off here anyway!  This part of the train journey will take about 13 minutes.

Exit the U-Bahn Station down the stairs to the right of the entrance hall, and turn right onto Warschauerplatz. Plus Berlin is less than two minutes away on the left side of the square!

Your "one stop shop" for all the information you need on what's hot and what's not in Berlin. Whether it's booking tours in and around the great city or asking for advice on where to find the best pork knuckle.

PLUS girls will be available at PLUS Berlin from April 2010. Watch this space for more details.

For more general information on PLUS Girls - check out the PLUS Girls page on the website.