Expert reviews
“This excellent budget hostel, located right on Mitte’s buzzing Rosenthaler Platz, offers a mix of dorms and private rooms, available with or without private bathrooms. In addition, there’s a cute café, a basement bar with its own brewery, plus the world’s only Hoff museum.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Great location
- Free Wifi
- Boutique style
- Breakfast buffet
All you need to know
The Circus Hostel in Berlin is one of the high-rated hostels of berlin city. The central location of the hostel makes the metro access to the guests staying here. Brandenburg Gate and Alexanderplatz square are at fifteen minutes away from the hostel. The train station is only 2.5 kilometers from The Circus Hostel. With all the comfortable amenities, the hostel happens to be one of the best places to stay in Berlin.
Facilities
The guests booking their stay here can relax in the huge lounge area and have their buffet breakfast in the hostel. With modern architecture and amenities, the place provides a relaxing experience to the visitors in Berlin.
Rooms
The rooms are decorated in a contemporary style availing every kind of living facility. You can book the dormitory or private rooms with the hostel before your trip for attractive offers provided by the hostel. People who are interested in history, monuments, and museums can take public transport from the hostel location and explore the city easily.
The services offered
The Circus Hostel in Berlin is famous for providing a wide range of free and paid services to the guests staying here. Some of the key services of the hostel are the shuttle service, evening entertainment, movie night, live music, etc.
You can book the private rooms or dormitory as per the comfort of your family and friends you are traveling with. The hostel provides attractive offers for the guests booking their rooms with The Circus Hostel in advance. You can enjoy your stay in Berlin with this popular hostel.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
21 December 2025
Exceptional
Location, comfy beds, cleaning perfect. Staff super nice. Excellent choice. Thank you
Could be nice to have Mugs to drink infusion during the stay.
20 December 2025
A highly enjoyable stay in the city centre
I could not have asked for more from a hostel. It is located right in the city centre, with a metro station directly outside the building. The facilities provide everything a traveller may need, including spacious rooms with lockers. Guests should note that a personal padlock is required, or one can be rented at reception. The restaurant offers an excellent breakfast, and the 24-hour reception is an additional advantage. I would highly recommend this hostel.
There were no significant negative aspects. The only minor issue was that the elevator could take some time to arrive during busy periods, so using the escalators may be more convenient if you are in a hurry. Apart from this, the hostel was excellent.
17 December 2025
Exceptional
They are very kind, helpful and smiley. The best hostel I have ever been
17 December 2025
Fabulous
It is super clean and the staffs are friendly😊
There is no type c for charging😅
16 December 2025
Amazing 🤩
Support of Team; Especially Naila & Dennis Underground Bar ✌🏽 Many lot things.
Nothing, They supported me about of all things.
15 December 2025
Fabulous
There is no kitchen there🙂 Only one microwave at the reception desk.
14 December 2025
Clean, good for making friends, nice location
The location was good, it was to many attractions by walk and there are nice restaurants/bars nearby. The rooms and the facilities were pretty clean.
I would suggest to add curtains to the beds in crowded rooms, it’s hard to find your stuff without turning the lights on and waking everybody up if you plan on getting ready early in the morning.
13 December 2025
Excellent stay in Berlin
Central location in Berlin, clean facilities, hot shower, cimfortable lounge area to chill out.
TV would be nice in the lounge room to access local news,and sports but it has a good wifi so it doesn't really matter.
10 December 2025
Great place to stay! Bring a laundry bag and your patience
Very social people, lots of events going on to get people talking, location is super convenient, clean showers, clean rooms, comfy beds!
The only things I dislike are that there’s only one elevator, and if you want to take the stairs you still have to wait for the elevator so you can get to the stairs on the other side. The other thing is no laundry in-house. I had to wrap my clothes in a towel and carry them around the corner to a laundromat, then carry them back. It was raining so I was praying to not drop them, but it was not easy lol
7 December 2025
Fabulous
Cleanliness
7 December 2025
Great place in central Berlin
I’ve stayed here twice and both have been excellent. Would stay here again
6 December 2025
Great value for money
Really great experience, comfortable sleeping even in the bunk bedroom.
5 December 2025
Exceptional
Very good location, very clean and cool accommodation and the staff were cheerful and helpful!
5 December 2025
Exceptional
The automatically opening door fascinated me,it was like in movies
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4 December 2025
Fabulous
Was nicer than I was expecting, clean and the staff were very friendly.
4 December 2025
Good beside WIFI
Everything was good beside WIFI it was sporadic not stable. And not working at all in some area
WIFI It was not working in all rooms 109- 110 -209- 210- 309-310-409- 410. The rest it worked but was sporadic and not stable. The only place that WIFI was working smoothly is the reception.
3 December 2025
Fabulous
Very clean!
Had a guy snoring like crazy beneath me. There’s free earplugs provided tho, so super mindful of them
3 December 2025
Central and safe place, convenient for solo travelers especially
Central and safe place. Near to U and S-bahn stations. You can easily reach to Alexanderplatz by walking. Many restaurants placed in the neighborhood. Employees are very nice and helpful.
The gift beer could be a bigger size :)
2 December 2025
Exceptional
It was very nice and cheap price
30 November 2025
Fabulous
Nice shared room, Clean bathroom! Lockers are great, Really useful :)
27 November 2025
Always great
lively atmosphere downstairs but quiet rooms, well maintained.
could use some sort of little coworking space
26 November 2025
Very good
The location was perfect, near the public transportation, restaurants, ..
It does not have a kitchen. If you are sensitive to the noise, it might not be a perfect place for you because the U-ban and Tram are near the hostel.
22 November 2025
Nice clean hostel in great location.
Excellent location. Good local eateries and public transit access. Clean and good value for the cost.
Our room was a double and had plenty of space. The bed was on an elevated platform which was a bit strange and made the room difficult to navigate. Not all rooms have this configuration
20 November 2025
Exceptional
Location was good. Next to the underground. Staff was friendly and overall vibe of the hostel was good. Nice cafe in the hostel as well
19 November 2025
Very good
The cleanliness, beds were good. Security and luggage are a good points.
Free coffee should be offered for non alcoholic people 😊
18 November 2025
Fabulous
The hostel has a very good location, close to public transportation stops. the staff is very friendly.
Several lockers didn’t have a lock. If you have valuable items, it’s not recommended to store them in the locker. P.S. You can purchase a lock at the reception.
18 November 2025
Almost excellent
Perfect linen and pillow
Security code to lock the lockers
15 November 2025
Amazing place to stay over in Berlin
Great hostel , location and accommodation are perfect
15 November 2025
I really like it and recommend
I really like the hostel, it is different from others and I enjoyed it
I just didn’t like too much the bed: no room for my feet as they are blocked and the pillow was meh
13 November 2025
Good, l hope to fix it and l will back 🥰🙏
Every thing, but l don’t like a few.
I think it is need more clean, especially l stayed a week with the same blanket. Little bit noisy. Tv it is not found in a whole hostle.
13 November 2025
It was a worthy stay and very impressive
The room is very spacious and space between each bunk bed is huge. Room is very clean and staff from front desk are very nice and helpful all the time. The location although will be around 20 minutes from most of the tourist point, but there is not many souvenir shops and tourists around that district. Felt so quiet and not crowded.
The only bad thing is the socket is far away from the top bunk bed. There is only usb wall socket for top bunk bed and better prepare one for it~
13 November 2025
Very good
Good location. Clean. Friendly staff. A welcome drink at the bar.
There is not much social space in the hostel, other than a small bar. There was karaoke one night but the hostel can definelty use more social events.
12 November 2025
Will repeat once in Berlin
All the facilities are well maintained and clean like the toilets . The bagpacks room was verg berh helpful initiative for those who bagpacks 🙏🏻
Some things cant be controlled like your noisy roomates
11 November 2025
One of the best hostels i have ever stayed in!
Clean, spacious, comfortable and quiet in the rooms! Very close to the city centre and the neighborhood has everything you need! Great hostel! Definitely worth it if you are enjoying hostels!
9 November 2025
Great
The best so far
Nothing
9 November 2025
Fabulous
Very comfortable and spacious rooms, comfy beds, great location close to bus stop
6 November 2025
Fabulous
Very friendly staff. Great atmosphere.
Room smelt of damp so had to have window open all the time meaning I didn't sleep great.
4 November 2025
Great and succesfull
They were friendly
nothing to be honest
3 November 2025
Fabulous
Very friendly staffs. I stayed at this hostel in 2015 and, after 10 years, I came back! Nice to know cozy hostel with great location. I will certainly come back in the future.
2 November 2025
I will stay here again.
The location is ideal, in the center of things and with great transport connections. Outdoors it is noisy and bustling. Indoors it is quiet and relaxed.
The elevator is very slow.
31 October 2025
Exceptional
Super social atmosphere, staff were very kind and helpful and the bar staff downstairs were simply the best! Perfect hostel to help you experience the infamous nightlife that Berlin has to offer.
27 October 2025
Good stay for a day’s visit
Friendly staff and value for money
The washroom
26 October 2025
Exceptional
Great value for money for travelers — stylish, safe, and friendly, with a great location. I shared the room with students and even had a small balcony!
25 October 2025
5 days
Everything was perfect
Nothing exactly
24 October 2025
Exceptional
I really liked the activities! Such as the karaoke night! You can meet new people here really easily en they offer a lot of different activities. The people at the desk are also really helpful and you have everything you need af the hostel. You van also warm up your own food, there is a nice seating area and there’s also a bar. Right across the street is a 24/7 supermarket so that’s also really convenient. I also felt really safe as a woman around the hostel. I really recommend this hostel especially for young (solo) travellers!
23 October 2025
Very good
Excl location, clean, good staff ,comfy bed
No air condition only fan
23 October 2025
Fabulous
Very good location, great vibe and comfortable bunks. 24/h reception was great as well.
20 October 2025
Exceptional
We liked the whole vibe, everything was super clean! Great location and staff!
18 October 2025
Great location, great staff, great people.
Great staff, very spacious bedrooms, centrally located, good bathrooms. Great events, went to one on the Friday night that does an overview of clubbing in Berlin which was very interesting.
No curtains on the beds does hinder the privacy, and loft can take a while to come down so I’d recommend using the stairs on the way down when u can
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Coffee house on site
Services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Shared lounge/TV area
Activities
- - Fitness centre (additional charge)
- - Karaoke
- - Fitness
- - Fitness classes
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Minimarket on site
Parking
- - Parking garage
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers

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24 December 2025
Exceptional