Pros

  • Artsy hostel with innovative decor and friendly staff
  • Convenient location near restaurants, shopping, and nightlife
  • Cafe serving locally inspired food plus cozy lobby lounge
  • Stylish bar with DJs and lively dance floor
  • Hot showers in clean, modern bathrooms
  • Free Wi-Fi
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Cons

  • No guest kitchen or parking
  • Fee for breakfast and luggage storage
  • Rooms can be cramped and hot
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Bottom Line

The 139-room Generator Berlin Mitte is a sleek chain hostel with an artsy-industrial vibe. It’s popular with the 20- and 30-something set and offers a lively bar with a dance floor. The cafe on-site serves locally inspired food, but there’s a fee for breakfast. Rooms can be tight on space (as expected in a hostel) and hot in the summer, but guests appreciate the friendly staff, attention to style, private room option, and hot showers. There's another Generator hostel in Berlin, Generator Hostel Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, which is farther from the city center, but offers an outdoor barbecue area in the summer and free parking.

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Generator Berlin Mitte

Scene

Stylish hostel with exposed pipes and street-art inspired murals 

Colorful bistro tables and a chalkboard sign mark the entrance of the Generator Berlin Mitte. Inside, whimsical murals of faces line the hallways and leather couches provide a spot for young travelers to relax and read or watch the TV mounted on the wall. An outdoor garden features a large sculpture and seating areas for guests to mingle in during warm weather. The restaurant has an industrial-chic look with lighting made from repurposed fire extinguishers and long wooden picnic-style tables. Bar Generator features black walls and creative lighting made of barrels of tube light bulbs. DJs and party lights create a fun atmosphere where guests can dance into the night. As might be expected, the atmosphere is laid-back but can be noisy with boisterous groups. 

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Location

Convenient location near restaurants, transportation, and nightlife

Generator Berlin Mitte is within walking distance to several restaurants, bars, and cafes. It’s a five-minute walk to the U subway line, and Berlin Tegel Airport can be reached in less than 40 minutes on public transportation. It’s a 10-minute walk to Hackesche Höfe, an area popular for its nightclubs. Alexanderplatz, a public square rich in history with upscale shopping and a transportation hub, is within a 20-minute walk, and the Berlin Wall Memorial is a 15-minute walk away. 

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Rooms

Modern single rooms with private bathrooms and shared rooms with bunk beds

Generator Berlin Mitte offers a variety of rooms including single rooms with private bathrooms, female rooms equipped with hairdryers, and shared rooms with up to eight beds. Rooms are modern with simple but eye-catching decor like bold paint and walls covered with knotty wood. Bathrooms (en suite and shared) are modern with green and gray tiles, and guests comment favorably on the hot showers. Deluxe rooms come with toiletries in chic packaging, while shared rooms have sleek, white bunk beds with storage trunks underneath. Some shared rooms are cramped, and not being able to open windows can mean rooms can get hot. Also, rooms only have EU adapters. Wi-Fi throughout is free. 

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Features

Lively bar and cafe serving breakfast for a fee and locally inspired cuisine

The hotel’s modern restaurant serves locally inspired food and breakfast for a fee, but some guests find the breakfast offering to lack variety. The inviting, relaxed space is full of picnic-style tables that are convenient for groups. There is a bar on-site that hosts DJs and has a lively dance floor. The hotel has an Internet corner with one computer as well as laundry facilities and bike rentals for a fee. Event spaces are available including a rooftop and basement. Luggage storage is available (for a fee). The hostel has free Wi-Fi. 

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Things You Should Know About Generator Berlin Mitte

Also Known As

  • Generator Berlin Mitte

Address

Oranienburger Str. 65, Berlin 10117, Germany

Website

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Generator Berlin Mitte

Scene

Stylish hostel with exposed pipes and street-art inspired murals 

Colorful bistro tables and a chalkboard sign mark the entrance of the Generator Berlin Mitte. Inside, whimsical murals of faces line the hallways and leather couches provide a spot for young travelers to relax and read or watch the TV mounted on the wall. An outdoor garden features a large sculpture and seating areas for guests to mingle in during warm weather. The restaurant has an industrial-chic look with lighting made from repurposed fire extinguishers and long wooden picnic-style tables. Bar Generator features black walls and creative lighting made of barrels of tube light bulbs. DJs and party lights create a fun atmosphere where guests can dance into the night. As might be expected, the atmosphere is laid-back but can be noisy with boisterous groups. 

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Location

Convenient location near restaurants, transportation, and nightlife

Generator Berlin Mitte is within walking distance to several restaurants, bars, and cafes. It’s a five-minute walk to the U subway line, and Berlin Tegel Airport can be reached in less than 40 minutes on public transportation. It’s a 10-minute walk to Hackesche Höfe, an area popular for its nightclubs. Alexanderplatz, a public square rich in history with upscale shopping and a transportation hub, is within a 20-minute walk, and the Berlin Wall Memorial is a 15-minute walk away. 

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Rooms

Modern single rooms with private bathrooms and shared rooms with bunk beds

Generator Berlin Mitte offers a variety of rooms including single rooms with private bathrooms, female rooms equipped with hairdryers, and shared rooms with up to eight beds. Rooms are modern with simple but eye-catching decor like bold paint and walls covered with knotty wood. Bathrooms (en suite and shared) are modern with green and gray tiles, and guests comment favorably on the hot showers. Deluxe rooms come with toiletries in chic packaging, while shared rooms have sleek, white bunk beds with storage trunks underneath. Some shared rooms are cramped, and not being able to open windows can mean rooms can get hot. Also, rooms only have EU adapters. Wi-Fi throughout is free. 

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Features

Lively bar and cafe serving breakfast for a fee and locally inspired cuisine

The hotel’s modern restaurant serves locally inspired food and breakfast for a fee, but some guests find the breakfast offering to lack variety. The inviting, relaxed space is full of picnic-style tables that are convenient for groups. There is a bar on-site that hosts DJs and has a lively dance floor. The hotel has an Internet corner with one computer as well as laundry facilities and bike rentals for a fee. Event spaces are available including a rooftop and basement. Luggage storage is available (for a fee). The hostel has free Wi-Fi. 

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Amenities

  • Cable

  • Internet

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

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