The Circus Hostel
Berlin's social hub where the bar is as good as the beds
Trendy hostel in central Mitte, 50m from Rosenthaler Platz U-Bahn. On-site bar with karaoke nights, bicycle rental, free WiFi, and a daily events program including walking tours and pub crawls.
The Circus Hostel sits right on Weinbergsweg in Mitte, one of Berlin's best streets for independent cafés, vintage shops, and street art. Rosenthaler Platz U-Bahn is literally across the road, putting Alexanderplatz, Friedrichshain's clubs, and Kreuzberg's bars all within 15 minutes.
The ground-floor bar is the real draw. It's not a sad hostel lobby with overpriced beer. It's an actual bar that locals drink at too, with cocktail specials, karaoke nights, and DJs on weekends. The daily events program runs walking tours, pub crawls, and spontaneous kitchen hangouts that make it nearly impossible to spend a night alone here.
Upstairs, the rooms are cleaner and better designed than you'd expect at this price. The bunks have reading lights, power outlets, and privacy curtains in the dorms. Private rooms are available and feel more like a boutique hotel than a hostel. There's also a solid breakfast buffet, bicycle rental, and a travel desk that actually knows Berlin beyond the tourist brochure.
The Circus has been around long enough to earn its reputation. Three thousand reviews and an 8.7 rating don't happen by accident. It's one of those Berlin hostels that gets the balance right: social without being a frat house, central without being on a tourist strip.
- 01The bar is a real bar. Locals drink here, the cocktails are solid, and karaoke night brings the house down every week.
- 02Location on Weinbergsweg gives you the best of Mitte without the Alexanderplatz tourist chaos. Independent shops, good coffee, street art everywhere.
- 03The daily events program is genuinely social. Walking tours, pub crawls, cooking nights. You'll meet people on day one.
- 04Rooms are properly maintained with reading lights, outlets, and privacy curtains. Not the cheapest dorms in Berlin, but you get what you pay for.
- 05Bike rental makes reaching Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain clubs, and Mauerpark flea market easy and cheap.
- On-site bar with karaoke & DJs
- 50m from Rosenthaler Platz U-Bahn
- Daily walking tours & pub crawls
- Bike rental available
“The location is amazing, perfect for great bars and food in the area. The staff very nice and the bar and lobby area all great. The room is ok and plenty of space.”
“The location is simply unbeatable, the rooms are beautiful and immaculately clean, and the staff is genuinely exceptional. Breakfast is decent but a bit pricey for what's on offer.”
“The location, the staff were very helpful. The room and bathroom was clean and the place was wonderful.”
- Rosenthaler Platz U-Bahn1 min walk
- Hackescher Markt8 min walk
- Museum Island15 min walk
- Mauerpark12 min walk
- Alexanderplatz12 min walk
- Torstraße nightlife5 min walk
