Berlin Guide - Book (Download it now!)
Welcome dear guests * please make yourself at home
We wrote this 16 page guide book to help you feel at home in your miniloft, and live like a local in this fascinating city. It is full of our personal recommendations, 5 maps which locate all the important things you will need, plus three interesting walks through the city, and practical tips about using the minilofts.
There is a high gloss copy in each miniloft, but you might want to download it now to get ready for your great visit.
If for one reason or another you are unable to stay with us, you might find it useful, so feel free to download it for personal use.
The guide book is only available in the English language.
Berlin Guide - Blog
To help you stay on top of the Berlin scene, we reglarly update our online berlin guide, and welcome your suggestions for any events or hot spots to add
Miniloft's personal Berlin Guide
 Thursday, 04 March 2010 15:53
The intendant of Hebbel am Ufer, one of the most exciting theatre and musical venues in town, famously has an aversion to "art shit", preferring instead "reality shit" - an attitude that has helped propel his theatre into experimental terrain far removed from the world of traditional drama. This month catch Oedpius Rex, Constanza Macras' newest dance theatre piece,
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 Tuesday, 16 February 2010 14:18
In a city where hamburgers are relative newcomers to the culinary scene ('Bouletten', although also made of ground beef, are really no comparison), the title for Berlin's best burger is hotly contested. The Bird, an American bar in Prenzlauer Berg, is a good bet, but our favorite burger can be found at Tartane - and not only because it's a stone's throw from the Minilofts and the chef is
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 Monday, 15 February 2010 16:28
Berlin's Berlinale fever is practically melting the snow off the streets, and all we can think about is movies - the perfect time to share the glory of one of our favorite cinemas! Kino Babylon Mitte, next to the Volksbühne theatre (also definitely worth a visit), is one of the oldest cinemas in Berlin, once a highlight of the Jewish quarter, and it still has a 1920s flair. Their
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 Monday, 08 February 2010 15:47
The Tadschikische Teestube (Tajikistan tearoom) is a warm and welcoming treasure hidden behind the Neue Wache on the busy tourist hub between Unter de Linden, Museum Island and Alexanderplatz, the perfect spot for a break after a day wandering around cold Berlin. The entire interior - graceful carved wooden pillars, lush oriental carpets, wall hangings and ornate divans and cushions - was a
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 Wednesday, 20 January 2010 15:22
Happily a friendly new French brasserie has opened around the corner from Minilofts, a place that hits the spot, whether you opt for a casual yet classy lunch or relaxed dinner with good French wine. Owners Jana Posdziech and Francois Gourdon offer classics like steak with pommes frites, steak tartare, coddled eggs, chevre salad with honey and a changing daily lunch menu (main course +
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 Monday, 18 January 2010 16:56
Only three weeks until the start of the Berlin Film Festival! Tickets are already on sale for the revamped version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis on February 12 in the Friedrichstadtpalast and for the Culinary Cinema events from February 14 to 19 (film, food and wine, in the lovely Martin Gropius Bau. Theme: "In the Food for Love"). The first films of the Panorama section have been
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 Wednesday, 06 January 2010 14:43
Miniloft is surrounded by an ever-growing number of galleries and art hot spots - the newest crop lies slightly hidden just north of the main train station, behind the large museum for contemporary art, Hamburger Bahnhof. The impressive Hamburger Bahnhof, a former train station, boasts a permanent collection that includes works by Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy
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 Tuesday, 24 November 2009 15:43 CNN recently asked Matthew Griffin, one of the architects and owners of Minilofts (along with his wife, Britta Jürgens), to share his local architecture
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 Monday, 16 November 2009 17:16 We're already excited for Christmas in Berlin! Only one week left until most of the Christmas Markets open for the holiday season, bringing light and warmth to the dark Berlin winter days. There are several lovely markets within walking distance or a short train ride from your Miniloft
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 Tuesday, 03 November 2009 16:06 There's a massive WWII bunker a few blocks away from the Miinlofts. Known in East German times as the 'Banana Bunker' (its cool temperature made it perfect storage for fruit), wild fetish parties rocked the concrete walls in the 1990s, until it was bought by Christian Boros in 2003 to house his highly impressive collection of modern
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