1. AandO Hostel FriedrichshainIn the heart of the alternative area Berlin Friedrichshain surrounded by numerous pubs bars galleries and trendy shops our AandO Hostel Friedrichshain waits for you. This area has plenty of culture on offer such as the East Side Gallery (which is the longest last standing part of The Wall). Catch the bus tram or S- Bahn from Ostkreuz and you will arrive comfortably and swiftly in central Berlin in just a few minutes.2. What our AandO Hostel Friedrichshain has to offer:- 24hr Reception (check in from 04.00pm and check out at 10.00am check out at 11.00am at weekends)- friendly and multilingual staff.- daily room cleaning - exclusively non smoking rooms- credit cards accepted Visa and Mastercard (+2.50 Euro systemcharge) EC maestro- internet terminals (1Euro 20min)- WiFi (5 Euro 24hr)- IP Telefone- Premiere Sportsbar - billiard table video games and table football- volleyball field- beer garden (in summer)- free luggage room- free house safe- free daily newspaper- breakfast buffet: from 7- 10am (8- 11am at weekends)- lockers- laundry room- scooter and bicycle rental- TV room- ticket sales- child day care- evening programme with karaoke and beer garden in summer3. LOCATIONAll single double family and multi- bed rooms have modern furnishings and are fitted with a shower WC and TV. We are the perfect starting point to your day and nightlife in Berlin. Only 5 minutes walk away is the station Ostkreuz here you can hop on a train and be taken quickly and comfortably to each point of the city. Next to the green grassy areas in front of our hostel we offer (bus) parking spaces. We also offer bike and motor- scooter rental a barbeque area and beer garden. In our lobby a bar waits for you with internet connections billiard table and TV. In each house and in all rooms it is possible to use the internet with our WiFi connection.4. FUNGuests can play table tennis table football billiards and darts or you can just relax and read our free daily newspapers. For guests who want to stay in contact with friends and relatives there is internet access in the public areas of the hostel which you can use for a small fee. In our spacious and comfy bar you will find a regular karaoke night. Relax in the summer sun in our beer garden with a cool beer. We also have some video games to entertain our guests. Through us you have the possibility of renting one of our bicycles or motor- scooters so that you can explore Berlin at your own pace. In our AandO Hostel Friedrichshain you can also play volleyball. Our guests can get a volleyball at the reception for a deposit. In addition we offer basketballs footballs and the new sport speedminton. Badminton rackets and ball sets are available at reception. After sport you can relax our have a barbecue.5. TICKETS (bookings taken at reception)- Visit the Reichstag and jump the queue! Reichstag building und Bundestag.Take a short tour through the Regierungsviertel (government district) and pass the queue to the Reichstag (house of parliament). Here you can either have a talk about the chamber or you can attend a chamber meeting visit the roof terrace and see the Reichstagskuppel (Reichstag Dome).- The Story of Berlin- Experience- History- Exhibition.Experience a captivating journey through 800 years of Berlins' history. Here you won't just encounter dates and historic characters but lifestyles of real Berliner's from certain periods in history. Part of the exhibition includes a guide through an original nuclear shelter.- DDR- Museum.The DDR- Museum offers you a hands- on approach to the everyday life of a State long gone. Visitors are invited to expand their knowledge of its history and reconsider existing stereotypes. - Berliner Unterwelten.Experience the Berliner City history from an unusual perspective! Have a guide through an underground construction e.g. Bunker and Nuclear- Shelter Tour along the tracks of U-Bahn line D or Humboldthain- Extreme- the epic descent into the Trümmerberg.- Blue Man Group.Are you Blue and accustomed to everything else?! Experience this unique assortment of concert theatre and comedy. School classes especially love the show at the BlueMax Theater!Musical Visits.Young tickets available for Berlin musicals such as Tanz der Vampire Mama Mia or Elizabeth.6. Sightseeing and Nightlife (bookings taken at reception)-Day Trips in Berlin's Surrounding Areas.Experience an in depth history visit the Memorial of the State of Saxony or spend a day in the regional capital of Brandenburg Potsdam with its Park and Schloss Sanssouci. (Inquire about prices)- Guided Cycling Tours (bicycle rental available from reception)A guided bicycle tour is the best way to explore Berlin's spacious green and flat areas.Entertaining and qualified cycling- guides explain the city's history whilst showing you some of Berlin's magnificent buildings as well as the not so beautiful ones. The following tours are especially good for school classes:- Mauertour cycling distance: approx. 13km duration: approx. 3hrs.- Berlin im Überblick cycling distance: approx. 17km duration: approx. 4hrs.- Berliner Szenebezirke approx. 16- 18km duration: appro. 3hrs. - Fritz Musictours Berlin.Follow the tracks of Berlin's Pop music history and visit the all important scene locations and music spots. Your Berlin music guide will show you the sites where some exciting events occurred. You will also receive plenty of background information history and anecdotes from Stars most of which you will have not heard before.-Boat trip on Berlin's RiverCity center trip (1- or 1 hr trip on the Spree) or a bridge trip (3hr round trip on the Spree and canal) through historic Berlin.- DISCO- NightsGeburtstagsclubFritz ClubMariaSpeicher7. Distances from Hostel- Frankfurter Allee- 500m- Treptower Park- 1km- Alexanderplatz- 4km- Brandenburger Tor- 6km- Reichstag- 6km- Kurfürstendamm- 9km8. Additional List- Insider Tour Berlin ticket (from 1050 ) - BVG CityTourCard 48hr (from 1550 )- Rent a bike service (1000 per day)- Car parking (500 per day)- Late check out at 14.00 (500 )9. Our Security.We have security in our hostel at night to keep the house peaceful insuring you have an undisturbed sleep.10. Some General Information.- Ladies in the event that you are an individual traveller and have booked a space in a multi- bed dorm we would like to inform you that we do offer Shared Women Dorms' if you would prefer. - The hostel's multi- bed rooms require full payment in advance and there is a deposit when renting bed linen (3 ) and hand towels (1 ). Breakfast is not included when you have booked a space in a multi- bed room (6 .50). In our single and double rooms bed linen and hand towels are inclusive.- In all AandO hotel's and hostel's pets are allowed at an extra 5 charge per night only in single and double bed rooms please inquire beforehand. - Conference rooms and technical appliances are available please inquire beforehand.CHECK IN 4 p.m.Reserved rooms shall be available for occupancy from 4 p.m. on the agreed day of the client's arrival. The client shall not be entitled to occupy the room(s) earlier than this.CHECK OUT 10 a.m. (11 a.m. at the weekend)On the agreed day of departure the client must vacate the room by 10 a.m. at the latest. If the client does not vacate the room by this time we shall be entitled to charge 50% of the full room rate as published in the price list until 6 p.m. for reasons of non-contractual occupation and if the client vacates the room after 6 p.m. 100% of the full room rate will be charged. This shall not constitute any contractual claims on the part of the client.CANCELLATION CONDITIONSFor groups from 10 people we have special cancellation and payment conditions. Our reservation department will contact you!!!- 8 weeks prior to arrival date free of charge- from 55 days to 5 days prior to arrival date 50% of the agreed total price- from 4 to 2 days prior to arrival date 75% of the agreed total price- one day prior to arrival date 90% of the agreed total priceWe will debit 50% of the agreed total price 8 weeks or less than 8 weeks before arrival from your credit card.