Gay Friendly and Gay Hotels in Berlin

Berlin is a large city and the gay scene is spread around 4 main areas. However transport is very efficient in the German capital and it is very easy to get from place to place via the metro or by taxi. Each area as its own unique appeal. The main gay areas are in the districts of Schöneberg and Kreuzberg (both in the western part of Berlin and Prenzlauer Berg (eastern Berlin). The disctict of Friedrichshain has recently become Berlin's up and comming gay district.

Most of the gay hotels, bars and shops are located in the Schöneberg district

Schöneberg

Schöneberg is a welcoming district, well-known for its famous Saturday markets, above all the one held at Winterfeld Platz, its street cafes and its somewhat bohemian and peculiar lifestyle.

Schöneberg is a very central and exclusive district thanks to its many stylish bars, cafes, and restaurants. Between Motzstrasse and Fuggerstrasse street a gay and lesbian zone has been created which enrich the area with bars, restaurants, and original events.

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Kreuzberg

Kreuzberg Is one of the most popular and most charismatic of the city's districts. In it people with dozens of different nationalities, live together and have learned to share their differences and common strengths. To take a walk around this area is quite an experience, and you will find an unique street ambiance worth knowing. With typical shops and street markets it's another one of the peculiar area in Berlin, both for the ambiance as for the beautiful nineteenth century architecture buildings in the Bergmannstrasse, Chamissoplatz area and its vicinity.

Oranienstrasse and Wiener Strasse, the surroundings of Schlesische Tor and Falkensteinstrasse (with their many cafes, restaurants, cocktail bars and nightclubs to go out on weekends) in the Wrangelkiez, are other famous spots in Kreuzberg.

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Prenzlauer Berg

Traditionally a bohemian neighborhood, it has undergone many changes after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It has become one of the top notch spots of Berlin culture, and it's popular with young Berliners during week-end nights because of the many bars, nightclubs, and cafes that are found there. Prenzlauer Berg is one of the trendy districts.

Helmholtzplatz and Kollwitzplatz square are two of the most beautiful and interesting squares to be found in Prenzlauer Berg. This zone is laid out following a coherent urban development plan within a late nineteenth century residential area surrounding downtown Berlin. During W.W.II the area was not badly damaged, and has come through as an area of great historical value and one style high quality urban architecture.

Kastanienallee and Oderbergerstrasse are some of the most visited streets, where you shall find a wide variety of bars, cafes and lounges, rare and original clothes stores and Berlin designer stores, quite unique with a distinct style, and even the most extravagant hairdressing saloons.

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Friedrichshain

The atmosphere has the "youngest" feel to it in all Berlin. Is one of the districts associated with young and left alternative culture, artists, students, and immigrants. This is partly because many young people have come to settle in this economically feasible area.

The Simon-Dach-Strasse is one of the most visited streets of Friedrichshain. This old time popular East Berlin district is now a meeting place for artists and bohemians, where cafes and restaurants have sprung and multiplied throughout. Here you shall also find small fashion designers shops and art galleries that open on weekends.

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