Ackselhaus & Blue Home

Kids

Children of all ages are welcome and leafy Prenzlauer Berg, though heavily populated with young and trendy twenty and thirtysomethings, is a great place to stay with a family.

Berlin is a great year-round city with plenty of parks for kids to play in during spring, summer and autumn and fantastic nostalgic and gingerbread-fuelled xmas markets in November.

Children under 6 go free; extra beds incur a small cost and cots are free.

• Best for: All ages
• Family friendly accommodation: Book a room in Ackselhaus - they are like mini flats with a basic kitchenette and extra room to use as a second bedroom. Or book a suite in Blue Home - the larger ones have a second bedroom and all have a basic kitchenette.
• Baby equipment:
  • Cot
• Children's meals: The hotel only offers breakfast; kitchenettes are very basic. Some rooms without a kitchenette still have a fridge. Berlin's cafés and restaurants are fairly child-friendly; there are a lot of cafés and ice cream parlours nearby, especially around Kollwitzplatz park.

• Kids Activities on site:
  • Bikes to borrow - a great way to see the city
  • Garden with fish pond (Blue Home) and exotic terrace (Ackselhaus)
• Kids Activities nearby:
  • Kollwitzplatz, a short walk away, has a great children's playground for big and little kids
  • The Sony Centre has a light-up roof and IMAX and English-speaking big screen cinema
  • The TV tower in Alexanderplatz offers a bird's eye view of Berlin
  • Berlin Zoo and the Tiergarten park around it are both great for families
• Families Should Know: The fish pond isn't fenced; the apartments aren't designed specifically with families in mind (there's a lot to look at...and touch). All apartments have showers, not bathtubs.