You are welcome to add more people to your booking, as long a the apartment´s capacity allows that. For each additional guest we charge 35,00€ per person and per night. We kindly ask you to simply write an e-mail to hello@bensimon.de to make an appointment with us to settle the payment.
Hauptbahnhof -The trip takes about 15 minutes. From the main station you can take the Tram M10 (towards Warschauer Str.) to the stop U Naturkundemuseum. From there you go to the U-Bahn station and take the U6 (towards Kurt-Schumacher-Platz) and get off at the stop Wedding. From there the apartment building is 270 m, a 3 minute walk.
Taxi - A taxi ride costs about 20€ and takes about 12 minutes. We recommend you take a taxi at the airport, order on the Uber app or the FREE NOW app. There is also a 24 hour hotline: +49 30 21 01 01.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) - The journey takes about 52 minutes. Depending on which terminal you land in, you have to take the FEX train from terminal 1-2, which goes in the direction of the main station. Take this train to S Gesundbrunnen. From the S-Bahn station Gesundbrunnen you can easily take the Ringbahn (S42), which will take you to the S + U Weeding. From there it is only 700 m, about 9 minutes to your apartment building.
Taxi - A cab ride costs about 40€ and takes about 42 minutes. We recommend you take a cab at the airport, order on the Uber app or the FREE NOW app. There is also a 24 hour hotline: +49 30 21 01 01.
We can also offer you a private transfer service from the airport to your airport. If you are interested in this, kindly fill out this request form: https://my.bensimon.de/shuttle-l4
If required, we will gladly provide you with a baby bed and/or a baby chair free of charge. In this case please let us know at least one day before your arrival.
Children under 2 years stay free of charge.
Unfortunately we do not provide babysitting service.
The best way to explore the city in good weather is by bike. You can rent bikes directly from us aprox. (upon availbilty) from April to November for EUR 15.00 a day.
In our apartment hotel with a fully-equipped kitchen in each apartment, we unfortunately do not offer breakfast.
You can either prepare yourself a nice breakfast in your fully-equipped kitchen or grab breakfast outside at one of these breakspots in the proximity of the apartment:
- Oeuf: (8 min walking distance)
- Göttlich: (8 min walking distance)
- MARS Küche & Bar: (9 min walking distance)
- Coffee Circle: (6 min walking distance)
- Café Largo: (15 min walking distance)
Alternatively you will find a list of excellent breakfast cafés and restaurants in our digital guestmap (tablet) in your apartment.
Of course our team is also at your disposal for a personal recommendation.
These are some bars close to your apartment, that we would recommend:
Check-In
We have made our entire check-in process available online to provide you with the most flexible and convenient check-in possible.
You will receive an invitation for your online check-in within 3 days before your arrival.
The online check-in is an elementary part of your booking, as you will only receive your door code when you have completed the check-in process.
Our apartment buildings and apartments are equipped with a keyless door lock system that can be opened with door codes.
The door code usually has 4 digits and is valid from the day of arrival to the day of departure. With the code you can enter your apartment on the day of arrival from 15 o'clock (3 pm), but you can enter the luggage room the whole day. You can leave your luggage in our luggage room free of charge before you move in (see note below).
Early check-in
The earliest check-in time we can guarantee you is 15 o'clock (3 pm). Previous guests are allowed to stay in the apartment until the regular check-out at 11 o'clock (11 am), just like you. In order to give you a clean and prepared apartment, we need the time in between for cleaning.
If we can provide you with the apartment before the regular check-in time, we will inform you on the same day.
You are welcome to leave your luggage in our luggage room until you move into the apartment.
Late Check-Out
Unfortunately, the latest check-out we can promise you is 11 o'clock (11 am). The guests who booked the apartment after you are allowed to check into the apartment as of 15 o'clock (3 pm) and we need about 3-4 hours after your departure to prepare the apartment. If the guests after you plan to arrive later, we will be happy to let you know again. We hope for your understanding. Of course, it is no problem to store luggage in our luggage room in the apartment building (same address) after you check out until you leave.
The latest check-out we can promise you is 11am. The guests who booked the apartment after you are allowed to check-in from 3pm. After your departure we need about 3-4 hours to clean the apartment and prepare it for the new guests. We ask for your understanding in this matter.
We know that the day of departure can always be a bit hectic. In order to guarantee you the greatest comfort and to avoid waiting times for you, we therefore offer you an online check-out. You are welcome to use our digital guest concierge (tablet) in the apartment under "Online Check-Out". We will also send you an invitation for your online check-out in a direct message or per email.
At your online check-out, you also have the option of creating a digital invoice for your stay and reporting any damage to the apartment. We would ask you to carry out the online check-out to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
It is not your job to clean the apartment. We are happy to do it for you. However, we ask you to not leave the apartment in a particularly untidy condition. We also ask you to note and report any damage you may have caused or noticed during your stay. If the apartment is left in an extremely poor condition, the guest may be charged an additional cleaning fee after check-out.
A final cleaning is included in your room price.
However, we would like to point out that we have to charge a special cleaning fee of € 100.00 for heavily soiled apartments. Heavy impurities also include possible odour nuisance.
On the first floor, in the laundry room there is a "Guest Supply Storage" where cleaning utensils and supplies are available for our guests.
We only allow photo and video recordings in our apartments for private purposes.
Commercial recordings for film, TV, advertising, for monetary social media applications (e.g. YouTube, Instagram, Facebook etc.) or stock footage agencies (e.g. Shutterstock, iStock etc.) are stritcly forbidden and require prior consultation with us.
A permission to shoot/take pictures within an apartment granted by us does not release the guest from the valid house rules. In addition, care must be taken to ensure that specially used light sources do not disturb other guests or tenants of adjacent apartment buildings.
You are welcome to contact us at: +4930120863840 or hello@bensimon.de for questions or requests.
In addition, our team is usually on site between 10 am and 4 pm and is happy to help you personally.
These are some cafés close to fyour apartment, that we can recommend:
- Bioladen Café
- Minis Coffee House
- Göttlich Essen & Trinken
- Teras Café
- NoLE Café
- Coffee Circle Café
- THE COFFEE MAN
We have furnished our apartments with high-quality inventory with great attention to detail. Please use our property carefully and inform us immediately in the event of damage.
We reserve the right to calculate the replacement value for major damage/violations.
We will request a damage deposit via PayPal or credit card at check-in. The deposit will be reserved in your PayPal account or by credit card, but not debited. The deposit will be released approximately 24 hours after the damage-free check-out.
Our apartments are equipped with digital locks and door codes. Accordingly, you will receive a link to your online check-in 72 hours before your arrival. After you have completed this, you will automatically receive the door code with which you can enter the apartment building and the apartment from 3 pm on the day of your arrival.
Unfortunately the earliest check-in time we can promise you is 3 pm. We are sorry but the guests who are in the apartment before you are allowed to stay in the apartment like you, until check out at 11am. As soon as they leave the apartment, it has to be cleaned and prepared for you. If the apartment is ready for occupancy earlier you will receive a message from us on the day of your arrival. You are however welcome to store your luggage in our luggage room, which is located in the backyard of the apartment complex.
You are welcome to contact us via phone on the number +493012086384 at anytime, should you have any questions, queries, or wishes.
In case of emergencies however, there are two main emergency numbers in Germany that you need to remember. These include: 112 and 116117. 112 is intended for (medical) emergencies, while 116 117 is for urgent but not life-threatening (medical) situations.
The bed linen for each booked guest is provided and prepared by us accordingly.
Each apartment is equipped with towels, a hair dryer, hand soap, shampoo, shower gel and hair conditioner. If required we will gladly bring you more.
In order to make your stay even more comfortable, each apartment is equipped with basic cooking equipment that you can use free of charge. This includes a coffee machine, a kettle, a toaster, coffee, tea, creamer, sugar, sweetener, salt, pepper, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Unfortunately, we no longer offer a fridge Service. However, in the apartment you will find some basic things like coffee, coffee filter, tea, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
Feel free to use the online services of different only supermarkets which deilver groceries within a short amount of time.
If you want to dispose of your garbage yourself in between, you will find several garbage cans in the (first) courtyard, right door next to the elevator on the ground floor. As part of our Green Apartments concept, we ask you to observe the waste separation and not to place any waste next to the trash cans.
You can request a intermediate cleaning for your booking.
For stays longer than 5 days, we will provide you with an intermediate cleaning free of charge.
This service includes the exchange of bedding and towels, and the cleaning of the kitchen and bathroom. Please send us an E-Mail with the time period in which you will not be in the apartment, so we can organize a cleaning for you in that time frame. Out of of hygienic reasons, you can not stay in the apartment whilst we are conducting the cleaning.
At your online check out you can easily and comfortably create your own invoice.
In case you did not create your invoice at your online check out feel free to E-Mail us and we will send you to create your own invoice.
For your flexibility and comfort we use personal door codes instead of material keys.
You will receive your door code and all information to enter the apartment after completing your online check-in.
You will receive a link to your online check-in 72 hours before your arrival. After you have completed it, you will automatically receive the door code that will allow you to enter the apartment building and the apartment on the day of your arrival beginning from 3 pm. If the apartment will be ready earlier than 3 pm on the day of your arrival, we will notify you without being asked.
Each apartment has its own full equipped kitchen (of course including a fridge and a stove).
This includes among other things: a coffee machine, a kettle, a toaster, coffee, tea, creamer, sugar, salt, pepper, stevia, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
If you have forgotten something in the apartment, there is no need to come back. We will collect it for you and send it back to an address of your choice. This service is free of charge for shipping fees that are less than 10€.
Lynarstraße 4, 13353 Berlin
Life in Prenzlauer Berg: This picturesque area is like an extension of a beautiful park. The same relaxed atmosphere prevails in the many cafes, second-hand shops and restaurants lined with the most beautiful architecture in the city. The Kastanienallee is one of the most visited streets in Prenzlauer Berg, which is named after the chestnut trees on both sides. It connects Prenzlauer Berg with Mitte and is known for its shopping area. The city's oldest beer garden, the Prater, is also located here.
The location in Lynarstr. is ideal to enjoy the untroubled charm of Berlin. In the immediate vicinity you will experience the multicultural flair of the lively Sprengelkiez. Numerous late shops, great bars such as Basalt Bar and a diverse gastronomic selection will hopefully bring you closer to Berlin and our Wedding. With the S- and U-Bahn Wedding you can quickly reach the historical center to discover the whole diversity of the capital. Btw: The British trend magazine Timeout has named Wedding the fourth coolest neighborhood in the world!
You can store your luggage in our luggage storage on the day of arrival and departure. This is located in the backyard immediately to the right. The door can be easily opened with your four-digit door code.
Please respect the night rest of our neighbours and other guests daily from 10 pm to 8 am. Please make sure to avoid disturbing noise in general.
In the event of serious violations, we unfortunately have to end your stay immediately.
If you are not in the mood to cook for yourself, it is possible to order food and let it be delivered directly to your apartment. Remember to communicate to the restaurant or the delivery person the number of the apartment before placing your order. We advice the following Apps: Lieferando, Uber Eats & Wolt. For groceries: Getir, Gorillaz & Flink.
We are very sorry, but unfortunately we do not offer private parking in this location. There are public parking spaces in the surrounding area of the apartment complex, which cost 3€ per hour from Monday to Friday from 9 am - 8 pm and on Saturday from 9 am - 6 pm. On Sundays and public holidays public parking is free of charge. The closest parking garage is ContiPark at Charité campus. Following this link, you will find the exact location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/L9WKuMeBHfgAJEGT6
Parties and noisy events are strictly forbidden.
In case of contravention, we reserve the right to cancel your booking immediately. Furthermore, we ask you to respect the night's rest of our neighbors and other guests from 10pm.
When you booked through an operator like Airbnb, Booking.com or Expedia the whole payment process will be provided by them.
We don't have any influence here. So unfortunately we are not able to assist you here. We are really sorry for that and hope for your understanding.
When you booked your apartment directly with us please feel free to contact us concerning payment any time through hello@bensimon.de
Since we also like to welcome guests who are allergic to animal hair, we must unfortunately prohibit any pets in our house. Thanks for your understanding.
This is not a problem at all, as the person who booked the apartment receives the digital door code after completing the online check-in and can then pass it on to the other people in the booking. However, all guests in a booking should not pass on the door code to external persons. With the door code all guests of a booking can enter the apartment house and the booked apartment beginning from 3 pm on the day of arrival.
The station 'S+U Wedding' is only 150 meters away from the apartment.
The 'ringbahn/circle line', the line which leaves from the train station "Wedding" is operating 24h during the weekend and until around 1am during the week. It will give you good access to the whole city. Here you will find the current departure times: https://sbahn.berlin/en/plan-a-journey/rail-stations/wedding/
With the purple line (U6) you will reach in under 10 minutes the historical Berlin, 'Friedrichstrasse' and Kreuzberg.
If you go one stop from there to 'Westhafen' you can change to the orange line (U9) which takes you to the western part of Berlin within 15min, e.g. to 'Kurfürstendamm'.
Furthermore you can ride the bus line '123', which also departs from the train station 'Beusselstrasse' and takes you to Berlin Main Station.
These are some restaurants in the proximity of your apartment which we can recommend:
- Krua Thai - Thai (10 min walking distance)
- Don Pasquale - Italian (15 min walking distance)
- Gaststätte Deichgraf - German (10 min walking distance)
- Spice - Vietnamese (15 min walking distance)
- Restaurant L’Escargot - Mediterranean - (18 min walking distance)
- Sahara Imbiss - Sudanese (15 min walking distance)
- UUU - Chinese (10 min walking distance)
Alternatively you will find a list of excellent restaurants in our digital guestmap (tablet) in your apartment.
Of course our team is also at your disposal for a personal recommendation.
You can find the following supermarkets near the apartment building:
Edeka Fromm: Müllerstraße 12 a-c, 13353 Berlin - 3 min walking distance
Rewe: Müllerstraße 141, 13353 Berlin - 15 min walking distance
Edeka: Sprengelstraße 37, 13353 Berlin - 9 min walking distance
These are some of the most common tourist sights in Berlin, we definitely recommend visiting:
- „Brandenburger“ Gate
- The Reichstag
- Berlin Cathedral
- Berlin Zoo, Station & Zoo
- Kurfürstendamm
- East Side Gallery
- Berlin Museum Island
- Holocaust Memorial
- Charlottenburg Palace
- Bellevue Palace
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Friedrichstraße
- Berlin TV Tower
- Victory Column
- Gendarmenmarkt
Furthermore, you can find information about historic sites in Berlin, their locations, as well as tickets to visit them here.
Each apartment has a small safe. Please store your valuables there.
Although Berlin is a safe city, we recommend you to play it safer.
In case the aparment had a sofa bed you are welcome to use it to sleep separetly.
Please let us know at least 1 day before your arrival and we will be happy to prepare it for you.
Each of our apartments is equipped with smoke detectors. If you want to smoke, please use the balcony or leave the apartment. Shishas and any other kind of smoking are strictly prohibited in the apartment.
In case of contraventions special cleaning fees of € 200.00 will be charged.
We can offer you a transfer from the airport or train station to your apartment.
To simplify the process we would ask you to fill out our request form:
Each apartment has a TV with a Google Chromecast connected to HDMI. Here's a quick start guide how to use and cast with the Google Chromecast:
Can't wait to Cast? Our mission is that you feel from the first second like home. We love to equip you with a Google Chromecast in your apartment. Get started with these simple steps:
Step 1. Please log into the apartment WIFI
In order to stream content on the TV from your (personal) smartphone or tablet, it would be necessary to be logged into the apartment WIFI network.
Note: You can find the WIFI information in your digital concerige (tablet) inside your apartment under the main menu "Welcome - Guest Information"
Step 2. Switch your TV source to HDMI
You will find on your TV remote the source button to change the TV program (digital) to HDMI (1,2 or 3)
Step 3. Cast content
Learn how to cast from Chrome to your TV or cast from Chromecast-enabled apps to your TV. (like Netflix, spotify, Youtube). For more help with Android phones, go to Cast music & video from your phone to a device.
Note: You also can use the Google Home app to cast content If your device restarts while you were casting, try casting your content again.
Berlin tap water is completely safe to drink.
In this apartment house we have a laundry room in the bathroom on the first floor with two washing machines, which are at your disposal free of charge. You will find laundry pods in the wooden box in your apartment. If you experience any problems with the washing machine, please let us know.
Each apartment is equipped with free WiFi. You can find the QR code or password in your digital guest map (tablet) in the apartment. Furthermore, you will find a welcome letter, placed on the table in the kitchen, which also entails all information regarding the Wifi in the apartment.
