Gay Berlin and SRS Hotels Worldwide

Where most European cities have just the one, due to its formerly split personality, Berlin has multiples of almost everything: Opera Houses, world-renowned art galleries and city centres, to mention but a few. Culture vultures will thrive in Berlin’s highly charged arty atmosphere with a buzzing nightlife that takes you on a roller coaster ride of experiences.

Did you know that the world’s first organisation for homosexuals was established in Berlin in 1897? More information will be available at a permanent exhibition (supported by Berlin’s gay Lord Mayor) about Germany’s fascinating Gay and Lesbian history at the Schwules (Gay) Museum in Berlin from the 6th December 2004 (www.schwulesmuseum.de).

Berlin’s Gay & Lesbian life centres around the districts of Schöneberg, Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg which all offer a wide choice of culture and entertainment. The choice of places to visit and see (and be seen) can be almost overwhelming, from the Apollo fitness studio, the Queer Movies cinema at the Sony Centre to the Hamam Turkish bath for women.

“Out in Berlin” is just one of the guides available from the local tourist office or check out Berlin’s highlights on their Gay & Lesbian website

The best way to explore Berlin is by purchasing a Welcome Card, available from €16 at Berlin Tourist Information Offices, hotel receptions and local transport stations as well as the Berlin Tourist Information website.

The Welcome Card is valid for 3 days and offers you free travel on all buses and trains of the Berlin-Brandenburg public transport network, operating anywhere within the A, B and C fare zones in Berlin and Potsdam. The Welcome Card book is full of vouchers with price reductions of up to 50 % for many of the tourist attractions, sightseeing tours and cultural events in Berlin.

Gay friendly Hotels in Berlin are just as diverse and numerous as the cities’ many attractions.

Stay at one of the following SRS WORLDHOTELS and take advantage of their special rates www.srs-worldhotels.com  (terms and conditions apply).

Hotel Alexander Plaza
As a member of the prestigious SRS-WORLDHOTELS First Class Collection, the Alexander Plaza – with its historical building located smack in the central Mitte district and near the trendy Hackesche Höfe – has wonderfully spacious rooms and there is a also a gym, a sauna and solarium for those who wish to keep in trim.

Hotel Alexander Plaza (rates from Euro 107 b&b pp pn)
Rosenstrasse 1
10178 Berlin
Tel: 0049 30 240010
Fax: 0049 30 24001777

Hotel Ku’Damm 101
Located on Berlin’s famous Kurfürstendamm (affectionately referred to as Ku’damm by the locals) the 101 features beautiful mood colours and modern designs to warm the cockles of all Neue Sachlichkeit fans. Part of the SRS WORLDHOTEL Comfort Collection, the hotel is officially classified as a gay and lesbian friendly property.

Hotel Ku’Damm 101 (rates from Euro 89 pp pn)
Kurfuerstendamm 101
10711 Berlin
Tel: 0049 30 5200550
Fax: 0049 30 88474443

Savoy Hotel
Just off the famous Kurfürstendamm and a stones throw away from the incredibly moving Käthe Kollwitz Museum, this elegantly designed 1920s art deco hotel is renowned for its personalised service and high camp appeal. Part of the SRS WORLDHOTEL First Class Collection, the hotel was once aptly described as “intimate and so pleasant and comfortable” by one of its famous former residents, Thomas Mann.

Savoy Berlin Hotel (rates from Euro 117 pp pn)
Fasanenstrasse 9-10
10623 Berlin
Tel: 0049 30 311030
Fax: 0049 30 31103333

For further information contact:

Berlin Tourism Marketing
Am Karlsbad 11
10785 Berlin
Tel: 0049 30 250025
Fax: 0049 30 25002424
Internet: www.visitberlin.de  
Email: information@btm.de