Berlin Vacation Rentals

1. Mitte

Mitte literally (and fittingly) translates as the "middle". It's no exaggeration to say that, staying here, you are truly in the beating heart of the city. The is doubtless the best place to stay in Berlin for tourists if you're only in town for a fleeting visit - the city’s most renowned art galleries and cultural institutions are at your feet. UNESCO-listed Museum Island with its ensemble of five museums is an essential stop for anyone interested in artefacts from antiquity, Neoclassical paintings or Islamic art. With your base in Mitte, you’ll be strolling distance from the Reichstag building with its trademark glass dome, along with the unparalleled contemporary art offering of Auguststraße.

2. Charlottenburg

If Charlottenburg were a person, you know she’d be well dressed. Indeed, this western Berlin neighbourhood is elegance personified, and a top choice for any Berlin visitor with a penchant for the finer things in life. Its reputation as an upscale spot stems not least from the opulent Charlottenburg Palace, with its baroque and rococo interiors and perfectly preened gardens. A sense of luxury radiates far beyond the former royal residence, however, in the form of swanky shopping boulevard Kurfürstendamm (affectionately known locally as “Ku’damm”) and plentiful fine dining options. Cultural highlights here include the Gemäldegalerie, home to masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer.

3. Tiergarten

For the discerning traveller who wants to be at the heart of the action but, frankly, appreciates a good sit down after a day exploring, Tiergarten may just be the answer. The neighbourhood’s focal point is its namesake: the German capital’s answer to New York’s Central Park. Berlin’s green lung spans over 500 acres and is home to a host of monuments, spacious lawns, tree-lined avenues, and the English Garden with its very own tea house (but, of course). Bordering the park are some of Berlin’s most iconic landmarks: Brandenburg Gate, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, and Potsdamer Platz.

4. Neukölln

Contrast is the watchword in Neukölln. Here, independent galleries, vintage stores and arthouse cinemas stand cheek by jowl with Berlin at its quaintest. A day in the neighbourhood can take in contemporary culture at Heimathafen Neukölln, an old converted ballroom-turned-theatre, and the landscaped gardens of Britzer Garten or the grounds of the 19th-century Schloss Britz manor house. Richardplatz, an idyllic village square in the midst of buzzing Berlin, offers a taste of medieval Neukölln. Often billed as the very definition of multikulti (multicultural), the neighbourhood is a foodie mecca where dining ranges from elegant French and German plates at Eins44 to Vietnamese street food. For the discerning traveller who wants to be at the heart of the action but, frankly, appreciates a good sit down after a day exploring, Tiergarten may just be the answer. The neighbourhood’s focal point is its namesake: the German capital’s answer to New York’s Central Park. Berlin’s green lung spans over 500 acres and is home to a host of monuments, spacious lawns, tree-lined avenues, and the English Garden with its very own tea house (but, of course). Bordering the park are some of Berlin’s most iconic landmarks: Brandenburg Gate, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, and Potsdamer Platz.