For your orientation, the character walk will take place in the eastern part of Berlin, the districts Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg. The conference itself is locatad in the very center of Berlin, less than a 8 minutes walk from the S-Bahn station Hauptbahnhof.
We have put up a lists of hotels and hostels, moving from east to west. However, Berlin isn’t a divided city anymore and the S-Bahn connects both parts Berlin in the fastest and most convenient way over ground - you will get a nice city tour.

Ibis Berlin Ostbahnhof
An der Schillingbruecke 2
10243 Berlin
Tel: +49 (331) 272 0272
http://www.ibishotel.com
Rate: 70-100 Euro
Description: Standard 2-star hotel located at the river Spree and the last remainants of the Wall.
Distance: The S-Bahn will take you in 5 minutes to Berlin-Mitte and in 10 minutes to station Hauptbahnhof.

The Sunflower Hostel
Helsingforser Str. 17
10243 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 44044250
http://www.sunflower-hostel.de
Rate: 13 Euro in a shared room, 45 Euro in a double room
Description: Nicely decorated hostel in Berlin-Friedrichshain
Distance: Walking to the station Warschauer Strasse will take 5 minutes.
From here the S-Bahn will take you to station Hauptbahnhof within 10 minutes.

Pegasus Hostel
Strasse der Pariser Kommune 35
10243 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2977 360
http://www.pegasushostel.de
Rate: 13 Euro Euro in a shared room, 23 Euro in a double room
Description: Classic, clean hostel in Berlin-Friedrichshain
Distance: Walking to the station Weberwiese will take 5 minutes. The U-Bahn will take you in less than 5 minutes to Berlin-Alexanderplatz. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Hotel Agon am Alexanderplatz
Mollstrasse 4
10178 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2757 270
http://www.agon-alexanderplatz.de
Rate: 60-80 Euro
Description: A 1980s GDR apartment building, turned into a 3-star hotel.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Alexanderplatz will take 10 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Ibis Berlin Mitte
Prenzlauer Allee 4
10405 Berlin
Tel: +49 (331) 272 0272
http://www.ibishotel.com
Rate: 70-100 Euro
Description: Standard 2-star hotel at the beginning of Prenzlauer Berg.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Alexanderplatz will take 10 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Myer’s Hotel
Metzer Strasse 26
10405 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 440 140
http://www.myershotel.com
Rate: 85-150 Euro
Description: 3-star hotel with a private feel in a nice neighbourhood at the beginning of Prenzlauer Berg.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Alexanderplatz will take 10 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Alcatraz Backpacker Hostel
Schoenhauser Allee 133a
10437 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 4849 6815
http://www.alcatraz-backpacker.de
Rate: 14 Euro Euro in a shared room, 22 Euro in a double room
Description: Another hostel in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
Distance: Walking to the station Eberswalder Strasse will take 10 minutes. The U-Bahn will take you in 5 minutes to Berlin-Alexanderplatz. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Lette ‘n Sleep
Hostel for backpackers
Lettestrasse 7
10437 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 44733623
http://www.backpackers.de
Rate: 17 Euro Euro in a shared room, 25 Euro in a double room
Description: Another hostel in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
Distance: Walking to the station Eberswalder Strasse will take 10 minutes. The U-Bahn will take you in 5 minutes to Berlin-Alexanderplatz. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

The Circus Hostels
Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 39 - 10178 Berlin
and Weinbergsweg 1a - 10119 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2839 1433
http://www.circus-berlin.de
Rate: 17 Euro Euro in a shared room, 50 Euro in a double room
Description: Classic hostel in the centre of Berlin-Mitte
Distance: Walking to the station Hackescher Markt or Berlin-Alexanderplatz will take 10 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Lux 11
Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 9 - 13
10178 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 9362 800
http://www.lux11.com
Rate: 120 Euro
Description: Stylish Apartment Hotel in the centre of Berlin-Mitte
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Alexanderplatz will take 5 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

citystay
Rosenstrasse 16
10178 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2362 4031
http://www.citystay.de
Rate: 17 Euro Euro in a shared room, 25 Euro in a double room
Description: Hostel in a quiet pedestrian area in Berlin Mitte. Dorm, Private-, Double-, Single-Bedrooms in a newly restorated loftstyle building from 1896.
Distance: Walking to the station Hackescher Markt will take 5 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Motel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz
Dircksenstraße 36
10179 Belin
Tel.: +49 (30) 200 54 08-0
https://www.motel-one.de/
Rate: Single Room 69 Euro
Description: Hotel in the centre of East-Berlin directly at Alexanderplatz.
Distance: The S-Bahn from Alexanderplatz will take you in 5 minutes to Hauptbahnhof.

Alexander Plaza
Rosenstrasse 1
10178 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 8936 020
http://www.alexander-plaza.com
Rate: 110-150 Euro
Description: Modern 4 star hotel in a nice building, right at the Hackescher Markt in Berlin-Mitte.
Distance: Walking to the station Hackescher Markt will take you 1 minute.
From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

ARCOTEL Velvet
Oranienburger Strasse 52
10117 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2787 530
http://www.arcotel.at/velvet.htm
Rate: 135 Euro
Description: Stylish 4-Star Hotel, in the middle of Berlin-Mitte, next to the artists’ building Tacheles on Oranienburger Strasse.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Friedrichstrasse will take 5 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Hotel Albrechtshof
Albrechtstrasse 8
10117 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 308 860
http://www.hotel-albrechtshof.de
Rate: 100-160 Euro
Description: 3 star hotel with a private feel in a quiet area of Berlin Mitte. They also run the Hotel Allegra and Hotel Augustinenhof, both in the same area.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Friedrichstrasse will take 5 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Hotel Honigmond
Tieckstrasse 12
10115 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2844 550
http://www.honigmond-berlin.de
Rate: 100-160 Euro
Description: Private 3 star hotel in a quiet area of Berlin Mitte.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Friedrichstrasse will take 10 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Hotel Zarenhof
Eichendorffstr. 4
10115 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 9700 5233
http://www.hotel-zarenhof.de
Rate: 90-130 Euro
Description: Another private 3 star hotel in a quiet area of Berlin Mitte.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Friedrichstrasse will take 10 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Mitte’s BackPacker Hostel Berlin
Chausseestr. 102
10115 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2839 0965
http://www.backpacker.de
Rate: 16 Euro in a shared room, 24 Euro in a double room
Description: Funky design hostel in the centre of Berlin-Mitte, near Tacheles and Oranienburger Strasse.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Friedrichstrasse will take 5 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

Hostel Adler
Friedrichstr. 124
10117 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2829352
http://www.hostel-adler.de
Rate: 17 Euro Euro in a shared room, 18 Euro private room
Description: A fine hostel, in the centre of Berlin-Mitte, close to Oranienburger Strasse.
Distance: Directly at the station Oranienburger Tor. Frome here the U-Bahn will take you in one minute to Berlin-Friedrichstrasse, than the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

baxpax downtown Hostel Hotel
Ziegelstrasse 28
10117 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2787 4880
http://www.baxpax-downtown.de
Rate: 21 Euro Euro in a shared room
Description: Another hostel in Mitte, near the artists’ building Tacheles and Oranienburger Strasse.
Distance: Walking to the station Berlin-Friedrichstrasse will take 5 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to the station Hauptbahnhof within 5 minutes.

MELIÁ BERLIN
Friedrichstraße, 103
Berlin, Deutschland 10117
Tel: +49 (30) 2060 7900
http://www.meliaberlin.com
Rate: 117 Euro
Description: The Meliá Berlin enjoys a magnificent central downtown location next to the river Spree and within very easy reach of all of the biggest attractions in Berlin.
Distance: Near to the station Friedrichstraße, which is one stop away from the Hauptbahnhof.

Best Western Hotel Berlin-Mitte
Albrechtstraße 25/Ecke Reinhardtstraße
10117 Berlin
Telefon: +49 (030) 52 68 00 0
http://www.berlin-mitte.bestwestern.de
Rate: 60 Euro
Description: The Best Western Hotel Berlin-Mitte is located at the Friedrichstrasse in the historic district of Berlin.
Distance: Walking to the station Friedrichstraße will take you 5 minutes. From here it is only one stop to the Hauptbahnhof.

Arte Luise Kunsthotel
Luisenstr. 19
10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 28448-0
http://www.luise-berlin.com
Rate: 49 Euro - 150 Euro
Description: Art hotel with decorated rooms by renown artists.
Distance: located directly on the rail line between the new Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) and Friedrichstrasse, both of which are easily reachable by foot.

Artist Riverside Hotel & Spa
Friedrichstrasse 105-106
10117 Berlin Mitte
Tel.: + 49 (0)30 - 28 4 90-0
http://www.tolles-hotel.de
Rate: 79 Euro
Description: Art and Wellness Hotel from one to five star rooms, located directly at the Spree.
Distance: Nearby the station Friedrichstraße, which is only one stop away from the Hauptbahnhof.

Apartments am Brandenburger Tor
Wilhelmstrasse 80
10117 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 9606 09490
http://www.apartmentservice.de
Rate: 80 Euro
Description: You can rent apartments in the area of historical sites at Unter den Linden and the Reichstag. Standardised furnishing in a 80s GDR building.
Distance: Walking to the station Unter den Linden will take you 5 minutes. From here the S-Bahn will take you to Berlin-Friedrichstrasse where you change for Hauptbahnhof, all within 15 minutes.

ABION Spreebogen Waterside Hotel
Alt-Moabit 99
10559 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 39 92 00
http://www.hotel-spreebogen.de/
Rate: 99 - 149 Euro
Description: The 4 Star hotel stands directly on the Spree River pedestrian promenade, centrally located in the Mitte/Tiergarten district.
Distance: Near to the station Bellevue, which is one stop away from the Hauptbahnhof.

Dorint Novotel Berlin Am Tiergarten
Strasse des 17 Juni 106-108
10623 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 600350
http://www.novotel.com
Rate: 85 Euro
Description: The new 4 star business and conference hotel is adjacent to Berlin’s Tiergarten park and only minutes from Kurfurstendamm.
Distance: directly at the station Tiergarten. The S-Bahn will take you in 5 minutes to Hauptbahnhof.

A and O Hostel am Zoo GmbH
Joachimstaler Strasse 1-3
10623 Berlin
Tel: +49 (30) 2977 810
http://www.aohostels.com
Rate: 12 Euro Euro in a shared room, 24 Euro in a private room
Description: Standard hostel located right near Bahnhof Zoo in the western centre of Berlin.
Distance: The S-Bahn will take you in 5 minutes to Hauptbahnhof.