Neighborhood 48H guide
Alexanderplatz: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The TV Tower and East Berlin life.
Alexanderplatz is the transit hub of the old East, under the TV Tower, with the DDR Museum by the Spree opposite the cathedral.
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Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HerrAdams · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Every U-Bahn, S-Bahn and tram line meets here.
Who it's for: Transit-minded travelers and Cold War buffs.
Pros
- Transit
- Views
- Hotel choice
Cons
- Busy square
- Concrete
- Little charm
48H in Alexanderplatz
The TV Tower and East Berlin life.
10:00 – Berlin TV Tower
The viewing deck.
12:00 – DDR Museum
Hands-on life in East Germany.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm)
Panoramastraße 1A
Viewing deck high above Alexanderplatz.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
DDR Museum
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1
Hands-on museum of everyday life in East Germany, Trabant included.
Photo: HerrAdams · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
H4 Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz
Hotel with a rooftop terrace and sauna.
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Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz
Tower hotel on the square, with a rooftop terrace.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Alexanderplatz.
Berlin’s ban on misusing housing (Zweckentfremdungsverbot) means renting out a whole flat to visitors needs a permit from the district office, which comes with a registration number that must be shown in every online listing. Second homes are generally limited to 90 rental days a year, and illegal rentals can be fined up to €500,000. Before booking on Vrbo, check that the listing shows a Berlin registration number.
Browse vacation rentals in Alexanderplatz on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Berlin
- Mitte & Museum Island — Museum Island and the Humboldt Forum.
- Brandenburg Gate & Reichstag — The Gate, the Reichstag dome and the Memorial.
- Potsdamer Platz & Kulturforum — Old masters, modern art and the Philharmonie.
- Hauptbahnhof & Moabit — Contemporary art and dinosaurs by the main station.
- Kreuzberg — The Jewish Museum, market halls and canal bars.
- Friedrichshain — The East Side Gallery and Karl-Marx-Allee.
- Prenzlauer Berg — Mauerpark and the Berlin Wall Memorial.
- Charlottenburg — The palace, the Ku’damm and the Memorial Church.