Confused! !PLease Help!! Mitte or Ku'damm????

I will be in Berlin from 11th Of May until the 17th may.

I have never been to Germany before.

Do I stay in Ku%26#39;damm area or Mitte area?????

Help! I need to book a hotel soon..........

Really appreciate any help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Both areas are perfectly fine. If you stay in Mitte you probably have - depending on where you stay there - a lot of sights in walking distance. If you stay in the Ku%26#39;Damm area you have less sights in walking distance but will have it not far for a shopping trip.

Anyway, Berlin has a pretty good public transport system so it wont take you long to get anywhere in the city wherever you stay.

I personally find a lot of the restaurants in Mitte (especially in the touristy areas) overpriced and not always good. A lot of the ones on Ku%26#39;Damm itself are the same but if you wander in the side streets you%26#39;ll find nice ones with great food to fair prices.

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Thank You Berlingal. I am not there to shop at all but to see the %26quot;sights%26quot; and generally soak up what is %26quot;berlin%26quot;.

Excited about my first trip to Germany!!

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Hi hemikiwi

I stayed in Mitte in October last-I stayed in the Arcotel velvet- nice place- and have to say for all the major sites, it cannot be beaten. I stayed just off the Ku%26#39;damm the time before and while its a lovely area, there is more going on in the East and its easier to get to everything by foot, which is the best way to see a city.

You will love berlin. visit the Berliner Dom if you can.

Its beautiful inside and you can climb up onto the outside of the dome.

Have fun... gary.

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Cheers Gary!

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Try the Agon Opera Hotel off the Kudamm - good location, good eating nearby, good clean hotel excellent price