If you are woman traveling alone be sure to get a female dorm. Many groups of men come to party in Berlin… they can be gross and disrespectful. The first night I came home late and found someone sleeping in my bed. The staff member working helped me get him out and brought me new bedding… but only fitted mattress covers, nothing else and didn’t offer to make the bed or for me to switch rooms. The hostel is above a sports bar, this I hadn’t realized either. It’s a very specific environment to begin and end every day so fair warning there. I wasn’t a fan. The location is really the redeeming quality, it’s so easy to get anywhere pretty quickly. But it is sort of a touristy area so you want to get out and not linger necessarily.