Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Experience communism in ostel (Berlin)


At the Ostel guesthouse in central Berlin, visitors can step back in time and experience the aspects of former East Germany. Not only is the hotel completely decorated in styles from the GDR, you can book a night in the "Stasi-suite" -- complete with bugging devices reminiscent of those used by the secret police. Two-person "prefab" apartments or an economy bed in a six-person "pioneer camp" room only costs nine euros. Ostel's Web site promises that, while the deco may be less-than-modern, the mattresses and plumbing are completely up-to-date. DDR prime minister Horst Sindermann is staring to entering hotel guests in the main lobby.

www.ostel.com

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