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Welcome to Berlin's Shipotel

Eastern Comfort Berlin Reception
Comfortable cabins for every budget with unbeatable views.
Boats with history & environmentally friendly
Original and quirky accomodation idea in Berlin
Eastern Comfort Berlin Bridge

Experience an adventure

directly beside the Oberbaumbrücke

Berlins most beautiful bridge

Eastern Comfort Berlin Camping Area

Camp under under the stars

Welcome

Welcome to the virtual home of the Shipotel Berlin Boat and the Floating Lounge. Our hotel is moored directly between Berlins lively districts of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain, and we´re proud to be regularly named as one of Berlins best hotels.

Both of our hotels are open all year round for booking. Get to know our friendly Shipotel Crew and discover the best that Berlin has to offer.

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Employees wanted to strengthen our crew on board. For the beginning of the season we are looking for bright, friendly employees for our bar on a mini job basis or permanent position. Apply 🙏🏻😉

 

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Book A Cabin


Eastern Cabins

€32+/Night
  • Bunk Beds
  • Amazing views

Shipotel Eastern Dorm Room

€102+/Night
  • Large Rooms
  • WC / Shower
  • Large Bed
  • Amazing views

Shipotel Eastern First Class Cabin

€92+/Night
  • WC / Shower
  • Double Bed
  • Bunk Beds
  • Portholes

Shipotel Eastern Second Class Cabin

€138+/Night
  • WC / Shower
  • Bunk beds
  • Portholes
  • Amazing view

Shipotel Eastern Four Bed Cabin

Western Cabins

€56+/Night
  • Large Bed
  • Large Windows
  • Amazing view

Shipotel Western Single Cabin

€96+/Night
  • Large Bed
  • Bunk Beds
  • Large Windows
  • Amazing Views

Shipotel Western 3 Bed Cabin

€45+/Night
  • Large Lockbox
  • Amazing Views

Shipotel Western Tent on the roof

We Offer

24 Hour Reception

Our Shipotel Crew are always available.

Boat Mooring

If you have a small boat and are looking for mooring it, we have two spots next to us, please call us or write us and ask for availability and prices.

Cards and Cash

We accept cash payment, EC/Visa/Mastercard/Paypal.

WiFi

WiFi is free for all guests.

No Breakfast

Unfortunately we offer no Breakfast on board, just free Tea and Coffee in the Mornings.

Bar / Lounge

Our Floating Lounge is available to our guests, and non patrons, during opening hours. On weekends however, it´s possible there may be private party's taking place.

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Gift Voucher

Here you can purchase a Gift voucher for your loved one... Simply contact us.

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Information

Shipotel Eastern Prices

class description price / cabin from
a. 1. class Spacious double bed cabin, bathroom 102,- €
b. 1. class Spacious single bed cabin, bathroom 81,- €
c. 2. class Double bed cabin, bathroom 92,- €
d. 2. class Single bed cabin, bathroom 71,- €
f. 2. class 3 bed cabin, bathroom 114,- €
g. 2. class 4 bed cabin, bathroom 138,- €
i. 3. class Dorm cabin, per guest, bathroom 32,- € *
5% Bed Tax Incl.
All Bedding and Towels are included in the Price

On Weekends there is a minimum two night stay.
For events, there are special prices.

Prices shown set from January 2023

Shipotel Western Prices

class description price / cabin from
h. 2. class three bed cabin, community shower 96,- € *
e. 2. class double bed cabin, community shower 74,- € *
l. 2. class single bed cabin, community shower 56,- € *
5% Bed Tax Incl.

All Bedding and Towels are included in the Price

On Weekends there is a minimum two night stay.
For events, there are special prices.

Prices shown set from January 2023

Welcome to the virtual home of the Shipotel-Berlin Boat and the Floating Lounge. Our hotel is moored directly between Berlin´s lively districts of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain, and we´re proud to be regularly named as one of Berlins best hotels.

Both of our hotels are open all year round for booking. Get to know our friendly Shipotel Crew and discover the best that Berlin has to offer.

Sleep on the waves of the spree: That´s what Berlins boats, Shipotel Eastern and Shipotel Western offer. We´re moored in a perfect location at Oberbaumbrücke between the two coolest districts in the city, Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain. It´s easy to find trendy bars, famous clubs, and cool galleries within a couple of minutes walk from our boats.

Just twenty meters away, the East Side gallery stretches out for over a kilometre, the longest remaining part of the Berlin wall. We are plonked directly in the previous dead mans land border between east and west. There are hardly any areas in the capital with such historical value as our location.

Capt´n Edgar and his crew are looking forward to welcoming you to our very special atmosphere here onboard.

We´re open all year round, and even in the colder seasons, we´ll still warm you up. In summer, our spot is a proper hit in the city. On our deck terrace, you can enjoy the light breeze of the spree river with a cold drink in your hand and the sun in your face. You can also romanticize under the stars for your stay on our open air tent deck.

Altogether, we´ve got 43 available guest cabins, from our first class variation with panorama river views, to the most economical dorm beds with shared bathrooms. We´ve got an option for all budgets and tastes, from backpackers, couples, families, or groups.

You don´t have to worry about See-sickness by the way. At night is the Spree as still as a pond, and the boat floats perfectly still. Sometime the boat may move slightly as river traffic passes by, but this will only rock you in your sleep as if you were in a cot.

The Shipotel Eastern Boat offers various meeting points, both outside and in. At the Reception Area, at the main entrance area of the ship, you can find the main common area with Free Wifi, and a pay phone.

Our highlight onboard, is our Floating Lounge on the top deck. Available here are Coffees, Cocktails, Beers, Softdrinks, and Snacks, not to mention the beautiful view of the river Spree thrown in for good measure.

Outside on the decks of the boats, one can indulge enjoy our smoking areas. Indoors however, smoking is not permitted… anywhere!

On Shipotel Eastern, we´ve got 25 cabins in first and second class, all come with WC/Shower included.

Floating directly alongside, is the sister ship, Shipotel Western, with it´s 18 triple/double/single cabins. Here, the toilets and showers are in a central spot outside the cabins. For all guests who want to spare their wallets, Shipotel Western is a cheaper alternative to Shipotel Eastern.

All services such as the Reception and Floating Lounge can be found on the Shipotel Eastern, which is of course, also available for the enjoyment of guests of Shipotel Western.

All cabins in both ships have large windows, such as Portholes etc., and we offer either a view directly onto the East Side Gallery in the direction of Friedrichshain, or into Kreuzberg from across the Spree river.

In our Floating Lounge, you can grab a freshly pulled beer, Cocktails, Coffee, or snacks, and relax after a heavy day of city life. Both of our large outside decks belong to the lounge area, and feature wonderful views of Berlin – westwards towards the TV Tower in Mitte, and eastwards towards the Molecule Men in Treptow.

Regular dates include Stand up English Comedy Laughing Spree every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, alongside various concerts partyies, and public viewing events. You can also exclusively rent out the lounge, and a number of staff, for your private party or conference, for up to 100 people. For obvious reasons, the locations is especially loved for use in engagement parties.

Our current Hostelboat began its life in 1991 in Genthin (Sachsen-Anhalt) under the name “Friedrich der Große”. It was originally supposed to be delivered to the Potsdamer Passanger Navigation Company White Fleet with it´s sister ship as a towboat on German canals and rivers. This never came about however, and the ship was used for a time as an unfixed hotel in Potsdam, and later sold in the North Sea. In Wilhelmshaven, the extra restaurant level was added, and the ship was used as the “Rüstringer Friese” Hotel Ship during the Hanover Expo in 2000.

After a number of years of vacancy, not to mention lengthy negotiations, the boat was acquired by the current owner, the globetrotter and architect Edgar Schmidt von Groeling, and brought at great expense to its current location in Berlin. In 2005, the Shipotel Berlin Boat opened its hatches to the global public under the formal name of Eastern Comfort.

For boat experts who what to know the details: The Shipotel Eastern Boat is a pontoon-like floating hotel without a drive, but instead, has it´s own fresh water and waste water tanks, and our own water treatment plant. The ship has its own fire pumps, and two hydraulic bulkhead doors in the hallway of the basement, which can be sealed off in case of emergency or accident. The outer skin is made of 8mm Plate Steel.

  • For resource conservation, we have installed a solar thermal system which heats more than enough water on board, during sunny days. We are also planning a solar system to generate electricity, while our current oil heating system will soon be replaced by a heat pump or hydrogen heating.
  • Since 2008, from every booking, we donate a fixed amount to a charity of our choice, which is picked yearly. Currently we are helping an adult education project in South Africa which Capt´n Edgar knows personally.
  • Since 2010, we´ve also been supporting the TARGET e.V. Projekt organised by the German human rights activist Rüdiger Nehberg. The main objective of this organisation is to end female genital mutilation in Ethiopia and Mauritius. This is a project we really want to help, and 10c per booked room per day goes to this project. Which reaches up to 1450€ per year.
  • Target 2018, 1000-Eur
    • Water: Heated using solar radiation
    • Heat: Geothermal
    • Light: Energy efficient LEDs
    • Power: Your phone, and our lights, are powered using solar power
    • Groceries: Delivered using an electric car and electric bike
    • Boat tours: We use an electric boat
    • Our surroundings: For water birds and animals, we´ve created nests

    You can also do your part. Please spare drinking water, and turn out your light when you leave the room.

What´s in our area

The Berlin Wall Memorial is the central memorial site of German division, located in the middle of the capital. Situated at the historic site on Bernauer Strasse, it extends along 1.4 kilometers of the former border strip. The memorial contains the last piece of Berlin Wall with the preserved grounds behind it and is thus able to convey an impression of how the border fortifications developed until the end of the 1980s. The events that took place here together with the preserved historical remnants and traces of border obstacles on display help to make the history of Germany’s division comprehensible to visitors. The memorial is part of the Berlin Wall Foundation, which also includes the Marienfelde Refugee Center Museum, the Günter Litfin Memorial and the East Side Gallery.

East Side Gallery Tours
Adults: 3.50€ / discount 2.50€ PP.
There is a standard basis price of €35 for groups consisting of less than 10 people.
For booking inquiries, please contact.
+49 (0)30 467 9866-23
info@stiftung-berliner-mauer.de

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