Schöneberg Berlin – All our local tips

Once in a second hand one never knows what he /she is going to get. It’s a matter of patience, luck and good eyes. Garage is a very un-pretentious, spacious basement and is divided among clothes with individual prices (two corners for women and men) and clothes sold by kilogram (the majority). While some second hand shops in Berlin started to charge prices similar to shops selling new clothes, Garage managed to hold on to its second hand prices in the kilogram section.

One of the last times I have been there ended up in a photo shooting. I tried a few outfits and sooner then I knew it, a bunch of mobile cameras were spying on me. Or… was the guy trying on the wedding dress in the next cabin, the attraction?

Tip: Don’t forget about the happy hour on Wednesday, between 11:00 and 13:00 o’clock, when the kilogram price goes from 14 to 10 Euro!

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Garage | Shopping | One kilo € 14.00
Ahornstraße 2 | Schöneberg | +49302112760
Mon & Wed 11:00 – 19:00, Thu – Fri 11:00 – 20:00, Sat 10:00 – 16:00

It’s winter! it’s cold and it’s miserable, so what to do?  Nothing lifts the spirits and helps combat those winter blues than a visit to the Turkish baths.

Berlin having the large Turkish community that is does, is not short of authentic Turkish bath houses to choose from. What I like about ‘Sultan Hamam’ is its unassuming nature.

The first time I went there I was a little confused, thinking that I had inadvertently taken the wrong directions or was lost, being that it is located in a rather isolated dodgy looking commercial park.  As you follow the arrows leading you into what seems to be some random residential apartment block do not be disconcerted. When I first arrived there I was convinced I was knocking on someone’s apartment door.

When you enter all your worries melt away, as the staff are utterly friendly and accommodating, explaining the basic rules and guidelines to first time ‘bathers’. Sultan Hamam is a simple and authentic affair, which is what i like. There is no extra over styled paraphernalia distracting you from just lying back, steaming and relaxing.

You can choose from a variety of beauty treatments on offer from massages and body peeling to waxing and facials. I highly recommend the all over body peeling and oriental soaping, where a bath expert (Bademesiterin) rubs down and cleans your body Turkish style.  You leave with your skin feeling as soft and supple as a babies bottom.

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Sultan Hamam | Relaxing | Basic Entrance € 16
Bülowstraße 57-58 | Schöneberg | +493021753375
Women Tue – Sat 09:30 – 23:00 | Men Mon 12:00 – 23:00 | Men & Women Sun 12:00 – 23:00