Staying at Gaybed was a great part of my trip; I was advised on places to go, things to see, bars to check out and more.

The staff/owners were extremely kind, and it felt as if i had a personal concierge at checkin.

I highly recommend this B&B and will definitely book again.

PROS:
- Good price
- Large bedroom with table and chair. Cabinet and hanger are available. Our room has a window facing a small garden.
- Decent breakfast. Bread, fruit jam, nutella (chocolate-peanut jam), tea, coffee, milk, cheese, all self-service. No microwave and dishwasher. Hand-wash everything after use.
- Good location: 5 minutes by Bus 123 to hauptbahnhof (main train station), or 12 EUR by taxi from Berlin/Tegel TXL airport especially if you have extra-large luggage.
- Walking distance to java-cafe serving Indonesian food and kebab as well as inexpensive German beer.

CONS:
- Payment is expected before checking in. We paid by Paypal 2 months before. No cancellation is allowed.
- No elevators. We have to lift our big luggages to 3rd floor.
- One bathroom/toilet is shared by 3 bedrooms. Bathroom is too small.
- A picture above toilet suggesting male guests to urinate like women (by sitting on the toilet bowl). Sorry, I always urinate in the standing position.
- There is a rule to enter bathroom with the provided slippers. Sometimes I need to use the bathroom for a short period (brushing teeth, washing hands etc) and should not be forced to change slippers.
- Towel is too rough on skin. We, from USA, always add fabric softener at the end of washing cycle.

Despite of those CONS, we enjoyed staying at this place. The owner is friendly and helpful. We'd recommend this place to our friends.

This place was so cheap I was worried it would be a real dive. I agree with most of the other reviews. We paid 45 euros/night for a double room. It was enormous room, quite comfortable. Bathroom down the hall. Main trouble was getting water to stay at correct temperature, changing from too hot to too cold (I had this problem at some other places too!). If you have enough brains to use a shower
curtain properly then you won't get water everywhere! Breakfast: make
your own from ordinary grocery items supplied, this was quite okay and frankly I wouldn't expect more at the price. We had nice breakfast both mornings. Location: It is a little out of the way, but we had no trouble. We found it very easy to catch bus M27 or 123 from Turmstrasse u-bahn station (line U9 via Zoo Stn), even late at night, easiest way home from Schoenberg area I think. Would stay here again.

I stayed at Gaybed and Breakfast for three nights in July 2007. The directions they gave me were easy to follow and I got to their place in no time. The room was large, spacious and clean. The bathroom was also clean, although the shower is a bit hard, since it was low and got the floor a bit splashed on unless you were careful.

Getting around to Berlin was pretty easy, and the Hauptbahnhof is amazing, huge, modern. You have to take the bus there before going into the city. There are supermarkets near Gaybed (actually like an apartment), and an internet cafe that is pretty cheap. Berlin is cheaper than other cities in Germany, and has a great, endearing personality.

The neighborhood was great, the breakfast was great - cheese, hams, toast, fruit, cereal, coffee, etc. The host was great, thorough and helpful on the first day; I didn't see him after that, but it was fine because I had all the info i needed.

Thanks Gaybed!