We have stayed in Berlin for about 4 weeks, we were staying at the Westin Grand Berlin in downtown, to be exact in Friedrichstraße street.
This is considered to be a very busy area and mainly touristic as it is almost 10 to 15 minutes walk away from all the touristic attractions in Berlin including museums and sights. It is also a shopping mecca as it has almost all the eurpean brands around the streets as well as several major shopping malls and centers.
As a traveling mom, the first thing I try to locate as soon as I get to a new place is a major supermarket where I can get all the baby essentials from diapers and wipes to food and snacks. Luckily, only 7 minutes walk from the hotel there was a major supermarket (my favorite in Germany) Rossmann, there you can find different baby food brands, my favorite was Hipp; they had it in all forms so you can easily pick what suits you; I used to get the jars so it would be easy to feed my baby directly from it when we are out, and there was also the ones you can heat in the microwave and those ones I used when we were staying in the hotel. There is also all sorts of juices, smoothies, yoghurt or the fruit porridge. They have a wide range to select from unlike the other markets.
They also have this brand "baby dream" which I tried in shampoo and body wash for babies, I loved it. They have all their products as well; wipes, diapers and food.
You can also find all the essentials for your baby there, if you need anything whatsoever for your baby; it will be there.
So after settling down and unpacking, we started our day trips in the city to discover it. One thing I really loved there was the ability to walk easily to almost everywhere I wanted to, thanks to our location of course and the planning of the city.
For kids over 3 years old (which wasn't our case unfortunately)I'd recommend going to the Lego land, it was only 10 minutes away from our hotel, next to the Sony center, it looked pretty nice but Elly is too young to enjoy it unfortunately.
There is also for kids above 3, the children museum. These are places where kids can have fun with their families, as mentioned earlier I couldn't try them as my baby won't be able to enjoy them still.
Berlin is full of huge parks, we had a big one only 10 minutes walk from the hotel, we have been there a couple of times where she had the chance to let some energy out :)
One thing that turned out to be interesting for our little baby was unexpectedly the "Memorial for the murder of the european jews" she went around exploring as if it was a big maze ....
One thing I didn't come across or try though heard a lot about was the family cafes where you as a parent can enjoy some coffee or tea while your little ones have fun at the same time, didn't see any of those though they are supposed to be everywhere.
At the Gallery lafayette on the third floor for kids there is a small play area where you can take your kids after some shopping ;)
My favorite place was the museum island, where there are five museums, you can also find the Berlin major cathedral known as Berlin Dome at the beginning of the island, there is a park and a fountain where you can enjoy some sun or a breezy weather and let your kids have some fun running and playing around.
For toys there are some small stores and other major ones, the major 2 stores that we really loved were:-
"Toys R us" at the mall of Berlin, though the collection wasn't overwhelming
"Play mobil" at the mall of Berlin
For high end clothes:-
Gallery Lafayette
KaDeWe
For stylish and good quality clothes:
Zara
For every day use clothes:
H&M
C&A
One thing you have to consider is the law for taking kids in a taxi or car, kids have to be seated in their own car seat, if your child is above 3 years old you won't have a problem as all the taxis have car seats for them but if you kid is as mine less than 3 years old, you will have to use your own car seat, sometimes they will let you use the bigger seat, but usually they will give you a hard time.
Hope the above info could help make a smooth start for first timers in Berlin with kids, traveling with kids doesn't have to be complicated :)
This is considered to be a very busy area and mainly touristic as it is almost 10 to 15 minutes walk away from all the touristic attractions in Berlin including museums and sights. It is also a shopping mecca as it has almost all the eurpean brands around the streets as well as several major shopping malls and centers.
As a traveling mom, the first thing I try to locate as soon as I get to a new place is a major supermarket where I can get all the baby essentials from diapers and wipes to food and snacks. Luckily, only 7 minutes walk from the hotel there was a major supermarket (my favorite in Germany) Rossmann, there you can find different baby food brands, my favorite was Hipp; they had it in all forms so you can easily pick what suits you; I used to get the jars so it would be easy to feed my baby directly from it when we are out, and there was also the ones you can heat in the microwave and those ones I used when we were staying in the hotel. There is also all sorts of juices, smoothies, yoghurt or the fruit porridge. They have a wide range to select from unlike the other markets.
They also have this brand "baby dream" which I tried in shampoo and body wash for babies, I loved it. They have all their products as well; wipes, diapers and food.
You can also find all the essentials for your baby there, if you need anything whatsoever for your baby; it will be there.
So after settling down and unpacking, we started our day trips in the city to discover it. One thing I really loved there was the ability to walk easily to almost everywhere I wanted to, thanks to our location of course and the planning of the city.
For kids over 3 years old (which wasn't our case unfortunately)I'd recommend going to the Lego land, it was only 10 minutes away from our hotel, next to the Sony center, it looked pretty nice but Elly is too young to enjoy it unfortunately.
There is also for kids above 3, the children museum. These are places where kids can have fun with their families, as mentioned earlier I couldn't try them as my baby won't be able to enjoy them still.
Berlin is full of huge parks, we had a big one only 10 minutes walk from the hotel, we have been there a couple of times where she had the chance to let some energy out :)
One thing that turned out to be interesting for our little baby was unexpectedly the "Memorial for the murder of the european jews" she went around exploring as if it was a big maze ....
One thing I didn't come across or try though heard a lot about was the family cafes where you as a parent can enjoy some coffee or tea while your little ones have fun at the same time, didn't see any of those though they are supposed to be everywhere.
At the Gallery lafayette on the third floor for kids there is a small play area where you can take your kids after some shopping ;)
My favorite place was the museum island, where there are five museums, you can also find the Berlin major cathedral known as Berlin Dome at the beginning of the island, there is a park and a fountain where you can enjoy some sun or a breezy weather and let your kids have some fun running and playing around.
For toys there are some small stores and other major ones, the major 2 stores that we really loved were:-
"Toys R us" at the mall of Berlin, though the collection wasn't overwhelming
"Play mobil" at the mall of Berlin
For high end clothes:-
Gallery Lafayette
KaDeWe
For stylish and good quality clothes:
Zara
For every day use clothes:
H&M
C&A
One thing you have to consider is the law for taking kids in a taxi or car, kids have to be seated in their own car seat, if your child is above 3 years old you won't have a problem as all the taxis have car seats for them but if you kid is as mine less than 3 years old, you will have to use your own car seat, sometimes they will let you use the bigger seat, but usually they will give you a hard time.
Hope the above info could help make a smooth start for first timers in Berlin with kids, traveling with kids doesn't have to be complicated :)
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