betahaus | Kreuzberg

Whenever I go to Berlin and need to do some work I go here.

It's an amazing workshare space with a beautiful café on the ground floor.

Really fast internet, great coffee, beer and snacks. Extremely friendly staff and great diversity of people that use the workshare space from long time dwellers to day visitors like me.

€5 gets you 24 hour access and you have to sit at a table with a green sticker. I just love the space and I always get a tonne of work done!

I know this is Germany & customer service leaves something to be desired... but this is a new low... I've never seen anything like this.
The cashier behind the cafe deliberately remembered me, what I ordered and the bill I used to pay with, but when I confronted her about the 5 euros I was shorted, she said that since I left the counter & came back 2 minutes later there was nothing she could do to return change she had miscounted. Completely absurd... most expensive latte ever.

Betahaus... Another startup hub in busy Berlin. Located conveniently near the moritzplatz and kottbusser tor U bahn stations, it's a popular place for people to get their idea off the ground in Kreuzberg. The place is always quite busy and bubbling, with lots of events and new faces every week. They've got a pretty nice cafe, get there early to find a seat. Monthly events for all members foster a feeling of community and help people to meet each other, which can be difficult when you've got your head down all the time. Drinks are good but a bit expensive, but the food (which I haven't tried) seems reasonably priced.

Whether you're a one-man-army, a startup, or just looking for a place to get online this place would be great... except their internet connection is terrible. What I mean is, if the place could do just one thing right, it seems like it should be that they made sure the connection was reliable and available to everyone. But instead it cuts out frequently or it's just so slow you can't do basic things and resort to tethering your phone. Sure, it's not like this all the time, but I would say 1 out of three times it will be enough that you can't work. How can this possibly be a hub for startups or creative people when they can't connect to the Internet? Sell as much fancy whole grain vegan unverpackt food as you want but in the end if I can't get my email, I'm leaving.

My main point is, Betahaus could be much, much better and really could be a great place to work but the issue of the Internet connection is holding them back. I'm not sure really what the issue is, but it seems like they don't either. I'm really hoping they fix this, I think they'd get much more business!

As co-working spaces go the wifi was alright. The prices for coffee and sandwiches were reasonable and the space was buzzing with activity. Lots of free tables in the morning but then it got pretty crowded at night. So if you want to find a good spot next to an outlet, get there early.

Really great prices and super nice people. It's a tick too dark for my tastes, though, that's why I usually prefer St Oberholz to work.

Really wanna give Betahaus a 5 star rating. The coffee is great, the concept is great, the interior is great (they make most of their furniture, very cool).

I'm knocking one star for pretty pathetic wifi for a coworking space. It's about 6Mbps download. This is really strange, because monthly price is pretty high (reasonable, but high) and there are a lot of people who work here, so you'd think they could afford the fastest connection available.

Knocking another star for the general feeling of unorganizedness. The doors are always open, so I feel I wasted €150 on the monthly pass and the only security for 24-hours pass is someone coming around to ask if you have 24-hours access. If I can just walk in with no security, why have a card?

Really think Betahaus could be great, and foster a place for artists and people who freelance to work, but it falls a little short. Also needlessly focuses on startup culture a bit too much. We don't need that in Berlin.

I just attended a conference here and i simply LOVED the space.

Lots of rooms for seminars and workshops, clean restrooms and spaces, wi-fi, good coffee, tea and drinks, quirky and miscellaneous decor.

It is clearly a space thought for brainstorming and work sharing, with an emphasis on encouraging indie and small enterprises and creative activities; there are lots of books, magazines and cards for artists, crafts, and groups that work together on anything from knitting to coding. There is a calendar of upcoming groups, activities and events, and the atmosphere is very relaxed and welcoming, so you feel like you can jump into whatever floats your boat, no questions asked.

It's easy to reach, just a couple of minutes on foot from Moritzplatz. Definitely going to visit again!

Terrible customer service. Staff at reception desk acted like they didn't even want to bother. Tours are only possible if you come to the breakfast on Thursday, which costs 10 Eur, and forget about a free trial day to get a feel for the space. Even worse, since they won't cancel your membership without a full month's notice ahead of time, if you sign up for a membership and decide after one day that it's not for you, it's already too late to cancel for the *second* month as well.

Space is loud and messy, especially in the afternoons. As I'm writing this, a loud, thumping bass is coming from the upstairs event space (directly above the coworking space), loud enough to make the furniture vibrate. Difficult to get serious work done here -- other coworking spaces are far quieter, filled with people clearly coding, doing serious work. If a crowded, busy space is fine for you, just go to a coffeeshop, which would be cheaper. I actually like the coffeeshop downstairs better than the co-working space.

Single-stall bathrooms are also unnecessarily gendered. Other co-working spaces are more queer-friendly (try co.up, which also offers a discount for minorities).

Only good point: membership includes copy services and color printing, useful for design work.

In short: far overpriced for what you get, especially in Berlin. Gives the sense that they're just trying to make money off of us. Don't bother.

Nice location: great to chill around with a friend, to read or to open your notebook and have your job done. Nice paninis, tasty food during the lunch time and the coffe is quite ok. You never get stressed by the staff asking if you want something else so you can sit here for hours an nobody will disturb you. You have to be patient with our order: it does not always go quick and smily faces are nor guaranteed. If you can leave with it (I found that I perfectly can) you'll probably like the place.

Betahaus is a 4 floors co-working space situated in Kreuzeberg, also in Hamburg, Sofia, Barcelona and Cologne. It home approximately 200 professionals between graphic designers, programmers, videographers, photographers, bloggers, wood designers (work with the wood here in Berlin is cool!). Betahaus has become the most coveted and famous co-working space in Berlin, every detail has been carefully designed - the 3D printer displayed in the main hall, the compressed air column for bike powered by solar-panel - everything inspires a sense of innovation and creativity!
For those they stop longer in berlin: this is the link where you can find all events (workshops, seminars, lectures) ... http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/program/
The second Thursday of the month, for example, there is the "Betabreakfast" (starts at 9. 30 h and costs 7 euros): three start-ups Berliners introduce themself and they speak about their project; included in the price is breakfast and guided tour inside the building.
For those they stay just a few days in Berlin: you can also only take a coffee in the bar at the entrance and take a look at the fervent atmosphere of Silicon Valley's future.


Betahaus ist ein Co-Working Space mit vier Etagen, der sich in Kreuzeberg befindet, aber auch in Hamburg, Sofia, Barcelona und Köln. Es ist die Heimat von etwa zweihundert Fachleute, zwischen Grafik-Designer, Programmierer, Filmer, Fotografen, Blogger, Holz Designers (Arbeiten mit Holz hier in Berlin ist cool!). Betahaus ist den begehrtesten und berühmten Co-Working Space in Berlin geworden. Jedes Detail sind mit Sorgfalt gestaltet - 3D Drucker in der Haupthalle, die Druckluft-Spalte für Fahrrad, angetrieben von Sonnenkollektoren - ... alles Innovation und Kreativität inspiriert!
Für diejenigen, die in Berlin mehr Zeit verbringen: hier ist der Link mith allen Ereignissen (Workshops, Seminare, Vorträge) http://www.betahaus.com/berlin/program/
Der Zweiten Donnerstag im Monat, zum Beispiel, es gibt die "Betabreakfast" (um 9.30 h und kostet 7 Euro); drei Berliner Start-ups sich vorstellen und Sie sagen ihr Projekt; das Frühstück und eine Führung durch das Gebäude ist im Preis inbegriffen
Für diejenigen, die nur wenige Tage in Berlin bleiben möchten, können sich auch nur einen Kaffee am Eingang der Bar nehmen und sich die leidenschaftliche Atmosphäre des Silicon Valley-Zukunft anschauen.