
Thursday 10, August
Berghain is not a zoo! Party-goers angered by Airbnb club “experience”
Ever get the feeling Berlin is turning into a theme park? A few reports are going around that regular party-goers of the famously exclusive club Berghain have been bumping into groups of tourists who are being led around by a tour guide. So, is Berghain now accepting tours?
The truth is a little more complicated. The news seems to have been sparked by an observation on the reddit group /Berghain_Community, where many users reported seeing the tours in person. Apparently, the excursions are run as part of an Airbnb experience where a man (who calls himself Jesus) charges tourists between €199 and €497 to provide them with outfits and get them into Berlin clubs like Berghain and Sisyphos.
Understandably, many visitors to the club are upset, feeling that paying a guide to get you in violates the ethos of the space. As one visitor commented, “Berghain is not a zoo!”.