on how to get to the hotel...

Make sure to print these directions out, on the very off chance that you won't remember it after your flight...

When you land at Tegel, you want to take Bus #128; you can find the stop next to Gate #15 in Terminal A. You can buy a ticket from the bus driver ("Einzelfahrt"/One way--A/B ticket) or from the machine at the bus stop (if you buy it from the machine, you will need to validate the ticket--the validating machine is on-the-bus itself; look for a red box with a slot in it). Take the bus to the U-Bahn (subway) station called "Kurt Schuhmacher Platz." You'll get off the bus and go downstairs to get on the U-6 toward "Alt-Mariendorf." (The directions are -very- clearly marked, plus the trains themselves are labeled with the direction in which they travel.)

You have two options--one requires a 5-10 minutes walking, the other requires a change at a busy train station.

Option ONE: You'll go NINE stations to "Oranienburger Tor." Get off the train and go out of the station. You'll walk north on Friedrichstrasse to Oranienburgerstrasse (look at the map). Turn right on Oranienburgerstrasse, walking on the north side of the street. Take the second left on to Auguststrasse--the hotel--Augustinenhof--is at number 82 Auguststrasse.

Option TWO: You'll go TEN stations to "Friedrichstrasse." Get off the train and look for "S-Bahn" signs (Green, with the letter "S"). You'll transfer to S1 (toward "Oranienburg") or S2 (toward Bernau) and go ONE station to "Oranienburgerstrasse." Get out of the station--orient yourself toward the New Synagogue (clearly identified by the large gold top). Walk north on Tucholskystrasse (the New Synagogue will be to your right, down the street). Take the first left on to Auguststrasse. The hotel--Augustinenhof--is at Auguststraße 82.