My Berlin Hen Do: A Real Maid of Honour's Review

Editor's Note (December 2025): This real story from a past maid of honour has been updated to ensure all travel tips and activity details are current for the 2026 season.

Why should the guys have all the fun? That was the question when we were planning the hen weekend. The stag do was heading to Prague for a "balls to the wall" weekend, but our bride, Jessica, wasn't a beach girl.

We needed something different. Three of us (including the bride) had history degrees, so we hit on an unusual idea: a Berlin Hen Do. History, culture, and cocktails—it sounded perfect.

Where We Stayed: Central Apartments

We’re not posh girls. We’d have happily stayed in a hostel, but we wanted to give Jessica a good time. Accommodation in Berlin wasn't super expensive, so we found some nice Central Apartments.

They were well located, not too big but not too small, and had all the facilities we needed. Having our own living space was great for pre-drinks, though next time I'd assign rooms beforehand to avoid the "who gets the double bed" debate!

Daytime: Trabants & Prosecco Bikes

During the day, we did a lot of exploring. Being history nerds, we visited the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, and the Brandenburg Gate. You can barely walk anywhere in Berlin without running into something historic.

But to keep things from getting too serious, we mixed in some fun!

Trabant Tour Bar Crawl
This was exactly what it sounds like! We went on a sightseeing tour in Germany's most famous (and terrible) cars, the Trabants. It was a perfect mix of informative, alcoholic, and exciting. Driving those little cardboard cars around the city was hilarious.

Prosecco Bike
The next day, we did the famous Beer Bike (swapped for Prosecco because we are classy!). It showed us around the city while we enjoyed a drink, the only difference being that we were propelling ourselves. It was great fun, though personally, I found the pedalling hard work after a few glasses!

Nights Out: Cocktails & Clubs

We are a group of respectable, professional ladies (mostly!), so I won't give you a blow-by-blow account of who drank too many cocktails. However, I can tell you that Berlin offers amazing nightlife.

We found a brilliant cocktail bar with a happy hour so good we couldn’t believe the bill. We explored plenty of bars in Mitte and Kreuzberg, and everyone was very friendly. The city has a cool, alternative vibe that makes a nice change from the usual "L-plates and sashes" destinations.

The Verdict

To cut a long story short, we had an absolutely amazing hen weekend in Berlin. It was the perfect destination for our group—a mix of history, culture, and serious partying.

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