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reply Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the 
Hotel Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" according 
to the DConf site. I'm curious who else will be in the area on 
the 3rd. I'm usually an explorer when I visit a city for the 
first time, but on this trip I'd be more interested in hanging 
out with others from DLand, conversing about our favorite 
language, if anyone's up for it.
Apr 07 2016
next sibling parent =?UTF-8?Q?Ali_=c3=87ehreli?= <acehreli yahoo.com> writes:
On 04/07/2016 11:13 AM, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the Hotel
 Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" according to the DConf
 site. I'm curious who else will be in the area on the 3rd. I'm usually
 an explorer when I visit a city for the first time, but on this trip I'd
 be more interested in hanging out with others from DLand, conversing
 about our favorite language, if anyone's up for it.


I'm landing at around noon. Staying at Hotel Britz, two blocks away from 
Hotel Ibis. See you then... :)

Ali
Apr 07 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent Jonathan M Davis via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
On Thursday, April 07, 2016 18:13:16 Mike Parker via Digitalmars-d wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the
 Hotel Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" according
 to the DConf site. I'm curious who else will be in the area on
 the 3rd. I'm usually an explorer when I visit a city for the
 first time, but on this trip I'd be more interested in hanging
 out with others from DLand, conversing about our favorite
 language, if anyone's up for it.


I'm staying at Hobel Ibis as well and showing up on Sunday morning
(primarily due to which flights were cheapest), and I'm not much of a
sightseer, so I expect that I'll be at the hotel, and I expect that there
will be other D folks hanging out there a day or two before the conference,
though how many would be in the lobby where you could find them without
posting about it first, I don't know. :) But I expect that I'll see you
there.

- Jonathan M Davis
Apr 07 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> writes:
On 2016-04-07 20:13, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the Hotel
 Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" according to the DConf
 site. I'm curious who else will be in the area on the 3rd. I'm usually
 an explorer when I visit a city for the first time, but on this trip I'd
 be more interested in hanging out with others from DLand, conversing
 about our favorite language, if anyone's up for it.


I'm landing the 1st of May and are also staying at the Hotel Ibis. I'll 
be doing some sightseeing before the conference.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg
Apr 07 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Steven Schveighoffer <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:
On 4/7/16 2:13 PM, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the Hotel
 Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" according to the DConf
 site. I'm curious who else will be in the area on the 3rd. I'm usually
 an explorer when I visit a city for the first time, but on this trip I'd
 be more interested in hanging out with others from DLand, conversing
 about our favorite language, if anyone's up for it.


I'm landing on the afternoon of the 3rd. I'll finally have to experience 
what everyone outside the US has been for the last 3 with the time 
change :) Also, having a red-eye isn't going to help...

Will see you guys all in the Lobby!

Regarding exploring, I'm in Berlin all day Saturday (7th). Anyone going 
to do anything that day?

Now I definitely have to pack my copy of Learning D :)

-Steve
Apr 07 2016
parent reply Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
Alrighty, then. Plenty of people around so I'm confident I won't 
be lonely. I suppose I'll get a little bit of sightseeing in 
during the a.m. and early afternoon then make for the lobby 
after. I at least want to get to Potsdamer Platz and visit some 
of the touristy spots around there.

On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 19:33:36 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:


 Regarding exploring, I'm in Berlin all day Saturday (7th). 
 Anyone going to do anything that day?


I wish I could hang around. I have a 6:30 a.m. flight that I am 
sooo not looking forward to. I need to be back in Seoul before 
Sunday evening. There weren't many options that fit my budget and 
didn't have a ridiculously long layover. My wife handled the 
booking (she was planning to come with me and we were going to 
make 10 days of it, but she couldn't get away from work), but if 
it had been solely up to me I would have said to hell with the 
budget for the extra sleep.
Apr 07 2016
parent reply Mithun Hunsur <me philpax.me> writes:
On Friday, 8 April 2016 at 00:40:11 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 Alrighty, then. Plenty of people around so I'm confident I 
 won't be lonely. I suppose I'll get a little bit of sightseeing 
 in during the a.m. and early afternoon then make for the lobby 
 after. I at least want to get to Potsdamer Platz and visit some 
 of the touristy spots around there.

 On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 19:33:36 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
 wrote:


 Regarding exploring, I'm in Berlin all day Saturday (7th). 
 Anyone going to do anything that day?


 I wish I could hang around. I have a 6:30 a.m. flight that I am 
 sooo not looking forward to. I need to be back in Seoul before 
 Sunday evening. There weren't many options that fit my budget 
 and didn't have a ridiculously long layover. My wife handled 
 the booking (she was planning to come with me and we were going 
 to make 10 days of it, but she couldn't get away from work), 
 but if it had been solely up to me I would have said to hell 
 with the budget for the extra sleep.


My flight arrives at Berlin at 4:30 PM on the 3rd, so I probably 
won't have much time to sightsee - ah well, next time! I'll be 
staying at Hotel Ibis, so hopefully I'll be able to catch 
everyone in the evenings.

What's the easiest way of getting from the airport to Ibis, and 
from Ibis to DConf? I figured I should ask before I forget :-)
Apr 08 2016
next sibling parent reply Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
On 4/8/2016 5:21 AM, Mithun Hunsur wrote:

 What's the easiest way of getting from the airport to Ibis, and from Ibis to
 DConf?


I have no idea, but I'm giving Uber a chance.
Apr 08 2016
parent reply Seb <seb wilzba.ch> writes:
On Friday, 8 April 2016 at 19:02:18 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 On 4/8/2016 5:21 AM, Mithun Hunsur wrote:

 What's the easiest way of getting from the airport to Ibis, 
 and from Ibis to
 DConf?


 I have no idea, but I'm giving Uber a chance.


I am afraid, but there is no Uber in Germany.  The only operate a 
service (Uber black) similar to regular taxi companies (but more 
expensive), because in German taxis need to be licensed. More 
details: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0ME1L820150318

Public transportation is pretty decent in Germany and included in 
Google Maps. You should give it a try.
Apr 08 2016
parent Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
On 4/8/2016 4:58 PM, Seb wrote:

 On Friday, 8 April 2016 at 19:02:18 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 On 4/8/2016 5:21 AM, Mithun Hunsur wrote:

 What's the easiest way of getting from the airport to Ibis, and from Ibis to
 DConf?


 I have no idea, but I'm giving Uber a chance.


 I am afraid, but there is no Uber in Germany.  The only operate a service (Uber
 black) similar to regular taxi companies (but more expensive), because in
German
 taxis need to be licensed. More details:
 http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0ME1L820150318

 Public transportation is pretty decent in Germany and included in Google Maps.
 You should give it a try.


Apparently it does still work in Berlin:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-germany-cities-idUSKCN0SO2R620151030
Apr 08 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Dicebot <public dicebot.lv> writes:
On Friday, 8 April 2016 at 12:21:25 UTC, Mithun Hunsur wrote:

 What's the easiest way of getting from the airport to Ibis, and 
 from Ibis to DConf? I figured I should ask before I forget :-)


I am assuming the question is "other options than a taxi"? :)

Which airport? There is subway station right next to Schönefeld 
one. From Tegel one has to take bus marked "TXL" first and switch 
to subway later. Overall subway gets almost anywhere in Berlin - 
it is one of most well-thought and thorough networks I have 
encountered (though route map can look confusing at the first 
glance).

You can also usually rely on Google Maps route suggestions for 
public transport.
Apr 08 2016
parent reply Joseph Rushton Wakeling <joseph.wakeling webdrake.net> writes:
On Friday, 8 April 2016 at 21:48:29 UTC, Dicebot wrote:

 Which airport? There is subway station right next to Schönefeld 
 one.


You mean the S-Bahn station, I take it?  The U-Bahn is a (short 
and easy) bus ride away, either via the X7 or the 171 (get off at 
the Rudow stop for the U7 line, which goes straight to Grenzallee 
-- which may be useful to many people here).
Apr 10 2016
next sibling parent reply Andrej Mitrovic via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
PSA: Just remember you have to stamp your cards before boarding
(unless it's a monthly ticket).

When I was new in Berlin I even ended up once stamping a monthly
ticket, which was a mistake. The ticket inspectors had a heartily
laugh when they saw it and just said "you don't have to do that.. :)".

On 4/10/16, Joseph Rushton Wakeling via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 On Friday, 8 April 2016 at 21:48:29 UTC, Dicebot wrote:

 Which airport? There is subway station right next to Schönefeld
 one.


 You mean the S-Bahn station, I take it?  The U-Bahn is a (short
 and easy) bus ride away, either via the X7 or the 171 (get off at
 the Rudow stop for the U7 line, which goes straight to Grenzallee
 -- which may be useful to many people here).
Apr 10 2016
parent darat <darat online.de> writes:
On Sunday, 10 April 2016 at 21:21:47 UTC, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 PSA: Just remember you have to stamp your cards before boarding
 (unless it's a monthly ticket).

 When I was new in Berlin I even ended up once stamping a 
 monthly ticket, which was a mistake. The ticket inspectors had 
 a heartily laugh when they saw it and just said "you don't have 
 to do that.. :)".


lol, I imagine the guy who stamps the monthly ticket 31 times.
"Mmmmh it's strange but maybe it's like that here"
Apr 10 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
On 10 Apr 2016 11:22 pm, "Andrej Mitrovic via Digitalmars-d" <
digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 PSA: Just remember you have to stamp your cards before boarding
 (unless it's a monthly ticket).

 When I was new in Berlin I even ended up once stamping a monthly
 ticket, which was a mistake. The ticket inspectors had a heartily
 laugh when they saw it and just said "you don't have to do that.. :)".


Tickets bought on buses don't need stamping either as I understand it.
Also make sure your ticket is still valid - once it took my girlfriend two
weeks to realise her monthly ticket had expired.  Lucky to have no one find
out, in my opinion.  ;-)
Apr 11 2016
prev sibling parent reply Andrej Mitrovic via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
On 4/12/16, Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 Tickets bought on buses don't need stamping either as I understand it.
 Also make sure your ticket is still valid - once it took my girlfriend two
 weeks to realise her monthly ticket had expired.  Lucky to have no one find
 out, in my opinion.  ;-)


I remember my first day in town, I was traveling on the u-bahn without
a ticket. For some unsuspecting reason I never thought of buying a
ticket, thought the ride was free - "otherwise why would they let
everyone in without checking their ticket". We don't have subways
where I come from. :P
Apr 12 2016
parent reply Joseph Rushton Wakeling <joseph.wakeling webdrake.net> writes:
On Tuesday, 12 April 2016 at 09:05:27 UTC, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 I remember my first day in town, I was traveling on the u-bahn 
 without a ticket. For some unsuspecting reason I never thought 
 of buying a ticket, thought the ride was free - "otherwise why 
 would they let everyone in without checking their ticket".


Hahahahaha, that's awesome!  I hope you found out your error the 
easy way and not the hard way? ;-)
Apr 12 2016
parent Andrej Mitrovic via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
On 4/12/16, Joseph Rushton Wakeling via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 On Tuesday, 12 April 2016 at 09:05:27 UTC, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:

 I remember my first day in town, I was traveling on the u-bahn
 without a ticket. For some unsuspecting reason I never thought
 of buying a ticket, thought the ride was free - "otherwise why
 would they let everyone in without checking their ticket".


 Hahahahaha, that's awesome!  I hope you found out your error the
 easy way and not the hard way? ;-)


You have no idea how scared and confused I was that first day in
town!! I could tell you stories..

It's one of those stories best told in person, so perhaps I'll share
it at DConf together with other Sociomaniacs and the D regulars. ;)
Apr 12 2016
prev sibling parent reply Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
On 8 Apr 2016 2:25 pm, "Mithun Hunsur via Digitalmars-d" <
digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 On Friday, 8 April 2016 at 00:40:11 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 Alrighty, then. Plenty of people around so I'm confident I won't be




lonely. I suppose I'll get a little bit of sightseeing in during the a.m.
and early afternoon then make for the lobby after. I at least want to get
to Potsdamer Platz and visit some of the touristy spots around there.

 On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 19:33:36 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:


 Regarding exploring, I'm in Berlin all day Saturday (7th). Anyone going






to do anything that day?

 I wish I could hang around. I have a 6:30 a.m. flight that I am sooo not




looking forward to. I need to be back in Seoul before Sunday evening. There
weren't many options that fit my budget and didn't have a ridiculously long
layover. My wife handled the booking (she was planning to come with me and
we were going to make 10 days of it, but she couldn't get away from work),
but if it had been solely up to me I would have said to hell with the
budget for the extra sleep.

 My flight arrives at Berlin at 4:30 PM on the 3rd, so I probably won't


have much time to sightsee - ah well, next time! I'll be staying at Hotel
Ibis, so hopefully I'll be able to catch everyone in the evenings.

 What's the easiest way of getting from the airport to Ibis, and from Ibis


to DConf? I figured I should ask before I forget :-)


From Schonefeld the most direct would be the 171 bus that passes by every


20 minutes, getting off at Grenzallee/Jannstrasse.  A single from the
airport (Zone C) costs 3,30=E2=82=AC, the driver should understand you if y=
ou say
"Einzelfahrt". You can get tourist passes and daily/weekly tickets from the
information desk at the airport, or from the ticket machines at the S-bahn
station (about a 5 minutes walk away), but this would be more expensive
than getting it when you're in the city centre (Zone AB).  Your choice
really depending on what's convenient for you.


From Tegel there's the X9 or 109 bus every 5 minutes, get off at the first


stop for either (Jacob-Kaiser Platz) and get on the U7 until you reach
Grenzallee. Single is 2,70=E2=82=AC, Daily is 7=E2=82=AC and Weekly is abou=
t 30=E2=82=AC (this is
cheaper than coming from Schonefeld because Tegel is in Zone B :-). If you
decide to venture into Zone C on a weekly AB ticket, you have to pay for an
extension which I think was no more than 3=E2=82=AC. Choose whatever you th=
ink is
most convenient, but I imagine that most people would want to get a ticket
once, and use it for the entire trip.

The Ibis hotel and conference are both next to the U7 line, and just two
stops away from each other, trains should be passing every 5 minutes. This
is by far the fastest way of getting between the two.  Bicycles are very
convenient to get around in too.

This is the best description of the Berlin transport system in English I
could find.

http://www.berlinjewish.com/public-transportation

Iain.
Apr 09 2016
parent reply Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
Thanks, I'm saving this one!
Apr 09 2016
parent reply Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
On Saturday, 9 April 2016 at 08:36:03 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 Thanks, I'm saving this one!


Here's a direct link to a PDF of the system map for anyone 
interested. Hotel Ibis is near Grenzallee station. The conference 
site is two stops above it (Karl-Marx-Str. on the map). Anyone 
flying into TXL will need to take a bus or taxi to the nearest 
subway station.

[1] http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de/pdf/VBB-Liniennetz.pdf
Apr 09 2016
parent Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
On Saturday, 9 April 2016 at 09:45:41 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 On Saturday, 9 April 2016 at 08:36:03 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:

 Thanks, I'm saving this one!



 map). Anyone flying into TXL will need to take a bus or taxi to 
 the nearest subway station.


Which, for those going to Ibis, looks to be the X9 express bus 
(or the 109 normal bus) to Jakob-Kaiser-Platz station for a 
straight shot to Grenzallee.
Apr 09 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent reply =?UTF-8?B?Tm9yZGzDtnc=?= <per.nordlow gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 18:13:16 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the 
 Hotel Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" 
 according to the DConf site. I'm curious who else will be in 
 the area on the 3rd. I'm usually an explorer when I visit a 
 city for the first time, but on this trip I'd be more 
 interested in hanging out with others from DLand, conversing 
 about our favorite language, if anyone's up for it.


Both Hotel Ibis and Hotel Britz were already booked.

Is

Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39-40, 10999 Berlin, Tyskland

the correct adress?

Does anyone have any other recommendations for hotels nearby?

I'm arriving Tuesday evening.
Apr 07 2016
next sibling parent Mathias Lang via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
2016-04-07 22:17 GMT+02:00 Nordl=C3=B6w via Digitalmars-d <
digitalmars-d puremagic.com>:


 Is

 Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39-40, 10999 Berlin, Tyskland

 the correct adress?


Nope. The conference will be held on Karl-Marx Str. 141 (
http://dconf.org/2016/venue.html).
Apr 07 2016
prev sibling parent Timon Gehr <timon.gehr gmx.ch> writes:
On 07.04.2016 22:17, Nordlöw wrote:

 On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 18:13:16 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the Hotel
 Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" according to the
 DConf site. I'm curious who else will be in the area on the 3rd. I'm
 usually an explorer when I visit a city for the first time, but on
 this trip I'd be more interested in hanging out with others from
 DLand, conversing about our favorite language, if anyone's up for it.


 Both Hotel Ibis and Hotel Britz were already booked.
 ...


I actually rejected an offer I got from Hotel Britz yesterday.


 ...
 Does anyone have any other recommendations for hotels nearby?
 ...


I'm staying at Hotel Britzer Tor.


 I'm arriving Tuesday evening.


Me too.
Apr 07 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
On 4/7/2016 11:13 AM, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the Hotel Ibis,
 slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" according to the DConf site. I'm
 curious who else will be in the area on the 3rd. I'm usually an explorer when I
 visit a city for the first time, but on this trip I'd be more interested in
 hanging out with others from DLand, conversing about our favorite language, if
 anyone's up for it.


I'm arriving Sunday afternoon and plan to spend the next 2 days sightseeing. 
Berlin is a very historic city, and I want to cram in as much as I can :-)

I was there in 1969, and want to visit the same sites and do "now and then" 
retakes of old pictures I have.
Apr 07 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Craig Dillabaugh <craig.dillabaugh gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 18:13:16 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the 
 Hotel Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" 
 according to the DConf site. I'm curious who else will be in 
 the area on the 3rd. I'm usually an explorer when I visit a 
 city for the first time, but on this trip I'd be more 
 interested in hanging out with others from DLand, conversing 
 about our favorite language, if anyone's up for it.


I am not attending DConf but hearing the name "Hotel Ibis" brings 
back fond memories of my trips to China a few years back. I still 
remember bathroom in one hotel, where I could have brushed my 
teeth at the sink, taken a shower, and read the newspaper all the 
while sitting on the toilet.    Very efficient ... although I 
suppose it would ruin the newspaper.

Have fun.

Craig
Apr 08 2016
parent Meta <jared771 gmail.com> writes:
On Friday, 8 April 2016 at 13:27:11 UTC, Craig Dillabaugh wrote:

 I am not attending DConf but hearing the name "Hotel Ibis" 
 brings back fond memories of my trips to China a few years 
 back. I still remember bathroom in one hotel, where I could 
 have brushed my teeth at the sink, taken a shower, and read the 
 newspaper all the while sitting on the toilet.    Very 
 efficient ... although I suppose it would ruin the newspaper.

 Have fun.

 Craig


Those squatter/shower combos may be novel but I'll take a western 
toilet any day of the week. You do not want to accidentally step 
in one when you're still half asleep during your morning shower.
Apr 08 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent Adrian Matoga <dlang.spam matoga.info> writes:
On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 18:13:16 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the 
 Hotel Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" 
 according to the DConf site. I'm curious who else will be in 
 the area on the 3rd. I'm usually an explorer when I visit a 
 city for the first time, but on this trip I'd be more 
 interested in hanging out with others from DLand, conversing 
 about our favorite language, if anyone's up for it.


I'm arriving at Ostbahnhof on May 3rd at about 7:30pm. It doesn't 
leave much time for sightseeing, but it would be cool to join you 
for a dinner or a few pints. :)
Apr 08 2016
prev sibling parent reply =?UTF-8?B?Tm9yZGzDtnc=?= <per.nordlow gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 18:13:16 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the 
 Hotel Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" 
 according to the DConf site. I'm curious who else will be in 
 the area on the 3rd. I'm usually an explorer when I visit a 
 city for the first time, but on this trip I'd be more 
 interested in hanging out with others from DLand, conversing 
 about our favorite language, if anyone's up for it.


I arrive at the airport Tuesday evening aty 20:50. I assume bus 
followed by subway is the best way to get to the city.

I'm staying at Hotel Erlanger Hof.
Apr 14 2016
parent Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
On 14 April 2016 at 21:29, Nordlöw via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 On Thursday, 7 April 2016 at 18:13:16 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 I'm flying in to Berlin late on May 2nd. I'll be staying at the Hotel
 Ibis, slated to be the "unofficial hangout place" according to the DConf
 site. I'm curious who else will be in the area on the 3rd. I'm usually an
 explorer when I visit a city for the first time, but on this trip I'd be
 more interested in hanging out with others from DLand, conversing about our
 favorite language, if anyone's up for it.



 I arrive at the airport Tuesday evening aty 20:50. I assume bus followed by
 subway is the best way to get to the city.

 I'm staying at Hotel Erlanger Hof.



From Tegel? Yes, that is correct.


By the way you also have vbb for route planning and live times (but
google maps is accurate enough most the time).

http://www.vbb.de/en/index.html
Apr 16 2016