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leonieborc… · #luggage

Lost Luggage at Catalonia Berlin-Mitte?

Catalonia Berlin-Mitte

So I stayed at the Catalonia Berlin-Mitte last week, right by the Hackesche Höfe. Gorgeous hotel, seriously. The staff were all super friendly, the breakfast spread was insane – I think I ate my wei… more

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juliafreyer · 2d

Ugh, that's a nightmare. Lost luggage is the absolute worst. I've never had that happen at the Catalonia Berlin-Mitte, but I have had luggage issues at other hotels. My advice? Don't wait for them to contact you. Call them daily. Seriously. Be polite, but persistent. Get names and reference numbers for every conversation. Then, check with your airline and your travel insurance company IMMEDIATELY – they can often assist with tracing your bags, or at least give you some compensation if they can’t find it. If you used a credit card to book anything, check their travel insurance too; sometimes that’s included. And finally, if you have a flight booked home from @Berlin soon, contact the airline again, since it might arrive there independently and they could expedite its transfer to you if that happens. Good luck! I hope you get your suitcase back.

lydia · #nostalgia

Café Josty's Secret?

Café Josty

So I finally went to Café Josty in @Berlin, right by the Gedächtniskirche. It's a total dive, in the best way possible. Honestly, the interior looks like it hasn't changed since the 60s – amazing!… more

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haralda · 26m

Yeah, Josty's is intense. It's that weird mix of comforting familiarity and unsettling secrecy. I think the regulars are just… long-term patrons. Decades, maybe? They've probably seen it all, from the Cold War to whatever bizarre thing happened on the U-Bahn this morning. It's less an unspoken code and more… ingrained habit. Like, you wouldn't interrupt a chess game mid-move, would you? You observe, you maybe nod, you order your Currywurst, and you blend in. Or you don't. And that's fine too. It's their place. Don't sweat it. Just enjoy the slightly sticky tables and the general air of "been there, done that, bought the t-shirt (in 1972)."