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Ways to stay cheaply in Germany

So I always wanted to visit Germany. My great grandparents came from Germany. I picked Berlin as my flying in city because it was the cheapest to fly into. I am looking for an affordable Germany vacation, relativity speaking. I will be buying groceries at Aldi and storing them in my hotel room to save money on restaurants.

I have not booked hotels yet because I am not sure if I want to stay in Berlin the whole 7 days, if it would be cheaper not to? or if I want to stay other places besides Berlin.

I honestly like other cities around Berlin better than Berlin itself. So I am not sure if it would be cheaper just to stay in Berlin or cheaper to spend some of the trip or all of the trip in the surrounding cities that look cheap.

Such cities would be and only if they were just as affordable or more affordable then Berlin.

Poznan, Poland
Dresden, Germany
Leipzig, Germany
Erfurt, Germany

All the cities listed above I actually think I like better than Berlin, at least from what I have seen from youtube and read about those cities. I just like what I see better in those cities than what I see in Berlin.

Problems
1) I need good public transportation in the city, I don't plan on a rental car nor can afford one.

2) I need affordable cities: At least more affordable then Munich or Hamburg, everyone says how way cheaper Berlin is then Hamburg or Munich.

3) I need a city where knowing very little to any German will be no problem. I took German in high school but forgot everything I learned.

4) My wife would be one of those really loud annoying American tourists who can't keep her mouth shut or her voice down. So I would need a city more lenient on quiet hours and quiet rules in Germany. I am the complete opposite of my wife. I have no problem being quiet, I am often picked on in the United States for never talking and being too quiet.

.... or if there are cities I didn't mention close to Berlin that would be just as affordable if not more affordable then Berlin to stay at let me know.

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AirBnBs are usually cheaper than hotels.
East Germany is cheaper than West Germany.

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East Germany is cheaper than West Germany

Germany completed the reunification process on 3 October 1990 ;-)

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Youth Hostels might be an option for lodging

There are some nice places in the country even castles check the link above
Also available for adults in private rooms

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Berlin's accommodations can be expensive. That factor also depends where in Berlin, ie in which district. Munich is more expensive than Berlin in regards to hotels of like kind , ie 3 star to 3 star.

Of course, there are cities near Berlin that are and maybe cheaper . I am not staying in Berlin this time. With the deplorable lousy exchange rate, I am staying in a city only visited by local tourists, ie, totally off the international tourist radar, Magdeburg, a convenient train junction also, and since I already know that city anyway. Magdeburg is very affordable.

How about Schwerin, lovely enchanting place with inexpensive if not cheap accommodations? If you prefer a town smaller than that of Schwerin nearby , then I suggest Ludwigslust.

Re: Berlin itself . If you want to find cheaper like accommodations , look those districts where foreign tourists, incl. Americans, do not visit....go out to Koepenick, Karlshorst, Warschauer Strasse, Jannowitzbrücke area, Pankow, etc.

Work on your German, it'll help if you want more than just superficiality while visiting