The BMW Berlin Marathon is always our most popular Marathon Major trip. It is easy to understand why: it's a long weekend destination for UK runners, Berlin is uber cool city, its more affordable than the other majors and the course has a well deserved reputation for fast times. So fast in fact that rarely a year goes by without the course witnessing a new world record. In 2022 it was all about the men and the Kenyan superstar Eliud Kipchoge who clocked a sensational 2:01:09 record breaking tim…
The BMW Berlin Marathon is always our most popular Marathon Major trip. It is easy to understand why: it's a long weekend destination for UK runners, Berlin is uber cool city, its more affordable than the other majors and the course has a well deserved reputation for fast times. So fast in fact that rarely a year goes by without the course witnessing a new world record.
In 2022 it was all about the men and the Kenyan superstar Eliud Kipchoge who clocked a sensational 2:01:09 record breaking time. Kipchoge was back in 2023 to win his fifth Berlin title but his 2:02 finishing time paled next Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa who decimated the women's world record with a time of 2:11:53, more than two minutes inside the previous best.Â
But it's not just the elite that run their best times in Berlin. Nearly 50,000 runners turn up at Berlin each year in search of a personal best and on the long, straight, flat roads of the course, many of them achieve it. From our own group who ran the race in 2023 when conditions were close to perfect, a high proportion recorded a new PB.
With the BMW Berlin Marathon celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2024, we expect this race to be a very hot ticket hottest ticket. As a consequence we've expanded our offering with two different hotels at two different price points.
In the heart of the famous Kurfurstendamm shopping area we have the affordable Best Western Plus, an excellent modern 3-star hotel, with easy access to Berlin's mass transit system.
Finally on the opposite side of the Tiergarten in the heart of the Mitte district, where East and West Berlin come together we are offering the luxurious Precise Tale Berlin Hotel, a superb 4-star hotel that is within walking distance of Potsadammer Platz and a host of Berlin's big attractions, particularly the Brandenburg Gate, where the marathon finishes.Â
We will have staff in both hotels to help you with everything from picking up your race number to finding a good place for a pre-race pasta dinner. We expect this trip to sell out quickly so don't take too long to sign up if you want to be part of Berlin's 50th anniversary celebrations.
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PRECISE TALE BERLIN, POTSDAMER PLATZ ****
Situated in one of the best areas of Berlin, the luxurious Precise Tale Berlin is the perfect home for your long marathon weekend in Germany's capital city. All rooms in this modern four-star hotel are equipped with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a minibar, a coffee machine, a shower, free toiletries and a desk. Every room is fitted with a private bathroom with a hairdryer, while some rooms will provide you with a balcony and others also provide guests with city views.
The hotel also features a fitness centre, garden, a terrace and restaurant. The hotel is close to several noted attractions, around 500 metres from Topography of Terror, 500 metres from Potsdamer Platz and less than 1 km from Checkpoint Charlie. Other popular points of interest near the accommodation include the Holocaust Memorial, Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag.Â
Guests at Precise Tale Berlin Potsdamer Platz can enjoy an excellent continental breakfast which will be served early on marathon morning before your short walk from the hotel to the start/finish area.Â
Single and doubles only (no more twin rooms are available)
BEST WESTERN PLUS, KURFURESTENDAMN ****
The Best Western Plus Plaza Berlin Kurfürstendamm is located on Berlin’s popular Kurfürstendamm shopping street, where you will find numerous cafés, restaurants and boutiques. Nearby attractions include the KaDeWe department store (1.5 km) and Gedächtniskirche church (700 metres). The Savignyplatz S-Bahn (city rail) and Uhlandstraße Underground Station are within a 5-minute walk of the hotel. Zoologischer Garten S-Bahn Train Station is 1 km from the hotel and offers easy connections to the Messe Berlin Exhibition Centre and Berlin Main Station.
Free WiFi and free European landline phone calls are offered by Best Western Plus. Soundproofed rooms with stylish interiors feature at the Best Western Plus and all have a flat-screen TV and desk and private bathrooms comes with a shower. Each morning an optional hearty buffet breakfast is served. Spanish specialities can be enjoyed at El Dorado restaurant, and the hotel bar offers a wide selection of fine wines and beers.Â
No pre/post nights are now available - only 3 nights, Friday to Monday
Single rooms - sold out
Fri 27 Sept: Since we have a 3-night minimum stay at all our hotels, most clients will be arriving today. You will need to book your own flight into Berlin and then make your own way to the hotel (€3 on the S-Bahn from the airport or purchase a 3-day Tourist card for unlimited travel on the public transport throughout the city as well as discounts at many tourist sights).
If you arrive at your hotel before 5pm on Friday you can join us for a group trip to the EXPO to pick up your numbers.
Sat 28 Sept: INTERNATIONAL BREAKFAST RUN. Join us at the International Breakfast Run - a 6K slow jog with 10,000 others from Charlottenburg Castle to finish inside the impressive 1936 Olympic Stadium (which was modernised in 2004). You can make your own way to the Breakfast Run or meet your 2:09 Events representative in the lobby of your respective hotel 8am and we'll go together to the start.Â
Sun 29 Sept: RACE DAY. Early breakfast has been arranged in our hotels from 6am.
Based on the 2023 race start schedule, we will leave our hotels between 7.15-7.30am making our way to the start area in the Tiergarten. The race start time in 2023 was 9.15am for wave A, and then at intervals after that for later waves. We should arrive by 8am giving you plenty of time to drop bags and make your way to the start corals, which can take some time. The Best Western is between 20-30 minutes walk from the start/finish area and will come up through the Tiergarten from the south west, the Precies Tale is close to Potsdammer Platz which is south of the Brandenburg Gate and again is 20-30 minutes walk from the start/finish area.Â
Only runners can go into the start coral area - at 8.30am we will escort family and friends spectating to various points on the route - usually at 8km, 20km and 39km, which are all easily accessible using the U-Bahn. Generally we have 6-8 spectators at each hotel and we'll all meet together at 8km on the course.Â
Mon 30 Sept: Check-out time from our hotels is 12-noon. Give yourself plenty of time to get back to the airport for your flight home. You can leave luggage at the hotel concierge if you are taking a later flight.
Early arrivals and post-marathon extensions are possible at the extra day prices shown on the price panel.Â
All runners will receive a poncho at the finish unless they choose the bag drop option. Once bag drop is selected it cannot be changed and you will not receive a finish line poncho.Â
PRICES ARE PER PERSON.
IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING ALONE THE SINGLE PRICE APPLIES.Â
PRECISE TALE, POTSDAMER PLATZ ****
> Single and Double rooms only, twins are now sold out<
| PRICES PER PERSON | DOUBLE ROOM | SINGLE ROOM |
| 3-NIGHTS | £549 | £899 |
| Â | Â | Â |
| EXTRA NIGHTS | £145 |
£270 |
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BEST WESTERN PLUS, KURFURSTENDAMM ****
>no pre or post nights are available, you can only book the three-night package<
| PRICES PER PERSON | TWIN/DOUBLE ROOM | SINGLE ROOM |
| 3-NIGHTS | £489 | £739 (sold out) |
| Â | Â | Â |
| EXTRA NIGHTS (sold out) |
£130 | £230 |
Although you can extend your stay before or after the Marathon, your three-night package must include Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
(no pre or post nights are available, you can only book the three-night package)
The guaranteed race entries are part of the BMW Berlin-Marathon's International Travel Programme and are only available with one of our hotel packages. The hotel package is also available to non-runners.
NEW FOR 2024 - All participants who book through us will receive an exclusive DIN A3 poster (design is a surprise), which will not be available for sale. You will receive it exclusively at the EXPO during the pick-up of the race materials.Â
DEPOSIT
A deposit is required at the time of booking:
Final balance is due 10 weeks before departure - 19th July 2024
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Additional (optional) Extras:
| ITEM | PRICE (POUNDS) |
| Adidas Event t-shirt | £36 |
| Adidas Finisher t-shirt | £36 |
| Adidas Legend jacket | £107 |
| Race number magnets (4 pieces) | £9 |
| Massage at the EXPO (20 mins) | £13 |
| BMW Berlin Marathon photo package | £35 |
| Medal engraving | £11 |
| Berlin Marathon 50th Anniversary Coin       | £25 |
| Bag drop | £5 |
All runners will receive a poncho at the finish unless they choose the bag drop option. Once bag drop is selected it cannot be changed and you will not receive a finish line poncho.
WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO TAKE OUT TRAVEL INSURANCE. TRAVEL INSURANCE SHOULD PROTECT YOUR DEPOSIT OR ANY OTHER PAYMENTS IF YOU CANCEL THE TRIP DUE TO INJURY, ILLNESS OR UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE DO NOT REFUND DEPOSITS AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DECIDE TO CANCEL YOUR TRIP AFTER IT IS CONFIRMED.
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