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Bunker 5001 was East Germany’s ultimate undisclosed location. Had the Cold War turned hot, East German leader Erich Honecker and other high-ranking communist leaders would have comfortably ridden out the end of the world in this 7,500 cubic meter space.

It’s buried in the middle of a forest about 40 kilometers from Berlin.

My guide, Hannes Hensel, who’s part of a group called the Berlin Bunker Network, showed up and poked around the ground for awhile until he uncovers a steel trapdoor. He opens it and beckons me inside. We won’t surface again for well over 4 hours.

“This was the most technologically advanced bunker of its time,” Hensel says while explaining his interest in the site. Bunker 5001 was actually superior in some respects to similar American and West German bunkers of its time.

Inside, he shows me how the East Germans built the bunker as a series of massive containers, built on giant springs and coils so that the facility could ride out the shock wave from nearby nuclear blasts. The bunker contained its own generators, water system and air filtering facilities, so that its 400 inhabitants would have had no need to enter the nuclear wasteland above for two weeks after a war. The postwar plans were a bit hazier, however.

“After two weeks, they would have gone above ground wearing radiation suits and gotten to an airplane and flown eastward to Russia,” says Hensel.

Bunker 5001 is definitely number one on the most endangered list of bunkers in the Berlin area. The site’s entrances meanwhile IS SEALED UP with concrete sometime to prevent thrill-seekers from gaining access.

Further Documentation is available at http://www.bunker5001.com/

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"We were there for one night. It was a very nice stay. Everything was clean, and the staff was very friendly."

NT$2,872 total

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Oct 19 - Oct 20

Private beach, scuba diving, beach volleyball

"Gut eingerichtetes und helles Zimmer, leider etwas hellhörig. Tolle Umgebung und weitläufiges Gelände mit vielen Möglichkeiten. "

Daily buffet breakfast (EUR 15.00 per person)

"Ich würde es nochal machen und es ist gut zum weiter empfehlen Daumen hoch"

NT$3,467 total

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Oct 13 - Oct 14

"good"

NT$3,546 total

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Oct 23 - Oct 24

"Super nette Angstellte und ich fand das Frühstücksangebot super. Auch das man im „Park“ alles frei nutzen konnte. Das Hotel selbst ist etwas in die Jahre gekommen. "

NT$4,004 total

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Oct 31 - Nov 1

Double Room | 1 bedroom, individually decorated, desk, laptop workspace

NT$4,013 total

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Oct 15 - Oct 16

"Average"

NT$3,531 total

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Oct 20 - Oct 21

"Für Lage und Umgebung MittelGUT."

NT$3,157 total

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Oct 12 - Oct 13

NT$3,996 total

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Oct 12 - Oct 13

"Bra hotell med närhet till Berlin, bra service och trevlig personal "

NT$4,117 total

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Oct 8 - Oct 9

NT$2,224 total

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Nov 1 - Nov 2

"Wonderful host— lovely neighborhood, close to the lake and many restaurants, and great breakfasts!"

NT$4,280 total

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Oct 12 - Oct 13

Studio | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace

"Great small town hotel & lovely staff. "

NT$4,415 total

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Nov 2 - Nov 3

"Allt var toppen, mycket orginellt och trevligt hotell med fantastisk personal. Utnyttjade bastun och dammen att bada i, helt magiskt. Tyvärr var restaurangen inte öppen på kvällen. Fick en underbar frukost (betalas separat)."

NT$7,062 total

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Oct 20 - Oct 21

"Room seemed clean. Beds were so-so. No supplies (shampoo, conditioner, etc) were provided - so bring some. Staff were very friendly. Carpet in hallways was stained. It was ok for a night."

"Tolle Umgebung / ruhig. Gutes Essen."

"The staff was very friendly and helpful. Everything was very clean. The restaurant on site has amazing food, very impressed! We were treated like family. Highly recommend!"

NT$3,223 total

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Nov 2 - Nov 3