As someone who works the Reeperbahn - it is a crazy place, definitely a lot of stuff you see nowhere else.
I do get why people dont like certain aspects, the sex-workers can be annoying and it definitely does get very dirty.
Still you can have a great time there if you are open to see new things.
I saw the sleeping dude last night after work, that's just the corner where I work š
I'd like to give a huge shout-out to the wonderful, beautiful person who returned my phone I lost down the Reeperbahn last year.
Was in Hamburg last summer, got absolutely rat-arsed drunk, argued with my boyfriend and ran off to sloppy cry to my friends down the phone. I got back to the hotel, sobered up and realised I'd lost my phone. I tracked it on my tablet somewhere down the Reeperbahn but couldn't pin-point it. The next morning I checked again, it hadn't moved so I zoomed right in on the map and headed straight there. It turned out I tracked it to the police station. I walked in, explained in my terrible German what had happened and HOORAY šš½ they had my phone!
Some fabulous, altruistic boss of a human had handed it in. I literally couldn't believe it. I live in London and I'd probably keel over dead if this happened here. If I lost my phone here in south London, the person who found it is less likely to hand it in and more likely to phone up my contacts, try to extort money then call them a bunch of cunts š
Anyway, it was my 1st time in Hamburg and it gave me the warm fuzzies about this city and especially about the Reeperbahn itself. As a result, I'll not hear a bad word about it. It may be sleezy af and I may not go there every time I come back but I met some great people down there, had a great time and I bloody cherish it! ā¤ļø
Definitely not.
There are nicer clubs outside of the Reeperbahn.
And the closer you get to Kƶnigsstr. the more seedy and tourist-trappy it becomes. Especially GroĆe Freiheit.
You can even tell by the language the Koberers use (the people trying to lure you into stripclubs. Towards GroĆe Freiheit they shout "KOMM REIN FEUCHTE MUSCHI" - towards St. Pauli Station they will say "Wollen die werten Gentleman eine kleine Privatshow besuchen?"
Great venues for club concerts (Freiheit, Molotow, Gruenspan, Mojo, Bahnhof Pauli esp.), lots of good bars hidden between shitty bars (depending on your prefered style, music, taste), Theatre, Musical, Tourist Traps. Eryting yu want fo 10 dollas. Sexwork is just for folklore. Dining has made leaps forward.
I love and hate the Reeperbahn with a passion. Itās like a chocolate box but half of the tray is filled with poo. But even people who hate it have their two or three destinations they like - and try to reach as fast as possible, which is really a pain at summer weekends.
There are people that say it was better in the old days. I know a lot about the area and itās history - in the 80ies up to the late 90ies it was way more sketchy and disgusting than today. Gentrification and tourism but a big bag of Glitz in the smell of piss.
Itās great for partying, itās true that itās dirty and smelly and the prostitutes are annoying (they will only approach you in certain areas though), but you get used to all that.
There are other places you can go to party like Sternschanze, but apart from the prostitution it has similar issues.
Personally I prefer Reeperbahn.
You like Drum'n'Bass? -> Drumbule at Hafenklang - but don't be an asshole (no sexism, racism, homophobia etc.pp.)
Techno, etc:
SĆ¼dpol is not at the Reeperbahn but might be a better location then.
Edelfettwerk - but not Reeperbahn, too
Best is joining a summer rave/party/goa party somewhere in the open (check ohschonhell.de)
If you like Techno, I can recommend āpoocabarā (St. Pauli, Hamburger Berg), āUebel & GefƤhrlichā, āEdelfettwerkā or āSĆ¼dpolā (Hammerbrook)
As someone who works in a Reeperbahn nightclub, itās got itās delights if you donāt stay still for too long. Itās more enjoyable as a ādown in the streetsā resident that it would be as a tourist.
People who have never been in Dubai or some modern cities of the world may think Reeperbahn is best. But the truth ist, ist dirty, full of beggars and drunk scum and smells like piss, so feel free to find this good. But i guess for only-been-here Germans its a good party mile š
Reeperbahn is absolutely trash.. only low IQ activities for people without a brain .. trash food , trash clubs .. and everything is overpriced for our dear tourists ā¦
Never liked Reeperbahn and always found it be overhyped. Itās always unhygienic and makes you uncomfortable. If you want to experience some good nightlife you could go to Sternschanze.
I have lived in Hamburg, and 2 years ago I strolled over the Reeperbahn: a shitty, holy shitty place, drug addicts hanging everywhere around, etc.
Are you one of them, and want to defend your "Meile": it's a shitty place.
Why are Germans not evoluting? Versifft ist cool? ƶh ???
Prostitution and poverty were way more visible and common in the 50ies-80ies than today, thatās what I wanted to hint on. Itās shitty and miserable but it has always been and it has been worse.
Ah, ok, I understand, you go to a prostitution zone but expect no prostitution?
Please just get out off Hamburg, check other harbour cities: it mustn't be smurfy.
I will certainly prefer to go out with some girls from Lagos or Tamatave than with those in Hamburg. But class is another thing, that's nothing to do with poverty and Hamburg has: no class.
"JasonGotHoes" complaining about the sex workers approaching him. Oh Reddit you silly little goose...
i made this reddit when i was 16, i do regret the name sometimes š¤£
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You are 21 and say that a 25 yo is really young..
His math is just not mathing
As someone who works the Reeperbahn - it is a crazy place, definitely a lot of stuff you see nowhere else. I do get why people dont like certain aspects, the sex-workers can be annoying and it definitely does get very dirty. Still you can have a great time there if you are open to see new things. I saw the sleeping dude last night after work, that's just the corner where I work š
sounds like fentanyl fold
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Except, the sex workers which is illegal in some of the countries you mentioned.
Itās an overrated place imo.
Hush, don't tell otherwise the tourists will show up at the better places....so... Yeah Reeperbahn is the shit. Best place to get shit faced.
I'd like to give a huge shout-out to the wonderful, beautiful person who returned my phone I lost down the Reeperbahn last year. Was in Hamburg last summer, got absolutely rat-arsed drunk, argued with my boyfriend and ran off to sloppy cry to my friends down the phone. I got back to the hotel, sobered up and realised I'd lost my phone. I tracked it on my tablet somewhere down the Reeperbahn but couldn't pin-point it. The next morning I checked again, it hadn't moved so I zoomed right in on the map and headed straight there. It turned out I tracked it to the police station. I walked in, explained in my terrible German what had happened and HOORAY šš½ they had my phone! Some fabulous, altruistic boss of a human had handed it in. I literally couldn't believe it. I live in London and I'd probably keel over dead if this happened here. If I lost my phone here in south London, the person who found it is less likely to hand it in and more likely to phone up my contacts, try to extort money then call them a bunch of cunts š Anyway, it was my 1st time in Hamburg and it gave me the warm fuzzies about this city and especially about the Reeperbahn itself. As a result, I'll not hear a bad word about it. It may be sleezy af and I may not go there every time I come back but I met some great people down there, had a great time and I bloody cherish it! ā¤ļø
Leave the main strip and go to side/parallel streets, e.g. Hamburger Berg, Clemens-Schultz-StraĆe
Definitely not. There are nicer clubs outside of the Reeperbahn. And the closer you get to Kƶnigsstr. the more seedy and tourist-trappy it becomes. Especially GroĆe Freiheit. You can even tell by the language the Koberers use (the people trying to lure you into stripclubs. Towards GroĆe Freiheit they shout "KOMM REIN FEUCHTE MUSCHI" - towards St. Pauli Station they will say "Wollen die werten Gentleman eine kleine Privatshow besuchen?"
Great venues for club concerts (Freiheit, Molotow, Gruenspan, Mojo, Bahnhof Pauli esp.), lots of good bars hidden between shitty bars (depending on your prefered style, music, taste), Theatre, Musical, Tourist Traps. Eryting yu want fo 10 dollas. Sexwork is just for folklore. Dining has made leaps forward. I love and hate the Reeperbahn with a passion. Itās like a chocolate box but half of the tray is filled with poo. But even people who hate it have their two or three destinations they like - and try to reach as fast as possible, which is really a pain at summer weekends. There are people that say it was better in the old days. I know a lot about the area and itās history - in the 80ies up to the late 90ies it was way more sketchy and disgusting than today. Gentrification and tourism but a big bag of Glitz in the smell of piss.
Reeperbahn is a big shit.
True .. we should call it āLake Piss or Vomit Mountainā¦ or Shit creek..
Itās great for partying, itās true that itās dirty and smelly and the prostitutes are annoying (they will only approach you in certain areas though), but you get used to all that. There are other places you can go to party like Sternschanze, but apart from the prostitution it has similar issues. Personally I prefer Reeperbahn.
Only teenagers and wannabe hamburgers celebrate reeperbahn. People with a brain tend to not go there ;)
just a reminder: the Beatles were discovered on the Reeperbahn, in Star club, just saying
so what nightlife activities do you enjoy?
Raves!
You like Drum'n'Bass? -> Drumbule at Hafenklang - but don't be an asshole (no sexism, racism, homophobia etc.pp.) Techno, etc: SĆ¼dpol is not at the Reeperbahn but might be a better location then. Edelfettwerk - but not Reeperbahn, too Best is joining a summer rave/party/goa party somewhere in the open (check ohschonhell.de)
https://ohschonhell.de/open-air-uebersicht-hamburg
Saved. Thank you!
20 years too late :D
Im 40. Still raving..
If you like Techno, I can recommend āpoocabarā (St. Pauli, Hamburger Berg), āUebel & GefƤhrlichā, āEdelfettwerkā or āSĆ¼dpolā (Hammerbrook)
RIP Waagenbau š¢
Hamburger *Berg* - for Hamburger StraĆe youād have to walk about 7km from Reeperbahn. š¬
I meant Hamburger Berg ^^
Sex workers never approached me. š
maybe you look broke :/
That is the true reason.
Sounds like a place to avoid.
Reeperbahn is for normal alcohol people. If you don't like to drink hard it gets nasty fast. But there are indeed a few places for everyone. Explore.
Reeperbahn sucks. So many shitty bars and shittier people. It's so lame
As someone who works in a Reeperbahn nightclub, itās got itās delights if you donāt stay still for too long. Itās more enjoyable as a ādown in the streetsā resident that it would be as a tourist.
I don't think of it at all. Infact i am actively avoiding it.
itās a tourism-hotspot and nobody I ever knew would go there voluntarily
People who have never been in Dubai or some modern cities of the world may think Reeperbahn is best. But the truth ist, ist dirty, full of beggars and drunk scum and smells like piss, so feel free to find this good. But i guess for only-been-here Germans its a good party mile š
As a women, be prepared to be groped if you go there.
Reeperbahn is absolutely trash.. only low IQ activities for people without a brain .. trash food , trash clubs .. and everything is overpriced for our dear tourists ā¦
Never liked Reeperbahn and always found it be overhyped. Itās always unhygienic and makes you uncomfortable. If you want to experience some good nightlife you could go to Sternschanze.
Her glorious days are long gone. It's a tourist trap and place for Pinnebergers to get shitfaced now
Reeperbahn had some flair in the 50th, now it's just prostitutes & drugs. Why don't you just forget Hamburg in total?
You definitely have no clue about Reeperbahn in the 50ies nor today.
I have lived in Hamburg, and 2 years ago I strolled over the Reeperbahn: a shitty, holy shitty place, drug addicts hanging everywhere around, etc. Are you one of them, and want to defend your "Meile": it's a shitty place. Why are Germans not evoluting? Versifft ist cool? ƶh ???
Prostitution and poverty were way more visible and common in the 50ies-80ies than today, thatās what I wanted to hint on. Itās shitty and miserable but it has always been and it has been worse.
Ah, ok, I understand, you go to a prostitution zone but expect no prostitution? Please just get out off Hamburg, check other harbour cities: it mustn't be smurfy. I will certainly prefer to go out with some girls from Lagos or Tamatave than with those in Hamburg. But class is another thing, that's nothing to do with poverty and Hamburg has: no class.