Private: Accom in Berlin
For anyone else thinking of doing the same as we did...here are 2 good options:
1/ Place an online classified ad in the local ex-pat magazine 'Ex-Berliner'.
2/ Walk into an Irish bar and asked behind the bar if anyone knows anyone who's up for renting you a room. We got lucky on our first attempt at doing this and ended up in a fab big flat 7 metro stops north of the centre for 100e a week.
Re The Generator Hostel - we went out here, but it was full of noisy wee 'pijos' and not cheap either - about 50€ a night for a private room.

