Alternative Hamburg is an 'alternative' tourist attraction in Hamburg; however is great for locals…read morewho want to find some hidden attractions as well! There are cycling tours, craft beer and food and they all explore the less touristy, quirkier side of Hamburg. The prices are great and the people are amazing, I highly recommend it.

I went on the 65 minute English language brewery tour on a Saturday afternoon. Jürgen was our tour…read moreguide and he did a great job. In addition to other guests, there was a group of 12 guys who were on a bachelor party. I'm mentioning this because they were very disruptive but that's not Jürgen's fault and he did his best with the situation. There is a brewing room that you walk through with explanations of the different stages of the beer brewing process. In the back is a tasting room and most of the tour took place there. We all sat around a table while the guide poured and explained the beers. There appears to be a slideshow and we looked at some of the slides that identified the three beers we tried but I think because the slides were in German, we didn't see the full presentation. The tour was a nice diversion and although I have been on many brewery tours, I still learned something from this one, particularly about German beer. After the tour, your hand stamp gets you a discount in the gift shop.

Now THIS is more like it. Outstanding pilsners, quality food, and luckily for me, a staff that…read morewent out of their way to speak English. Sit at the bar to take advantage of the ice cold beer tray, which will help keep your half liter chilled. Try out the sausages and fresh baked bread, and hit the craft beer shop on the way out.

I came on a tour arranged by these guys yesterday and had quite a bit of fun. The only negative…read morething I could say is that the choices of music were, um, not what I would have chosen. They used a little boat called the Advocat, and gave us a good one hour tour of the harbour and southern canals. I've been on other boat tours before, but this was he best one yet in Hamburg. They also laid on drinks for us on the boat. After touring around Wilhelmsburg for a while we stopped at a beer garden for some food (see my review of Zum Anleger (http://www.qype.co.uk/place/169353-Zum-Anleger-Hamburg) ). On the way back we used an open-top bus - which I was really looking forward to. Sadly there was a huge thunderstorm, so it became merely a ride home rather than something fun.

A lovely time riding around the harbor in a little boat! I'm normally squeamish when it comes to…read moreboats and sailing, but was too distracted by the interesting things to look at around the harbor. I had a lot of fun, I had never taken a boat trip into the harbor before and was excited by the new perspectives we had the chance to experience, like Landungsbrucken from the water's side and The Koehlbrandbrucke from underneath. I had a lot of fun and will make sure to recommend the tour to friends visiting from abroad!

I learned a lot about Hamburg. This was an excellent guide to the city, and Savvy was articulate…read moreand well-informed. However, no fewer than 4 times did he remind us that he was giving us the best tour experience ever, and if we agreed, he expected us to leave him a generous tip that would help him pay his rent. 4 times! I would prefer to pay the fair cost of a product upfront rather than being exposed to continual hard sell. Sometimes "free" is not without cost.

'ROBIN' was obviously not the guide that took me and my friend Stefan on a tour through Hamburg…read more Our guide's name was UTE, and she was wonderful. Funny, knowledgable, entertaining and charming. Two hours went by like nothing. And in the end we were equipped with plenty suggestions, wonderful tipps and special priced Harbour-Boat tickets. Most people honored the tour by putting 5 or 10 Euros into the pouch that made it's round. A prebooked tour of this quality would easily cost 20,00 to 25,00 € per person. UTE dieserves 5 stars AND a decent pay...

Over the past decade, a number of tours have sprung up to give visitors a look at some of the…read moredarker sides of Hamburg's St. Pauli quarter, from a historical look at the tricks of the prostitution trade that has flourished for centuries to lore as related by a costumed night watchman. But Steffanie Hempel's Beatles Tour is a standout for a number of reasons. First, Ms. Hempel's passion for her subject gives the tour a warmth and enthusiasm that other's lack. This is no surprise that she developed the tour herself 10 years ago. Another reason is that the tour is given in both German and English, and unlike some tours, the information in English is as extensive as it is in German. Further, instead of ping-ponging back and forth between languages, Ms. Hempel will explain a fact in German, then give the English version and add another tidbit, before going back to German. This gives the narration a more fluid course. As she leads the group between key sites, Ms. Hempel performs appropriate songs from the Beatles' early days, singing in a voice that is reminiscent of both Lennon and McCartney, while accompanying herself on her ukelele. It's quite good and tour participants are encouraged to join in at times. Passers-by often stop to take in the performances. Through her extensive knowledge of the Beatles, much of it gained from her interviews with people who knew and worked with the lads during their days in Hamburg from 1960-62, Ms. Hempel builds a convincing case that the band may not have emerged as the world-changing force they became had they not spent weeks on end playing 5-6 hours a night in seedy clubs. In fact, their first appearance, on the Indra club stage, came after the five members had only played together for one hour, with a drummer recruited as he was the only guy they knew with a full drum kit. The band was the promoter's fourth choice and they lived down to his expectations, with the show saved by the stripper performing along with the group. Ms. Hempel then builds the story as to how they honed their lineup, their looks, their songwriting skills and their musical talent over four extended stays in the Hansestadt. She ends the tour with a mini-concert at the St. Pauli Museum, where the sign above the door reads "From stories come history." At the museum, participants can grab an Astra beer, take a seat and sing along as Ms. Hempel takes up her guitar and plays a handful of songs. Singing along is strongly encouraged and lyric sheets are available, but from the first note, most of the guests sing along with the songs that shaped much of their lives. And from their their broad smiles, the tour has added to those happy memories. And to keep the spirit alive, Ms. Hempel has just released CD of her interpretations of a number of Beatles' songs.

Why has nobody ever reviewed Rosi's Bar in English? Could it be because whenever the English end up…read morethis far into a St. Pauli weekender they can no longer differentiate between any of the bars on Hamburgerberg?! I suspect so. Anyway, Rosi's trivia: the girl with the dreads from Zoe 2 DJ's here at the weekends sometimes. It's always packed Thursday till Sunday morning. It doesn't look anything like the photo, cause you have to imagine the mass of people sprawled on the pavement. All good fun, and probably better than the Reeperbahn

Ah Rosi's Bar.. it's another of the almost identical bars on that side of Hamburger Berg. That…read moremean's it's actually a pretty good bar, but you could just as easily pick any of 5-10 bars within 50 yards and have the same evening. - popular music? check. - dance floor? check. - cheap(ish) drinks? check. - good crowd? check. - free entry? check. - table football? check. Did I just copy/paste that review? Did someone copy/paste this bar?

Epitome of Hamburger Berg. It has it all: coolness, attitude, tunes, drinks Music is great. It can…read moreget very crowded on the dancefloor. But that's exactly what I like about it: people come to have fun and shake their bones to their favourite beats. It's as simple as that. My favourite @Reeperbahn

Ah Roschinsky's.. it's another of the almost identical bars on that side of Hamburger Berg. That…read moremean's it's actually a pretty good bar, but you could just as easily pick any of 5-10 bars within 50 yards and have the same evening. - popular music? check. - dance floor? check. - cheap(ish) drinks? check. - good crowd? check. - free entry? check. - table football? check.

Ahhh... the Reeperbanh is just a crazy party place in itself and this was the first place on the…read morefirst night I arrived in Hamburg. It was a Thurs night and apparently it was college night. There was a crowd at the door but it was definitely moving, but slowly. When I got to the front I gave the doorman my ID and he was like... "NO I can't accept this as a form of ID. Do you have papers?" I've NEVER had a problem with my CA driver's license EVER anywhere I've been and I knew he was just giving me a hard time. Luckily I was with German speaking people and one girl behind me in line stood up for me and argued with him and I was let in. I paid the 6EU entrance fee and 2EU coat check and was ready to party! Drinks were pretty cheap! 2 EU for shots, but my friend had already told me that coke and other backs were charged separately in Germany so I just had lots of shots. There were two dance floors- the main one is a pretty small one that you can step down into in front of the DJ booth. There were places to dance all around it and I saw both guys and girls dancing on the elevated areas. There were also plenty of tables all around this room. Overall-I would say the dance floor was small, but I thin it's considered pretty big for Germany. Downstairs, there are the bathrooms and the hip hop room. There's two separate bars down there and they were spinning hip hop all night. It was pretty good except for all that smoke... but hey, it's Europe and they smoke EVERYWHERE. Overall I had a pretty awesome time dancing the night away even though the night started off not so great.

I went in on Saturday with a friend in from Oslo and a local mate…read more I could not stand it - I am very confused at why my experience doesn't match the others here. The music was just awful - and when occasionally a good tune did come on it was immediately taken off within seconds with perverse DJ intent, straight back to the formulaic dreary re-runs of wedding disco classics. In fact, I love those DJs compared to Moondoo. The atmosphere was basic suburban corporate club - without the kookiness, interesting people and involving music. The drinks were average. The girl on the door was pretty. My Hamburg friend seemed to like it, but he's gay and was downstairs (marginally better music) cruising around. Somebody tell me where in Hamburg they play dance music that makes people happy, please?

There is a Hip Hop and R&B area and there is a Electro House area…read more Whatever you decide, it's only one floor away from each other. So Neidklub should be a good choice for you. The crowd is either getting younger or I'm getting older, however it's ok. Dress code is casual or dress to impress, just don't overdress yourself and don't do that stupid trash look thinking that would be cool or "London style" or whatever. It's TRASH! haha Well that you can find enough outside the Reeperbahn, so no need for trash look. Admission is usually around 10-12€ or free for students.

I am actually not a big fan of Hiphop & RnB, but after this club I totally changed my mind. This…read moretrendy, arty and dark club provides a great party! Not Reeperbahn-like, mixed goodlooking crowd varying from trashy style to extremely fashionable. No loud, drunk tourist so far Total social hotspot, got to meet all this funky people! The decor is kind of Hollywood/LA stylish. The DJs play commercial classics & sexy underground sounds, very dancable! Definitely go back here! One of the Reeperbahns best kept secrets!

I happened to come when Nicky Romero was spinning and it was a crazy fun time. It was easy to get…read morein and coat check and get the party started. Cover, coat check, and drinks are pretty standard: 6EU, 2EU, and 2EU shots. It's actually a pretty good sized place with accessible bars and two different rooms. The main dance floor was pretty big and crowded of course, but you could dance a little outside of it if you want more room. Just to the side of it is another room that just has tables and a bar so you can chill if you didn't want to be in the middle of all the party people. Upstairs, there's a pretty good sized hip hop room with tables and a stage where you can dance. They were also playing music videos on the walls while the music was pumping. I think I would def come back again because it's a place that you can go crazy and dance all night or if chill if you want to just get a drink and not party too hard. It has a little bit of everything for everyone...

For all intents and purposes, the Halo is a pretty bad club. The all-important looking bouncers…read moremake way for the all-important looking people at the register, in a far too obvious attempt to enhance the air of exclusivity. This air of exclusivity seems very forced at the Halo. The public that goes here seems to be young, overdressed and overdoing it. Music on both floors is not the best, and not particularly danceable. I'm a fan of electronic music, but the dance music spun on the bottom floor reminded me of class parties in 5th grade. My boyfriend's brother was the DJ on the second floor the evening I went (which explains my visit) celebrating his 400's radio show on NDR. I'm not a hip-hop fan, but the music was passable. Hiphop isn't really my thing. Upstairs next to the hip-hop floor is also the smoking lounge. This is somewhat ironic since there is no ventilation, or at least not any noticeable ventilation. In closing, I'd avoid the halo unless you're the type that likes to mingle with the young and overdressed in a haze of cigarette smoke and cheap vodka. If so, wear earplugs.