Free Massages in Berlin....really it's surprisingly good, fun and not creepy in any way...I promise!!!
So, this is one of those odd little tips that you won't find in your Rick Steves Guidebook, yet it is seriously one of the funniest things I've experienced in Berlin.....
At U-Bahnhof Berliner Strasse on Bundesallee 39-40A (map) there is a company called Ceragem. They are a South Korean firm that manufactures and sells programmable massage tables throughout the world. They are so convinced that you'll love their technology after trying out one of their massage beds that eventually you will buy one....even if you choose to purchase one years from now.
Just show up between 8am and 5:40pm Monday through Friday or until 1:20pm on Saturday with a sheet and a blanket (or any combination of the two) and you will get a free 40 minute massage. It's totally legitimate; not creepy in any way and it's really fun.
Here's the catch: You have to listen to a 5-10 minute talk in German about the beds that includes lots of hooting, hollering and clapping...if you speak German, you'll laugh; if you don't speak German you'll laugh even harder.....and then you get 40 minutes on one of their 50 or so wonderful massage beds.
The technology and technique behind the heated massage beds are inspired by traditional Korean massage and accupressure. The company claims that their beds will improve your health in a number of ways.
The massage is great and it's even more fun if you go with a small group of people.
