Best Hotels in Germany

Best Hotels in Germany

1. Sofitel Munich Bayerpost - Bayerstrasse 12, Muenchen, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury

The Sofitel Munich Bayerpost is a state-of-the-art interior design hotel, located very close to downtown city area, next to central station, and with easy access from all directions. The Sofitel Munich Bayerpost has very modern stylish rooms (including 57 suites) and the largest ballroom in the downtown area with a ceiling height of 6 meters.

There's also a 600 square meter Wellness area with heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam bath and fitness. The Restaurant Schwaz&Weiz has the ability to host 280 at the same time, ideal for lunch breaks during meetings. The foyer area (main lobby) has a ceiling height of 27 m with a glass roof.

Design meets comfort, and French savoir vivre blends with Bavarian joie de vivre in 396 rooms, 20 meeting rooms and the famous banquet hall. The unique Spa Lagune and the exciting options in our restaurant, bistro and bar promise to tempt you.

2. Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich - Munich, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury

The Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich is in the most desirable and central location on Munich's most splendid boulevard, the Maximilianstrasse. The Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich is the first address for high quality level travelers, who esteem the combination of noble atmosphere together with the central location of a luxurious Grand Hotel. Close to all the cultural attractions and to the major offices in the city center, this 5 Star deluxe European Grand Hotel was built in 1858.

Trends and tradition - high standard traditional extravagance combined with present trends- turn your stay into a unique experience. Each of the 303 furnished rooms and suites is exclusively and distinctively designed. Escape from the stress of the daily routine by means of a visit to the pool and wellness area and its solar-balcony with a marvelous view over the roofs of the Bavarian capital city. Relax and unwind with sauna, solarium, fitness and a medicinal massage or just get a cocktail at the Pool-Bar.

3. Park Hotel Bremen - Bremen, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury

An idyllic atmosphere, culinary surprises, a temple to wellness where you can unwind, and an ideal setting for celebrations and gatherings of any size. These are some of the things that make the Park Hotel Bremen a treat for all your senses. Classical elegance, high-ceilinged, light-filled rooms, sophisticated furnishings and luxurious fabrics – plus, of course, attentive service from our staff for each and every guest. These are the things that give the Park Hotel Bremen its special atmosphere.

Maybe you would like to start the day with a relaxing breakfast in your room, or perhaps you fancy a sumptuous brunch in the light-filled breakfast room? At the Park Hotel Bremen you can enjoy your stay in exactly the way you choose. Lovingly designed guest areas decorated with sophisticated artwork and furniture – and levels of service that meet your every need – help to create the perfect environment for your stay.

Spa´rks, our 1,200 square-metre, generously appointed oasis dedicated to fitness, wellness and beauty, offers guests a uniquely relaxing experience. It´s a genuine paradise where you can unwind in a heated outdoor pool, whirlpool bath, steam bath and tanning salon. And what´s more, there is a wide and varied range of treatments and cosmetic t

4. Seehotel Uberfahrt - Rottach-Egern, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury

For a quiet relaxing holiday, come visit the Seehotel Uberfahrt located on right on the lake. The hotel offers 135 luxurious rooms and 53 suites, all with spectacular views of the lake or the mountains. For relaxation, guests can visit the 2000 sqm Royal Spa including indoor and outdoor pools, a beauty and fitness center which offers Shiseido products, or private access to the lake to sunbathe. The hotel also features two restaurants, a bar and five conference rooms for the business traveler.

5. Kempinski Hotel Bristol Berlin - Berlin, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury

Please enjoy service with tradition ! Located directly on the famous Kurfürstendamm boulevard, the "grande dame" amongst the Berlin hotels is unmistakably eye-catching with its striking semi-circular swung facade. Well-known figures and business travellers alike from all over the world appreciate the comfort, service, cuisine and cultural highlights in the Kempinski Hotel Bristol.

You can find luxury and elegance also in other places in Berlin, yet in the Kempinski interiors exude something very special. You can feel an immense love to detail, and the ever-present but unobtrusive willingness to make each guest feel totally comfortable and at ease. 246 elegant rooms in a classic-modern style meet the highest standards. 55 suites revel in an exceptional symbiosis of exclusiveness and functionality. There has never been a wish we weren’t able to fulfil.

6. Rocco Forte Hotel de Rome - Berlin, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury

Hotel de Rome opened in Berlin on October 12, 2006. Designed by Tommaso Ziffer, this magnificent 146-bedroom property is a conversion of the old Dresdner Bank headquarters on the Bebelplatz, right in the heart of Berlin. To its right lies the Opera House and to the left, the former Royal Library, now the Law School of Humboldt University.

The hotel offers six conference rooms including a stunning, light-filled ballroom that was the former cashier's hall, a restaurant, a bar, as well as a health and fitness center with a magnificent swimming pool located in the bank's old jewel vault.


7. Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg - Cologne, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury

It is not until a great tradition and a taste for exquisiteness merge that something special can be created: A domain of well-being at an incomparably elevated level. In the Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg this claim has become reality. The architecture of one of the largest European baroque palaces, complemented with all the benefits of unique comfort, spoils pretentious travellers in grand style-right up to the most minute details. A home is always a composing of inimitable aspects of style and comfort. It is with this in mind that our 84 rooms and suites have been furnished to promote luxurious well-being throughout. Generous proportions provide the setting for the perfect blend of valuable antiques, choice furnishings and descreetly integrated technical refinements. Well-being is much more than just sport followed by a rest.

In and around Schloss Bensberg, therefore, we have created a culture of recuperation to thoroughly pamper the mind and the senses. The indoor Beauty & Spa area, covering an area of 1000 m² and comprising a sauna landscape, fitness centre and exclusive treatment programme, invites you to relax. Incidentally, we shall be glad to arrange sporting activities in cooperation with the leading clubs in the vicinity: whether it be tennis, horse-riding or golf.


8. Schlosshotel Buhlerhohe - Buhl, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury
****Schlosshotel Buhlerhohe is closed for renovations and is set to reopen in 2013****

Set On top of a Mountain Overlooking The Black Forest And The Rhine Valley, The Hotel Schlosshotel Buehlerhoehe, One of the premier spa resorts in Germany, Is An Oasis Of Calm And Relaxation. With A Chateau Style, the hotel is set In 18 Acres Of Park And Pure Nature. This five star luxury hotel offers Unobtrusive And Very Personal Service. It is A Perfectly Private Resort for guests to experience the ultimate rejuvenation.

9. Kempinski Hotel Atlantic - Hamburg, Germany

Style: Classic Luxury

The Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg, one of the few true Grand Hotels of our times, has been a local landmark since its opening a century ago in 1909. Situated on Lake Alster and in the city centre of Hamburg, the Atlantic is one of the leading luxury hotels for exploring the Hanseatic culture and lifestyle.

Choose one of our hotel rooms or suites and experience 100 years of glorious hotel history, full of glamour and luxury. Everything that cosmopolitan guests require for a perfect stay in Hamburg, is provided in the comfortable rooms of the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg. Or take a luxurious suite with marble bathroom, Hanseatic décor and sense the spirit of the legendary Grand Hotel. Drawing back the curtain is often accompanied by a drawing of breath - the views of lake Alster are simply mesmerising.

Gourmets get seduced by Hamburg's cosmopolitan variety of world-class restaurants. Sample culinary excellence at two of the most exquisite Gourmet restaurants right here in the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg - and taste the great hospitality at the extravagant hotel bar. The Atlantic Restaurant and the Tsao Yang are dining institutions in Hamburg. But the Hotel Atlantic commits to ignite its guest's appetite at every moment of the day. At our breakfast buffet, brunch and afternoon high tea, you'll indulge in culinary delights. Or relax at the Art-deco Atlantic Bar and experience the essence of Hamburg's social life.

Indulge yourself in our rejuvenating spa or revitalize at our fitness centre, including indoor pool, sauna, massage, facial treatments and fitness facilities. Experience the new concept of our Energy Clinic, combining old Chinese wisdom with modern techniques.


10. Hotel Elephant - Weimar, Germany

A traditional classic, the Hotel Elephant is beautifully appointed, featuring museum-quality paintings and antiques. Handsome decor, modern comforts, pleasant atmosphere, personalized service and genuine hospitality: all the ingredients that make this hotel a particularly charming place to stay. The hotel park is a green oasis just minutes from the city center. Beautifully landscaped, the park is an ideal place to stroll under shady pines and ornamental broadleafs. Gravel paths invite for walks around the park, passing by rosebeds, trellised fruit gardens and decorative fountains. Although located within the heart of the city, Hotel Elephant is an oasis of peace and quiet. From May to October, our swimming pool, sunbathing terrace and patio bar let you relax under stupendous mountain skies. In the hotel, you can try out the facilities of the fitness center equipped with sauna, gym and solarium. The hotel offers three types of guestrooms, all with modern ammenities. The rooms are spacious and open onto balconies. In addition to the historic main house, there is a nearby annex set in the park opposite the hotel. Each of the hotel's 44 single and double rooms is individual in decor and delightfully furnished. The restaurant has a traditional, old-world charm and its handsome paneling creates a cozy atmosphere. The three dining rooms--the Altdeutsche Stube, the Apostelstube and the Zirbelstube--provide the perfect setting for gracious dining.

Style: Classic Luxury

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Best Cities in Germany

Best Cities in Germany

Want to know the best cities in Germany to visit?  This selection of Germany's top cities and destinations gives you a great introduction to the best city vacations Germany has to offer.

1. Berlin

Berlin is both the German capital and the biggest city in Germany. After being separated into East and West during the Cold War, Berlin was reunited in 1990; it quickly emerged as the most cosmopolitan and exciting city in Germany for art, architecture, and nightlife.

Background:

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which has 4.4 million residents from over 190 nations. Located in the European Plains, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes.

Berlin is a world city of culture, politics, media, and science. Its economy is primarily based on the service sector, encompassing a diverse range of creative industries, media corporations, and convention venues. Berlin also serves as a continental hub for air and rail transport,and is a popular tourist destination. Significant industries include IT, pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, electronics, traffic engineering, and renewable energy.

Berlin is home to renowned universities, research institutes, orchestras, museums, and celebrities, as well as host of many sporting events. Its urban settings and historical legacy have made it a popular location for international film productions. The city is well renowned for its festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, contemporary arts, public transportation networks and a high quality of living.

2. Munich

Munich, the capital of Bavaria and gateway to the Alps, is one of the most beautiful and green cities in Germany. It offers first class museums and traditional German architecture, a salute to Bavaria's royal past. Get a true taste of Munich's hospitality, culture and world-famous beer at its Oktoberfest, which attracts more than 6 million visitors every year.

Background:

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, behind Berlin and Hamburg. About 1.35 million people live within the city limits. Munich hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The city's motto is "München mag Dich" (Munich likes you). Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" (Cosmopolitan city with a heart). Its native name, München, is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat of arms. Black and gold—the colours of the Holy Roman Empire—have been the city's official colours since the time of Ludwig the Bavarian.

Munich is not the only location within Bavaria known as "München". Three such locations exist: one that is known as "Munich", another that is located northeast of the city of Nuremberg, and a third, Hutthurm, that is located north of Passau.

Modern Munich is a financial and publishing hub, and a frequently top-ranked destination for migration and expatriate location in livability rankings. Munich achieved 7th place in frequently quoted Mercer livability rankings in 2010. For economic and social innovation, the city was ranked 15th globally out of 289 cities in 2010, and 5th in Germany by the 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index based on analysis of 162 indicators. In 2010, Monocle ranked Munich as the world's most livable city.

3. Frankfurt

Thanks to its International Airport, Frankfurt is the major hub for Germany and Europe. The city is also the financial center of the country, which is reflected in Frankfurt’s gleaming skyscrapers. Frankfurt is host to many important events, among them the International Book Fair in October, the biggest of its kind in the world.

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Frankfurt am Main, commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The city is located on an ancient ford on the river Main, the German word for which is "Furt". A part of early Franconia, the inhabitants were the early Franks. Thus the city's name reveals its legacy as being the "ford of the Franks".

Frankfurt is considered an alpha-minus world city,as listed by the Loughborough University group's 2008 inventory, is ranked 21st among global cities by Foreign Policy's 2008 Global Cities Index and is an international centre for commerce, finance, culture, transport, education, and tourism. According to the Mercer cost of living survey, Frankfurt is Germany’s second most expensive city, and the 48th most expensive in the world. Frankfurt also ranks among the top 10 most livable cities in the world according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting

4. Hamburg

Hamburg is the country's second largest city and located in the North of Germany. It boasts one of the biggest harbors in the world and is famous for its legendary nightlife hub "Reeperbahn", which is also home to the city’s red light district. With several waterways running through its center, Hamburg has maritime charm – with more bridges than Amsterdam and Venice combined.

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is the second-largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest city in the European Union. The city is home to over 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (including parts of the neighbouring Federal States of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein) has more than 4.3 million inhabitants. The port of Hamburg is the third-largest port in Europe (after the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Antwerp) and it is among the twenty largest in the world.

Hamburg is a major transport hub in Northern Germany and is one of the most affluent cities in Europe. It has become a media and industrial centre, with plants and facilities belonging to Airbus, Blohm + Voss and Aurubis. The radio and television broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk and publishers such as Gruner + Jahr and Spiegel-Verlag are pillars of the important media industry in Hamburg. In total there are more than 120,000 enterprises.

The city is a major tourist destination both for domestic and overseas visitors, receiving about 7.7 million overnight stays in 2008. Hamburg ranked 23rd in the world for livability in 2009, higher in some alternate rankings and in 2010 the city ranked 10th in the world.

5. Cologne

Cologne, founded by the Romans, is one of Germany's oldest cities. The soaring Cathedral of Cologne is the centerpiece of the city and its rich architectural history. Cologne is well-known for its contemporary art scene, excellent museums, and the largest carnival celebrations in Germany.

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Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city (after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich), and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.

Cologne is a major cultural centre of the Rhineland and has a vibrant arts scene. Cologne is home to more than 30 museums and hundreds of galleries. Exhibitions range from local ancient Roman archeological sites to contemporary graphics and sculpture. The Cologne Trade Fair hosts a number of trade shows such as Art Cologne, imm Cologne, Gamescom and the Photokina.

6. Dresden

Dresden, spread out on both banks of the river Elbe in Saxony, is also called "Florence at the Elbe", due to its idyllic location, excellent examples of baroque architecture, and world-renowned art treasures. Although 80% of Dresden’s historic center was destroyed in World War II, all landmarks have been rebuilt to their former splendor.

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Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.

Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony, who for centuries furnished the city with cultural and artistic splendour. The city was known as the Jewel Box, because of its baroque and rococo city centre. Controversial Allied aerial bombing towards the end of World War II killed thousands of civilians and completely destroyed the entire city. The impact of the bombing and 40 years of urban development during the East German communist era have considerably changed the face of the city. Some restoration work has helped to reconstruct parts of the historic inner city, including the Katholische Hofkirche, the Semper Oper and the Dresdner Frauenkirche. Since the German reunification in 1990, Dresden has regained importance as one of the cultural, educational, political and economic centres of Germany.


7. Leipzig

Leipzig has been home to some of Germany’s best-known artists for a long time; Goethe was a student in Leipzig, Bach worked here as a cantor, and today, the New Leipzig school brings fresh wind into the art world. Besides being a center for German art and culture, the city also became famous in Germany’s recent history, when Leipzig demonstrators initiated the peaceful revolution, which lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

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Leipzig is, with a population of appr. 525,000, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany and in the new states of Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Weisse Elster, Pleisse and Parthe in the Leipzig Bay (German: Leipziger Tieflandsbucht).

In the 17th century, Leipzig was one of the major European city-centres of learning and culture in fields such as music, astronomy and optics. After World War II, Leipzig became a major urban centre within the Communist German Democratic Republic.

Leipzig later played a significant role in the fall of communism in Eastern Germany, through events taken place in and around St. Nikolai Church. Since the Reunification of Germany, Leipzig has undergone significant change with the restoration of historical buildings and the development of a modern transport infrastructure. In 2006, Leipzig hosted key games in the FIFA World Cup.

In 2010, Leipzig was ranked 68th in the world as a livable city, by consulting firm Mercer in their quality of life survey. In 2009, Leipzig was ranked 35th in the world out of 256 cities for cultural, economic and social innovation.

8. Heidelberg

Heidelberg is one of the few German cities that wasn't destroyed in World War II; plenty of old world charm fills the narrow cobble stone streets of its Old Town, which was the center for Germany's romantic period. The ruins of the once grand Heidelberg castle, the oldest university in the country, and the idyllic river valley make Heidelberg one of the most picturesque destinations in Germany.

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Heidelberg is a German city situated in the south-west of the country. The fifth largest city of the German State of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg is part of a densely populated region known as the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. As of 2009, over 145,000 people live within the city's area. Heidelberg lies on the River Neckar in a steep valley in the Odenwald.

Heidelberg — having been a former residence of the Electoral Palatinate in the past — is the seat of the University of Heidelberg, which is well-known far beyond its and Germany's borders. Heidelberg is also a popular tourist destination due to its romantic and picturesque cityscape's character, including the Heidelberg Castle and the baroque style Old Town. The US Army has had a military base in Heidelberg since 1951.

9. Weimar

Weimar is the heart of German culture. This city in the East of Germany was home to many of Germany’s artists and thinkers; Goethe, Bach, and Nietzsche, just to name a few, shaped the intellectual zeitgeist of Weimar. The city is also the cradle of the Bauhaus movement, which revolutionized the aesthetics of the 20th century.

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is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia (German: Thüringen), north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899. Weimar was the capital of the Duchy (after 1815 the Grand Duchy) of Saxe-Weimar (German Sachsen-Weimar).

Weimar's cultural heritage is vast. It is most often recognised as the place where Germany's first democratic constitution was signed after the First World War, giving its name to the Weimar Republic period in German politics, of 1918–1933. However, the city was also the focal point of the German Enlightenment and home of the leading characters of the literary genre of Weimar Classicism, the writers Goethe and Schiller. The city was also the birthplace of the Bauhaus movement, founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius, with artists Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Oskar Schlemmer, and Lyonel Feininger teaching in Weimar's Bauhaus School. Many places in the city centre have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

10. Dusseldorf

Düsseldorf in the Rhineland offers an interesting mix of old and new, from traditional breweries to futuristic architecture by Ghery and Chipperfield. It is famous for its luxury shopping street Koenigsallee, and hosts the world’s biggest fashion trade fair. The Düsseldorf Art Academy is an integral part of the city's art scene, and graduated the likes of Joseph Beuys, Jörg Immendorff, and Gerhard Richter.

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Dusseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and center of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.

Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial center and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the city is headquarter to five Fortune Global 500 and several DAX companies. Messe Düsseldorf organizes nearly one fifth of all world‘s premier trade shows.

Culturally, Düsseldorf is known for its academy of fine arts (Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, e.g. Joseph Beuys, August Macke, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke and Andreas Gursky), its influence on early electronic music (Kraftwerk) and its large Japanese community. As a city by the river Rhine, Düsseldorf is a stronghold for Rhenish Carnival celebrations. Every year in July more than 4.5 million people visit the city's Largest Fair on the Rhine funfair.

As the seventh most populous city in Germany by population within city limits and an urban population of 1.5 million, Düsseldorf is one of the country's five global cities. The Mercer's 2009 Quality of Living survey of cities with the highest quality of life ranked Düsseldorf sixth worldwide and first in Germany.