Augsburg
Augsburg's top choice packs a 500-year-old former bishop's guesthouse (Martin Luther and Kaiser Maximilian I stayed here) with 57 rooms, all different but…
Must-see hotels in Germany
Harz Mountains
There's very little not to like about this boutique hotel in the heart of the Altstadt, parts of which are over 500 years old. Operating as a mint in a…
Hamburg
The young and forever-young mix and mingle without a shred of prejudice at this rocking design hotel-hostel combo that's all about living, laughing,…
Eastern Saxony
Cross the footbridge onto the Polish side of the Neisse River, turn right and wander up the hill and you'll find this superb value-for-money option. There…
Lower Saxony & Bremen
In a great location around the corner from Burgplatz, the Fourside is one of Braunschweig's newest accommodation options, with 174 rooms done up in a…
Bacharach
In a dream setting inside a hillside 12th-century medieval castle, Burg Stahleck, this hostel has 170 beds in rooms for one to four people, almost all…
Harz Mountains
This wonderfully romantic hotel off the Markt exemplifies traditional style and elegance, and has warm, accommodating staff, but it's not for everyone…
Central Germany
Housed inside the Green Citadel, a design by the Austrian architect Friedenreich Hundertwasser, this hotel has bold colours, organic shapes and all…
Central Germany
One for the architecture and design purists, who'll first need to come to terms with the fact that all rooms share showers and toilets. If you can swallow…
Central Germany
Eisleben’s premier in-town hotel is a classic outpost of charm and tradition. Although over 500 years old, it has seriously slicked-up rooms with four…
Northern Germany
The hotel most in keeping with Lüneburg’s quirky character, this 16-room place just off the Markt greets you with brickwork, stained glass, carved wooden…
Bremen City
The simple but effortlessly stylish, dark-wooded rooms pitched around a central courtyard and the top-notch service from attentive staff make this classy…
Harz Mountains
If staying in quaint-but-quirky antique houses isn't your thing, these six smart, modern, fully self-contained apartments come highly recommended. There's…
Hamburg
This stylish townhouse hotel sits smack dab in the heart of the Schanzenviertel party zone. Rooms are smallish, with wooden floors, angular furniture and…
Regensburg & the Danube
This elegant hotel in Grafenau is good value for the weary traveller. The stylish rooms are spacious and most have balconies. Guests are treated to a pool…
Rügen Island
Relax in the leafy, quieter and more pleasant eastern edge of town at this historic 1902 villa. Family-run after many years, some of the comfy but…
The Black Forest
Nuzzling between forest and meadows, this eco-conscious spa hotel in Lauterbad, 2km south of Freudenstadt, is a terrific pick for a relaxing break, with…
Baden-Baden
Overlooking attractively tended gardens right in the heart of Baden-Baden, this hotel has retained all the grace and character of the belle époque, with…
The Black Forest
A beautiful example of a 17th-century Black Forest farmhouse, with its hip roof, snug timber-clad interior and wonderfully rural setting in the forest,…
Rhine Valley
Sumptuous Schönburg's 25 palatial rooms are richly furnished with antiques and chandeliers; some have four-poster beds and open fireplaces. Parking is…
The Black Forest
Occupying a lovingly converted half-timbered house, dating to (you guessed it!) 1604, this Schiltach newcomer has hit the ground running. In the capable…
The Black Forest
Run by the welcoming Sauter family, this streamlined hotel fuses contemporary living with traditional local materials (note the wood shingling on the…
Historic Mitte
The Adlon has been Berlin’s most high-profile defender of the grand tradition since 1907. The striking lobby with its signature elephant fountain is a…
Lake Constance
With an unbeatable location right on the lake front with a stellar view of the lighthouse, Helvetia is a superchic boutique number, with a mix of highly…
Konstanz
An arresting panorama of Konstanz' Altstadt spreads out before you from the top floor of this stylish newcomer. It might look nondescript from outside,…
Berlin
In a building modelled on the Rockefeller Center in New York City, the Ritz-Carlton makes a grand statement with newly renovated art deco–inspired digs…
Swabian Alps Region
So close to the castle you can almost touch it, this flower-bedecked hotel has dapper rooms ensconced in a 16th-century building. The hotel's cosy…
Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz
Berlin
This Scandinavian import gets kudos for its central location and spacious blond-wood rooms with box-spring beds, panoramic windows with blackout curtains…
Freiburg
This ecofriendly hotel fits in neatly to Freiburg's Vauban neighbourhood, a shining model of sustainability with its PlusEnergy housing and car-free…
The Black Forest
A winner for families, this enticing chalet-style guesthouse has dreamy views over forested hills, and immaculate country-style rooms done out in florals…
Lake Constance
This 300-year-old coaching inn was once a stop on the Frankfurt–Milan mail run. Well-kept, light and spacious, the newly revamped rooms (including those…
Düsseldorf
Part of new Le Quartier Central, a reurbanised freight yard about 2km north of the Hauptbahnhof, this hip new contender is an ironic marriage of French…
Lake Constance
Sitting with aplomb on the promenade, this romantic hotel is a class act. The higher you go, the better the view from the warm-hued rooms facing the…
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
Bremerhaven's newest accommodation option is a harbourside four-star hotel with understated elegance. Rooms have midcentury styling with walnut set off by…
German Wine Route
Start your stay with a glass of Riesling at this one-time winemaker’s mansion, which has been turned into a romantic 17-room hotel that blends traditional…
Ulm
The Münster bells are your wake-up call at this supercentral new boutique hotel. There are just seven rooms, tastefully done out in crisp whites, blues…
Erfurt
This upmarket hostel in an 18th-century hotel scores big with wallet-watching global nomads, especially as reception's open round the clock and there's no…
Friedrichshain
This riverside behemoth bills itself as a 'music and lifestyle' hotel and underscores the point by offering two recording studios and e-guitar rentals…
Cologne
History and high-tech mix nicely at this 54-room retreat in a historical journeyman's hostel with plenty of eye candy for the style-conscious. The…
Frankfurt am Main
Classic 1950s elegance stretches from the stainless steel, neon and black-and-white marble of the lobby all the way up to the panoramic 7th-floor…
