Freiburg
Boho budget digs with chilled common areas, a shared kitchen, bike rental, musical instruments and a ping-pong table. There's no wi-fi but you can check…
Must-see hotels in Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest
Baden-Baden
Sitting on one of Baden-Baden's smartest streets, this above-par hotel is a real find, with 40 dapper, recently updated rooms, chandelier-lit spaces, and…
Nuremberg
A hotel since 1896, the Victoria is a solid option in a central location. With its early-21st-century bathrooms and now ever so slightly dated decor, the…
The Black Forest
This leafy site has a solar-heated pool and a nature trail. There's plenty to keep the kids amused, including a playground, table football and volleyball…
Lake Constance
The Waldhorn creaks with history and its light, appealingly restored rooms make a great base for exploring the Altstadt. Breakfast is served in the wood…
Regensburg & the Danube
True to its name, the 'Golden Sun' fills a magnificently gabled, six-storey townhouse with light. Rooms sport stylishly lofty ceilings, ornate mirrors and…
Munich
This friendly hotel has big, bright, business-standard rooms and a good price-to-quality ratio, with five-star breakfasts and polite staff. Despite the…
The Romantic Road
Situated opposite the train station a little way along Bahnhofstrasse, the 'Three Crowns' has the town's most comfortable, if slightly cramped, rooms and…
Stuttgart
Eschew the anonymity of Stuttgart’s cookie-cutter chains for this intimate hotel just off Charlottenplatz. Rooms are light, clean and modern, if slightly…
Chiemsee
This camping ground is scenically located on a peninsula 3km south of Prien with its own private beach. There is water-sports equipment for hire and the…
The Black Forest
Service can be brusque but this is still one of your best bets for spotless, contemporary quarters in Karlsruhe. Breakfast is worth the extra €6 – eggs,…
Lake Constance
Geared up for cyclists and offering bike rental (€8 per day), this family-run hotel has a beer garden and humble but tidy rooms with pine furnishings. It…
Lake Constance
Shiny parquet floors, citrus colours and artwork have spruced up the charming and peaceful rooms at this central guesthouse, tucked down a cobbled lane…
Regensburg
With its comfortable, clean quarters, unstinting breakfast and mild-mannered staff, the 'Jolly Turk' will bring a smile to any price-conscious traveller's…
Munich
Don't be fooled by the slightly gloomy corridors here – rooms are of a very high business standard, parading big bathrooms and every amenity you could…
Bavarian Alps
Posthotel Kolberbräu is a very well-appointed, 30-room inn set amid the bustle of the main street, with hefty timber furniture, a classic Bavarian…
Bavarian Alps
This well-maintained hotel next to the church has pristine business-standard rooms, some with Alpine views from the balconies and bits of woodcarving art…
Mittenwald
A purely Alpine affair, the friendly Hotel-Gasthof Alpenrose has cosy, old-style rooms, a folksy restaurant and live Bavarian music almost nightly. Staff…
The Black Forest
Beautifully positioned on the banks of the Kinzig, this campground has impeccable eco-credentials, with recycling policies in place. For the kids, there's…
Passau
With their light, unfussy decor and well-tended bathrooms, the 15 pristine rooms at this Altstadt hotel offer a high quality-to-price ratio. Buffet…
Lake Constance
The affable Rimpps take pride in their lemon-fronted patrician house. Obertor stands head and shoulders above most Altstadt guesthouses, with spotless…
Nuremberg & Franconia
This excellent 140-bed hostel near the university has comfortable, fresh rooms, a relaxed atmosphere and heaps of guest facilities such as a multipurpose…
Würzburg
This bike-friendly hotel occupies a brightly renovated building with spotless en suite rooms with cable TV. Parking can be arranged close by, and there's…
Berchtesgaden
This 265-bed hostel is situated in the suburb of Strub, and has great views of Mt Watzmann. It’s a 25-minute walk from the Hauptbahnhof or a short hop on…
Regensburg & the Danube
With immaculate rooms and a superb restaurant, family-run Pension Hummel, just a few steps from the train station, is the best spot in town to get some…
Regensburg & the Danube
This beautiful, cheap, well-equipped and wheelchair-friendly hostel crams 84 beds into a renovated redbrick fortress (1828), about 150m west of the…
Breisach
On the banks of the Rhine, this hostel has first-rate facilities, including a barbecue hut, volleyball court and access to the swimming pool next door.
Regensburg & the Danube
This four-star treat a few streets south of the train station is Straubing's top address with sleek, 21st century rooms and a fine-dining restaurant.
Nuremberg & Franconia
This comfy, 122-bed youth hostel provides pretty views of the Altstadt. As you might expect, this hostel is very peddle- and paddle-friendly.
Regensburg
Regensburg’s 190-bed DJH hostel occupies a beautiful old building on a large island about a 10-minute walk north of the Altstadt.
Passau
Tent-only camping ground idyllically set on the Ilz River, 15 minutes' walk from the Altstadt. Catch bus 1 or 2 to Ilzbrücke.
The Black Forest
Chirpy staff make you feel right at home at this apartment-hotel, featuring bright, modern rooms equipped with kitchenettes.
Campingpark 'Romantische Strasse'
The Romantic Road
This camping ground is set on the shores of a swimmable lake 1.5km northeast of the Wörnitz Tor.
Passau
Beautifully renovated 129-bed hostel and one of Bavaria's best DJHs, right in the fortress.
Nuremberg
Open year-round, this impressive youth hostel is one of Germany's best and a real trip-stopper with a standard of facilities many four-star hotels would…
The Romantic Road
Located just outside the town walls, this shiny, 186-bed hotel-hostel-guesthouse is spacious and clean-cut. There are two- to six-bed rooms, ideal for…
Lake Constance
The contemporary, light-drenched rooms are immaculately kept at this family-run hotel, 5km west of Friedrichshafen and an eight-minute hop on the train…
Augsburg
The SLEPS is simply the singles and doubles at Augsburg's youth hostel (Jugendherberge), rebranded as a guesthouse. Rooms still have that whiff of…
Füssen
These budget rooms above a restaurant a 10-minute walk south of Füssen town centre, towards the border with Austria, will win no prizes for decor or…
Ulm
Big on old-world flair, the Bäumle can trace its history way back to 1522 and houses smart, immaculately kept rooms. Triples are big enough to accommodate…
