Where to stay in Strasbourg, France?
Aug 2nd, 2010, 08:20 AM
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I was in Strasbourg 2 weeks ago and stayed at Sofitel for one night.
The hotel is a bit dated, not charming, but it is in a great location and very quiet. The room was comfortable and the staff helpful.
I was pleased and would stay there again.
The hotel is a bit dated, not charming, but it is in a great location and very quiet. The room was comfortable and the staff helpful.
I was pleased and would stay there again.
Aug 2nd, 2010, 08:55 AM
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I am not "big" on cathedrals, but the one in Strasbourg is
impressive ( the pink stone is so different, the windows are beautiful).
It is a pleasant town to walk around.. nice restaurants and shops. Most stores were closed Monday until 2PM.
The street car is easy to use ( if you wish to) - goes right into the train station.
I did not visit museums or galleries ( after a week in Paris I needed a "break")
Some parts are very touristy .... a lot of groups from Germany. Many signs are in French and German .
It is a charming place, but as someone said on another thread, after walking for an hour you are back at the same spot.
Without being distinctly French or German the city feels truly "European" .
impressive ( the pink stone is so different, the windows are beautiful).
It is a pleasant town to walk around.. nice restaurants and shops. Most stores were closed Monday until 2PM.
The street car is easy to use ( if you wish to) - goes right into the train station.
I did not visit museums or galleries ( after a week in Paris I needed a "break")
Some parts are very touristy .... a lot of groups from Germany. Many signs are in French and German .
It is a charming place, but as someone said on another thread, after walking for an hour you are back at the same spot.
Without being distinctly French or German the city feels truly "European" .
Aug 2nd, 2010, 09:07 AM
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If coming by train then there is a phalanx of hotels ringing the large square in front of the train station - i stayed at an ETAP (www.accorhotels.com or www.etaphotels.com) - a budget hotel but modern and a great location for train travelers.
Aug 2nd, 2010, 09:25 AM
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I realize that my info is old, having stayed there several years ago, but I have read more recent positive reviews of Hotel Cardinal de Rohan both here (although I could not locate any using Search function) and on TA, except for a couple, as usual.
The location is the best: in a pedestrian zone right across the street from the cathedral. And it did have charm! I would not hesitate to stay there again.
www.hotel-rohan.com/
The location is the best: in a pedestrian zone right across the street from the cathedral. And it did have charm! I would not hesitate to stay there again.
www.hotel-rohan.com/
Aug 2nd, 2010, 10:36 AM
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I was there a couple of weeks ago and will be returning in September. We loved it and can hardly wait to go back.
Hotel: A lot of folks on Fodor's recommend Hotel Gutenberg...we walked past it and I admit it has charm and has a wonderful location, including parking very close by. It also was quite a bit more than my Ibis.
We used/will use the Ibis (gare) because of their special for 52 euros dbl occupancy rate and close proximity to the train station for early am departure. The car park just down the street (aurélie) is long-term and will fit vehicles up to 1m 90, which we needed. A part of the accorhotels, like PalenQ states, it's budget but clean and comfortable. We had a great view of the pretty glass front of the Gare and the square. It was cooler when we were there so we slept with the window open and were not bothered by noise until about 7 am from the square. Note: There are two other Ibis, which we passed during our stay and they looked ok, but nothing to write home about. The night we were there, they were working on the tram line at night, which we didn't realize and we ended up having to walk about 23:15 from stop "Homme de Fer" to the Gare on foot. No one bothered us on almost deserted streets...not something I would normally have done for security purposes, but we didn't see a taxi and didn't have much choice at that hour. There are some street people in sleeping bags at night, like in many big cities but they kept to themselves.
Tourist Info: The 2 locations I know of is one right in the Gare (train station) itself and one to the left of the Cathedral as you're facing the main facade. Both were very helpful and gave us lots of good documentation/free maps; the one on the cathedral square has lots of souvenir/history items for sale, including a very detailed 7 Themed Walks of Stransbourg booklet with maps and pictures that I bought for future trips.
Transportation: You don't really want a car in Strasbourg; if you have one, park it and purchase a 1 day or 3 day pass..we purchased the 24 hour, 2-3 person pass-very reasonable and good on all 4 tram lines and all buses. Can be purchased at stops or by bus drivers--we bought ours at the gare.
Food: There is not a lack of choices in Strasbourg!
We at lunch at Vieil Strasbourg, just down a side-street from the Cathedral. Though right on a high-traffic area, the 2 flammkuchen (Alsation pizza) we had were reasonable and very tasty and they offer wine by the glass as well as bottle. My first tast of Fischer tap beer...best beer I've liked yet (I'm not a beer fan); as I matter of fact I dream on my next one!
Dinner was at the famous & cute Kammerzell, right on Cathedral Square. I am glad to have done it once because the food actually was very good with a reasonable 38 euros menu, the architecture stellar, but the room was beastly hot and the service, in spite of plenty of personnel, was pretty spotty (we had to ask for our aperatifs again when they didn't arrive, had to ask for bread after escargots were delivered sans pain, and no one came to check on us once our mains were delivered. The three waiters spent more time behind the bar area talking together than ensuring good service...a shame, as the food made the grade, but I'll pass next time to give Le Crocodile or La Cloche de Fromage (something like that--cheese mecca, anyway) a try. We were fortunate to have seats right at the window facing the cathedral and were able to observe the Cathedral's free Sound and light show at 22
O, which they repeated a second time 20 minutes after the first. It was very nice, but I'm not sure it would have been worth the trip downtown for me personally. Others might feel differently.
We also had a very reasonable continental breakfast at a café the next morning on the side street leading directly into the Cathedral Facade...sorry don't have the name, but it was the one on the left where EVERYONE was sitting (in spite of their being several establishments right in a row)and the owner seemed to be Turk. Definitely seemed to be a local favorite and good value.
Took the tourist train, located right next to the cathedral, which was a nice introduction to the city and we saved the boat ride around the canals for September.
Hotel: A lot of folks on Fodor's recommend Hotel Gutenberg...we walked past it and I admit it has charm and has a wonderful location, including parking very close by. It also was quite a bit more than my Ibis.
We used/will use the Ibis (gare) because of their special for 52 euros dbl occupancy rate and close proximity to the train station for early am departure. The car park just down the street (aurélie) is long-term and will fit vehicles up to 1m 90, which we needed. A part of the accorhotels, like PalenQ states, it's budget but clean and comfortable. We had a great view of the pretty glass front of the Gare and the square. It was cooler when we were there so we slept with the window open and were not bothered by noise until about 7 am from the square. Note: There are two other Ibis, which we passed during our stay and they looked ok, but nothing to write home about. The night we were there, they were working on the tram line at night, which we didn't realize and we ended up having to walk about 23:15 from stop "Homme de Fer" to the Gare on foot. No one bothered us on almost deserted streets...not something I would normally have done for security purposes, but we didn't see a taxi and didn't have much choice at that hour. There are some street people in sleeping bags at night, like in many big cities but they kept to themselves.
Tourist Info: The 2 locations I know of is one right in the Gare (train station) itself and one to the left of the Cathedral as you're facing the main facade. Both were very helpful and gave us lots of good documentation/free maps; the one on the cathedral square has lots of souvenir/history items for sale, including a very detailed 7 Themed Walks of Stransbourg booklet with maps and pictures that I bought for future trips.
Transportation: You don't really want a car in Strasbourg; if you have one, park it and purchase a 1 day or 3 day pass..we purchased the 24 hour, 2-3 person pass-very reasonable and good on all 4 tram lines and all buses. Can be purchased at stops or by bus drivers--we bought ours at the gare.
Food: There is not a lack of choices in Strasbourg!
We at lunch at Vieil Strasbourg, just down a side-street from the Cathedral. Though right on a high-traffic area, the 2 flammkuchen (Alsation pizza) we had were reasonable and very tasty and they offer wine by the glass as well as bottle. My first tast of Fischer tap beer...best beer I've liked yet (I'm not a beer fan); as I matter of fact I dream on my next one!
Dinner was at the famous & cute Kammerzell, right on Cathedral Square. I am glad to have done it once because the food actually was very good with a reasonable 38 euros menu, the architecture stellar, but the room was beastly hot and the service, in spite of plenty of personnel, was pretty spotty (we had to ask for our aperatifs again when they didn't arrive, had to ask for bread after escargots were delivered sans pain, and no one came to check on us once our mains were delivered. The three waiters spent more time behind the bar area talking together than ensuring good service...a shame, as the food made the grade, but I'll pass next time to give Le Crocodile or La Cloche de Fromage (something like that--cheese mecca, anyway) a try. We were fortunate to have seats right at the window facing the cathedral and were able to observe the Cathedral's free Sound and light show at 22
O, which they repeated a second time 20 minutes after the first. It was very nice, but I'm not sure it would have been worth the trip downtown for me personally. Others might feel differently. We also had a very reasonable continental breakfast at a café the next morning on the side street leading directly into the Cathedral Facade...sorry don't have the name, but it was the one on the left where EVERYONE was sitting (in spite of their being several establishments right in a row)and the owner seemed to be Turk. Definitely seemed to be a local favorite and good value.
Took the tourist train, located right next to the cathedral, which was a nice introduction to the city and we saved the boat ride around the canals for September.
Aug 2nd, 2010, 04:35 PM
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I was in Strasbourg within the last 4 years, and stayed at the Hotel l'Europe, which is in the Petite France area. I liked it a lot, and it was within walking distance to the Gare (not real close, but OK for me, even with rolling suitcase), as well as walking distance to Cathedral. I enjoyed the Cathedral immensely, and the museums. The canal ride was great (as well as resting one's tired feet!) as you saw a part of Strasbourg which wasn't in the tourist areas. I was there in October, and really loved Strasbourg!
Aug 4th, 2010, 01:30 AM
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You may enjoy this video...the first "building" on video is the Maison Kammerzell followed by an interior shot of, Le Crocodile, I believe...it's fun to watch anyway.
http://www.tourisme-alsace.com/fr/vi...e-gastronomie/
http://www.tourisme-alsace.com/fr/vi...e-gastronomie/
Dec 17th, 2010, 08:41 AM
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You could check out this website and see if they have anything listed. I don't have time at the moment (fixing le dîner) but I thought Strasbourg Cathedral had a concert coming up that was free.
Hope you have a place to stay already though; I waited too long (well, actually, it was my husband who couldn't get me his work schedule!)and couldn't find a room in town for under 250 euros...so we're off to Colmar tomorrow, unless the snow stops us! Have fun!
http://www.noel.strasbourg.eu/index....e=10&id_lang=2
Hope you have a place to stay already though; I waited too long (well, actually, it was my husband who couldn't get me his work schedule!)and couldn't find a room in town for under 250 euros...so we're off to Colmar tomorrow, unless the snow stops us! Have fun!
http://www.noel.strasbourg.eu/index....e=10&id_lang=2
Dec 17th, 2010, 08:42 AM
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Deborah, you can find events anywhere in the world, anytime, on www.whatsonwhen.com. I'm betting there are quite a few musical events this time of year in Strasbourg.
