With few exceptions, a hotel or Gasthof in the Bavarian Alps and lower Alpine regions has high standards and is traditional in... (more)
Tourism is on the upswing in Berlin. Though prices in mid-range to luxury hotels have increased, Berlin's first-class hotels still... (more)
Accommodations in the Black Forest are varied and plentiful, from simple rooms in farmhouses to five-star luxury. Some properties... (more)
The towns and resorts around the lake have a wide range of hotels, from venerable wedding-cake-style, fin-de-siècle palaces... (more)
Make hotel reservations in advance if you plan to visit in summer. Though it's one of the less-traveled tourist routes in Germany... (more)
Franconia and the German Danube
Make reservations well in advance for hotels in all the larger towns and cities if you plan to visit anytime between June and... (more)
Businesspeople descend on Frankfurt year-round, so most hotels in the city are frequently booked up well in advance and are expensive... (more)
Hamburg has a full range of hotels, from five-star, grande-dame luxury enterprises to simple pensions. Nearly year-round conference... (more)
Heidelberg and the Neckar Valley
This area is full of castle-hotels and charming country inns that range in comfort from upscale rustic to luxurious. For a riverside... (more)
Though Munich has a vast number of hotels in all price ranges, booking one can be a challenge, as this is a trade-show city as... (more)
Accommodations in all price categories are plentiful, but book in advance if your visit coincides with a large festival. Bed-and-breakfasts... (more)
The most romantic places to lay your head are the old riverside inns and castle hotels. Ask for a Rheinblick (Rhine-view) room... (more)
With a few exceptions, the Romantic Road hotels are quiet and rustic, and you'll find high standards of comfort and cleanliness... (more)
Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia
After Germany's reunification, major hotel chains swooped in and absorbed the old Interhotel infrastructure. The result: in the... (more)
Schleswig-Holstein and the Baltic Coast
In northern Germany you'll find both small Hotelpensionen and fully equipped large hotels; along the eastern Baltic Coast, some... (more)