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CarrieAnn40 Mar 26th, 2012 01:04 AM

Overnight Aachen / Cologne area
 
My husband will be driving from the UK to Frankfurt for business and needs somewhere to spend the night that is no more than three hours from Frankfurt (assuming no major hold ups) off the E40, which looks to me like it should be somewhere in the Aachen / Cologne area.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a town or village easily accessible from the E40?

Thanks.

qwovadis Mar 26th, 2012 02:34 AM

booking.com great options for you with a nice map.
Hotel Benelux was great for us last in old town Aachen
capital of Charles the Great very pretty and historic.
But many other nice options.

Happy Trails!

CarrieAnn40 Mar 26th, 2012 05:39 AM

Thanks. Will check out that site.

Aramis Mar 26th, 2012 05:48 PM

Aachen would be my choice, especially if you haven't seen the Cathedral yet.

CarrieAnn40 Mar 27th, 2012 08:09 AM

Aachen it is! Thanks for the advice. Is it an easy drive from the E40 into the old part of town?

Aramis Mar 27th, 2012 02:54 PM

It's about 4 miles, or 8 mins, off the E40, at the Trierer Strasse exit to the edge of the Altstadt;

http://maps.google.ca/maps?num=100&h...ed=0CFUQ8gEwAw


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