Hamburg Neustadt
0.7 miles from city centre
Neustadt means “new town”. Yet, grand old buildings and historic hotels all but define the area. Join the city’s high rollers around Gänsemarkt, as they browse wallet-busting trinkets and haute couture. Gaze over the horizon from St Michaeliskirche’s lofty spire. For an award-winning “fishy on a dishy”, book a table at Fischmarkt.
Places to stay from £42 per night
St. Georg
0.6 miles from city centre
By George! St Georg’s a cosmopolitan grab bag of nationalities, where kebab houses, theatres and mosques sit side by side. By day, tuck into coffee and cake in cosy Gnosa Café. By night, grab your feather boa and join the free and fab party-goers along Lange Reihe Street. Raunchy joints like Tom’s Saloon, Contact and La Strada have all persuasions covered.
Places to stay from £11 per night
St. Pauli
1.5 miles from city centre
Hamburg’s counterculture capital. Anything goes in St Pauli, a proud bastion of tolerance since its glory days of the 1960s. Although bars have replaced the bordellos of old, the Reeperbahn is still Hamburg’s go-to spot for a night of fun. Line your stomach with hearty fare from Krug before hitting the dancefloors of Neidklub or Molotow.
Places to stay from £10 per night
Hamburg Altstadt
In the city centre
Kick it old-school in Altstadt. A stroll around the Old Town is a lesson in Hamburg’s history. Ogle overwhelming opulence at Rathaus and sail the waterways between Speicherstadt’s vast neo-Gothic warehouses. Work up an epic appetite in Gängeviertel’s ramshackle alleyways. Then feast like a king at Estancia, purveyor of succulent steaks and rare gins.
Places to stay from £58 per night
Rothenbaum
1.4 miles from city centre
Lakeside livin’. Rothenbaum’s swanky waterfront villas are home to Hamburg’s big cheeses, with the odd flag-flying consulate sandwiched in between. It’s a life of leafy luxury here – leisurely dog walkers and lycra-bound joggers all tread the peaceful banks of the Aussenalster, while racquet fanatics descend on Am Rothenbaum for the German Open.
Places to stay from £50 per night
Altona
2.3 miles from city centre
Altona’s a wee bit different. Under Danish rule for centuries, it was always an open-armed haven for Hamburg’s unwanted minorities. The town’s crest even features a welcoming open door. When the sun’s out, all and sundry make a B-line for the riverbanks, picnicking at grassy Altonaer Balkon or chilling at beach bars like Strandperle.
Places to stay from £10 per night
In Hamburg, Germany’s self-proclaimed ‘gateway to the world’, a strong maritime culture fuses with innovative designs and vibrant nightlife.
Huge container ships trundle daily into the city’s vast port, where Speicherstadt – the old warehouse district – creaks with history. Over a century old, its giant storehouses are built on oak logs and divided by canals where ships bound for destinations across the globe are loaded. Other points of interest in this area include the St. Nikolai Memorial and Miniatur Wunderland – one of the world’s largest model railways. When the tide is in, you can cruise these narrow waterways by barge to get a close-up view.
More architectural delights like Hamburg City Hall await in the city centre, while a stroll along the banks of the River Elbe reveals Hamburg’s biggest attraction: the cutting-edge Elbphilharmonie concert hall. Clad with over a thousand individually curved pieces of glass, this building is the city’s tallest and well worth visiting.
Germany’s second biggest city is also the unlikely setting where The Beatles rose to fame. Take a guided tour of the lively Reeperbahn district, where the ‘Fab Four’ lived before they were famous, for the chance to visit bars and clubs where they performed. After a day’s sightseeing, refuel in one of Schanze’s laid-back restaurants and try the local food – ‘fischbrötchen’ (fish roll) and ‘aalsuppe’ (eel soup) are particularly popular.
Tonight
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Most popular time to visit | October–December |
Cheapest time to visit | January–March |
Local currency | € 10 = £8.57 |
Language | German |
Average weekend price | £100 per night |
Average weekday price | £101 per night |
Typical stay | 2 nights |
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
0.9 miles from city centre
Außenalster
1.1 miles from city centre
Miniatur Wunderland
0.6 miles from city centre
Fish Market Hamburg
2 miles from city centre
Inner Alster Lake
0.4 miles from city centre
Mönckebergstraße
0.1 miles from city centre
Laeiszhalle
0.9 miles from city centre
St. Michael's Church
0.9 miles from city centre
Große Freiheit
1.7 miles from city centre
Television Tower Hamburg
1.4 miles from city centre
Although Hamburg was severely destroyed by WWII bombs, this...
24 March 2024
Although Hamburg was severely destroyed by WWII bombs, this city keeps destroying buildings and sites from the early 20th and 19th century that were spared by the bombs. There is less and less left of what has made this city unique. The last example is Sternbrücke and buildings around it although it was a protected structure!
Food options were plenty and great options as well.
21 March 2024
Food options were plenty and great options as well. Metro was very convenient but a bit sketchy, however its always busy so even though its a bit sketchy you have enough people around you. For football fans, Hamburger SV is fun to visit, I personally liked it and even my girlfriend did. The ship museum was pretty cool, however it is HUGE, with 10 floors so don't take too long checking out the first couple floors if you don't want to be there the whole day. We didn't go to the Reeperbahn, we stayed more on the other side of the city and from my experience its a location more for couples. But that may be different if you go to the Reeperbahn etc. All in all its definitely a recommendable city.
Hamburg is a fantastic city with an excellent public...
20 March 2024
Hamburg is a fantastic city with an excellent public transport system which is affordable, and you are able to get anywhere you need to. There are many different districts for everyone’s taste from snobs to hipsters to boys/girls nights out😂 great for couples too! The Reeperbahn is well worth a visit for first timers! The Landungsbrücken are as spectacular as the harbour itself and the main attractions for in relatively short walking distance Can’t recommend the city enough!
Well worth a visit if you have never been.
5 March 2024
Well worth a visit if you have never been. A lot more culture and museums than one might expect. Obviously a mecca for stag do's but there is so much more to this place. Great food and drink and a very cosmopolitain city. Downsides , there are loads of rough sleepers, look out for beggers but use common sense and you should be ok.
There was very, very little that I found in Hamburg that was...
27 February 2024
There was very, very little that I found in Hamburg that was not excellent. The transport system is very good. The city has many interesting areas and is well-kept. I found the people to be very open and friendly.
Been to Hamburg for business and pleasure about 12 times now.
26 February 2024
Been to Hamburg for business and pleasure about 12 times now. I love the city centre and the surrounding areas. Food and Transport always excellent. I'll be back for sure - make sure to visit around Christmas for the markets, some of the best i have seen :)
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