Best Luxury Hotels in Germany
It boasts some of the coolest cities around, with creative street art, quirky flotation spas, unique brutalist architecture and risque nightlife. But it’s also home to chocolate-box villages, fairytale castles, Hansel and Gretel forests, classy seaside resorts and majestic mountain ranges. Germany’s Christmas markets and Alpine snowscapes make it a go-to winter break. Yet with warm (but not uncomfortably hot) temperatures, abundant alfresco culinary culture, sandy beaches and lake-swimming opportunities, it’s also a superb alternative summer holiday destination for travellers. And with convenient air and rail transport links, making a trip here is stress-free.
North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, Altstadt-Süd
Wasserturm Hotel Cologne
(4 stars)Wasserturm Hotel Cologne is located off the beaten track within the city of Cologne but is still conveniently located near local attractions and transport hubs. The hotel offers a selection of modern and spacious guestrooms and suites and featuring the two-storey, three-person King Duplex Suite. The hotel’s dining options include an on-site restaurant, private dining and room service options with a tempting buffet breakfast at Wintergarten. The highlight of the hotel’s gastronomic offerings has to be Bar Botanik, a 360-degree rooftop bar which provides unique panoramic views over Cologne in a unique setting. There is a spa with wellness facilities and treatments for guests to take advantage of in addition to the 24-hour fitness centre. The hotel is also pet friendly.
Niedersachsen, Göttingen
Hotel FREIgeist Göttingen Innenstadt
(4 stars)Interior designer Frank Kassner has created a cool, yet fun feel in this 118-bedroom hotel. Touches such as fresh green planting outside, coloured Moroccan cement tiles, printed motifs, wooden parquet floors, oak floorboards, ash wood-panelling and velvet textiles provide a sense of grounding; while the designer’s own Basquiat-inspired artwork and graffiti pieces by Patrik Wolters (aka BeNeR10 bring a funky vibe to the wall spaces. Hotel FREIgeist Göttingen Innenstadt’s Intuu restaurant offers Peruvian-Japanese fusion Nikkei cuisine Nobu style and The Herbarium Bar serves herbal libations by Drinksology. There’s also a gym and sauna onsite.