Heidelberg Hotels and Accommodation

(Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Hotel bargains within the city of Heidelberg are a little thin on the ground and available accommodation here is often hard to find, particularly during the busy summer season.

If you choose to arrive in Heidelberg without booking accommodation in advance, it is always a good idea to come as early as you can, particularly if you are hoping to stay at the DJH Hostel along Tiergartenstrasse.

The Heidelberg tourist office next to the Hauptbahnhof train station will be happy to help you find lodging if possible and are also often able to book private apartments, for those looking for self-catering accommodation. Traditional German pensions (boarding houses), guesthouses, and riverside camping sites are also available in good supply within the Heidelberg area and are a good alternative to modern, city centre hotels.

Where to Stay

Many hotels in Heidelberg are concentrated around the city centre, the Old Town (Altstadt) area, the southern Weststadt region, in the northern Neuenheim neighbourhood, and near to the Old Bridge and the River Neckar.

Some of the best lodging and accommodation is to be found around the following areas.

• Belfortstrasse - with a range of accommodation within the appealing Weststadt district
• Bergheimer Strasse - an appealing part of Old Town Heidelberg and next to the theatre district, with plenty of hotels for most budgets
• Bismarckstrassee and Haspelgasse - with lodging overlooking stretches of the River Neckar
• Dossenheimer Landstraasse - outside of Heidelberg and within the Handschuhsheim suburb
• Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage - home to the only five-star hotel in the whole of Heidelberg
• Goethestrasse - a particularly peaceful and tranquil neighbourhood, close to Old Town
• Haspelgasse - a convenient central spot close to the famous Alte Brücke bridge
• Hauptstrasse - standing alongside the market place and offering a range of hotels with Renaissance-style architecture
• Karlsruher Strasse - around the suburbs of Rohrbach, on the southern side of Heidelberg
• Kornmarkt - a favourite location within the Old Town area
• Kranichweg - within the suburban district of Pfaffengrund
• Kurfürsten-Anlage - with accommodation highly suitable for business travellers and conferences
• Markt - the old town square / market place, an area dominated by Heidelberg's Gothic cathedral
• Mittelbadgasse - a part of the city full of historic pensions and small period hotels
• Schiffgasse - within medieval Heidelberg and close to both the main street and the meandering River Neckar
• Zwingerstrasse - where the best hotels overlook Heidelberg Castle and feature modern penthouses