Accommodation in Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden: Kurstadt-Glanz zwischen Neroberg und Rheingau

Wiesbaden wears its spa nobility lightly: 26 hot springs bubble beneath the city, the Kurhaus with its casino gleams as in Dostoevsky's day, and since 1888 the Nerobergbahn has hauled itself up the local hill on water ballast for a view over the rooftops. Rheingau vines and Taunus forests begin at the doorstep.

Lodgings run from metropolitan to playful: the Dorint Pallas stands beside the Kurhaus ensemble, the Achat Premium holds the city centre, houses like the Aurora or Das kleine Hotel stay personal, at the Spritzenhaus you sleep above your own bistro, and the Berghotel classic in Budenheim plus the Eltvinum in nearby Eltville stretch the choice into the vineyards.

Must-dos include the Russian Orthodox church on the Neroberg, coffee at Café Maldaner and, in the evening, a Riesling at a Rheingau wine tavern. Book directly with your host and no agency commission applies – the insider tip among the thermal baths comes free from reception.