Baden-Württemberg · Germany
Where to stay in Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, home to about 57,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels and 1 aparthotel in Baden-Baden, with about 292 rooms between them. 2 of them carry a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 3
- Best months
- August and September
- Nearest airport
- FKB12 km · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Language
- German
About
About Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the France–Germany border, and forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) north-east of Strasbourg, France.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Baden-Baden
See
- Casino Baden-Baden
- Concert hall
- Trinkhalle
- Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
- Museum Frieder Burda
- Fabergé Museum
- Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund
- Brahms House
- Lichtentaler Allee
- Lichtenthal Abbey
- City Museum of Baden-Baden
- Ruins of the Roman Baths
Do
Walk along the river Oos or in the hills and forests around the town. The tourist office at the Trinkhalle can sell you a booklet of walks based on bus routes. The walking is generally easy, but for maximum reward for minimum effort, take bus 204/205 to the Merkur Bergbahn funicular railway, ride up to the cafe at the top, and walk back via the old castle (Altes Schloss).
- Merkur Bergbahn
- Merkurturm
- Roman bath ruins
- Caracalla Therme
- Friedrichsbad
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Baden-Baden
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Baden-Baden hotel | 121 | 90/100 7,324 reviews |
| 2 | Badischer Hof - Leonardo Limited Edition hotel | 153 | 94/100 418 reviews |
1 more place to stay, without a published guest score
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Baden-Baden Bäderstraße aparthotel | 18 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Baden-Baden to stay in
There is a city tax of €3.50 per night (Sept 2017) that is rarely included in price information or bookings via booking portals.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Baden-Baden
65 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa | 1834 | 0.7 km |
| Geroldsauer Mühle | 3.1 km | |
| Plotzsägemühle | 14.1 km | |
| Atlantic Parkhotel | 0.3 km | |
| B&B Hotel Baden-Airpark B&B Hotels | 11.3 km | |
| Badischer Hof | 10.7 km | |
| Gasthaus zum Rössel | 18.8 km | |
| Hotel Rebstock Kappelwindeck | 11.3 km | |
| Adler Apartments | 18.1 km | |
| ADORO Aparthotel | 10.7 km | |
| Aqua Aurelia Suitenhotel an den Thermen | 0.3 km | |
| Bergfriedel | 9.6 km | |
| Berggasthof Immenstein | 11.5 km | |
| Berghof Grüner Baum | 17.4 km | |
| Best Business Bühl | 10.5 km | |
| Burg Windeck - Hotel und Restaurant | 11.7 km | |
| Der Einsiedelhof | 10.8 km | |
| Die Grüne Bettlad | 10.4 km | |
| Edelfuchs-Lodge | 13.1 km | |
| Gästehaus Kloster Maria-Hilf | 10.0 km | |
| Gasthaus Bischenberg | 17.5 km | |
| Gasthaus Zum Wagen | 16.2 km | |
| Gasthof Engel | 8.8 km | |
| Hazienda Apartmenthotel | 6.8 km | |
| Heliopark Bad Hotel Zum Hirsch | 0.2 km | |
| Holiday Inn Express Baden-Baden | 1.1 km | |
| Hotel Adler | 8.8 km | |
| Hotel Altenberg | 6.3 km | |
| Hotel am Froschbächel | 10.6 km | |
| Hotel am Sophienpark | 0.1 km | |
| Hotel Belle Epoque | 0.7 km | |
| Hotel Berggasthof Schwarzwaldperle | 17.4 km | |
| Hotel Der Engel Sasbachwalden | 18.0 km | |
| Hotel Der Kleine Prinz | 0.5 km | |
| Hotel Engel | 14.3 km | |
| Hotel Garni Italia | 10.5 km | |
| Hotel Garni Zur Linde | 14.9 km | |
| Hotel Grüner Baum | 8.8 km | |
| Hotel Grüner Baum | 17.4 km | |
| Hotel Heiligenstein | 6.1 km |
All 68 hotels in Baden-Baden, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Baden-Baden
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Baden-Baden are August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 88 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Baden-Baden: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Strasbourg Airport (SXB, 51 km) and Stuttgart Airport (STR, 72 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The town centre is small enough to walk around. Bus routes to surrounding towns and villages radiate from the town centre (Leopoldplatz and Augustaplatz). Buy your ticket at the machine at the bus stop before boarding. You can get also tickets from the bus drivers. It's recommended to use the express buses. They take just 5 minutes from the main station to the city.
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FKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport
SXB · Strasbourg Airport
STR · Stuttgart Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Baden-Baden
Eat
There are plenty of cheap places to eat in the pedestrian zone in the town centre. Vegetarians need not despair.
Drink
Delicious beverages such as Mïshnet (pear juice with ground potato) are available in multiple restaurants.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Baden-Baden
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Questions
Baden-Baden: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Baden-Baden?
By published guest score: Leonardo Royal Hotel Baden-Baden (90 / 100 · 7,324 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Badischer Hof - Leonardo Limited Edition (94 / 100 · 418 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Baden-Baden?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Baden-Baden are August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 88 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Baden-Baden?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Strasbourg Airport (SXB, 51 km) and Stuttgart Airport (STR, 72 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Baden-Baden?
2 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Baden-Baden?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Baden-Baden
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.