Baden-Württemberg · Germany
Where to stay in Heidelberg
Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, home to about 156,000 people. This guide covers 5 hotels in Heidelberg, with about 554 rooms between them. 3 of them carry a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 5
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- MHG15 km · Mannheim-City Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Language
- German
About
About Heidelberg
Heidelberg is the fifth-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of students, it is Germany's 51st-largest city. Located about 78 km (48 mi) south of Frankfurt, Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region which has its centre in Mannheim.
Heidelberg, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, sits in the Neckar river valley where the legend-rich Odenwald (Forest of Odes or Odin) opens up towards the plains of the Rhine Valley. With 28,000 students, the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität (or Ruperto Carola, the Latin equivalent of its name) is one of Germany's larger academic institutions and boasts the full spectrum of an ancient academy, from Egyptian Studies to Computer Linguistics. The faculties for Medicine, Law and Natural Sciences are considered to be among the best in Germany.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Heidelberg
See
- Altstadt and Hauptstraße
- Castle
- German Documentation and Culture Centre for Sinti and Roma
- Philosophenweg
- Heiligenberg
- Thingstätte
- Kurpfälzisches Museum
- Heidelberg University
- Heidelberg University Museum
- Heidelberg University "Marstallcafe"
- Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg
- Jesuitenkirche
Do
- Stadttheater
- Zimmertheater
- Karlstorbahnhof
- Halle 02
- Königstuhl-Mountain
- Himmelsleiter
- Tourist Information at the main station
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Heidelberg
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 Hotel Heidelberg City Center hotel | 124 | 88/100 7,095 reviews |
| 2 | Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg-Walldorf hotel | 161 | 84/100 4,374 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg hotel | 169 | 83/100 6,822 reviews |
2 more places to stay, without a published guest score
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Candlewood Suites Heidelberg hotel | |
| MEININGER Hotel Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof hotel | 100 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Heidelberg
42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gasthof zum Roten Ochsen, Heidelberg | 1.4 km | |
| Bayrischer Hof | 0.2 km | |
| Europäischer Hof (Heidelberg) | 1865 | 0.1 km |
| Hotel Hirschgasse | 1472 | 1.7 km |
| Schlosshotel (Heidelberg) | 1.8 km | |
| Zum Seppl | 1.4 km | |
| Berghotel_(Königstuhl) | 2.5 km | |
| Achat Hotel Reilingen Walldorf | 15.2 km | |
| Art Hotel Neckar | 7.7 km | |
| Astralis Hotel Domizil | 11.9 km | |
| Best Western Plus Palatin Kongresshotel | 13.0 km | |
| Boardinghotel Heidelberg | 5.0 km | |
| Boutique Hotel Heidelberg Suites - Small Luxury Hotels | 1.1 km | |
| Boutique Suites Heidelberg Alte Zigarrenmanufaktur | 1.3 km | |
| City Partner Hotel Holländer Hof | 1.1 km | |
| Heidelberg Marriott Hotel | 1.6 km | |
| HIP Hotel | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel & Restaurant Grenzhof | 7.2 km | |
| Hotel Adler Post | 9.3 km | |
| Hotel Arts | 17.2 km | |
| Hotel Engelhorn | 7.2 km | |
| Hotel Heidelberger Hof | 0.1 km | |
| Hotel Seipel | 7.2 km | |
| Hotel Sinsheim | 23.7 km | |
| Hotel Villa Marstall | 0.9 km | |
| Hotel Villa Medici | 21.5 km | |
| Hotel Villa Toskana | 6.2 km | |
| Hotel Vorfelder | 12.7 km | |
| Johanneshof Gästehaus | 15.2 km | |
| Landgasthof Wiesengrund | 22.1 km | |
| NaturKulturHotel Stumpf | 22.4 km | |
| NaturKulturHotel Stumpf | 22.4 km | |
| NH Heidelberg | 0.9 km | |
| Park-Hotel Leimen | 7.6 km | |
| PLAZA Premium Heidelberg PLAZA Hotelgroup | 0.1 km | |
| Qube Heidelberg | 1.0 km | |
| Qube Hotel Bahnstadt | 2.2 km | |
| Residenz Royal | 7.2 km | |
| Ringhotel Winzerhof | 15.9 km | |
| sevenDays Hotel BoardingHouse | 2.3 km |
All 47 hotels in Heidelberg, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Heidelberg
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Heidelberg are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 76 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 Heidelberg: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mannheim-City Airport (MHG), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA, 69 km) and Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB, 83 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The city runs a small but rather effective system of trams and buses. The two most important nodal points are the main station and Bismarckplatz. A single trip costs €2.80, and a day ticket costs €6.70. Ticket machines at most tram and bus stops take cash and cards, and have instructions in English as well as German. Bus #32 and #33 connect the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) with the old city area; detailed maps, schedules and routes can be found online.
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MHG · Mannheim-City Airport
FRA · Frankfurt Main Airport
FKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Heidelberg
Eat
BBQ & Beer — On sunny summer days the Neckarwiese ('Neckar meadow', northern bank of Neckar river, just west of Bismarckplatz) is full of people relaxing in the sun, having a barbecue or a beer... This place also offers a nice view of the castle. You will have to bring your own grill, beer and steaks. Cheap grills to use once are available at the "Bauhaus" do-it-yourself store at Kurfürsten-Anlage 11, 200 m south of Bismarckplatz. Nice way to mix with locals. Grilling is only allowed in two zones marked with cobblestones. Do not put one-way-grills onto the grass, it will leave a hole in the grass.
Drink
More than 300 bars, pubs, clubs, discothèques and the like, from Bavarian style tourist restaurants with deer antlers on the walls to extremely left-wing student bars which reserve the right to refuse police officers entry to the bar. You name it. Find your place and enjoy yourself. Heidelberg knows no curfew. Most bars close at 01:00, but especially the students bars are often open until the early morning. Although the locals—even the police officers—are used to drunk tourists as well as to drunk students, please be calm on your way home and do not riot.
Stay safe
Heidelberg is an extremely safe city (even by German standards). However, people walking alone at night should take the usual precautions they would do anywhere else. Walking along the northern Neckar banks at night would not be advised, except in groups, particularly by the Studentenwohnheime (dorms). The shrubs are thick and it is very dark. Usually there won't be a problem. To be extra safe you can take a taxi. Prices are reasonable. Don't walk on bicycle lanes!
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Heidelberg
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Questions
Heidelberg: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Heidelberg?
By published guest score: Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg City Center (88 / 100 · 7,095 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg-Walldorf (84 / 100 · 4,374 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Hotel Heidelberg (83 / 100 · 6,822 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Heidelberg?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Heidelberg are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 76 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Heidelberg?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mannheim-City Airport (MHG), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA, 69 km) and Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB, 83 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Heidelberg?
3 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Heidelberg?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Heidelberg
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.