Lower Saxony · Germany
Where to stay in Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, home to about 98,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Hildesheim, with about 125 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May, June, August and September
- Nearest airport
- HAJ39 km · Hannover Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Language
- German
About
About Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, north-central Germany. With a population of over 100,000, it is located southeast of Hanover on the Innerste river, a tributary of the Leine.
The historical centre of Hildesheim consisted of over 1900 half-timbered buildings and was often called "Nuremberg of the north" up to the Second World War. During the war, 90% of the centre was destroyed; only a few lanes in the southern centre remained unchanged. Today the centre consists mainly of postwar buildings, 1950 to 1970. However, many historical monuments have been reconstructed. In this process, some of the changes of the last few centuries were removed and the original form of the buildings restored. Two church buildings were declared UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1985.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Hildesheim
See
- Marktplatz
- Umgestülpter Zuckerhut
- St. Mary's Cathedral
- St. Michael's Church
- St. Andrew's Church
- The Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum
- Stadtmuseum Hildesheim
- Cathedral Museum
- Castle Marienburg
- Schloss Derneburg / Hall Art Foundation
Do
- hi climb - DAV Kletterzentrum Hildesheim
- Hildesheim Invaders
- M'era Luna
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Hildesheim
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Hotel Hildesheim hotel | 125 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Hildesheim to stay in
Booking a room in Hildesheim well in advance is highly recommended as hotels can easily get full and/or raise their rates during the times of exhibitions and conventions in Hanover, a city only half an hour away when taking the autobahn.
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When to go
The best time to visit Hildesheim
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hildesheim are May, June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 90 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 Hildesheim: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hannover Airport (HAJ), about 39 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kassel Airport (KSF, 90 km) and Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD, 109 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The nearest commercial airport is Hanover Airport (HAJ). Approximately 30-40 minutes by car or around one hour by train. Hildesheim is connected to the Autobahn network with A7.
Getting around
The city centre can be explored comfortably on foot. All objects of interest and public buildings are out-described. The cycle track net is nearly complete, up to few distances in the centre. Also for cyclists there are own, uniform signs in the city and the region of Hildesheim. For further distances buses and taxis are present.
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HAJ · Hannover Airport
KSF · Kassel Airport
PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
Questions
Hildesheim: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Hildesheim?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hildesheim are May, June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 90 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Hildesheim?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hannover Airport (HAJ), about 39 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kassel Airport (KSF, 90 km) and Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD, 109 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Hildesheim?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Hildesheim
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.