Region · Germany

Where to stay in Thuringia

This guide covers 4 destinations in Thuringia, a first-level administrative division of Germany, with 61 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Erfurt, Jena and Gera. Across its destinations, May, June, August and September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF).

Destinations in this guide
4
Places to stay
61
Comfortable in the most places
May, June, August and September
Main airport
ERFErfurt-Weimar Airport
Currency
EUReuro
Time zone
Europe/Berlin

Destinations

Destinations in Thuringia

Every destination in this guide in Thuringia, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Erfurt217,15922May, June, August and SeptemberERF · 5 km
Weimar65,56617May, June, August and SeptemberERF · 26 km
Jena109,35313May, June, August and SeptemberERF · 44 km
Gera95,1629May, June, August and SeptemberLEJ · 61 km

Where to stay

The best-rated places to stay in Thuringia

3 places to stay in Thuringia with a published guest score, ordered by that 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. Each links to its own website.

#Place to stayWhereTypeRoomsGuest score
1Leonardo Hotel Weimar
Belvederer Allee 25, 99425 Weimar
hotel
Weimarhotel29489/100
1,833 reviews
2NYX Hotel Erfurt
Juri-Gagarin-Ring 127, 99084 Erfurt
hotel
Erfurthotel28486/100
6,596 reviews
3Hotel Erfurt City Center by Leonardo Hotels
Willy-Brandt-Platz 11, 99084 Erfurt
hotel
Erfurthotel15379/100
1,286 reviews

Where to stay

More hotels in Thuringia

54 hotels in Thuringia recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hotel ElephantWeimarhotel
Brennerstraße 42Weimarhotel
Grand Hotel Russischer HofWeimarhotelrussischerhof-weimar.de
Grüne TanneJenainn
Alte FalknereiWeimarhotel
GeleitschenkeWeimarinn
Hotel Kaiserin AugustaWeimarhotelhotel-kaiserin-augusta.de
Hotel KroneErfurthotel
Schlosshotel GothaErfurthotel
Alter GasthofWeimarinn
Altmarkt 6Gerahotel
Baenschstraße 1Gerahotel
Droßdorfer Straße 28, OssigGerainn
Hotel AmalienhofWeimarhotel
Hotel Der LindenhofErfurthotelder-lindenhof-gotha.de
RectoryErfurtinn1806
Steigenberger Esplanade JenaJenahotel
TiergartenhofGerainn
ZiegenböckeJenainn
36 Phô Cô GuesthouseWeimarhotel
Art Hotel WeimarWeimarhotel
Best Western Erfurt-ApfelstädtErfurthotel
Best Western Hotel JenaJenahotel
Best Western Plus Hotel ExcelsiorErfurthotel
Dorint Am Goethepark WeimarWeimarhotel
Fair Resort Hotel JenaJenahotel
Familienhotel WeimarWeimarhotel
Gasthof und Pension FrankenthalGerahotel
H+ Hotel ErfurtErfurthotel
Hotel & Restaurant Park Cafe ISAErfurthotel

When to go

Best time to visit Thuringia

From the climate of 4 destinations in Thuringia with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May, June, August and September.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 42 °C46 mm
February0 of 44 °C38 mm
March0 of 48 °C44 mm
April0 of 414 °C43 mm
May4 of 418 °C64 mm
June4 of 421 °C75 mm
July0 of 423 °C83 mm
August4 of 423 °C67 mm
September4 of 419 °C52 mm
October0 of 413 °C55 mm
November0 of 47 °C47 mm
December0 of 43 °C49 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Thuringia

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Thuringia name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Thuringia, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).

Nationwide in Germany

1 Jan · New Year's Day3 Apr · Good Friday6 Apr · Easter Monday1 May · Labour Day14 May · Ascension Day25 May · Pentecost Monday3 Oct · Day of German Unity25 Dec · Christmas Day26 Dec · 2nd Day of Christmas

Regional holidays observed in Thuringia

20 Sept · World Children's Day31 Oct · Reformation Day

Nearby

Regions near Thuringia

Other regions of Germany with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Germany travel guide · All regions of Germany

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.