Although this hotel is situated in Stuttgart's suburbs, don't despair, take tram 15 from the Hauptbahnhof (direction Stammheim) and get off either at the Heutingsheimstrasse or Korntaler Strasse stops (the hotel is equidistant between the two stops). The journey time is about 20 minutes. The trams come frequently (about every 10 minutes through the day) with the last service leaving the city centre about 00h30, so attending late evening events in the city will not present an insurmountable problem. Buy tickets before boarding from the machines to be found at all stops (if you are purchasing single tickets, you will need to get ones valid for two price zones - costing €2.30 at March 2007 prices).

The hotel rooms were on the small side. From observing our fellow guests at breakfast (traditional German), we surmised that the hotel tends to cater more for commercial travellers than for tourists or business executives, but that's hardly a major impediment for a single night's... more