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Steigenberger Hotel Hamburg, 5 star hotels in Hamburg

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18March2011

Overview of the Hotel: Located in Hamburg’s Fleetinsel area at just a 5-minute walk from the lovely Alster lake, the Steigenberger Hotel is also in close proximity to St. Michel church, which is just an 8-minute walk away. The hotel offers gourmet food and free use of the exclusive spa with panoramic views. The spacious rooms and suites of the Steigenberger Hotel Hamburg provide scenic views of the city or canal. Wi-Fi is available in all areas. The Steigenberger’s 6997 ft² DaySpa includes a panoramic sauna and gym with rooftop fitness area. Ayurvedic treatments are offered here. The Steigenberger Hamburg’s Calla restaurant serves fine international food. Other facilities include the Bistro am Fleet and the classic piano bar.

Amenities at the Hotel:  The facilities at the hotel include Restaurant, Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Terrace, Non-Smoking Rooms, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Family Rooms, Elevator, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Safe, Soundproofed Rooms, Heating, Baggage Storage, Air Conditioning and Designated Smoking Area. The guests can enjoy at the Sauna, Fitness Center, Solarium, Spa & Health Club, Massage and Turkish/Steam Bath. Other services include Room Service, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Hair/Beauty Salon, Breakfast in the Room, Ironing Service, Currency Exchange, Bicycle Rental, Shoe Shine, Packed Lunches, Tour Desk, Fax/Photocopying and Ticket Service. Wi-fi is available in the entire hotel and costs EUR 15.50 per 24 hours. Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs EUR 20 per day.

Hotel Rules: The Check in time for the hotel is from 15:00 hours and the Check out time is until 12:00 hours. Cancellation and prepayment policies vary by room type. All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding. All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots. All older children or adults are charged EUR 44 per night per person for extra beds. Maximum capacity of extra beds/babycots in a room is 1. Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable. Accepted credit cards are American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Diners Club, JCB, and Maestro. The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorize credit cards prior to arrival.

Hotel Room Types and Rates:

Standard Double Room
Included in room price: 7 % VAT
• Non refundable
single occupancy: € 161
• FREE cancellation
single occupancy: € 209

Hamburger Dom Funfair

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15March2011

The city of Hamburh is known for the Hamburger Dom, the large funfair held at Heiligengeistfeld area, in the North of Germany. Nowhere else in Germany is so large and big a fair held. With three fairs (spring, summer and winter) per year, it attracts approximately ten million visitors annually. The fair is located in the center of Hamburg on the Heiligengeistfeld flak tower.

Winterdom or Dommarkt (winter fair or cathedral market)is held for 30 days in late autumn, Sommerdom or Hummelfest (summer fair or Hummel market) is held for 31 days during summer and Frühlingsdom (spring fair) is held for 30 days in spring. The Spring Fair is opened to visitors for a whole month from mid March to mid April. The events and the various exhibitions attract lot of visitors. The fun fair suggests various families’ activities and mass of stands spread along more than two miles (3.5 Km). Fireworks are shot on Friday’s evenings.

Alster Lake (Binnenalster)

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10January2011


The one which inspired the Hungarian composer Oscar Fetrás to compose the popular Viennese-style waltz “Mondnacht auf der Alster”; sometimes mistranslated to English as “Moonlight on the Alster,” the river Alster actually shoots out of right side of River Elbe in Northern Germany. The river basin was also an important model for the design of the Charles River basin, constructed in the early 20th century.

Having its source near Henstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, it flows roughly southwards and reaches the Elbe in Hamburg forming two artificial lakes in the city of Hamburg- outer Alster and the smaller (inner Alster). The artificial lakes and the surrounding parks are an important recreational area in the heart of the city Hamburg, the second largest city of Germany.

Hamburg was founded at the mouth of the Alster in the 9th century and used it as a port. The water was used to flood the moats of the fortifications. The Alster was dammed since 1190, originally to power a watermill. In 1235 a further dam was built for a second mill, which changed the shape of the river to be like a lake.

In the 15th and 16th century, an Alster canal was built to connect Hamburg with Lübeck. Because of the difficulties in holding water, especially near marsh areas, the 91 km (57 mi) long waterway from Hamburg to Lübeck was navigable from 1529 to 1550 only. With the course of time, Hamburg flourished along the shores of the Alster, and several locks were constructed to make the river navigable. Until the 19th century water transport with barges were used up to the town of Kayhude. The barges—transporting building material, fuel, and foods—were staked or hauled.

The Alster Touristik GmbH (ATG), a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hochbahn, provides public and touristic transport on the Alster in the city of Hamburg.

The source of the Alster river is a small bog pool in the Timhagen Brook near Henstedt-Ulzburg, approximately 25 km (16 mi) north of Hamburg. It is 56 km (35 mi) long and has an incline from 31 m to 4 m above sea level. The left tributaries of this beautiful river include Rönne, Alte Alster, Sielbek, Ammersbek, Drosselbek, Bredenbek, Rodenbek, Lohbek, Saselbek, Osterbek, and Wandse (Eilbek). Its right side takes pride in holding tributaries like Mühlenau (or Mühlenbach), Diekbek, Mellingbek, Susebek, Tarpenbek, and Isebek.

Best places to see in Humburg city

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5January2011

Hamburg is huge city that comes after Berlin as with respect to population and size but has credible and better rankings with respect to the tourism industry. Though it is a different city yet it has harbors that are found in Europe as well as winding waterways and large lakes that even involve the Elbe River.

There are many places to see at the city center of Hamburg that let and proves a real treat for the tourist to watch and enjoy. The tour of city center can be started from Mönckebergstraße, the area which is located at the west of Hamburg’s central railway station and primarily is a shopping area with streets Spitaler Straße and Mönckebergstraße, leading to Hamburg’s town hall. In proximity to Mönckebergstraße is located the churches St. Jacobi (at road Jakobikirchhof) and St. Petri (at road Bergstraße), that are among five prominent churches of Hamburg. Located close to Hamburg is situated St. Petri where is the Hubelhaus that dates from the beginning of the 20th century as most buildings around.

After Monckebergstrabe at city center another attractive place to visit around is the city hall. The Mönckebergstraße ends at Hamburg’s impressive city hall, the Rathaus. The city hall was constructed around in 1897 of sandstone especially about in neo-Renaissance style, and has about one 112 meter tower. Inside the tower there are many magnificent halls that are there used for representative purposes and for the sitting of government and parliament. Behind the city hall is located the Hamburg’s House of Commerce (“Börse”). As behind the buildings, there is situated a little spot known to be as Rathaushof with its fountain Hygieia-Brunnen.

The next attractive place to worth roaming around is the Rathausmarkt, which is located as in front of the city hall. It is known for organizing various events and programs especially in summer. North of the Rathausmarkt, one will find the white arches at a canal named Alsterarkaden. The whole area behind it is full of indoor shopping arcades. The most well-known area there is the Hanse Viertel.

Area around St. Nikolai from the House of Commerce into the road, Börsenbrücke is another favorite spot frequently visited by tourists. There you will get the house of the Patriotische Gesellschaft. From, behind the building to the right you will get the bridge Trostbrucke with the statues of Graf Adolf III and Bishop Ansgar at the both sides. There on the water to left is situated, the Hamburg’s oldest and remaining bridge known as to Zollenbrücke that is about from the 17th century. Area around Harbor is another place worth visiting in Hamburg. The places that a tourist must visit at Harbour Area are The Hamburg Dungeon, The Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg’s HafenCity, The Hamburg Cruise Center and many other attractive places as well.

Hamburg City Information

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26November2010

Hamburg is a large city that comes in second after Berlin in terms of population and size. However, it rates highly in tourism, as it is a different city since it houses the largest harbors that are found in Europe as well as winding waterways and large lakes including Elbe River.

The merchant district is the heart of commerce in the city. This is dominated by numerous companies and ancient red bricks architecture. The popular red district, fish market, fine dining, boating and a huge collection of night spots makes it one of the best tourist spots in the world.

City tourism and Top Hamburg sites

Most of the visitors who tour the city prefer to use the discount cards that are bought in the city like the power pass and Hamburg card which help them to save a lot of money when they use public transportation to get them from one place to another. Once can get the cards in various tourism information centers (Hamburg tourismus) that are well spread within the city. They are also sold at the Hauptbahnhof as well as all the major hotels and youth hostels.

The city attracts tourists from all parts of the world, as it is an interesting place where all people regardless of their age can have a good time while in the city. The place is filled with very many dazzling attractions. This ensures that one does not get bored when they are in the city. Some of the major tourist sites that visitors can enjoy are the huge Alster Lake that is surrounded by huge grounds of recreational space. The historic old Elbe tunnel (Alter Elbtunnel) that opens up to the island of Steinwerder. Hamburg Don amusement park that is seasonal, as well as plant and horticultural collections that is found in the Klein Flottbek botanical gardens and the arboretum.

There are loads of interesting landmark features that are found well distributed in Hamburg City as well as stunning attraction sights. One of the things that you will come across while in the city is the Hamburg Hertz TV tower, which is a large sky scraper that dominates the city’s skyline. You will also lay your eyes on ornate buildings that are a part of the court buildings. Ensure you don’t miss the red brick speicherstadt building that is found in the free port area on the harbor side, which has great importance to the locals.

If you love culture, this is one of the greatest destinations as Hamburg has a fantastic collection of museums that have a lot of educational information on the local as well as other subject areas. There are numerous guided tours in most of the museums to ensure you get to learn as much as you can on the trip. When looking for a scary experience take part in the Hamburg dungeon guided tours that will give you a scare. One also gets to learn a lot of information on zoology and botany where there are museums set aside for this. There are also lots of art galleries and museums with unique art pieces found between Glockengiesserwall and Deichtorststasse.

Located in close proximity to Hamburg, there are many places that tourists can visit to have a good time. These include several neighboring islands that can be easily accessed by boat. The islands offer vast stretches of sandy beachfronts. One can also visit Stade city that is found next to Hamburg. Here you will find beautiful waterfront attractions that are located in the busy harbors. To enjoy German Scenery and many medieval villages, you can visit Lunerburg Heath, which offers these attractions. This ensures that visitors are well occupied at all times to have a memorable experience.