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Goldene Falke - Directly on the marktplatz, above Cafe Elin. Clean,small simple rooms. Sparse even. Due to age of building, floors slant, no elevator, etc. Typical altbau hotel with little renovation. Nice staff, plain breakfast. Not the warmest place in Winter. Probably great in Summer. No parking, but has a subsidized rate at Parkhouse 13 (? not sure on the number - the one with the train to the castle in it)
Perkeo - On the Hauptstrasse, about halfway between Bismarkplatz and the Marktplatz. Better furnished than the Goldene Falke with nice large rooms, carpet, couches, etc. I stayed in room 25 across from the attic. The room was huge, with a great view of the rooftops of the city. Nice staff, good breakfast. No elevator, lots of steps. Has 6 parking spots at a garage around the block. On my stay I got a spot for 2 days and had to park in Parkhouse 6 the last night. No big deal, it's right around the corner too and cheaper than the hotel parking.
Kulturbrauerei - Past the markplatz about two blocks towards Neckargemund (up the river). Love the beer. Friends who have stayed here say that it's nice, but small and kind of loud. Parking available at the hotel. Very modern rooms - recently expanded into adjacent building. Some rooms that face public areas can be loud but most are not bad. Rooms are approximately 110 Euro
Hotel zur Alten Bruecke - Directly in front of the old bridge. The hotel restaurant, Nepomuk is a personal favorite. One of the few places in HD where you can get a great salad, pumpkin-ginger soup, excellent saumagen, and a nice schnapps all in the same meal. The hotel is very nice - modern and spacious rooms. If I remember correctly - rooms are 100 - 150 Euro per night.
Hotel Vier Jahreseiten - Definitely gets a thumbs-up for staff friendlyness, even if the rooms are a bit on the shabby side. Family run by the Weil brothers. In the evening you get the bearded, gruff, reclusive-seeming Weil brother (although within 5 minutes he'll have already managed to recommend restaurants,pubs, etc. without breaking the facade) , and in the morning you get the cherubic Weil brother who will barely let you out of the place with all of his stories and helpfulness. Rooms are large, but not very recently renovated. Fantastic views of the old bridge and river. Only complaint is the maid service who have no patience or shame at kicking you out of your room by noon on the weekends! (if you visit the pubs section on this wiki, this detail will matter to you - remember that German pubs often serve until 3/4!). Has daily shuttles to and from SAP WDF due to large number of SAP guests.
Crowne Plaza Heidelberg - First hotel most people stay at in HD. Anglo-American style hotel complete with scrambled eggs at breakfast, a bar/restaurant and a Lufthansa shuttlebus to and from the airport. About a 5 minute walk from the Bismarkplatz, a good hotel to put partners and first-time visitors. Kind of impersonal in that way that only international hotel chains can be. Not my fave, but definitely convenient and comfortable. Has own parking.
NH Heidelberg
This is a euro business hotel chain. Mostly Europeans stay here, mix of tourists and business people. Fairly impersonal, like the Crowne or Marriot. However, rooms are much nicer than either. Wireless is expensive, and iPass didn't work (even though it was supposed to). Large breakfast buffet smorgasbord deluxe. Dinner is lame. Good laundry service. Underground parking. Location is between the Marriot and Crowne. It's also near a good French-style bistro called Tati.
Goldene Falke - Directly on the marktplatz, above Cafe Elin. Clean,small simple rooms. Sparse even. Due to age of building, floors slant, no elevator, etc. Typical altbau hotel with little renovation. Nice staff, plain breakfast. Not the warmest place in Winter. Probably great in Summer. No parking, but has a subsidized rate at Parkhouse 13 (? not sure on the number - the one with the train to the castle in it)
Perkeo - On the Hauptstrasse, about halfway between Bismarkplatz and the Marktplatz. Better furnished than the Goldene Falke with nice large rooms, carpet, couches, etc. I stayed in room 25 across from the attic. The room was huge, with a great view of the rooftops of the city. Nice staff, good breakfast. No elevator, lots of steps. Has 6 parking spots at a garage around the block. On my stay I got a spot for 2 days and had to park in Parkhouse 6 the last night. No big deal, it's right around the corner too and cheaper than the hotel parking.
Kulturbrauerei - Past the markplatz about two blocks towards Neckargemund (up the river). Love the beer. Friends who have stayed here say that it's nice, but small and kind of loud. Parking available at the hotel. Very modern rooms - recently expanded into adjacent building. Some rooms that face public areas can be loud but most are not bad. Rooms are approximately 110 Euro
Hotel zur Alten Bruecke - Directly in front of the old bridge. The hotel restaurant, Nepomuk is a personal favorite. One of the few places in HD where you can get a great salad, pumpkin-ginger soup, excellent saumagen, and a nice schnapps all in the same meal. The hotel is very nice - modern and spacious rooms. If I remember correctly - rooms are 100 - 150 Euro per night.
Hotel Vier Jahreseiten - Definitely gets a thumbs-up for staff friendlyness, even if the rooms are a bit on the shabby side. Family run by the Weil brothers. In the evening you get the bearded, gruff, reclusive-seeming Weil brother (although within 5 minutes he'll have already managed to recommend restaurants,pubs, etc. without breaking the facade) , and in the morning you get the cherubic Weil brother who will barely let you out of the place with all of his stories and helpfulness. Rooms are large, but not very recently renovated. Fantastic views of the old bridge and river. Only complaint is the maid service who have no patience or shame at kicking you out of your room by noon on the weekends! (if you visit the pubs section on this wiki, this detail will matter to you - remember that German pubs often serve until 3/4!). Has daily shuttles to and from SAP WDF due to large number of SAP guests.
Crowne Plaza Heidelberg - First hotel most people stay at in HD. Anglo-American style hotel complete with scrambled eggs at breakfast, a bar/restaurant and a Lufthansa shuttlebus to and from the airport. About a 5 minute walk from the Bismarkplatz, a good hotel to put partners and first-time visitors. Kind of impersonal in that way that only international hotel chains can be. Not my fave, but definitely convenient and comfortable. Has own parking.
NH Heidelberg
This is a euro business hotel chain. Mostly Europeans stay here, mix of tourists and business people. Fairly impersonal, like the Crowne or Marriot. However, rooms are much nicer than either. Wireless is expensive, and iPass didn't work (even though it was supposed to). Large breakfast buffet smorgasbord deluxe. Dinner is lame. Good laundry service. Underground parking. Location is between the Marriot and Crowne. It's also near a good French-style bistro called Tati.
