Bremen

A family pension on a leafy street behind the Hauptbahnhof, which maintains the aura of a former residential house of the 1930s. Decor is modern(ish)... All rooms are en suite. — Rough Guide

This palatial hotel comes with an enviable location between a small lake and an extensive area of park and forest not far from the main train station. — Fodor's

The simple, effortlessly stylish, dark-wooded rooms with chocolate leather armchairs and top-notch service from attentive staff make this classy hotel an excellent choice. — Lonely Planet

Unassuming but pleasant small place in a quiet sidestreet location, that makes for a more personal stay than the usual chain hotel. Service is friendly, rooms are spotless and individually decorated. — Rough Guide

Bremen’s first budget design hotel, located in a block behind the station. Design in this case means loud and funky, with Pop Art-inspired plastic furnishings in rooms. — Rough Guide

Affiliated with the Bremer Backpacker Hostel, this hotel is set in an old-style Bremen house and has 1960s-style furnishings. — Lonely Planet

— Michelin Guide

This tower-topped hotel right on the Weser River foreshore has heaps of atmosphere, with bare floorboards and Persian carpets in extremely spacious rooms. — Lonely Planet

There are only five rooms in this small and friendly family-run pension in one of the brick buildings so characteristic of Bremen. — Fodor's

The rooms are clean and the location can't be beat: it's smack in the middle between the Hauptbahnhof and the Altstadt, and easy walking distance to both. — Lonely Planet

Very popular, although this is probably as much as for its convention location as its keep-it-simple modern decor. — Lonely Planet