Kassel: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 35 - 55 Hotel Zum Bismarckturm
 This family-run hotel is located in the scenic Habichtswald Nature Park, 7 km from Kassel city centre. Hotel Zum Bismarckturm offers an on-site Chines… MoreEUR 52 - 57 Ibis Hotel Kassel
 This hotel offers free parking, a free internet terminal and a 24-hour bar. It is 2 minutes from the A7 and A49 motorways, and 10 minutes from Kassel… MoreEUR 57 - 110 Hotel Tiffany
 This family-run hotel lies in the centre of Kassel, a 2-minute walk from the main train station, and offers a tasty breakfast and comfortable accommod… MoreEUR 89 - 139 Hotel Schweizer Hof
 This hotel offers rooms and apartments with an original design, a lounge with fireplace, and free tickets for public transport in Kassel. Kassel Wilhe… MoreEUR 80 - 150 Hotel Palmenbad
 This Hotel Palmenbad offers modern rooms, a daily breakfast buffet and an international restaurant. It is located in the Wilhelmshöhe district of Kas… MoreEUR 46 - 130 Hotel Roter Kater
 This hotel in Kassel is located directly on the Fulda River, with a traditional beer garden overlooking the waterfront. Comfortably furnished rooms of… MoreEUR 32 - 127 InterCityHotel Kassel
 This 3-star hotel in Kassel offers modern accommodation, Wi-Fi internet and free public transport. It is located next to the Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe trai… MoreEUR 98 - 147 Kurparkhotel Bad Wilhelmshöhe
 This hotel lies just a 10-minute car journey from Kassel’s centre, only a 20-minute walk from Schloss Wilhelmshöhe castle and its extensive parklan… MoreEUR 79 - 149 Schlosshotel Kassel
 This historic hotel with restaurant is located in a park beside Wilhelmshöhe Palace, at the foot of the Herkules monument. Kassel city centre is a di… MoreEUR 44 - 101 Stadthotel Kassel
 This 3-star hotel offers cosy accommodation in the heart of Kassel, within easy reach of the Kulturbahnhof railway station, the Documenta exhibition g… MoreEUR 68 - 261 Ramada Hotel Kassel City Centre
 Located in Kassel within the Stadthalle Kassel congress centre, this 4-star hotel offers modern and spacious rooms, an inviting spa area and excellent… MoreEUR 68 - 315 pentahotel Kassel
 This 4-star hotel in the Wilhelmshöhe district of Kassel is situated between the city centre and the historic Bergpark, just 400 metres away from the… MoreEUR 68 - 210 Mercure Hotel Kassel
 This 4-star Superior hotel offers direct access to a large spa. It is located in the Kurfürsten Galerie, a 5-minute walk from Kassel´s train st… MoreEUR 49 - 49 Motel One Kassel
 The hotel is located south east of Kassel, ideally close by the A7 motorway, right in the commercial zone of Kassel Waldau. … MoreEUR 49 - 140 Hotel Novostar
 This modern 2-star Superior hotel in Kassel offers brightly decorated rooms, a friendly atmosphere, and a convenient location within easy walking dist… MoreEUR 46 - 76 Hotel Krone
 This family-run, non-smoking hotel offers a restaurant with international dishes and free parking 3.5 km from the Kassel´s city centre. It is a … MoreEUR 49 - 280 Grand City Hotel Domus Kassel
 Situated a 3-minute walk from the main railway station and tram services, this hotel in the heart of Kassel offers spacious rooms and 2 minibar drinks… MoreEUR 45 - 224 Grand City Hotel Hessenland Kassel Zentrum
 This 3-star hotel in Kassel’s Old Town offers a 1950s design, soundproofed rooms, and a free fitness room. The Kassel town hall and Rathaus tram sto… MoreEUR 65 - 140 City Hotel
 This 3-star Superior hotel in Kassel features comfortable rooms with breakfast included, free Wi-Fi internet and a wellness area. It is located just a… MoreEUR 73 - 198 Best Western Hotel Kurfürst Wilhelm I.
 Best Western Hotel Kurfürst Wilhelm I. is a comfortable city hotel located in the city centre. Built in 1890, the boutique hotel features modern inte… MoreEUR 69 - 100 Aukam´s La Strada
 This top-class hotel boasts exquisite architecture, and offers an exclusive place to stay on the outskirts of Kassel.
Come and stay here and enjoy t… MoreEUR 52 - 130 Best Western Grand City Hotel Kassel
 This 4-star hotel is 4 km east of Kassel city centre. It offers modern rooms with free Wi-Fi and a spa with an indoor swimming pool. On-site parking i… MoreEUR 69 - 141 Gude
 This 4-star hotel is located in the quiet Niederzwehren district of Kassel. Guests at the Gude enjoy free use of the swimming pool, sauna and gym. Par… MoreEUR 44 - 75 Hotel Am Sonnenhang
 This family-run hotel on the outskirts of Kassel enjoys a peaceful location directly next to the Habichtswald reserve and Wilhelmshöhe park with its … MoreEUR 50 - 120 Hotel Excelsior
 This 3-star hotel is located right in the centre of Kassel, close to the city’s main tourist attractions, and just 150 metres from the main railway … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kassel: Guide
Kassel is the regional "capital" of North Hesse|North Hesse in Germany and has a population of about 200 000.
Understand
History
Kassel has been first mentioned around 900 AD. Since then it has always been a provincial capital for the realms of North Hesse or Kur-Hesse.
During the 30 years war Kassels Landgraf Philipp declared for the protestants. This had an effect as later numerous Hugenots emigrated from France and brought with them their trade and skills. The impact of the Hugenots can still be witnessed in the centre of Kassel where streets are named after Hugenots.
Kassel became a considerable industrial and scientific city as can still be seen in the Orangerie museum where loads of scientific kit from the enlightenment period is on show. Noticeably the first steam pot producing a fountain was constructed in Kassel by Papin and rumors have it that he left Kassel in his steam boat a few years before James Watt got his prototype into shape.
Kassel was already a heavy industries site by WW2, where trains, tanks and planes were constructed. In the later years of the war Kassel was thoroughly bombed by English and American planes.
Kassel was home to the famous Grimm Brothers who wrote a lot of the fairy tales Disney uses today. The house that they lived in was made into a museum with a lot of interesting artifacts.
Get in
The best way to reach Kassel is by train since most of the Inter-City-Express trains and plenty of local trains stop at the Kassel-Wilhemshöhe station. There is also a Main train station (Hauptbahnhof) very near the city center. Trains run between the two stations. Much easier to see the downtown area if you take a train to the Hauptbahnhof and begin your exploring from there.
Get around
From the Station, trams leave towards the town centre and one can easily walk to the Bergpark which is visible from where the trams leave. If you are staying a few days in Kassel buy a public transport Wockenkarte. Ride as much as you like on the streetcars and buses for a full week from date of issue. April 2006 price was EURO16. And while you are at it, don't miss out to have an Italian ice-cream somewhere on the way to the park.
(only in German)
See
Herkules and Bergpark.
Schloss with its old masterpieces of art.
Orangerie and Karlsaue
Documenta art exhebition(every 5 years only, next summer 2007)
Friedericianum - museum
Do
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. Worth visiting is the "Bergpark" (Mountainpark) which is supposedly the largest in Europe and second largest park on a mountain slope in the world. The park contains the Herkules statue at its top end which is towering over the city and has become its symbol. Further the park contains loads of smaller features which are mainly fake greek temples, fake medival castles, fake querries - you see where we are getting ... Not fake though are the Rembrandts and Rubens paintings in the Schloss in the park - an entrance fee is charged. The Park also features during summer months the Wasserspiele (watergames) every Wednesday and Saturday starting from 3pm. Various of the features such as the Cascades (below the Herkules statue), the fake waterfall and the fake Roman Aqueduct have their water supplies opened for half an hour or so each and the crowd of tourists will move from feature to feature starting on the higher parts moving downslope.
The Centre of Kassel itself has been thoroughy destroyed during WW2 and was rebuilt in a post-war fashion - ugly. Hence, the inner city is mainly dominated by bank and mall buildings of the modern sort. However, in walking distance from the main high street, you can reach the Karlsaue, another, french style park with some old buildings containing all sort of museums (tapstries to astrology). That area is also the usual place for the Documenta art exhibition to happen every five years.
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Getting a little bit out of the city can be a good thing. Near Lohfelden there are beautiful forests and ponds that have really good trails. Also just past there are some great churches and markets.Buy
Shopping can be somewhat difficult in Kassel compared to the United States, but most of the good shopping is located close to the Rathaus so if you get off the Strassebahn around there you can do most of your shopping.
I found a good place to buy all of the stuff I needed for everyday things could be found at Mueller. It is somewhat like a Fred Meyer's or Target.
The best place I found to buy clothes was at the H and M. They have the best prices and clothing in my opinion around Kassel.Eat
There are great bakeries on every corner and throughought the city.
Another great place to eat is any of the little stands located on Konigsplatz(city centre)Drink
The Crèperie is a pub always popular with teenagers close to the Bebelplatz in the Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse.
Another great place to go out on Friday nights is NYTD New York the Dance Club which on the first friday of every month it changes its name to Mangu.
Spot was suppose to be a great place to go out, but it all depends on what night so make sure you find out what type of music is playing that night also it is a little ways off the main strip of Kassel so be prepared for that.Sleep
Kassel has its own youth hostel close to the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station).Get out
Deutsche Märchenstrasse (German Fairytale Road) including Sababurg(original Sleeping Beauty castle), Hoher Meissner (special mount), Wasserschloss Wülmersen.
Medieval towns around Kassel
Hannoversch Münden
Hofgeismar
Bad Karlshafen
Rotenburg/Fulda
Borken
Hessisch Lichtenau
Eschwege
Waldeck
Frankenberg
Grebenstein