Hotel Hanseatischer Hof, Lübeck

Advantages: UNESCO World Heritage Site
Disadvantages: Rain

...Lübeck is one of the three North German cities which were famed for their independence from the rest of Germany. They were part of the Hansa League, which grew rich from the North Sea trade. To this day they still retain the title Hansastadt before their names. The other two are Hamburg and Bremen, but I find Lübeck to be the most interesting of all. Like all major German cities Lübeck was extensively bombed during WWII and most of it's beautiful buildings were destroyed. Six of it's seven famous churches were totally destroyed and only now through careful restoration is Lübeck regaining the name 'City of the Seven Towers'. Most of the Old Town has been lovingly restored and is worthy of the UNESCO title. Lübeck's best feature is the splendid Gothic brick architecture which can be seen on most of the buildings in the Old Town. Your... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic...
Disadvantages: None!

...After becoming slightly obsessed with the idea of visiting a traditional Christmas market, this year I finally managed. Finding the destination wasn't easy, of course the obvious choice had to be Germany, but as I had such high expectations of what to expect I had to get it right! Eventually with the help from some friends and the added incentive of a Ryan Air cheap flight destination I decided on Luebeck in North West Germany and the Radisson SAS Senator Hotel. A little bit about Luebeck As Luebeck is still to be discovered by us here in Britain, its impossible to write a review about the hotel without providing a little bit of encouragement as to why anyone should visit Luebeck. Well as I mentioned getting there is easy now that the tiny airport has been turned over to tourism with Ryanair as their carrier. About 10 minutes... Read review

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Advantages: Beauty. Architecture. Churches. People. Tranquility.
Disadvantages: None

...WHERE? Starting from first principals, not wishing to insult anyone's geographical knowledge, I will explain to you just where Lübeck is. Many of you will probably have a good idea where Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg or even Cologne are located, but, if a straw poll amongst my friends and colleagues is anything to go by, not a lot of you will have heard of, let alone know where, Lübeck, is situated. To start with the clue is there in the other German cities mentioned, yes we are in Germany and you get rather warmer with the mention of Hamburg, which is Lübeck's largest neighbour, approximately forty miles to the south west. Lübeck is located in the far north of Germany very close to, but not quite on, the Baltic coast. Around fifty miles further north of here and you are out of Germany and into Denmark. Whilst it is not a seaside... Read review

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