Hotel Lindenau, Leipzig

Advantages: Culture, Sport
Disadvantages: Nightlife

...in the fertile Leipzig lowlands bay, farming, fruit and vegetable-growing play a role to be not underestimated in the territory. I praise my Leipzig, I shall have said once a well-known personality and the man was right. Traffic Leipzig has a good fully developed traffic system and is attainable well from all directions. One comes to the town with an exhibition centre via the airport Leipzig hall, the motorway, several federal roads or with Deutschen Bahn. Important parts of the inner municipal cope with passenger transport suburban train, tramway and penitence and shortest running-times safeguard within the town and the surrounding countryside. Hotel, catering trade, tourism: By the fair, the education and culture facilities and the international sports the town has a well fully developed system of tourist and gastronomic... Read review

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Advantages: Well located, polite staff
Disadvantages: Strange route to getting to the sauna!

...So, another year passes and another trip to Germany's Christmas Markets now firmly in the past, it's time to report back! A little bit about Leipzig Forming part of the Former East Germany, Leipzig is a city of transformation. Although 500 years old, the biggest changes seem to have been happening in the past 15 years. It has seen a lot of the architecture associated with communism removed, while much of it's heritage is refurbished and transformed. There are still elements of communism and those times remaining, strangely one of the sites is opposite to the Marriott hotel! But, as it is currently in the stages of refurbishment, you will have to be quick to catch it! For those who are unfamiliar with the history of the Peaceful Revolution of 1989 and subsequent re-unification of Germany, this is where it is all believed to have... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap and easy to get there
Disadvantages: Limited flights and times

...Leipzig is found in the Saxony region of East Germany and was in the former GDR. Since the wall came down Leipzig has lost about 200,000 inhabitants, leaving about 400,000, and has also undergone considerable regeneration. 2006 sees the city host some of the early stage World Cup matches at their large sports stadium. Although none of the England games will be played there, the World Cup puts Leipzig firmly on the world football map. Since Air Berlin (www.airberlin.com) started flying direct to Leipzig on a daily basis, getting there couldn't be easier, not to mention cheaper. Direct flights are also available from Lufthansa and BMi but are far more expensive. The only drawbacks with Air Berlin are flying from Stanstead and the return flight time. Flights leave Stanstead at around 8.00pm but the return flights are 6.00am... Read review

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