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What's happening November/December in Hamburg Unsparingly stylish, the 25 hours Hotels in the Westerm business district of the city invites guests to feel at home amid playful Sixties and Seventies- inspired design details. At the entrance, 420 convex chrome mirrors stud the black, curved reception desk, and turn each guest's arrival into a brilliantly presented event. Elsewhere, you'll find hand-tufted pile rugs from Kasthall, mod Brionvega TV sets and spun-metal lamps from Flos, pieces which can be purchased directly from 25 hours. A guests-only ground-floor 'Living Room' in chilled-out pink, red and orange designed to encourage guests to meet and mingle, offers low lounge seats by Alfa for stretching out in front of a cosy fireplace and a giant flat-screen TV. There are two conference rooms with space for up to 50 people and 'meet & eat' area for private funcions and events. www.designhotels.com/25hours_hotel
Airport Information Hamburg Fuhlsbuttel (HAM)
Website
www.airport.de
General information
+49 (0)40 5075 - 0
Distance
8.5 kilometres north-west of the centre of Hamburg
Public transport
There are several bus services providing frequent connections (every 15 minutes) to Hamburg city centre with an approximate journey time of 30-40 minutes.
Getting to Hamburg
CityJet flights from London to Hamburg. Choose our schedule of up to 2 flights a day between Rotterdam and Hamburg.
For the full timetable click here.
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Taxis
Taxi ranks are located in front of all the terminal buildings. The journey to the city centre takes about 30 minutes and costs approx €16.
Car parking
Parking lots and multi-storey car parks are provided at Hamburg Airport in close vicinity to the terminal buildings and on "Weg beim Jäger" near to the airport. In total, Hamburg Airport has around 8,300 parking spaces.
Check in
The minimum check in time is 40 minutes.
Terminal
T1
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City Guide
Current Population: 1,754,000
% POP Growth: 1 %
City Area: 755 KM2
City Density: 2,324 INH/KM2
GDP Per Capita:
€21,900
Dialling Code: +49
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Hamburg
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RESTAURANTS
With Friends
MARSBAR
STRASSENBAHNRING 2
TEL. 040 4600 9950
| The darling of the media and arts crowd, this trendy bistro is in the heart of a modern campus in tiny Eppendorf. It features communal tables and a sizable outdoor terrace where inventive salads and pasta specialities from a market-fresh menu are served all day.
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Entertaining a Client
LAMBERT
OSDORFER LANDSTRASSE 239
TEL. 040 8787 8980
| Dating back more than 170 years, this rustic A-framed country house in Hamburg's western suburbs trades in straightforward bistro food, which is coupled with a sublime sushi menu. Grab a table round the atmospheric fireplace, even lit during the warmer months, and you can while away the hours.
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Closing The Deal
DOC CHENG'S
NEUER JUNGFERNSTIEG 9-14
TEL. 040 349 4333
| Thanks to its large Asian population, Hamburg is full of Chinese restaurants where portions are bountiful and the service authentic. No surprise, then, that one of the best eateries in town is Chinese. Doc Cheng's is as famous for its décor and service as it is for its incomparable cuisine. Delights include starters such as black tiger prawns on a salad of green mango with lemon chili sauce, soy sauce and wasabi and rousing main dishes such as medium fried breast of Barbarie duck in oriental jus on mango and chili glazed green asparagus with mashed potato curry.
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BARS
Style
CARPE DIEM
ROTTENBAUMCHAUSSEE 105
TEL. 040 8817 4747
| Located in Eppendorf, this new and modern gastropub, with its large sushi and daily specials menu, is the perfect place to sip a martini or raise a champagne flute. Or settle into one of its modern rattan chairs for a spot of edamame.
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Relax
BORCHERS
GESCHWISTER-SCHOLL-STRASSE 1-3
TEL. 040 462 677
| This lively bar-cum-brasserie is a neighbourhood favourite and a city institution, especially popular with the after-work clique who down a few fresh Weissbier before tucking into superb Wiener schnitzel and pommes frites.
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HOTELS
Value
INTERCITY HOTEL
GLOCKENGIESSERWALL 14-15
TEL. 040 248 700
| Within eyeshot of the Alster, this 155-room hotel is only a stone's throw from the main railway station and the city's art mile. With its sleek interiors, modern amenities and conference facilities, the Intercity is ideal for business trips and meetings.
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Business
RENAISSANCE HOTEL HAMBURG
GROSSE BLEICHEN
TEL. 040 349 180
| Few properties in Hamburg are better sited than this 205-room hotel, smack in the heart of the city's best shopping and business thoroughfares. In addition to suitably upmarket rooms and suites, all of which include high-speed Wi-fiaccess, the hotel features a vibrant lobby bar-cum-lounge.
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Bespoke
GASTWERK
BEIM ALTEN GASWERK 3
TEL. 040 890 620
| Juxtaposing the weathered bricks of a 150-year-old gasworks plant with brightly coloured fixtures is architect Klaus Peter Lange's masterpiece. The 141 rooms have an artist quarter feel, and the public areas are dotted with pieces of machinery.
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KNOWLEDGE
Hamburg's cityscape is full of modernist structures that give a nod to its Hanseatic past. To view them, book the ArchitekTour (www.a-tour.de), a coach tour that makes its way through the city, including the corporate campus of City Nord, the leafy residential quarters of Harvestehude and Rotherbaum, the city centre and HafenCity.
For a bird's eye view of Hamburg's waterscape, including its two artificial lakes, harbour and three rivers, the Elbe, Alster and Bille, not to mention its skyline and green areas, why not take a hot air balloon ride? Ballons über Hamburg (www.ballons-ueber-hamburg.de) launches twice daily from one of six sites (depending on the wind) and float for one and a half hours.
Whether you're wandering the cobbled streets or the wide boulevards, getting lost in Hamburg is virtually impossible. That's because of a unique house numbering system, where the lowest house numbers on each street point in the direction of the city centre.
SECRETS
Dating to 1300, Hamburg's oldest building is also one of Europe's oldest lighthouses. It is located on the island of Neuwerk at the mouth of the River Elbe near Cuxhaven in the North Sea and is open to the public (www.hamburg-tourism.de).
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