unique hotel

My friend, Alice and I are traveling to Munich, then to Dresden and on to Berlin. This is following a riverboat trip from Antwerp to Basel.

I have been doing a great deal of research about Dresden, the Frauenkirche, Hausmannsturm, Zwinger -- there are so many things to see.

HOWEVER, we have yet to find the %26#39;perfect%26#39; hotel. I have looked at many including Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski, we liked the Hotel Villa Sorgenfrei but want to be in the center of Old Town.

Can you help us find a hotel unique to Dresden, small would be nice, a hotel with the real feel of Dresden?

Thank you !~!!

Eve Phoenix

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Hotel Bülow Residenz, just across the river in the so called %26#39;New Town%26#39;, which is actually a very nice district with Baroque/Victorian townhouses, cobbled alleys and pedestrian zones (Hauptstraße), is a very good choice IMO. Small, charming, not overrun and with one of the best restaurants in East Germany.

Another option is the Radisson SAS Gewandhaus Hotel. Also a five star, centrally located and with charm. Right in the old town, just a few steps from the sights.

%26#39;Typical%26#39; Dresden are the B%26amp;Bs in the 19th century residential areas along the river (in Blasewitz, Striesen, Loschwitz, Weißer Hirsch). But these are a tram ride away from the old town/city centre and of course no 5star hotels.

I.

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Thank you eagle 2002 -- I will look into both of your suggestions. How important do you think it is for us to be in the central part of the city?

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Depends on the time you will have for exploring Dresden. If you%26#39;re in town for only one or two days then you%26#39;re better off in the old/new town (both city centre) because of the very short distances to all the sights, museums, opera house etc.

However, if you have a bit more time you might want to explore the outskirts as well (which are beautiful), maybe take a steamboat ride to Pillnitz, ride the funicular and/or cable car in Loschwitz, explore the village-like atmosphere in Loschwitz, Wachwitz etc. and have a meal on a terrace of a restaurant by the river (weather co-operating). In this case staying in the residential areas in the East is a good idea - that%26#39;s where all that happens to be. Also, it%26#39;s only a 15-20 minutes tram ride (frequently) to the old town/city centre.

If you don%26#39;t mind staying in a somewhat isolated property, but still in the city boundaries in a beautiful park/garden with great views then try Hotel Schloss Eckberg. The main house, not the %26#39;Kavalierhaus%26#39; - and ask for a room with river view. The tram stop is a 5-7 minutes walk from the hotel.

Ingo

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Once again, thanks you Eagle !!

We have made reservations at the Radisson SAS Gewandhaus Hotel. On some correspondences it is called the Radisson Blu Gewandhaus -- am wondering why? The same address, so no problem.

I, like another TA poster send several e-mails to the hotel with no reply. The other poster gave up, not I, I called the Radisson 800 # --- 1-800-333-3333 and spoke with Deb who took care of our reservations and e-mailed our confirmation.

We are arriviong in Dresden from Munich -- I found that it is 223 miles, about 5 hours by train -- is that about right? We get there Sept. 30th, are there all day Oct. 1st and part of Oct. 2nd.

Am still researching just what to do. I thought I was so smart to make reservations for the Historic Green Vault but have found that we can%26#39;t get there in time for the time I reserved and they say they won%26#39;t change them. So mark that as an error on my part. I have reservations for Sept. 30th at 12:00 noon but there is no way we will be there by then.

Soooooooooooooo

I will be writing again for your great advice and thank you for your help.

Eve