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Eating & Sleeping

Marburg 3 Kassel 5
5 Bückingsgarten German €€ 5 Lohmann German €€
(% 06421-165 7771; www.bueckingsgarten- (% 0561-701 6875; www.lohmann-kassel.de;
marburg.de; Landgraf-Philipp-Strasse 6; mains Königstor 8; mains €8-18; hnoon-11pm Sun-Fri,
€8-24; hnoon-10pm) Choose from two 5-11pm Sat) With roots that go back to 1888,
separate menus at this historical restaurant this popular, family-run Kneipe (pub) has an
with a spectacular hilltop position adjacent old-style birch-and-maple-shaded beer garden
to the castle. Dine inside for more upscale with an outdoor grill. Schnitzel (always pork)
ambience and fare, or enjoy a beer and casual features heavily on the menu.
meal in the beer garden: both have excellent
views. 4 Pentahotel Kassel Boutique Hotel €
(%0561-933 9887; www.pentahotels.com;
5 Café Barfuss Cafe € Bertha-von-Suttner Strasse 15; d from €55;
(% 06421-253 49; www.cafebarfuss.de; paW) This modern, central hotel has
GERMANY 36 GERMAN FAIRY TALE ROAD
Barfüsserstrasse 33; meals €4-15; h10am-1am; compact, stylish rooms with ambient lighting,
v) A local institution, humble Barfuss is a arty design elements and free high-speed
no-fuss, offbeat place with a steady stream of wi-fi. There’s a bar and restaurant and free
sociable student diners who favour its diverse late checkout of 3pm on Sundays (subject to
menu of hearty, healthy plates, including great availability).
breakfasts and a variety of vegetarian options.
4 Vila Vita Rosenpark Hotel €€ Wilhelmshöhe 6
(% 06421-600 50; www.rosenpark.com;
Anneliese Pohl Allee 7-17; s/d from €116/126; 5 Matterhorn Stübli Swiss €€
paiWs) Marburg’s swankiest and (%0561-399 33; www.matterhornstuebli.de;
priciest digs are in a lovely spot by the river, a Wilhelmshöher Allee 326; mains €14-22; h5.30-
short stroll from the station. If you’re going to 11pm Tue-Sat, noon-2pm & 5.30-11pm Sun; v) If
splurge, superior double rooms and suites offer you love cheese, fondue, schnitzel, or all three,
better value at almost twice the size of classic you’re well advised to hotfoot it to this quaint
single rooms. An expansive wellness centre, Swiss restaurant. If you like mushrooms as well,
day spa and two restaurants come with the try the Original Züri Geschnätzläts: veal escalopes
package. served with mushrooms and crispy rösti.
4 Welcome Hotel Marburg Hotel €€ 4 Kurpark Hotel Bad
(% 06421-9180; www.welcome-hotel-marburg. Wilhelmshöhe Boutique Hotel €€
de; Pilgrimstein 29; s/d from €93/122; aiW) (%0561-318 90; www.kurparkhotel-kassel.de;
Just below the Altstadt, this central hotel Wilhelmshöher Allee 336; s/d from €105/137;
has 147 bright, spacious rooms with large paWs) In an excellent location near the
windows. Ask for a quieter room at the rear of castle and train station, this stylish hotel offers
the building. well-appointed rooms and common areas, a
restaurant and terrace, and an indoor pool.

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