Experience Hamburg!

The Hotel Central is located in Hamburg's Altona-Ottensen district, an unusual Hamburg neighbourhood with a colourful restaurant and pub scene. The Hamburg-Altona cruise terminal is just 1500 metres away. The harbour, Reeperbahn and musicals are just a few minutes' walk away.

Hamburg city centre and the Alster lake can be reached in 12 minutes using the S-Bahn lines.

City and harbour tour

To get a first impression of Hamburg, start your discovery tour with a city tour on the red double-decker buses.

These start their journey at the main station, which you can reach comfortably with the S3 line from Altona station - within approx. 20 minutes. Alternatively, the buses start at Landungsbrücken, which can be reached within 10 minutes with the S1 line. The double-decker buses take you past the most important sights of the city: Alster, City Hall, Speicherstadt, HafenCity and Reeperbahn. You can also buy a combined ticket on the bus and not only use the red double-decker buses all day, but also take a harbour tour. Interrupt your city tour at the Landungsbrücken and get a taste of the harbour air on a harbour tour.

Let the wind blow around your nose while your expert captain tells you all about the port, ships and cargo!

St. Michael's Church

What would a short holiday in Hamburg be without a visit to Hamburg's St. Michael's? The church of St. Michaelis is one of the most beautiful baroque churches in northern Germany and can be reached by taking the S3 line to the Landungsbrücken stop and then a ten-minute walk. Its tower, with its copper dome, is the city's landmark.

If you don't mind the steps to the viewing platform, you will be rewarded with a magnificent view of the Hamburg skyline!

Reeperbahn & St. Pauli

The Reeperbahn is the hub of Hamburg's nightlife in the St. Pauli district. Because as Hans Albers sang: "On the Reeperbahn at half past midnight, whether you've got a girl or not, you'll have a good time, because that's what you'll find on the Reeperbahn at half past midnight".

Hamburg's most famous district, St. Pauli, is also well worth a detour! Discover this fascinating and colourful district, which has much more to offer besides the Reeperbahn as an amusement mile with numerous theatres, pubs, bars and discos! Well-known places like Hans-Albers-Platz and Große Freiheit alternate with historical sideshows in small side streets where the past of the working-class quarter can still be traced today.

You can reach Reeperbahn & St. Pauli in 20 minutes with the S3 line.

A guided tour can bring you closer to all facets of the dazzling neighbourhood life in an exciting mix of culture and history

Hamburg Dungeon

The Hamburg Dungeon, located in the Speicherstadt, can be reached within 20 minutes by taking the S3 line.

In 90 minutes, you will experience a journey through Hamburg's history, which will provide you with interesting facts about the city's past as well as scary fun. You will experience the dark sides of the Hanseatic city in eleven shows.

Two rides, modern multivision effects and costumed actors take you on a journey through 600 years of Hamburg history!

Elbphilharmonie

Hamburg's newest landmark - the Elbphilharmonie - can be reached within 20 minutes by taking the U3 line to Baumwall.

The historic Kaispeicher A forms the base over which the crystalline, curved new building rises. From the main entrance, Europe's longest escalator, the "Tube", leads 82 metres up to the 6th floor of the Kaispeicher. Once here, probably the most beautiful window on the Elbe awaits you: a huge panoramic pane opens up a wonderful view over the Landungsbrücken and the harbour. Also on this level is the entrance to the Störtebeker restaurant.

On the 8th floor between the Kaispeicher and the glass superstructure is the so-called Plaza. At a height of 37 metres, the visitor is offered a circular walkway on the outer edge of the building, which provides a unique view of the city and the harbour on all sides. The stairways to the concert halls, the hotel lobby, the Elbphilharmonie Shop and the Deck & Deli are also located on the central platform.

Hamburg fish market

You can reach the Hamburg fish market on foot within 20 minutes.

From fish, fruit, tropical plants and clothes to live chickens or entire duck families, a wide variety of goods are traded at the Hamburg fish market. The main attraction is the market criers. It is said that the loudly shouting traders can be heard as far away as the Reeperbahn, and it is not unusual for a piece of fruit to fly through the air.

Usually another fish is added on top or another piece of sausage is advertised until a buyer is found for the goods. Many go home with heavy bags full of fish and fruit. But even without the intention of finding bargains, a visit to the Hamburg fish market is worthwhile. For example, for a breakfast of fish rolls, a morning view across the Elbe to the port of Hamburg, or simply to experience the spectacle of the market.

Opening hours:

Summer season April to October: every Sunday 5:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Winter season November to March: every Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Hamburg's Speicherstadt

Hamburg's Speicherstadt is one of the most popular sights of the Elbe metropolis and can be reached within 20 minutes on the S1 line. The largest connected warehouse complex in the world was declared a World Heritage Site in 2015 and was built in 1883 as part of the Port of Hamburg.

Even today, the scent of the big wide world seems to hover over the old warehouses. Built on ancient oak piles, the six- to seven-storey brick buildings once served as duty-free storage facilities for coffee, cocoa, tobacco, tea and high-quality general cargo. The old Speicherstadt can be easily explored from both land and water.

Let yourself be enchanted by this more than hundred-year-old district and get to know one of Hamburg's most popular tourist destinations!

Miniature Wonderland

You can reach the Miniatur Wunderland in about 20 minutes by taking the S1 line. So that you don't have to wait so long, it's worth booking your ticket in advance via the internet.

The world's largest model railway consists of 15 kilometres of track on more than 1,500 square metres of exhibition space, which is constantly being expanded. Some 1,040 digital trains run on the rail network, controlled by 50 computers.

These dimensions not only inspire model railway fans, but also amaze adults and children alike!