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Jakoberhof €
( 510 030;
www.jakoberhof.de
; Jakoberstrasse 41; s/d with shared bathroom from
€27/39, with private bathroom from €49/64; )
This friendly
Pension
spans a collection
of three buildings near the Fuggerei. Rooms are clean-cut if unimaginative, there's a de-
cent Bavarian restaurant on the premises, and free parking and bike storage are available.
GUESTHOUSE
HOTEL
Steigenberger Drei Mohren Hotel €€€
( 503 60;
www.augsburg.steigenberger.de
;
Maximilianstrasse 40; r €125-280;
)
A proud Leopold Mozart stayed here with his prodigious kids in 1766 and it re-
mains Augsburg's oldest and grandest hotel. Recently renovated, the fully refreshed
rooms are the last word in soothing design in these parts and come with marble bathrooms
and original art. Dine in-house at the gastronomic extravaganza that is
Maximilians
, a
great place to swing by for Sunday brunch.
Augsburger Hof €€
( 343 050;
www.augsburger-hof.de
; Auf dem Kreuz 2; s €90-115, d €99-140; )
All
rooms are business standard, staff are well regimented and there are two on-site eateries at
this pretty window-boxed hotel near the Dom. The higher-priced rooms look out into the
quiet courtyard.
HOTEL
Eating
In the evening, Maximilianstrasse is the place to tarry, with cafes tumbling out onto the
pavements and Augsburg's young and beautiful watching the world go by.
BAVARIAN
Bayerisches Haus am Dom €€
( 349 7990; Johannisgasse 4; mains €7-16)
Enjoy an elbow massage from the locals at
chunky timber benches while refuelling on Bavarian and Swabian dishes, cheap lunch op-
tions (€6) or a sandwich served by Dirndl-clad waitresses. Erdinger and Andechser are the
frothy double act that stimulates nightly frivolity in the beer garden.
Barfüsser Café €
( 450 4966; Barfüsserstrasse 10; snacks €1-6; 11am-6pm Mon-Sat)
Follow a short
flight of steps down from the street through a covered passageway to uncover this pretty
snack stop by a little canal. It's run by a team of staff with disabilities, for whom it
CAFE
