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( 242 660;
www.deutscher-kaiser-hotel.de
; Königstrasse 55; s/d from €89/108;
)
Epicentral in its location, aristocratic in its design and service, this treat of a historic hotel
has been in the same family since the turn of the 20th century. Climb the castle-like gran-
ite stairs to find rooms of understated simplicity, flaunting oversize beds, Italian porcelain,
silk lampshades and real period furniture (Biedermeier and Jugendstil). The club-like
reading room with newspapers and magazines in German and English is a welcome extra
and the breakfast room is a study in soothing, early-morning elegance. Renovation work is
ongoing.
Art & Business Hotel €€
( 232 10;
www.art-business-hotel.com
;
Gleissbühlstrasse 15; s/d €89/115; )
You
don't have to be an artist or a business person to stay at this new, up-to-the-minute place, a
retro sport shoe's throw from the Hauptbahnhof. From the trendy bar area to the latest in
slate bathroom styling, design here is bold, but not overpoweringly so. From reception
follow the wobbly carpet to your room, a well-maintained haven uninfected by traffic
noise despite the city-centre frenzy outside. Local Technicolor art and design brings cheer
to the communal spaces and there's a small sculpture garden out back. Rates tumble at
weekends.
HOTEL
PENSION
Probst-Garni Hotel €
( 203 433;
www.hotel-garni-probst.de
; Luitpoldstrasse 9; s/d €56/75; )
A creaky
lift from street level takes you up to this realistically priced, centrally located guesthouse,
run for 65 years by three generations of Probsts. The 33 gracefully old-fashioned rooms
are multi-hued and high-ceilinged but some are more renovated than others. Furniture in
the breakfast room is family made.
Burghotel €€
( 238 890;
www.burghotel-nuernberg.de
; Lammsgasse 3; s/d from €56/100;
HOTEL
)
The mock-Gothic reception area and lantern-lit corridors (watch your head) indicate
you're in for a slightly different hotel experience here. The small singles and doubles have
strange '50s-style built-in timber furniture reminiscent of yesteryear train carriages, old-
fashioned bedhead radios and chunky TVs, while some much larger 'comfort' rooms un-
der the eaves have spacious sitting areas and more up-to-date amenities. However the big
