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€€€€Hotel Sacher Wien
Opposite the State Opera
Best for: Classic luxury
Vienna's most famous hotel, opened in 1876, home of the original Sachertorte. Rooms with antiques and a spa, right by the opera and Kärntner Straße.
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Best Hotels in Europe: Our Top 10 on a Map
Our 10 favourite hotels for a Christmas market trip in Europe, each close to a market we map.
By Amit Keren- Europe
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The 10 hotels
Where should you stay for Europe's Christmas markets? This map picks one standout hotel near the main market in each city we cover: the Sacher by Vienna's Opera, Le Meurice across from the Tuileries market in Paris and SORAT Hotel Saxx on Nuremberg's Hauptmarkt.
Every hotel below is on the map with its area and price level. Each one links to its own Booking.com page, so you can check prices for your dates. For more choice, open the hotel map for each city.
Where to stay in Europe: the best areas
- Stay in the old town
- Christmas markets are on the main squares, so a central hotel lets you walk back after dark.
- Book early for Advent weekends
- Hotels near the big markets fill up first on Friday and Saturday nights in December.
The 10 best hotels in Europe, ranked
2€€€€Four Seasons Hotel Prague
Old Town riverside
Best for: Castle views
A five-star hotel on the Vltava next to Charles Bridge, with views of Prague Castle, a spa and an indoor pool.
- 3€€
SORAT Hotel Saxx Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Hauptmarkt
Best for: Christmas market base
Modern hotel right on the Hauptmarkt, about a minute from the Christkindlesmarkt stalls.
- 4€€€€
Maison Rouge Strasbourg Hotel & Spa, Autograph Collection
Place Kléber
Best for: Christmas market base
Historic hotel with a spa right by Place Kléber and the Great Christmas Tree, with individually decorated rooms.
- 5€€€€
Cour du Corbeau Hotel Strasbourg - MGallery Collection
Old town, by the river Ill
Best for: Romantic stay
Four-star hotel in a restored 16th-century coaching inn with a half-timbered courtyard, a 5 minute walk from the cathedral.
- 6€€€€
Excelsior Hotel Ernst
Cologne, cathedral
Best for: Splurge
Historic five-star hotel opposite Cologne Cathedral, a few minutes from the cathedral Christmas market.
- 7€€€€
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace
Chain Bridge, Pest side
Best for: Danube views
Art Nouveau palace at the Pest end of the Chain Bridge, with views across the Danube to Buda Castle.
- 8€€€
Parkhotel Laurin
Bolzano centre
Best for: South Tyrol base
Art Nouveau hotel from 1910 in its own park, a few minutes' walk from the market in Piazza Walther.
- 9€€€€
Le Meurice
Rue de Rivoli, Tuileries
Best for: Palace hotel
Palace hotel facing the Tuileries Garden, with a Michelin-starred restaurant and a short walk to the Louvre.
- 10€€€€
The Savoy
Strand, by Covent Garden
Best for: Splurge
London's legendary riverside hotel from 1889, a short walk from Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square.
These hotels were chosen by Amit Keren
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