(Rates from $114.17)
Steigenberger Esplanade Jena
Business-friendly Jena property with a restaurant
Nearby Points of Interest
Optical Museum – 300 metres
Schiller’s Garden House – 800 metres
House of Ernst-Haeckel – 1 kilometre (0.5 miles)
Zeiss Planetarium – 2 kilometres (1 mile)
Botanical Garden – 2 kilometres (1 mile)
Schott Glass Museum – 2 kilometres (1 mile)
Domburg Castles– 12 kilometres (7.5 miles)
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) Approximate driving time to Steigenberger Esplanade Jena is 90 minutes and distance is 95 kilometres (59 miles).
Getting there:Take a train from the airport to Leipzig Station then change for Jena Paradies, which is 800 metres from the hotel. Taxis are available at the airport, and the fare to the hotel is typically €130.
Getting around: The best way to see the surrounding countryside is to hire a car.
Carl-zeiss-platz 4
Jena, 07743
Germany
Nearest major airport:
Erfurt, Germany (ERF)
Area:
Jena, Germany
Founded by winegrowers in the 13th century, Jena is home to world's oldest planetarium and famous for Carl Zeiss and the development of lenses, documented at the Optical Museum. Sights in the old town include the town hall with its astronomical clock, gothic St Michael's church, the towers of the medieval fortifications, and Schiller's summer house. The three Dornburg Castles and the moated Kapellendorf Castle are 15 kilometres away.