Where to stay

in Leipzig

When a city has hosted Johann Sebastian Bach, Friedrich Schiller, and one of the GDR's biggest protest movements, there's obviously something special going on. Though dominated by industrial concerns during the 20th century, Leipzig has transformed neighborhoods of warehouses and factories into premier cultural destinations. Get a taste of old Saxony, encompassed in stately central hotels near the university campus or find the best place to stay to hear cutting-edge techno thumping all night. No matter where you want to visit in Leipzig, a solid public transportation system and a spidery network of bike paths mean the whole city, though large, is at the doorstep of any accommodations.

Where to Stay for the Arts

Taking advantage of its proximity to the artistic energy of Berlin, a counter-cultural heritage inherited from the former GDR, and lots of abandoned industrial space, Leipzig is Europe's new destination for avant-garde art. Stay in the heart of the movement with a hotel or hostel in Plagwitz, home to the Baumwollspinnerei, a cotton thread factory turned artist colony. Spend every evening at the theater with accommodations in Lindenau. A more refined atmosphere reigns in Zentrum-Süd, also known as the "Music Quarter," where a hotel room's open windows often let in the sounds of a string quartet.
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Plagwitz

The restaurants and riverfront make Plagwitz worth a stop. Make a stop by Schaubühne im Lindenfels, and jump on the metro at Karl-Heine-Merseburger Straße Tram Stop to get around the area.
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Lindenau

While there might not be top attractions in Lindenau, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei and Festwiese.
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Zentrum-Süd

Discover Zentrum-Süd, memorable for its restaurants. Popular attractions in Zentrum-Süd include Federal Administrative Court of Germany and Gallery for Contemporary Art Leipzig, and you can see more of the area by hopping on the metro at Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz S-Bahn.
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Best Neighborhoods for Nightlife

Techno music has its heartland in East Germany. Leipzig's student population and many venues make the city perfect for a trip when sleep is not a priority. Stay steps away from a public forest but in the middle of the biggest clubbing districts by getting accommodations in Connewitz. Book one of the reasonably priced hotels in Süd to see how students live and socialize, not far from the tourist attractions of the university campus. Visit bars along the Gottschedstraße and get home easily to a hotel in Bachviertel or nibble tapas and sip craft beer in the gentrified Suedvorstadt neighborhood.
Connewitz

Connewitz

Well-liked for its restaurants and museums, Connewitz is worth a visit. Check out the variety of things to see and do like Leipzig Panometer and Kinobar Prager Fruehling, and jump on the metro at Leipzig Connewitz S-Bahn to get around the city.
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Süd

Süd is a destination travelers like for its restaurants, and you might hop aboard the metro at Leipzig Connewitz S-Bahn or Kurt-Eisner-/Arthur-Hoffmann-Straße Tram Stop to explore sights like Agra-Park.
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Suedvorstadt

While in Suedvorstadt, you'll enjoy the theaters. Catch the metro at Kurt-Eisner-/Arthur-Hoffmann-Straße Tram Stop to see top sights like Haus Steinstrasse while you're in the area.
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Best Areas for History

With Goethe, Schiller, and others among its illustrious former teachers and alumni, the University of Leipzig has seen extensive German history. Find a room in Sud-Ost to absorb a bit of its energy, still present in the students who roam the campus today. Stay steps away from Leipzig's biggest historical attractions in Zentrum or book a hotel with traditional German architecture along the broad pedestrian streets of the Old Town. There is poetic inspiration in historic Gohlis, outside the center, with Friedrich Schiller's 17th-century house and the forest he used to stroll through within walking distance from most accommodations.
Leipzig featuring heritage architecture

Suedost

You might enjoy the restaurants while in Suedost. Monument of the Battle of the Nations is a notable sight, and you can get around town at Probstheida Tram Stop or Naunhofer Straße Tram Stop to see more of the city.
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Zentrum

Consider a visit to Leipzig's Old Town Hall and take some time to enjoy the abundant dining options during your time in Zentrum. If you want to see more of the city, jump on the metro at Leipzig Markt S-Bahn or Augustusplatz Tram Stop.
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St. Nicholas Church showing a church or cathedral and interior views

Old Town Leipzig

Museums, historic sites, and shopping highlight some notable features of Old Town Leipzig. Make a stop by Leipzig's Old Town Hall or Leipzig Market Square while you're visiting, and jump aboard the metro at Leipzig Markt S-Bahn or Augustusplatz Tram Stop to get around town.
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Gohlis

Visitors to Gohlis like its historic sites. Jump on the metro at Georg-Schumann-/Lindenthaler Straße Tram Stop or Leipzig Coppiplatz S-Bahn to see top sights like Schillerhaus while you're in the area.
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