Fodor's Expert Review Grand Hotel Russischer Hof

Goethepl. 2, Weimar, Thuringia, D–99423, Germany Fodor's Choice

This historic, classical hotel, once the haunt of European nobility and intellectual society, continues to be a luxurious gem in the heart of Weimar—it's one of Germany's finest hotels. Tolstoy, Liszt, Schumann, Turgenev, and others once stayed at this former Russian city palace, whose (partly historic) rooms are decorated today with antique French tapestries, linens, and furniture.

PROS

  • quiet location in the city center
  • service is impeccable
  • good restaurant Anastasia ($$) serves fine Austrian-Thuringian fusion cuisine

CONS

  • rooms are on the small side
  • rooms have thin walls
  • some rooms overlook an unsightly back courtyard

QUICK FACTS

Hotel
$$

HOTEL INFO

Phones: 03643-7740

HOTEL DETAILS

125 rooms
Rate Includes: No Meals

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