Boutique Retreats, Lavish Estates and Trendy Hotels in Stuttgart
![Stuttgart may be famous for its motoring ties, but green spaces fill this historic city](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/20x11/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/althoff-hotel-header-e1612546378571.webp)
Not just for business trips, Stuttgart in Germany has vineyards, palaces and trendy galleries – plus one of Europe’s biggest zoos, too. A stay in this city is all about craft beers and hearty Swabian dishes: try maultaschen (meat-stuffed pasta) or zwiebelrostbraten (beef with fried onions). And afterwards? From the annual jazz festival and glittering Christmas markets to the Mercedes-Benz Museum, this city has something for everyone – here are some great hotels and places to stay while you explore Stuttgart.
1. Waldhotel Stuttgart
Boutique Hotel, Spa Hotel
![A covered outdoor seating area and tennis court at Waldhotel Stuttgart](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/waldhotel-stuttgart.webp)
Wald means forest and, as the name suggests, this red-roofed, modern château is surrounded by the woods beyond Stuttgart’s TV Tower. It may feel rural, but the city centre is under 10 minutes away by metro from nearby Waldau station. Oak floors and stone bathrooms, a spa, tennis courts and expansive gardens all add to the idyllic country house ambience. The Finch restaurant, in a firelit 1910 summerhouse, serves up reborn classics including venison-pistachio-stuffed maultaschen with wines from some great German vineyards.
2. Jaz in the City Stuttgart
Boutique Hotel
![The white foyer at Jaz in the City Stuttgart with large electronic screens behind the reception desk](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/jaz-in-the-city-stuttgart.webp)
Opened in 2018, music-themed Jaz in the City is a futuristic edifice in Stuttgart’s sky-scraping Europaviertel (Europe district). Four categories of smart, colourful rooms put an emphasis on tech, with trendy sound systems and fast, free wifi. There’s a gym and spa, too, as well as live gigs and daily DJ sets in the Rhythms Bar & Kitchen – where local cuisine gets jazzed up and turned into tapas. You’ll end up sipping cocktails on Balinese beds up on the roof terrace high over the city.
3. Arthotel ANA Neotel
Boutique Hotel
![Two old trucks in the foyer at Arthotel ANA Neotel](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/arthotel-ana-neotel.webp)
The swinging ’60s epitomise the ambience at this upbeat hotel in the southern suburbs, peppered with retro design and quirky furniture – like a clock made from an old wheel, and a sofa fashioned from the front of a vintage car. There’s even a collection of historical buses, the Gottlob Auwärter Oldtimer Museum, in the same building. Trains from the nearby metro station will have you in the city centre in 20 minutes – or you can always jump on one of the hotel’s free bikes to explore the area.
4. Aloft Stuttgart
Boutique Hotel, Hotel, Chain Hotel
![The artsy designed reception area with lights hanging from the ceiling at Aloft Stuttgart](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/aloft-stuttgart.webp)
Inside the gleaming Milaneo shopping centre, a faux-industrial lounge of graffiti and giant bean bags leads to seven floors of high-ceilinged urban spaces. Quirky cushions and friezes lighten up the minimalist bedrooms, plus there’s a canteen-style 24-hour cafe and a food court just outside. Or, try the hotel’s W XYZ bar for pizza, cocktails and live music from local bands. For outdoor lovers, escape to the lakes and fountains of the leafy Schlossgarten, an effortless 10-minute walk away.
5. Pullman Stuttgart Fontana
Boutique Hotel, Hotel, Chain Hotel
![A large indoor pool area at Pullman Stuttgart Fontana](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pullman-stuttgart-fontana.webp)
Right next to Vaihingen station in a far-flung, forested suburb, you can be strolling through the local park within two minutes of leaving this brick tower block – and it’s only a 20-minute walk to the city centre. The Pullman is impressive, with a spacious pool, fitness area and 250 rooms delivering views to the verdant horizon. The smart wooden tables in the airy ground-floor restaurant also look out onto trees, and you can fill up on old-school meaty cuisine or classic south German carbs like schupfnudeln and spätzle.
6. Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin
Luxury, Hotel, Spa Hotel
![The traditional restaurant area at Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/steigenberger-graf-zeppelin.webp)
The only way to get closer to Stuttgart’s historic main station would be to bed down on the platform – the Graf Zeppelin is as central as they come. Among the six on-site bars and restaurants, the Olivio scored its second Michelin star in 2020: the seven-course tasting menu might give you Black Forest trout with pickled radish and Bavarian lamb, to Swiss chocolate with beetroot and seaweed. For cheaper, more conventional Swabian fare, try the lamplit Zeppelin-Stüble. Work it off in the gym or relax in the stylish spa.
7. Le Méridien Stuttgart
Luxury, Hotel, Spa Hotel
![Two comfy chairs looking out over the city in a suite at Le Méridien Stuttgart](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/le-meridien-stuttgart.webp)
Boasting central Stuttgart’s largest spa, Le Méridien gives you space to chill – try the big heated pool or pound the gym, which is open 24/7. Rooms enliven the air of corporate-chic with abstract art and funky light fittings, while the fanciest suites have their own jacuzzis, conservatories or real log fires. When the sun’s out, the olive-bedecked courtyard of the cosy Kleinschmeckerei restaurant feels almost Mediterranean.
8. Hilton Garden Inn Stuttgart Neckar Park
Hotel, Chain Hotel
![A large double room with desk and multiple floor-to-ceiling windows at Hilton Garden Inn Stuttgart Neckar Park](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/hilton-garden-inn-stuttgart-neckar-park.webp)
This stylish business-centric modern block, next door to the massive Mercedes-Benz Arena, has 2,000sqm (21,500sqft) of event space. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for regular travellers – bedrooms are big and airy, and you can have Sky sports and classic currywurst to wash down your locally brewed beer in Mike’s Urban Pub. Several other sporting venues are right on the doorstep, and the legendary Mercedes-Benz Museum is a 10-minute stroll away.
9. Zur Weinsteige
Hotel
![The outdoor area at Zur Weinsteige with lots of plants and a fish-filled pond](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/zur-weinsteige.webp)
10. Althoff Hotel
Hotel
![A seating area outside the lift at Althoff Hotel](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/althoff-hotel.webp)
11. Moevenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport & Messe
Hotel
![The foyer area with artsy coloured glass elevators at Moevenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport & Messe](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/moevenpick-hotel-stuttgart-airport-messe.webp)
12. Hotel Münzmay
Hotel
![A simple, affordable room with single bed and sofa bed at Hotel Münzmay](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/hotel-munzmay.webp)
13. Kulinarium An Der Glems
Hotel
![An exterior view of Kulinarium An Der Glems, with a number of trees behind](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/kulinarium-an-der-glems.webp)
14. Motel One Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
Boutique Hotel, Chain Hotel, Hotel
![The blue-coloured dining area with hanging lights, a grey sofa and large windows at Motel One Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/motel-one-stuttgart-bad-cannstatt.webp)
Copper and turquoise are keynotes in the motel’s fizzing contemporary design – inspired by the natural mineral springs that put Cannstatt, Stuttgart’s oldest district, on the map. The bar is a soothing underwater-scape of hanging bubble chairs, drop-shaped quicksilver lamps and wave-patterned screens. The station is next door, so you can reach the city centre in five minutes. Make sure you explore the churches and museums of Bad Cannstatt old town, right on your doorstep – for most of its history, it was bigger and more important than Stuttgart.
15. Der Zauberlehrling
Hotel
![A sizeable double room with raised bed, flat-screen TV and dining area on the balcony at Der Zauberlehrling](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/der-zauberlehrling.webp)
This is an updated version of an article originally written by Nicole Link.