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| Hotels in Pforzheim |
Recommended hotels in Pforzheim are:
Parkhotel Pforzheim (international standard, guests of the university will get a reduced room rate of about 90 Euro per night, breakfast included)
Hotel Europa (simple and clean hotel closed to the station; room rate is about 50 Euro, breakfast included)
A Directory of hotels and pensions in Pforzheim you may find here in pdf. |
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| Dining in Pforzheim |
In Pforzheim you may find some restaurants; recommendations regarding the quality of cooking are:
Chez Gilbert (Altstädter Kirchweg 3) and
Goldener Bock (Ebersteinstr. 1).
Both restaurants mentioned close at about 21:00. For visitors arriving rather late in Pforzheim we may recommend two italian restaurants in the inner city:
Da Mario Pizzeria (Hafnergasse 3) and
Mama da Vinci (Zehnthofstr. 5)
Both restaurants offer solid italian cooking.. mostly pasta, pizza, salads and some main dishes. |
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| Transfer to Pforzheim |
Pforzheim is pretty close to Stuttgart and Karlsruhe and you may reach the city quite well via airplane, train and car. The closest international airport is Stuttgart International Airport; the airport is about 30 miles (south-east) and driving time is about 45 minutes. Frankfurt International Airport is about 90 miles (north) of Pforzheim and the driving time may vary between 90 and 120 minutes.
By train you may reach Pforzheim normally via Karlsruhe, Stuttgart
or Vaihingen/Enz. During the daytime trains to Karlsruhe or Stuttgart leave twice an hours.
For the different kinds of transportation (airplane, train or car) and some cities you may find the relevant directions to the university in English.
- arrival by plane in Frankfurt
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arrival by plane in Stuttgart
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arrival by train via Stuttgart
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arrival by train via Karlsruhe
- arrival by car via Stuttgart (from the east and south)
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arrival by car via Karlsruhe (from the west and north)
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| Airport shuttle services |
Various airport shuttle services arrange tranfers to and from the international airports in Stuttgart or Frankfurt. One of the recommended local companies is Mogli Tours (phone: +49-7233-81152; Fax: +49-7231-81252, email: moglitours@t-online.de). The airport shuttle service has to be arranged in advance (before arrival or departure). The company will require the flight dates and flight numbers; the transfer is from the airport (pick-up at the meeting point of the arrival hall) to the hotel, the university or any other place in the city. Prices (without tax) for a return ticket in 2007/08 are:
Frankfurt (two-ways)
1 person / Frankfurt-Pforzheim-Frankfurt: Euro 160
2 persons / Frankfurt-Pforzheim-Frankfurt: Euro 180 (Euro 90 per person)
3 persons / Frankfurt-Pforzheim-Frankfurt: Euro 200 (Euro 66 per person)
4 persons / Frankfurt-Pforzheim-Frankfurt: Euro 220 (Euro 55 per person)
5-6 persons / Frankfurt-Pforzheim-Frankfurt: Euro 240 (Euro 40 per person)
7-8 persons / Frankfurt-Pforzheim-Frankfurt: Euro 260 (Euro 32 per person)
Stuttgart (two-ways)
1 person / Stuttgart-Pforzheim-Stuttgart: Euro 85
2 persons / Stuttgart-Pforzheim-Stuttgart: Euro 95 (Euro 48 per person)
3 persons / Stuttgart-Pforzheim-Stuttgart: Euro 110 (Euro 36 per person)
4 persons / Stuttgart-Pforzheim-Stuttgart: Euro 120 (Euro 30 per person)
5-6 persons / Stuttgart-Pforzheim-Stuttgart: Euro 130 (Euro 22 per person)
7-8 persons / Stuttgart-Pforzheim-Stuttgart: Euro 140 (Euro 18 per person)
The airport shuttle will also serve other airports (like Strasbourg, Munich, Zuerich, Bale) and customers may arrange also single trips.
Prices for a single transfer are about 2/3 of the two-way-ticket. Especially for small groups the airport shuttke ist the easiest and cheapest way of transport to and from the airports.
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| Famous hotels and restaurants in the area |
In the northern part of Black Forest are various worldwide famous hotels and restaurants located. One of these famous hotels is Schlosshote Bühlerhöhe close to the city Baden-Baden. One of the most famous and best restaurants (incl. a hotel) is Traube in Tonbach, the restaurant "Scharzwaldstube" is one of the leading places in Europe. An excellent restaurant with a more regional focus in cooking is the Restaurant Wielandshöhe in Stuttgart-Degerloch. |
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| Hotels close to Stuttgart Airport |
Very close to the International Airport Stuttgart are two hotels of the Moevenpick chain: Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport (room rates about 190-220 Euro) and Moevenpick Hotel Stuttgart Messe (room rates about 130-150 Euro). |
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| Hotels close to Frankfurt Airport |
Directly on the International Airport Frankfurt is the Sheraton Frankfurt Hotel & Towers (room rates about 190-220 Euro). |
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