In Dresden, the choice is pleasantly straightforward: you’re essentially choosing between the Baroque Old Town and the Neustadt side. Motel One Dresden am Zwinger is the ideal choice if your itinerary includes the Zwinger, the Semper Opera House, the Royal Palace, the Frauenkirche, Brühl’s Terrace and plenty of museum visits all within a short space of time. For a first visit to Dresden, this location is particularly convenient because many of the city’s classic sights are close together, and you can head straight into the Old Town as soon as you’ve checked in.

Motel One Dresden-Palaisplatz is the better choice if you want to combine the Inner Neustadt, the Japanese Palace, the banks of the Elbe, Dresden-Neustadt railway station and a slightly different perspective on the city. This location is ideal if your evening plans lean more towards the Neustadt or if you want to combine the Old Town and the Elbe at a more leisurely pace. For day trips, such as to Saxon Switzerland, the most important factor is having the right rail and local public transport connections.

Business travellers should choose based on which side of the Elbe they’re on and the location of their appointments. Motel One Dresden am Zwinger is a sensible choice for appointments in the Old Town, cultural institutions, government offices or the city centre. Motel One Dresden-Palaisplatz is ideal for Neustadt, Dresden-Neustadt railway station and destinations north of the Elbe. For short stays, it helps to ask yourself this simple question: will your first stop be in the Old Town or in Neustadt?

Dresden has a wealth of sights in store for you. Among the city’s highlights are, for example,

• the Semper Opera House;
• the Zwinger, which today houses the famous Sistine Madonna;
• the Royal Palace;
• Brühl’s Terrace;
• the magnificent Japanese Palace on Palaisplatz in the Inner Neustadt; and
• of course the Frauenkirche, Dresden’s rebuilt landmark.

Most of the sights in this small selection are located within a compact area in the city centre, which you can easily explore on foot from our hotels. After your sightseeing tour, the cafés and events in the city’s trendy neighbourhoods beckon. You can even experience your own ‘blue surprise’ – or rather, THE ‘Blue Wonder’ – during a short break at our affordable Dresden hotels. That’s the name given to the bridge over the Elbe that connects the districts of Blasewitz and Loschwitz. Speaking of the Elbe bridge: despite its romantic name, the Waldschlößchen Bridge cost the Dresden Elbe Valley its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yet even without the World Heritage title, this cultural landscape with its characteristic Elbe meadows remains extremely picturesque. If you’re drawn even more to the countryside, you can quickly reach Saxon Switzerland in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains from your hotel in Dresden. Its bizarre rock formations are ideal for exploring on a day trip, for example to the famous Bastei Bridge. So is it any surprise that Dresden is a very popular destination for a short break or a weekend getaway? And that’s true at any time of year. Even in winter, this Baroque city enchants its visitors. That’s when the famous Dresden Christstollen are on sale at the Striezelmarkt, one of the oldest Christmas markets in the world.

Dresden is undoubtedly a city that everyone should see and experience. If you’re looking for an affordable hotel in Dresden, the Motel One design hotels are just the place for you. Book a room and stroll through the streets of the ‘Florence of the Elbe’. Here’s an overview of our hotels in Dresden.