If you are planning a short trip to Schwetzingen, which is famous for asparagus cultivation, you will have a large choice of nice hotels.
Near your hotel in Schwetzingen you will find the moated castle of Schwetzingen, which used to be the summer residence of the Prince-Electors of the Palatinate and their court. While staying at a hotel in Schwetzingen, you should see the castle’s 40 luxuriant rooms and the beautiful castle gardens ("French" formal garden, "English" landscape garden) with a bathhouse and a mosque.
During your stay at a Schwetzingen hotel we recommend you to go to the Rokokotheater and see the annual opera and music festival, the Schwetzingen Festival.
If you are staying at a hotel near the Schwetzingen market square the bronze statue of a lady selling asparagus will catch your eye.
While staying at a hotel in Schwetzingen, you will be able to purchase delicious and fresh-harvested asparagus on the market days. You will receive an insight into the city’s history at the Karl Wörn House, which we recommend you to visit during your stay at a Schwetzingen hotel.
You will be able to walk the distance from your Schwetzingen hotel to the Catholic church St. Pankratius, which is the city’s oldest sacral building (built 1736/38).
For a freshly drawn beer we recommend you to visit the restaurant “Brauhaus zum Ritter” during your stay at a hotel in Schwetzingen. Schwetzingen hotel guests will be served fantastic Baden and Mediterranean cuisine at the restaurant “Adler Post”.
Besides numerous middle-class enterprises, tourism and the local hotels play a vital role for the city’s economy. You will reach your hotel in Schwetzingen easily and comfortably via the autobahn A5 and A6, the through road B36 or with Schwetzingen’s numerous bus lines.
Total population: 22,201 (March 2007)
Postal codes: 68701 - 723