Hotels in Bochum

The city of Bochum is considered to be the centre of the middle Ruhr area. In Bochum’s city centre numerous hotels provide for a relaxing short trip. When strolling around in the city centre, you will come across a steel bell, weighing 15,000 kg / 33,000 lb, in front of the town hall. The city’s industry used to be dominated by coal and steel. Even though the pits have been closed, Bochum upholds its tradition. Therefore you should pay a visit to the German Mining Museum while staying at a hotel in Bochum. There you will find 12,000 m² / 1,500 yd² of exhibition space with an interesting machine park and an informative model of a coal mine.

Starting at your hotel in Bochum, you will reach the Starlight Hall in a few minutes. There you can see the illustrious performances of the musical “Starlight Express“. And you can visit the planetarium in Bochum, gaining new insights into the characteristics of the celestial bodies. City train line U35, as well as five tram lines, conned the hotels in Bochum with the city’s sights. You may use the public transportation to go to Bochum-Dahlhausen, where you can visit the nostalgic Train Museum showing more than 200 exhibits, while you are being accommodated in your hotel in Bochum.

If you have booked a hotel in Bochum you will also encounter the street of pubs, dubbed Kneipenmeile. There you will be able to choose from more than 60 bars and pubs where to stop off at. The “Festival Bochum Total”, taking place during the summer months, attracts 400,000 music fans, who render the hotels nearly fully booked.

Bochum is home to Germany’s largest real estate company, the Deutsche Annington Immobilien.