Accommodations in Speyer?

Posted by s.vierra on 12/30/25 05:57 AM

Hello all!

My family (my husband, two daughters) and I are headed to Germany this coming June for our second foray into international vacations as a family-- hooray! I'm slowly but surely nailing down our accommodations and one of the final places to pin down is Speyer. We'll be there for one or two nights in the end of June. I've turned up some options through the regular online channels and dug through this forum for old posts, but I wanted to check in with you all and see if anyone could recommend a place that they've enjoyed (or possibly warn me of a place they didn't). My daughters are 15 and 12, we'll be using public transportation, and none of us have yet been to Speyer. My main interest in the city is Jewish history and the Cathedral. Any suggestions you can offer would be greatly appreciated!

Happy New Year!

Posted by Snoozy

Germany (mostly)

12/30/25 12:41 PM

57 posts

I'm afraid I can't help with accommodation (we stayed at the Intercity Hotel in Mainz), but for others who stumble on this post as I did, as part of the UNESCO listing there's been a major effort to make information about Jewish life in Speyer, Mainz and Worms available - see here.

For Speyer specifically, see the first part of this page, as well as the tourist office site. We couldn't make any tours work time-wise but there were several brochures and saw a lot without it. (Admittedly, I speak German).

The cathedral is also very impressive. I'm personally relieved that I had actually seen it in detail years before exploring Jewish Speyer [and Mainz], as I felt like I was getting major cognitive whiplash trying to do both at the same time, but that is a) very personal, and b) something fixable by actually staying overnight in Speyer (or at least having a proper lunch break!).

Posted by KGC

Alsenborn, Germany

12/30/25 12:55 PM

2418 posts

Speyer is too close to where I live for me to have used any accommodations there. But I do suggest you use FeWo Direct to look for a place instead of VRBO or Air BNB. Or just use Booking.com. Realize that June is high season.

The cathedral is nice, but the two best things in Speyer are the Technical Museum and the Historical Museum, both of which are just minutes walking distance from the cathedral. Both of these are very popular with teenagers. Also, you should know that Viking, and a couple other river tours, regularly tie up here, so the waterfront gets not only expensive, but also crowded. To avoid the shore excursions you want to be in the cathedral before 10am.

Note the bahnhof is a couple km from the cathedral, so you'll want a map or app that shows the bus lines.

Posted by Snoozy

Germany (mostly)

12/30/25 01:12 PM

57 posts

I'll be honest and say I actually went to the Historical Museum as a teenager and wasn't terribly impressed, but I'd seen a lot of museums in a short space of time (I was an exchange student) and I'm assuming it's been updated since then! Can absolutely recommend the Technical Museum from much more recent experience, though.

Excellent advice on the bus map. I'd almost forgotten, but on one visit we somehow misplaced the right bus stop and a keen bean in the group suggested we walk into town. Luckily we didn't have luggage, but we were certainly rather grumpy at him afterwards!