Berlin-Dresden-Bamberg-Koblenz - possible itinerary/hotels?

Since you are interested in beer, you might enjoy staying at the Fässla Brewery in Bamberg: http://www.faessla.de/ It is well-located within walking distance of the train station and just across the river from the oldtown. Gets great reviews on Tripadvisor, and prices are good. You have to call them for a reservation.

Thanks! I've noticed City Hotel near station in Hannover, too. Might serve my purpose there, too. How far is it from the train station in Dresden to the Frauenkirche area? Any suggestions for Berlin? or Bamberg?
Thanks!

Hi, Relative to Berlin prices, the hotels on Friedrichstrasse or near Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse are most likely to be pricey. Since your tour meets there, (it's a good size station with a very good Food Court), I would suggest staying a few stations west on the S-Bahn at Berlin Hauptbahnhof, 2 mins from the Hbf at Meininger Hotel, very practical as regards to price and location. From Dresden Hbf to the Frauenkirche count on a 25-30 mins walk, very nice area.

Hi, Do you plan on visiting or staying in Hannover? Unless it's for a specific reason or seeing a particular historical site, such as the Herrenhäuser Gardens, I wouldn't recommend that. I would suggest a place a bit west... Minden an der Weser.

Thank you all for the info; I'm going to check out the hotels and look at maps, etc. Fred - I sort of need to contact/see somebody in Hannover, but in the past I have stayed in Celle and have just taken the train in. This time, I may stay near the station. I LOVE the Hannover Hbf; the food, the shops, the people watching! And, many years ago, I took the train to Minden and rented a bike there, and biked along the canal. I'll check into staying there overnight. Also want to check into biking to Bergen-Belsen, probably from Celle.
I think I'm going to end up with too many places, this trip. Might need to prioritize the list. :)

Bamberg is supposed to offer great cycing too, including the Main River bike path: http://www.bamberg.info/en/aktiv/radfahren/ We will sto there for a night on our way from Berlin to Munich in September. I hope we'll have time for a few hours of cycling.

Hi, Got it. Yes, Hannover Hbf has a good Food Court, one of the better ones in Germany. Staying in Celle is much more preferable (it escaped the area bombing that plastered Hannover) than in Hannover itself. I was only at the Celle Bahnhof to transfer. See the Bormann Museum there...good historical "stuff." You're right...the camp is north of Celle. In 1945 the British Army's Tac HQ was between Celle and Lüneburg.

Thanks for the additional info! Michael, I've been checking the Intercity Hotel in Dresden, but the 70E rate is nonrefundable. Any thoughts on an Ibis (there seem to be several) or the Holiday Inn Express? They're all between the train station and the Frauenkirche. Looks easily walkable on the map, and I could always leave bag in station locker and only take backpack with overnight stuff to the hotel. Fred, yes, the Meininger Hotel in Berlin looks good; there are a couple others that, on the map, look like they're between the station and the Friedrichstrasse higher priced hotels (eg. Hotel Arte Luise looks interresting). Lola, haven't checked hotels in Bamberg yet, but will look at Faessla. The biking info looks interesting, too. You said you'll be there in September. Me, too. :)
I'll probably ask a separate question about hotels in Binz (Ruegen).

I've finally nailed down my dates of travel and have booked two nights at the Meininger Hotel in Berlin. How far is it to the Friedrichstrasse station if I wanted to walk it? In Dresden is it possible to go to the top of the cathedral?
Thanks, all!

Hi, That would be good walk going from Berlin Hbf. to Bahnhof Friedrichstraße, a major junction station for the S/U Bahn On the S-Bahn Friedrichstraße is the next station after Hbf. From Meininger Hotel I would suggest going on Invalidenstrasse until you run into Friedrichstrasse. You can get more precise instructions at the Meininger.

Back to your original Berlin question, I stayed at the Maritim hotel that sits very close to the Friedrichsstraße station. It wasn't cheap, but very centrally located and it had the best breakfast spread I've encountered in Europe.