Description : This modern hotel with soundproof windows, meeting corners and seminar rooms, is ideal for the business traveller. Kassel is the site of the world's most important exhibition of contemporary art, the 'documenta'. Room number : 147 Comfort : The hotel's smart location is directly at the glass and steel ICE railway station Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe and close to the spa district of Wilhelmsbad, 4 km from the fair ground, 30 km from airport Kassel-Calden and 2.5 km from motorway. Kurhessen-Therme, an aquatic world with spa facilities, is a mere 1 km away. Remember with so much to see: free use of local public transport is included in the room rate at all InterCityHotels. Kassel has beautiful gardens both within the city, the Karlsaue, and in Wilhelmshoehe. The Bergpark with its cascading water courses was described as the most grandiose achievement of Baroque style combining architecture and landscape. Neoclassical Wilhelmshoehe Castle is 287 metres wide, and houses the Gallery of Old Masters with no less than 17 Rembrandts and 11 van Dycks, plus Titian, Tintoretto and more Italian and Spanish masters. The collection of fine antique furniture is fascinating with its secret drawers and fantastic hand work. Wilhelmshoehe was also the residence of Jerome, brother of Napoleon, and Napoleon himself stayed here after his capture at Sedan. Room rate: 52.0 |
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