Dresden, the “Florence on the Elbe”, is Saxony’s baroque capital, famous for the rebuilt Frauenkirche, the Zwinger palace, the Semper Opera and its art collections. Hotels are generally good value, with deals easy to find outside the Christmas market season.
Finding cheap rooms in Dresden is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Dresden you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
Dresden is a stop on Elbe river cruises, and paddle steamers run excursions along the river.
Near the Frauenkirche and the Zwinger — the most convenient base.
A lively, alternative area across the river with bars and often lower rates.
Near the main station, with chain hotels and good links.
Quieter, leafy riverside districts east of the centre.
A rebuilt baroque palace beside the Zwinger, now a grand hotel.
Check rates at Hotel Taschenbergpalais KempinskiZoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
Spring to autumn is pleasant; the Striezelmarkt Christmas market draws crowds in December. Winter weekdays outside Advent are cheapest.
Neustadt and the station area usually cost less than hotels in the Altstadt.
Dresden hotels are usually good value compared with Munich or Berlin.
Yes — trains run up the Elbe valley to the sandstone mountains.