Hotel Tricks

A truly local experience is visiting the large Wochenmarkt Münster (weekly market) at the Domplatz, in front of the cathedral,” every Wednesday and Saturday morning, one of the most beautiful open air markets of Germany. Best advice: get some of the local Westphalian ham and cheese from the vendors along with some of their fresh bread, and head down for a great picnic lunch at the Aasee lake.

Ride a bicycle to feel Münster – like locals do and explore it by this mode of transportation. Because it is true, the city holds for being one of the level best cities for biking in Germany, with a dedicated network of broad cycling paths. You can get a high-quality bicycle for rent from a shop near the station which is just a stone’s throw away from the hotel. It’s quite typical of locals to take the ‘Promenade,’ which is a green way with trees running around the whole Old Town along with the ancient city walls.

For even better views over the Prinzipalmarkt, climb the tower of St Lamberti Church. You can climb the narrow stairs to an observation platform for a small fee. This will help you have a stunning panoramic view over gabled rooftops, the cathedral and the rest of the city. That’s a smart way to figure out what’s what in the medieval design of the city streets and is pretty darn photo worthy, conditions permitting.

A pretty good tip on bright summer days – perhaps when the hotel’s air conditioning fails to function – is to have much of your sightseeing done in the depth of the hot afternoon. Perhaps, you could visit one of the fine museums in the city or just laze in the shade by the Aasee. It is only when one steps out of these old stone buildings that one realizes how hot the rest of Muenster has become. There are fans available in each room in any case, while almost always in the German summer, the evenings are cool enough for comfortable sleeping.