Stylish Ulm hotel in the heart of the city

• Sauna time: Only three years old and already a 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice pick, the luxury Leonardo Royal Hotel Ulm lets you discover this medieval urban gem from its slick new Poets' Quarter. Modern comfort ranks highly at this award-winner and the sauna and bijou gym are muscle-soothing boons after staring up at the world's largest cathedral.

• Dazzling dining: Restaurant Vitruz is aesthetically sensational with its gold pendant lighting, bold use of colour, stylish seating and floor-to-ceiling windows revealing street scenes. Open for two hours at lunch and five hours at night, you can revel in high-end contemporary cooking to match your surroundings. For city drinks, Bar Leo is equally daring in design.

• City sleep: Comfort rooms promise a modern haven of relaxation, with a plump bed, a minibar, espresso machine, spa bathroom amenities, a hairdryer, a desk and double-glazing for absolute quiet. Whether you're stopping off for the night on a German road trip or choosing a city break off the beaten track, rave reviews guarantee a luxe stay at this Leonardo sleep.

How to get there

The hotel is a 40-minute drive from Memmingen Airport or around 50 minutes from Stuttgart Airport. From the latter, you can walk 550 metres to Stuttgart Bus Terminal and catch a BlaBlaCar bus towards Munich bus station. Get off at Ulm after around 55 minutes and walk two minutes to Egertweg tram stop. Catch the number 4 tram for 11 stops (20 minutes) to Ehinger Tor station. From here it's a 900-metre walk to the hotel.

Good to know

Entry requirements

The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.