Hamburg may be surrounded by water, needing more bridges than any other European city, but it’s what’s on land in this north Germany city, along with the various serviced apartments in Hamburg, that really captivates the interest of visitors from far and wide.
One of the most common questions we get asked as a company is; what’s the difference between serviced apartments and hotels. The answer is simple. Serviced accommodation is typically a more spacious and equipped version of a hotel, offering more of what guest would expect from living in their own home.
This is no different for serviced apartments in Hamburg. Unlike standard hotel rooms, Situ’s Hamburg apartments offer open spaces to work, relax and dine, comfortable rooms, fully-equipped kitchens, laundry facilities, access to free Wi fi, and entitlement to a minimum bi-weekly housekeeping service. Whether corporates are after short term Hamburg studio apartments or long term larger accommodation, our wide range is hand to make sure guests feel like they are staying in their very own ‘home away from home’.
Corporates can afford to be picky when choosing from the various aparthotels in Hamburg. The facilities mentioned above are just expectations. Bookers can request to stay somewhere with free parking, somewhere with a garden or balcony, somewhere within close proximity of the city centre or the outskirts, or somewhere that is pet-friendly. Whatever the demand and requirements of corporate’s business travel, Situ’s stock of Hamburg apartments are sure to exceed expectation.
Hamburg is a port city in northern Germany. It is a port to the River Elbe, which connects the city to the North Sea and north-western national coastline. Incredibly, not only is Hamburg the second largest city in Germany (only behind Berlin), but it is also in the top ten largest cities within the EU. Hamburg is also Europe’s third-biggest port.
Home to around 1.9 million people, Hamburg is evidently a city worthy of note. This most likely stems from the city’s long history of power and authority within Europe, starting with its self-ruling powerful status at the top of the Holy Roman Empire centuries ago. Now, Hamburg is a pleasure and business hotspot, welcoming around seven million visitors each year. After all, the likes of Teleport, the Economist and Mercer have all graded the city as one of the best in Europe with regard to the quality of life and conducting business.
The transport infrastructure and easy access routes into the city enable so many people to visit Hamburg too. There are around 15 highways, known as ‘autobahns’ locally, that run into the city and connect Hamburg by road to other nearby cities such as Bremen, Hanover and Berlin (3 and a half hours away), and the Hamburg Airport that supports the travel of almost 18 million passengers annually. The airport is based in Fuhlsbüttel, an urban quarter in the northern area of the city. Here there happens to be a selection of conveniently located expat rentals in Hamburg.
Living in Hamburg as an expat means benefitting from a strong city economy and a welcoming business climate. The city continues to have one of the highest per employed person GDP’s in Germany, which itself happens to have one of the top five largest national economies in the world. Clearly, there’s profit to be made here, and this is recognised by the Hamburg working population of just under 1.5 million people. A lot of these workers are employed in the service sector, which is easily the most contributing to the Hamburg Economy.
Hamburg’s attractiveness as a place for business is also reflected in the amount of foreign direct investment that reaches the city. A report from the fDi found that Hamburg is one of the most attractive European cities for foreign direct investment. After all, the city does have one of Europe’s largest ports and is deemed an international trading hotspot. Included in the 40,000 international companies that are located here, huge companies such as Der Spiegel, Airbus, Unilever and even Google have based themselves in Hamburg at some capacity too, reflecting the potential the city is believed to have.
To find out more about working in the city or even starting up / relocating your business to Hamburg, be sure to visit the Hamburg.com. Here you can learn much more about doing business in Hamburg, the city’s economy, and the general working lifestyle. For insight into corporate Hamburg accommodation, however, get in touch with a member of the Situ team.
Having one of Europe’s largest ports and some of the biggest international companies may grab the headlines, but Hamburg is also one of Western Europe’s best-kept secrets when it comes to culture, liveability and popular attractions. Yearly the city continues to rank as one of the best in Europe in terms of quality of life, and it’s the freedom that locals feel here that makes Hamburg such an attractive destination for expats.
There’s even a street called ‘Great Freedom’ in Hamburg. It is officially named ‘Grosse Freiheit’ and it makes up a section of the famous Reeperbahn, Hamburg’s beloved red light district. Here both corporates visitors can let their hair down and enjoy the great range of clubs, bars and entertainment venues the whole street has to offer. Entertainment doesn’t have to come in the form of nightlife though. Surrounded by water, (like much of the city is really), there is the magnificent Elbphilharmonie. The concert hall is one of the largest worldwide and is adored by the locals as a centrepiece of the port of Hamburg.
Visitors can break up their day of visiting the many welcoming Hamburg cafes, shops and restaurants with a visit to one of the many museums in the city. Whilst many are dedicated to the city’s maritime and port histories, such as Cap San Diego, the IMMH or the Museum of Work, there are other alternatives including Germany’s largest waxwork museum, Panoptikum, the Miniatur Wunderland, or of course the main Hamburg Museum.
So whilst the city may not be the most recognised, the ‘Tor Zur Welt’ and the range of furnished apartments in Hamburg should not be looked past as a destination for business and freedom.
Hamburg International Airport offers the simplest way to get into the city from overseas. It is one of the biggest airports in Germany and supports the travel of around 18 million travellers each year. From the city centre, the airport is a twenty minute car journey away to the north.
An alternative airport is the Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, belonging to the aerospace company Airbus. This facility is most commonly used either for freight or by corporates visiting the city for work. Both of these airports are well connected with train, bus and taxi travel to and from the city centre and serviced apartments in Hamburg.
There are four overground train stations across Hamburg, all of which are serviced by the German national railway company, Deutsche Bahn. These railway facilities are Hamburg Central Station, Altona Station, Dammtor Station and Harburg Station. The latter is the only station far out of the city centre, around 15km southwards.
The Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Central) station is easily the largest in the city, supporting the travel of around 450,000 travellers each day. It is a public transport hub, based conveniently just a short walk of apart hotels in Hamburg.
Connected with the Hamburg S-Bahn, the U-Bahn is the underground network that operates across the city. The network consists of around 90 stations over just 4 lines. It also has a total ridership of just under 250 million people each year. Despite being an overground station, the Central Station is also the largest underground facility in the city.
All of these stations are all operated by the Hamburger Hochbahn (HAA) and based right of the Elbe River.
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