Participants of the Intercultural Trainer Academy are responsible for booking their own accommodation.

In the following, you will find a list of recommendations for accommodation to consider for your stay for the duration of the Intercultural Trainer Academy in summer as well as some useful information on HVV, the public transportation system in Hamburg. You can also find some restaurant recommendations as well as information about grocery stores and drugstores around the training location.

List of Hotel Recommendations

Here you can find a small collection of hotels that we recommend. The locations of these accommodations are within walking distance to our training sessions. Please note that the given prices just serve as an orientation, as prices may vary depending on the date of stay and the reservation time. Many hotels offer a lower price if the booking is done early. Feel free to contact us if you have any doubts or questions.

Hotel Hamburg Altona 

  • Price per night: ~45€ 
  • Distance to training sessions: 800m (10 min) 
  • Website: https://hotel-hamburg-altona.de/ 

Schanzenstern Altona 

Meininger Hotel Hamburg City Center 

  • Hotel Category: 3 Stars 
  • Price per night: ~45€ 
  • Distance to training sessions: 650m (8 min) 
  • Website: https://www.meininger-hotels.com/de/hotels/hamburg/hotel-hamburg-zentrum/ 
  • Further information: In this hotel, the price range differs extremely, depending on the date of booking. If booked a few months in advance, the price per night is notably cheaper. There are also beds in dorms for about 15€ per night. 
    Moreover, the Altona train station is reached within less than 5 minutes, where you can find a few stores and bakeries. 

Best Western Raphael 

  • Hotel Category: 3 Stars 
  • Price per night: ~70€ 
  • Distance to training sessions: 700m (9 min) 
  • Website: https://www.raphael-hotel-altona.de/ 
  • Further information: This hotel is located right next to the train station Altona, where you can find a selection of diverse stores and bakeries. 

Hotel Stephan 

  • Hotel Category: 2 Stars 
  • Price per night: ~60€ with breakfast ~70€ 
  • Distance to training sessions: 650m (8 min) 
  • Website: https://www.hotel-stephan.de/index.php 
  • Further information: This hotel is rather simple and old fashioned. 

Egon Hotel Hamburg City 

  • Hotel Category: 2 Stars Superior 
  • Price per night: ~70€ 
  • Distance to training sessions: 800m (10 min) 
  • Website: https://www.egonhotel.com/ 
  • Further information: The location of this hotel is close to Reeperbahn, the red-light and party district in Hamburg, so it might be a bit noisier especially during the weekend. 

Intercity Hotel Hamburg 

HVV-Hamburg’s Public Transport

In Hamburg you have the possibility to go by bus, subway, and ferry boat. All public transportation services are offered by HVV – Hamburg’s public transportation provider. Here we will give you a quick overview about the ticket offers and prices. You can find broader information on HVV’s website: https://www.hvv.de/de.

  • Includes, S Bahn, U-Bahn, busses and ferries 
  • HVV App:  
  • general prices: 
    • single ticket depending on the distance (within districts A and B): 1,80 EUR – 3,50 EUR 
    • Day Ticket: 8,20 EUR, from 9 am on: 6,90 EUR (within A and B) 
    • Week ticket: depending on the distance 18,70 EUR to 30 EUR (within A and B) 

Tickets are available at vending machines at the train stations. If you go buy bus, you can tell the driver where you want to go and he / she will sell you a ticket. There is also the possibility to buy tickets in HVV’s app, which will also give you information about trips and schedule information.

Restaurant Recommendations

Asiahub Altona 

  • Sushi and other asian dishes 
  • Prize: avarage 
  • Only possible to order online 
  • https://www.asiahub-altona.de/ 
  • Adress: Große Bergstraße 177, 22767 Hamburg 
  • Phone.: 040 – 36901071 

Greenleaf Altona 

Garduong 

  • Vietnamese 
  • Reserve a table through 040 / 53 26 35 35 
  • Prize: avarage 
  • https://www.garduong.hamburg/ 
  • Vegetarian options 
  • Opening times: Mo-Thu & Su: 11:30 – 22:30, Fr & Sa: 12:00 – 23:00 
  • Adress: Eppendorfer Weg 200, 20253 Hamburg 

Pizzaria Zamazingo 

Jim Block 

  • Burger (also vegetarian and vegan) 
  • Take away possible 
  • Jim-block.de 
  • Phone: 040 32088360 
  • Adress: Neue Große Bergstraße 18 in Altona 

Groceries and Shopping

Supermarkets 

  • Aldi  
  • Große Bergstraße 152-162, 22767 Hamburg 
  • DennsBiomarkt 
  • Große Bergstraße 152, 22767 Hamburg 
  • EDEKA 
  • Große Bergstraße 152-162, 22767 Hamburg 
  • Netto 
  • Große Bergstraße 146, 22767 Hamburg 

Drug store 

  • DM  
  • Große Bergstraße 152-162, 22767 Hamburg 
  • Budni 
  • Neue Große Bergstraße 18, 22767 Hamburg 
  • Rossmann 
  • Paul-Nevermann-Platz 15 / 16, 22765 Hamburg 

Shopping Mall 

  • Mercado 
  • Shopping centre with international food stalls and a variety of shops and services. 
  • Ottenser Hauptstraße 10, 22765 Hamburg 

Between the training location and Altona Bahnhof you can find many different shops to buy food, clothes or anything else you need. On the other side of the trainstation you will find the distric Ottensen with even more shops, Cafes and restaurants. Going into the other direction you will get to the district St. Pauli with also many shops, cafes, restaurants and bars.