City Loft Speyer in the pedestrian zone: sauna, 4 bedrooms, 2 parking spaces

You are staying right in Speyer’s pedestrian zone: the bakery is two minutes away, the Altpörtel gate three, the cathedral about seven. The City Loft has 130 m², four bedrooms with 160 cm beds, room for up to ten guests and a private sauna for the evening after exploring the town. It is a converted commercial space facing the inner courtyard, with loft character rather than period charm. Two underground parking spaces, a lift, air conditioning and self check-in keep things easy.

Arriving
You park in one of the two free spaces in the underground car park right at the building, and a lift takes you, your luggage and the pushchair to the 1st floor. We describe the way to the door step by step in advance, and you will recognise the loft by the “City Loft Speyer” lettering on the glass front. You check in yourself via lockbox, even if you arrive late in the evening.

The loft
The City Loft is on the 1st floor of a commercial building in the middle of the old town. It used to be a commercial unit; today it is a spacious loft with an open-plan living and dining area where all ten of you fit around one table. The grid ceiling is a reminder of its past and part of the loft character. Towards the inner courtyard, the loft has a large mirrored glass front with privacy screening. Although you are in the middle of the pedestrian zone, it is quiet inside.

So you know what to expect: the building is in mixed use. There are shops and a coffee roastery on the ground floor, medical practices and offices on the same floor as the loft, and flats above. Two of the bedrooms and the living area have no windows that open; a ventilation system provides fresh air there. All four bedrooms and the living area have air conditioning.

Sleeping
- Bedrooms 1 to 4: one queen bed each (160 × 200 cm)
- Living area: sofa bed (140 × 200 cm) for the ninth and tenth guest
The beds are made when you arrive and towels are ready for everyone. Every couple or family gets a room of their own.

Bathrooms
Two separate shower rooms and two separate toilets, each toilet with its own basin, so not everyone is waiting at the same door in the morning. Two hairdryers, shampoo and shower gel are provided.

Sauna
After a day among the cathedral, museums and wine taverns, you heat up your own indoor sauna. It has room for three to four people, and in winter it is the best way to end a visit to the Christmas market.

Cooking and dining
The kitchen has a dishwasher, oven, microwave, four-ring hob, fridge and freezer, toaster and kettle, plus a Nespresso machine and a filter coffee maker. A starter supply of coffee and tea is waiting for you. All ten of you sit together at the large dining table, and if you do not feel like cooking, dozens of restaurants and wine taverns are on the doorstep.

Working
Two bedrooms have a workspace, and the Wi-Fi is good for emails and video calls. A washer-dryer is available.

With children and for games nights
We provide a cot (120 × 60 cm) and a high chair free of charge on request. Board games, children’s books, books and a dartboard keep everyone busy on rainy days and make for long games nights. Children may use the sauna only under supervision.

The area
The bakery, pharmacy and drugstore are about two minutes’ walk away, a supermarket about three. It is about three minutes to the Altpörtel gate, five to the Judenhof, and about seven to the cathedral and the Historical Museum of the Palatinate. SEA LIFE and the Technik Museum with its aircraft, submarine and space shuttle are about 15 minutes away on foot. Wine taverns, a brewery pub and cafés are just around the corner, and in Advent the Christmas market takes place right in the old town.

Access and parking
You have the whole loft with its sauna to yourself. A lift goes to the loft floor, so luggage and pushchairs get upstairs easily.

Two spaces in the underground car park right at the building are free. They are not allocated; simply take two free spaces. The entrance is no more than 1.80 m high, which is not enough for vans and large people carriers. For a third or taller vehicle there is public parking, for example at the Festplatz, about ten minutes’ walk away.

You check in yourself via lockbox. Before you arrive, we send you directions from the car park and from the street to the door. At the entrance, you will recognise the loft by the “City Loft Speyer” lettering on the glass front.

Discovering Speyer
From the loft you explore the old town on foot. Maximilianstraße runs from the Altpörtel, one of the tallest city gates in Germany, straight to the cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. Behind the cathedral are the cathedral gardens and the banks of the Rhine, good for an evening stroll. The Judenhof with its medieval mikveh is about five minutes’ walk away.

For families, the Technik Museum with aircraft, a submarine and a space shuttle, SEA LIFE and the Historical Museum of the Palatinate are all worth a visit. In July, Speyer celebrates the Brezelfest; in Advent, there is the Christmas market in the old town.

For the evening: there is live music in the pubs right next door, a sports bar showing live games about 400 m away, and the wine taverns in the lanes around the loft serve wines from the Palatinate. If you want to be active, you will find tennis courts, a canoe club on the Rhine and riding stables nearby.

By car, Heidelberg, Schwetzingen with its palace gardens, the German Wine Route and the Palatinate Forest are all within easy reach for a day trip.

Good to know
Check-in from 4 pm, check-out by 10 am.

Please complete our short online registration form before you arrive. We will then send you the details for self check-in, the way to the door and the Wi-Fi.

The loft is in a mixed-use commercial building with medical practices and offices on the same floor. Two bedrooms and the living area have no windows that open; a ventilation system provides fresh air. Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 8 am. Parties and events are not allowed.

Bed linen, towels and a starter supply of coffee and tea are included. A later check-out or a mid-stay clean may be possible for a fee, depending on availability. Just ask us.