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1 DJH hostel Otto-Brunfels-Schneise 4 06131/853 32 www.jugendherberge.de Modern hostel 2km southwest of the centre; take bus #61 or #62 from the Hauptbahnhof. Price: €18.40
2 Hof Ehrenfels Grebenstr. 5–7 06131/971 23 40 www.hof-ehrenfels.de Fifteenth-century convent with Dom views that's long since been converted into a smart hotel, though with modest rooms, and a nice Weinstube. Price: €101-120
3 Hotel Hammer Bahnhofplatz 6 06131/ 96 52 80 www.hotel-hammer.com One of the best of the hotels around the Hauptbahnhof: elegant, well managed and with a sauna too. Price: €101-120
4 Hyatt Regency Mainz Malakoff-Terrasse 1 06131/73 12 34 www.mainz.regency.hyatt.com Luxurious and sophisticated five-star hotel in a striking modern building a 10min walk southeast of the Dom. It has all manner of amenities, including a busy beer garden, pool and fitness centre. Some units even open out onto the Rhine. Price: €151-200
5 Schwan Liebfrauenplatz 7 06131/14 49 20 www.mainz-hotel-schwan.de Family-run hotel in a sixteenth-century Altstadt building with some really pleasant rooms: they're all spacious and a Baroque touch gives them a bit of style. Its Weinstube claims to be the oldest in the region. Price: €101-120
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