Centrally located

The hostel is situated right in the heart of the Dresden Neustadt quarter. This is the lively, trendy district of the city, with lots of pubs, music venues, restaurants, cafes and small stores. Thus, the Neustadt is considered quirky, artisitc and alternative- as are we! The baroque Old Town is situated on the other side of the Elbe river, around a 30 minute walk away.

It is only 4 tram stops to the historic Old Town. The closest train station is "Dresden-Neustadt" and takes about 20 minutes to walk there. The main station is reachable with the tram, and will take around 25 minutes. Due to the central location of the hostel, the nearest tram stop is just around the corner.

Dresden is quite the paradox. Despite its name, the New Town holds Europe‘s largest collection of Wilhelminian-style buildings (popular between 1870-1914). Whereas the Old Town was nearly completely destroyed and rebuilt from the late 90s to 2000s, the New Town was relatively untouched, so these old-style buildings are a marvel. Here, you are really taking a step back in time, and you can wander through the streets and see some of the oldest buildings in Dresden.

During the reign of the socialists, the New Town, was left to its own devices, uncared for, which paved the way for many artistic types and alternative lifestyles to flourish.

To this day, the New Town is covered with street art and graffiti as a form of expressionism and ist full of cool and beautiful hidden gems. The New Town is still considered trendy and alternative with a particularly vibrant night life and cafe culture, so it can be loud and busy, particularly on weekends.

Alternatively, Dresden's historical Old Town is more busy during the day. The beautifully restored buildings attract both locals and visitors to the area to enjoy wandering the streets, marvel at the architecture, and enjoy the gardens and parks.

The Old Town also hosts the popular shopping malls and souvenir shops. So, it can be useful to replace any broken gear, or clothing, or to buy gifts. The Old Town is relatively deserted after night fall and does not have much of a "night-life culture". For this, even the locals come to the Neustadt!

train station "Dresden Neustadt"

• 20min walking
• 5min by bicycle
• 20min by tram/bus/train
• 5min by car

airport Dresden

• 35min by tram/bus/train
• 40min by bicycle
• 15min by car

National Park Saxon Switzerland

• 60min by tram/bus/train
• 2h by bicycle
• 60min by car

Zwinger

• 35min walking
• 20min by tram/bus/train
• 12min by bicycle
• 12min by car

Pillnitz castle and garden

• 60min by tram/bus/train
• 40min by bicycle
• 25min by car

trade fair

• 60min walking
• 45min by tram/bus/train
• 15min by bicycle
• 15min by car

main train station

• 60min walking
• 30min by tram/bus/train
• 18min by bicycle
• 15min by car

Meißen

• 40min by tram/bus/train
• 40min by car
• 1:30h by bicycle

Dresden castle

• 35min walking
• 20min by tram/bus/train
• 12min by bicycle
• 13min by car

suspension railway

• 60min walking
• 35min by tram/bus/train
• 20min by bicycle
• 12min by car

Hygiene museum

• 45min walking
• 20min by tram/bus/train
• 15min by bicycle
• 13min by car

venue "Alter Schlachthof"

• 30min walking
• 20min by tram/bus/train
• 10min by bicycle
• 8min by car

next tram stop

• 2min walking

Elbe river and cycling path

• 15min walking
• 8min by tram/bus/train
• 5min by bicycle
• 10min by car

Church of our Lady

• 35min walking
• 20min by tram/bus/train
• 11min by bicycle
• 11min by car

art yard passage

• 1min walking

dairy "Pfunds Molkerei"

• 12min walking
• 3min by bicycle
• 4min by car

shopping

• 5min walking

club "Scheune"

• 10min walking
• 2min by bicycle

cinema

• 5min walking

sauna

• 5min walking