We spent a few hours in the historic centre of Riquewihr tasting wines from different vineyards and by the time we finally drove over to Strasbourg, our final destination of day, it was already starting to get dark (Almost).
We are spending tonight here at Sofitel Strasbourg Grande Ile, a nice 5-star hotel in the heart of Strasbourg but first, we needed to solve the problem of parking first.
As the hotel didn't have its own parking facility, we had to park in front of the neighboring Église protestante Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune. But on a Saturday evening, hopefully no one would notice.
The hotel lobby was a very modern and spacious one but surprisingly, not a single soul here.
I wasn't happy about them putting us on the second floor but the front desk guy said that's the only room they could find with twin beds.
The room turned out to be really small. I could hardly have enough space to work the luggage around but the bathroom was much more reasonably sized.
They have a custom sized tub built into the bathroom. Full marks for their effort for fitting everything into the modestly sized bathroom; but they should have done the same for the bedroom.
Strasbourg is a walking city that is small enough to navigate by foot. The Cathedral, one of Strasbourg's main attractions is just a comfortable 8-minute walk from our hotel.
The beautiful canals and scenic viewpoints were also not far off.
Of course, the area called Petite France, a historic quarter of the city with all the narrow streets and half-timbered houses built in the late fifteenth century, is the crown jewel of Strasbourg. Sadly, there wasn't much daylight left when we got to Le Petite France. We only managed a few shots and was forced to leave when it got all dark.
Our 36 hours in Alsace region is about to draw to a close. We like what we see so far so I am already jotting this down as a destination for a more in-depth tour in the future.
Rating: ❤❤❤
Price: €€€
Address: Place Saint Pierre Le Jeune, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Tel: +33 (0)3 8815-4900
Website: www.sofitel-strasbourg.com/en/
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