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Stylishly set tables at Restaurant GRILL in Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg with elegant interiors.

|Awards & Hotel | Culinary delights

Best steak restaurant Hamburg

GRILL steak restaurant Hamburg ranks among Germany’s Top 50 steakhouses ► dining in one of the best restaurants in Hamburg

View over the Inner Alster

|Excursions and Experiences | Public holidays

Easteractivities in Hamburg

Spend Easter in Hamburg: The best excursions for Easter and the Easter weekend in Hamburg.

|Awards & Hotel | Culinary delights

Best Restaurant in Hamburg

Restaurant Haerlin at Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten awarded 5 F in the Feinschmecker Guide 2026 ► fine dining in one of the best restaurants in Hamburg

View across the Inner Alster to the buildings and the golden fireworks in the sky

|Excursions and Experiences | Public holidays

New Year’s Eve in Hamburg

Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Hamburg in style New Year’s Eve dinner, Cultural highlights ► Concierge recommendations

Brightly lit chandelier in the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten

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Best Luxury Hotel in Hamburg, Germany

Discover the best luxury hotel in Hamburg: 5-star comfort, 3-star Michelin restaurant, exceptional concierge service ► learn more

Elegant woman with a shopping bag on her right arm walking along the street

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Hamburg luxury shopping

Discover Hamburg Luxury Shopping this fall: exclusive boutiques, personal shopping, luxury outlets ► learn more

A silver bicycle is attached to a railing overlooking a canal with red brick houses. Water can be seen in the background, with a metal bridge above.

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Hamburg cycling tours

Discover the most beautiful sides of Hamburg on two wheels! We reveal the most beautiful cycling tours through and around the city.

Sitting areas on the roof terrace

|Culinary delights

Rooftop Bar Hamburg

Enjoy summer drinks on our roof terrace probably the most exclusive rooftop bar in Hamburg: find out more!

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

|Excursions and Experiences

Architecture in Hamburg

Discover the Hanseatic City with us: We will show you some of Hamburg's most impressive architecture: find out more!

The team at Restaurant Haerlin*** with their third Michelin star award in hand.

|Awards & Hotel | Culinary delights

3-Star Restaurant Haerlin

Visit the 3-star Restaurant Haerlin*** and enjoy award-winning fine dining in Hamburg.

Deck 4 Terrace on the Inner Alster with wooden tables and chairs decorated with potted plants. In the distance, a fountain sprays under a clear sky.

|Excursions and Experiences

Alster Restaurant Hamburg

The most beautiful Alster View Restaurant in Hamburg: perfect for outdoor dining.

Hamburg in spring on the Inner Alster

|Excursions and Experiences

52 places to go 2025

The New York Times has named the 52 places to go in 2025 - and Hamburg is one of them! Discover what makes Hamburg so special.

Concierges Linus Eckmann and Luis Hänßgen

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Concierge in Hamburg

Concierge Service at Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg is the key to an unrivalled luxury experience: Experience Hamburg

|Culinary delights

Afternoon Tea

British Afternoon Tea in Hamburg, Fine Tea, Scones & Clotted Cream: Tea Time at Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg.

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101 Hotel Icon

Our top hotel in Hamburg has reached a milestone with the award '101 Hotel Icon'.

|Excursions and Experiences | Public holidays

New Year's Eve in Hamburg

New Year's Eve in the Elbe metropolis: Make your New Year's Eve in Hamburg unforgettable with our tips.

|Public holidays

Christmas Gift Idea

Still looking for a great last minute Christmas gift idea? Discover our vouchers.

|Excursions and Experiences | Public holidays

Christmas markets Hamburg

Lights, mulled wine and Christmas music: let yourself be enchanted by Hamburg's Christmas markets.

|Awards & Hotel | Excursions and Experiences

Landsberg Comsetics

We now offer exclusive treatments with modern technologies from Landsberg First Class Aesthetic.

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Top Hotel in Germany

Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg is not only the best hotel in Germany, but also the Hotel of the Year in Austria, Switzerland & South Tyrol.

|Excursions and Experiences | Public holidays

Hamburg Ghost Stories

Eerie, mystical and slightly unsettling: Discover Hamburg's legends and ghost stories with us – find out more!

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Hamburg from above

Discover Hamburg's most beautiful hidden gems and enjoy the view over the beautiful Hanseatic city – find out more!

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Boat tours Hamburg

Experience the Hanseatic city from a different perspective: we show you 6 great boat tours through Hamburg – Find out more!

|Culinary delights

GRILL Hamburg Anniversary

Our redesigned GRILL in Hamburg celebrates its first anniversary – Discover our culinary world!

|Excursions and Experiences

Facts about the Alster Lake

Our hotel is located directly at the beautiful Inner Alster Lake – Here are 11 interesting facts about the Alster Lake in Hamburg!

|Culinary delights

Gourmet Restaurant Haerlin***

Excellent dining at Restaurant Haerlin*** – Our exquisite gourmet restaurant in Hamburg has once again been awarded with Michelin stars.

|Excursions and Experiences

Beaches in and around Hamburg

A day trip to the beach! It doesn't always have to be the sea – We show you 7 beautiful beaches in Hamburg where you can swim, relax, and enjoy.