Hotels in Germany

Germany does waterparks the indoor way, which turns a slide weekend into something you can plan for February as easily as for August. Therme Erding, near Munich Airport, combines a huge thermal bath with a dedicated slide world, and hotels in Erding and Freising make it an easy two-day trip. In Rust, Rulantica belongs to the Europa-Park resort, so families often split their stay between rollercoasters and the indoor water world while sleeping in one of the resort's themed hotels. The Black Forest has the Badeparadies at Titisee-Neustadt, whose slide area sits beside a palm-lined relaxation zone, and Thermen & Badewelt Sinsheim, with its tall glass domes, is a short drive from Heidelberg. Further north we cover Aqualand in Cologne, Kristall Palm Beach near Nuremberg, Maya Mare in Halle and AquaMagis in the Sauerland. Our listings flag hotels within walking distance or a short drive, family rooms, free parking and breakfast, and they note whether a bath ticket is part of the package, which some local hotels offer and many do not.