meinHotel
Budget beds a bus ride from the airport
About this hotel
meinHotel keeps costs down without cutting the essentials: free parking, soundproofed windows and a modern, light-wood room with a desk and private bathroom. Its Fuhlsbüttel address puts Hamburg Airport just 800 metres away, a six-minute bus ride, which makes this an easy pick for a family flying in before an Arriba trip. The underground station is a similarly short walk, useful for a Hamburg city detour on a non-pool day, and the buffet breakfast covers the basics before the roughly five-kilometre drive out to Arriba each morning. For a family stretching a travel budget across flights, a rental car and water park tickets, meinHotel's rates leave more room for the parts of the trip that matter most.
- Free parking
- Near Hamburg Airport
- Underground nearby
Our take
This suits a budget-conscious family flying into Hamburg who wants a short, easy connection to the airport and a manageable drive to Arriba. The 2-star rate leaves more travel budget for the water park itself. Families wanting on-site extras like a restaurant or wellness area should look toward the 4-star properties further along this list.
- ✓Use the six-minute bus link to the airport if you're flying rather than driving into Hamburg.
- ✓Take the underground into central Hamburg on the day you're skipping Arriba, since the station sits close by.
- ✓Book the buffet breakfast ahead of an early water park morning to avoid a queue at check-in.
Why we love it
- Free parking included
- Soundproofed rooms
- 800 metres from Hamburg Airport
- Underground access to central Hamburg
Why guests love itA family flying into Hamburg on a tight budget finds the six-minute bus link from the airport here removes the cost of a taxi straight away, leaving more of the trip budget for Arriba's day tickets. The soundproofed rooms mean a red-eye arrival doesn't disturb anyone already asleep, and free parking covers the rental car for the drive out to the water park each morning. It's a simple stay rather than a destination in itself, which suits a family whose priority is the slides, not the hotel.