Bad Arolsen accommodation from NZ$136

The Freund - Das Hotel und Spa-Resort can be found 30 kilometres from the centre of Bad Arolsen. Alternatively, the Hotel Stadt Marsberg is situated 16 kilometres away. Two more hotel and apartment options in this area include the Landhotel-Restaurant Schwalbennest and the Brauhaus-Hotel.

After you've hung out in Bad Arolsen for a while, be sure to set aside a couple of days to explore Hessen's many other delights. Photograph Hessen's forests, rivers and streams. If that's not your idea of a good time, go to some of the area's castles. Visitors and locals alike in this part of Germany can enjoy mountain biking.

Looking for things to do? Kick back and spend the day visiting the Marienthal Monastery, Uferpromenade Waldeck and Waldeck Golf Club, which you'll find in Waldeck, 14 kilometres to the south of Bad Arolsen. If you'd like to spend a few nights in Waldeck, check out the Hotel Schloss Waldeck and Ringhotel Roggenland. 30 kilometres to the east of Bad Arolsen, you may also choose to stay at Kassel, which is home to the Hotel Gude and Best Western Hotel Kurfürst Wilhelm I. The University of Kassel, Schloss Wilhelmshoehe and Brothers Grimm Museum are amongst the more popular sites to check out when visiting Kassel.

For those who choose to fly, Paderborn - Lippstadt Airport is the closest airport for Bad Arolsen. A hotel that is nearby is the Airport Hotel Paderborn.