Mainz Travel Forum

My husband and I (both in our 60's) are planning a 6 day trip to Germany.We will be arriving in Frankfurt Aug.27 6:30am. We've been told the best place to start our visit to the Rhine is Mainz north. Also mentioned is Rudesheim. We wanted to stay at gasthaus-stahl.de,looks nice on the internet.
My question: Are these towns close,of course the thought of no speed limits interest my husband.(me not so much) Is it a good idea to rent a car or travel by bus and train. We are interested in wineries. My husband is not much of a walker
Also want to take a river cruise
Any help with setting up an itinerary would be of great help.

I will be in Mainz for a birthday in early April and want to go to a couple of nice authentic German food places for lunch on the Sunday and Monday before flying back to England from Hahn.
I have a car and am looking for somewhere up to 45 minutes outside Mainz city preferably an old inn or something like that.
Any foodies out there with appetising ideas?

What is the 3 letter code for booking trains to Mainz?

To all moms in Mainz, maybe you can give me tips or suggestions where to buy things for newborn. I've been trying to find for Avent (BPA free) feeding bottles but to no avail. Is there any store or shop in Mainz or Frankfurt that sells this brand? The last time i went there, i saw an Apotheke, (but didn't get exactly the name) selling Avent but wasn't able to check what line of products are available. Thanks in advance!

Hello!

I am visiting Automechanika from 16 - 19 Sept. Managed to get a few rooms at Mainzerhof Hotel Mainz.

Appreciate very much if anyone can advise most convenient way to commute between the hotel and Automechanika exhibition halls. One of my traveling business partner is age 75, any special rates from DB?

Thanks!

I can't find a hotel in Frankfurt for Sept 19 and have a flight from Frankfurt airport in the morning of Sept 20. Would anyone know of an economical and interesting place to stay in Mainz and a way to get to the airport in the early morning?
Also, if I arrive in the afternoon, whiat sightseeing is available?

Does anyone know where is Gunnewig Hotel Bristol located? Any feedback?
Is there a park or a place near the hotel where kids can play around during the day?

Unfortunately landing in Hahn at 2350. Want to take bus to Mainz. Where is the bus stop in relationship to the Train station and how do I get there?

I am travelling to Mainz and want to take the K-D boat cruise north from Mainz. How far is the Mainz Haputbanhoff from the boat dock?

I will be purchasing a German Rail Pass and I can use it for travelling on the KD rhine river boats. Do I need to make reservations or will I just have to take
a chance that the boat will be full. How busy are the boats during July? According to Rick Steves there's no need to make reservations as the boats are never full.

Hello
I'm going to spend some days in Mainz in August.
Does anyone know a good B&b/Pension/Guesthouse/ferienwohnung in the city center???
Thanks a lot
Debora

Do you know any shop in Mainz selling Burberry bags?

Hello, We will leaving Munich by train to Frankfurt International Airport. As w e have one last night, can we go directly from Munich to Mainz instead of Munich to Frankfurt and then Mainz. How lon gwill the journey take?
Thanks kindly fo ryour information.

Hello, I will be in Maiz on March for 3 month. I will work there and I would know if there are some trains or bus to Frankfurt train station to Mainz. I must come back in Paris all weekand, so i just would know if is not to difficoult to get a train correspondence. Maybe if there are some web site or some like that to find that.
Thanks for reponces

Hi friends, i'm looking for a cheaper accomodation in Mainz.

I'm coming with a small group of friends ( we are four) so we need an hostel or hotel/apartament.
We'll stay in Mainz two nights 22/23-12/2007 so i need infos about the local nightlife.

Thanks all, Alessandro.

Hi, can anyone give feedback on the services, facilities and location of Contel Mainz? How far is it from the city center, old town, rhine river, park, etc.? Almost all affordable hotels are fully booked by October, and glad we found this in the internet.

What is the weather in October be? We will be there 1st of the month til around 3rd to 4th week..do we need to bring our winter clothes/heavy jackets?

Any shops where i can buy Berndes and other quality kitchenwares?

I heard that buying bus tickets by bulk is cheaper..so how do we do that and where do we buy it?

Can anyone tell me what company provides boat trips for the Rhine River region between Koblenz and Mainz, Germany. Do you have any suggestions? I will be in Brussels and have an extra day or two with nothing particular planned. Can I get there from Brussels and how would I get there? Is there a place to store luggage nearby?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I want to take day cruise starting after 09.30 hrs from mainz to Koblenz.
On internet I could locate only 1 site of k-d but their ship starts about 8.30.
Pl advise if there are any ships after 9.30 and if they are on any website

I would like to find out how I would get to Hillesheim from Frankfurt. I read that there is a direct train from Frankfurt to Mainz and would like to know if there is a train from Mainz to Hillesheim? How would long would the trip take from Frankfurt to Hillesheim?
I am interested in visiting a cemetery in Hillesheim. I don't know if there is more than one or how I would locate it. Any info appreciated.

Hi, I am a 23 year old male and I am looking for a short term room. I will go to Mainz for an internship which starts at the 1.6.07 and goes for 3 month(1.9). If you can help me, have a free room for this period or know the best place to look for one, please reply!
Cheers,
Niels

I am traveling with 12 high school students to South Africa. We have a 12 hour layover in Frankfurt in April from 10:50 a.m. until 10:40 p.m.. We heard that Mainz would be a good day trip. Can anyone give me any information about traveling to/from the Frankfurt airport, getting around Mainz once we are there, and things to see/do? Can we get a tour or train tickets set up in advance? Is that even necessary? Thanks.

Dear travellers!
I would like to ask you about a decent hostel near the main station in Mainz for the end of the month January .07.
All the best.
Tks
Mario

People!
Tell me, please, whether Mainz is a nice shopping place during the Rabatt - period?=)))

Hi there,

Im thinking of moving to Mainz this summer and was wondering what the job situation is like?
Im a native English speaker but Im currently learning German and by the time I go I will have another month of German learnt. I would still class my level as 'beginnger' though.
I have an IT degree but I am willing to do ANYTHING to earn a little bit of money. I am doing a TEFL teaching course as well so I will be qualified to teach English but does anyone have any other ideas of what to do, or sites where jobs in the Mainz area will be advertised?
Any information would be appreciated!!!

Thanks
Ben

Hello everyone,

I will be doing a day trip to Mainz and Wiesbaden from Frankfurt. I am considering the sensible sequence to do it, either Mainz first or Wiesbaden first. Any opinion? It means I will be having my lunch at one place and dinner at the other city. Can you recommend a nice and cheap place to eat in Mainz? How about night view/activity in Mainz? Any suggestion is most welcome. Thanks a lot!

Do all the trains between Frankfurt-Mainz-Cologne follow the Rhine River? If not I would like to know the one(s) that does.

Do all the trains between Frankfurt-Mainz-Cologne follow the Rhine River? If not I would like to know the one(s) that does.

Hello,
I am planning to break my journey in Germany on my way back from a business trip to the US from India. I thought I would spend a couple of days in Frankfurt and one day in Mainz. I also am planning to travel to Sweden from Frankfurt.
I was looking at the fares on Ryan air and they seemed very reasonable.
My questions are:

1) How far is it from Frankfurt Am Main to Mainz?
2) How do I get from Frankfurt Am Main to Mainz? cost by Cab?
3) How far is it from Mainz to Frankfurt Hahn?
4) how I get from Mainz to Frankfurt Hahn? cost by taxicab?
5) is Ryan Air a good airline to travel on?
6) is it easy to make last minute cancellations on Ryan Air?

Hello from Southern California! :) We are looking forward to our visit!

We will be traveling from Amsterdam to Frankfurt and, instead of going all the way to our hotel there, then coming back to Mainz; I was thinking it would make more sense to get off here, store our bags at the terminal then head off to the River for a cruise. That is if the ICE train stops here on the way to Frankfurt.

If so, is there a place where they can be stored safely? Or would it make more sense to get off before Mainz, at Koblenz for example, and take them on the boat with us? Is there storage for the luggage on the boats?

Thank you very much!

Mike

We will be traveling from Amsterdam to Farnkfurt and, instead of going all the way to our hotel there, then coming back, I was thinking it would make more sense to get off