Travel & Stay
recommended places to stay, only a short walk or taxi from the venue,
things to do and events before and after the celebration
whats on
Friday 8th - Set Up
wedding party set up
if you are free and able to help us set up the decor, furniture and more at the venue, we’d appreciate the help and will pay you in radler and ikea hotdogs (plant-based available).
Monday 11th - family meal
international friends and family are welcome to join us for lunch at our favorite german restaurant - wirtshaus am see.
if you would like to join us please let us know so we can reserve a seat at the table in advance.
Thursday 14th - german fathers day
all friends and family, german and international are welcome to join jo for a traditional “fathers” day walk complete with beer wagon.
p.s you don’t need to be a father to join
Lodging Recommendations
Hotel-Restaurant Birkenhof
König-Heinrich-Weg 1,
63628
Bad Soden-Salmünster
Altstadt-Hotel Gelnhausen
Untermarkt 17,
63571
Gelnhausen
TRIP INN HOTEL
Brothers Grimm Straße 21
63628
Bad Soden-Salmünster
haus im park
Parkstraße 12,
63628
Bad Soden-Salmünster
need more options?
zum löwen gelnhausen
Langgasse 28,
63571
Gelnhausen
travel
Train / bahn
bad soden-salmünster bahnhof
10 mins / 700m from venue
from frankfurt:
re 5 / re 50 : bebra / fulda
re 51 : bad soden-salmünster
deutschland tickets allow you a month of travel across all local public transport for only €58
airport
flughafen frankfurt (near frankfurt)
note: frankfurt hahn is no where near franfurt, we will not be driving 4 hours to pick you up!
taxi
taxi boest
- 0049 (0) 60 56 1559
- 0049 (0) 60 56 9172203
bike hire
bad soden-salmünster:
zweirad donnecker
Local Attractions
Pretty local locations
gelnhausen - market city
büdingen - medieval town
ronnenburg -medieval castle
steinau am der strasse - brothers grimm house and medieval castle
Local Attractions
wild bees play park (opposite venue)
stand up paddleboarding (sup)
erlebnispark steinau (great for kids)
peddle-o, kids water playpark and beer garden
cycling and hiking routes in the spessart
what’s on guide- bad soden salmunster
sightseeing further afield
seligenstadt and it's weekly market
lohr am main (snow whites castle and snow whites cake)
würzburg - and it's wine bridge
eltz castle (need tickets in adv) & geierlay suspension bridge
fairytale route - follow the stories of the brothers grimm through germany
the romantic street that takes you to;
the allgäu,
rothenburg ob der tauber &
neuswanstein castle (cinderellas castle)
local info
sundays & public holidays
shops are shut - petrol stations, restaurants and beer gardens are open
holiday dates to watch:
may 1st - may day
may 14th - christi himmelfahrt
pharmacy / cosmetics
emergency number in germany: 110
there is an apotheke in bad soden here
please check opening hours.
you’ll find cosmetics and toiletries in super markets but a better range in rossmans or dm.
Local supermarkets
lidl - is like uk aldi
aldi süd - like uk lidl
rewe - like tescos
edeka - like sainsburys
tegut - like m&s
globus - like walmart