Hi FREIgeist, nice to have you with us.
Below you will find all the important information about your stay with us. If you still have questions after reading this, don't hesitate to contact the reception. We both want your stay with us to be as pleasant as possible.
Here you can find all the important information on the following topics:
Air Conditioning, Alarm Clock, Apartments, Bills, Birtdays, Breakfast, Car Rental, Charging Cables & Adapter, Check-In & Check-Out, City Map, Complaints, Conferences and Co-Working Spaces.
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Air Conditioning
The entire Homes building as well as all rooms are fully air-conditioned. In your room, you will find a control panel for turning it on and off as well as for adjusting the temperature.
Here you will find the temperature control instructions.
Alarm Clock
You can set an alarm clock via your TV.
Apartments
All FREIgeist Homes apartments feature a modern kitchenette & high-quality equipment, some even have a small balcony. The interior of our apartments and studios combines a homely atmosphere with urban flair. Floor-to-ceiling windows and real wood parquet bring light and coziness to your new temporary home.
Bills
Your bill will be issued via email on the day of your departure. For a company to take over your bill, we require prior written confirmation. You can provide this to us in advance or upon arrival.
Birthdays
Want to celebrate your birthday at FREIgeist Göttingen Nordstadt or in the Quartierskücher or Quartiersblick at Homes? We are happy to help!
Together we organize your party from A to Z and are at your side with advice and action to make this day unforgettable.
Just contact us:
veranstaltungen@freigeist-nordstadt.de or phone: +49 55130381715
Breakfast
Our breakfast buffet at FREIgeist Göttingen Nordstadt is served weekdays from 06.30 to 10.30 am. On weekends, it starts a half hour later and even accommodates late risers until 02.00 pm.
As a guest of the hotel or Homes, the breakfast buffet costs €29.00 per person. Please let our reception know so we can reserve a table for you, or you can reserve directly online via Opentable.de.
PRICE:
For guests of Homes and the hotel: € 29.00 per person, including juice, water, hot drinks, and à la carte dishes.
For external guests: € 35.00 per person, including juice, water, hot drinks, and à la carte dishes.
BREAKFAST TIMES:
Monday - Friday 06.30 - 10.30 am. | Saturday & Sunday 07.00 am. - 02.00 pm.
Car Rental
In the courtyard of Homes, you will find a car-sharing station. As you pass by the Quartiersküche outside, you walk straight towards it.
Here's how it works:
Just like e-bikes and e-scooters, the pricing is based on time and distance.
Only 650 meters away on foot, at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car rental service, you can rent various cars.
Charging Cables & Power Adapters
… are available for borrowing at the reception. This allows you to work hassle-free.
Check-In & Check-Out
Check-in from 03.00 pm.
Check-out by 12.00 pm.
Early check-in & late check-out available on request and possibly at an additional cost.
City Map
You can find a city map online at stadtplan.goettingen.de.
Complaints
Were you not entirely satisfied, or was something not right? Please inform us at the reception. Together, we will find a solution.
Conferences
First work, then pleasure? Definitely both at the same time!
Five seminar and conference rooms in the hotel in an individual look and feel turn every conference into an inspired meeting.
Together with the creative interior design, an atmosphere is created in which ideas bubble up on their own. At FREIgeist Göttingen Nordstadt, you open up new spaces for thought and develop strategies and solutions with your team out of the box.
Feel free to contact us:
meeting@freigeist-friends.com or phone +49 (0) 551 30381750.
Co-working Spaces
In the Homes building as well as in the hotel, we offer free internet for you everywhere. The most popular co-working places are: Hotel Lobby, Homes Lobby, Skybar, and the Viani.
If you prefer communal working, that's no problem. Your friends are our friends, so feel free to bring someone along.
Here you can find all the important information on the following topics:
Dogs, Events at FREIgeist, Fair Job Hotels e.V., Fire Alarm, Fireplace, First Aid, Fitness and FREIGEIST & FRIENDS.
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Dogs
Your four-legged companion is always welcome here. For a fee of € 15.00 per night and animal, we provide a water bowl and a Fatboy dog bed for the night.
Events at FREIgeist
You can find information about our current events and events on Instagram, our website, or through the reception.
Are you planning a milestone birthday, an engagement party, a wedding, or the baptism of your loved ones? For all occasions, we offer you the right place and the individually coordinated implementation.
We are happy to plan together with you from A for aperitif to Z for cotton candy, everything that makes a successful celebration.
Just contact us at:
veranstaltungen@freigeist-goettingen.de or phone: +49 (0)551 9995315
Fair Job Hotels e.V.
We want every FREIgeist to feel comfortable with us as they are and to have the necessary freedom to unfold even during work. Our corporate culture is characterized by respect, diversity, equality, and mutual trust. Through this leadership at eye level, we landed in the top 3 in the Kununu employer ranking 2023 and with all our hotels at Fair Job Hotels e.V..
More information can be found here.
Fire Alarm
In case the fire alarm goes off, immediately leave your room as shown on the evacuation plan on the inside of your room door. If you need help with this, inform the reception immediately. Then wait outside the building at our assembly point, which is located at the "Liebrechtstraße" bus stop.
Follow the instructions of our staff and the fire department. Do not re-enter the building until after consultation with a FREIgeist or the fire department.
Fireplace
Cold feet? No problem! Grab a good book and sit by the fireplace in our hotel lobby.
First Aid
Please notify the reception in case of an accident or injury. We can assist with our first aid kit or call emergency services for you. All emergency exits are clearly marked.
For serious emergencies, our hotel is equipped with a defibrillator, on which our staff is trained.
POLICE
Police phone 110
Police Göttingen phone: +49 (0) 551 491-0
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire department phone 112
Fire department Göttingen phone: +49 (0) 551 7075-0
POISON CONTROL
Poison control phone: +49 (0) 551 19240
Fitness
Loosen up and grow beyond yourself next door in the 110 m² gym of our hotel. For your workout, there are high-tech cardio
and strength equipment from the brand Precor including the unique Peloton bike, plenty of dumbbells, and functional equipment.
Next to the gym, there is also our course room, which is perfectly set up for yoga and Pilates. You will find all the equipment here to give you the feeling of a professional yoga studio at home and create your own workout.
The gym is open 24/7 for you.
PRICE €5.00 / day or €80.00 / month.
FREIGEIST & FRIENDS
Since summer 2017, we, the FREIGEIST & FRIENDS, have been setting new impulses in southern Lower Saxony with extraordinary hotels and restaurants. What makes us special is the diversity we live. 5 different locations with 5 different design concepts and a common manifesto. We want to offer all FREIgeists a home to feel good and get creative.
The Relais & Châteaux Hardenberg BurgHotel is perfectly located to explore the Hardenberg castle ruins after a strenuous meeting or to promote team building during a workshop in the Hardenberg Distillery.
Our FREIgeist Hotel Northeim invites you to relax, unwind, and find ideas in an idyllic location.
Our FREIgeist Einbeck makes the hearts of vintage car lovers, automotive enthusiasts, and idea developers beat faster. It is not only styled in horsepower but is also located opposite Europe's largest vintage car museum, the PS.SPEICHER, and the approx. 800 m² PS.Halle, which can be booked for events.
The two Göttingen hotels, FREIgeist Göttingen Innenstadt and FREIgeist Göttingen Nordstadt, are Members of Design Hotels™ and have excellent proximity to the historic Göttingen city center and the ICE train station.
Learn more: freigeist-hotels.de
Here you can find all the information on the following topics:
Gas Stations, Housekeeping Requests, Internet & Wi-Fi and Instagram.
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Gas Stations
In our underground garage, there are 21 e-charging stations. Payment is made directly at the charging station (e.g., with a DKV card, credit card, or via QR code with an EC card, PayPal, ApplePay, and Klarna).
If you need help, there is a hotline at the charging station that you can use. Alternatively, you can contact the reception.
The nearest "regular" gas station is about 300 meters away on Weender Landstraße.
Housekeeping Requests
Extra request? Bring it on! Our housekeeping will organize a second pillow, an extra blanket, additional towels, or allergy bedding for optimal sleeping comfort.
If you need an iron and ironing board or anything else we are happy to help.
Please inform us before your arrival or contact the reception during your stay at +49 (0) 551 999530.
Internet // Wi-Fi
Our FREIgeist Homes offers free, high-speed Wi-Fi. Simply turn on Wi-Fi on your mobile device, select the FREIgeist router, and connect.
Instagram
Get insights into the daily life of our various hotels, updates on the latest menus, meet our staff, or get a tip for an excursion from us.
FREIgeist Göttingen Nordstadt, FREIgeist Göttingen Innenstadt, FREIgeist Northeim, FREIgeist Einbeck, Hardenberg BurgHotel
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L:A Bruket, Laundry and Lost & Found
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LA:BRUKET
Our FREIgeist Hotels and the FREIgeist Homes are equipped with the Swedish natural cosmetics brand LA:Bruket, inspired by the Baltic coast's water, salt, and algae.
More information about the brand, you can find here.
Laundry
A stain on your pants or a wrinkle in your shirt? No problem – at our FREIgeist Homes lobby, paid washing machines are available for you to use at any time.
Simply download the "appWash by Miele" app.
To use the washing machine with "appWash," follow these steps:
Additionally, the app allows you to book machines, pay with your preferred payment method, and receive notifications when your laundry is done.
Here you can find a flyer with more information about appWash.
Lost and Found
Have you found or lost something? Please contact the reception – together we will find a solution.
Here you can find all the information on the following topics:
Museums & Excursion Destinations, OpenTable, Opening Hours, Parking & Underground Garage, Payment, Pharmacy, Reception, Restaurant East of Italy, Room Amenities and Room Cleaning.
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Museums & Excursion Destinations
An overview of museums, collections, and galleries in and around Göttingen can be found online at goettingen.de.
Some of our insider tips and exciting excursion recommendations around Göttingen can be found here.
OpenTable
Reserve your table at the restaurant East of Italy in the hotel easily via OpenTable.
Opening Hours
Here you will find all opening hours collected:
Reception
Our reception is open around the clock for you.
Phone: +49 (0) 551 303817-0
Restaurant East of Italy
Dinner:
Monday – Saturday: 06.00 – 10.00 pm.
Breakfast:
Monday - Friday: 06.30 - 10.30 am.
Saturday, Sunday & holidays: 07.00 am. - 02.00 pm.
WEIGHTS & MEASURES Bar
Monday – Thursday: 06.00 pm. – 12.00 am
Friday - Saturday: 06.00 pm. - 01.00 am.
Gym
The gym is available 24/7.
PRICE €5.00 / day or €80.00 / month.
Sauna
Please ask at the reception for the current sauna opening hours.
PS: Please let us know 30 minutes before you want to use the sauna, and we will heat it up for you.
PRICE €5.00 / day or €80.00 / month.
Parking // Underground Garage
You are welcome to park your car in our underground garage for €15.00 per night, or from 30 nights for €10.00 per night.
To get in and out of the garage every day, you can have your room card encoded at the reception. There are elevators from the underground garage that take you directly to your Homes room.
We also have 21 e-charging stations for you to charge your electric vehicle, with 100% green electricity!
Payment is made directly at the charging station (e.g., with a DKV card, credit card, or via QR code with an EC card, PayPal, ApplePay, and Klarna).
If you need help, there is a hotline at the charging station that you can use. Alternatively, you can contact the reception.
Payment
Payment options at Hotel FREIgeist Göttingen Nordstadt – A Member of Design Hotels™:
Pharmacy
Pharmacy B27
An der Lutter 22
D-37075 Göttingen
Phone: +49 (0) 551 5042040
Reception
Our reception is open around the clock for you.
Phone: +49 (0) 551 303817-0
Restaurant East of Italy
In the restaurant East of Italy next door in the hotel, levantine cuisine merges with Italian classics. From Neapolitan pizza baked crispy in the Moretti pizza oven at 480°C on stone to Arabic lamb shawarma to roasted harissa carrots and a wide selection of mezzes and dessert variations, you are sure to find something to your taste.
Opening Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 06.00 – 10.00 pm.
Room Amenities
All FREIgeist Homes apartments feature a modern kitchenette & high-quality equipment, some even have a small balcony. The interior of our apartments and studios combines a homely atmosphere with urban flair.
Floor-to-ceiling windows and real wood parquet bring light and coziness to your new temporary home.
Room Cleaning
We clean your room 4 nights after your arrival and then every 7 days. If you would like to know when your next cleaning is due, feel free to ask at the reception. We are flexible.
You can book an additional interim cleaning including laundry and towel change at any time for €20.00. You can also borrow cleaning supplies for independent cleaning at the reception. If you would like an additional towel change, we will charge €5.00 per person. This change includes one large and one small towel.
Here you can find all the information on the following topics:
Safe, Sartorius Quartier, Sauna, Shopping, Skybar, Sustainability, Swimming Pools, Taxi, Theater in Göttingen, Tourism, Train Station, Train Times and University of Göttingen.
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Safe
There is a safe in each room's wardrobe. Please ensure you secure your valuables before leaving your room so that you don't forget anything at check-out.
Sartorius Quartier
Located in the heart of the newly developed Sartorius Quartier on a 24,000 m² site in Göttingen Nordstadt between the city center and the university, you will find us with the Hotel FREIgeist Göttingen Nordstadt and, for the first time, our FREIgeist Homes, 114 apartments in Göttingen.
Among other things, there is a daycare center and 170 rental and 53 owner-occupied apartments. In the center of the area, historical buildings such as the Sheddachhalle and the Sartorius tower have been preserved and, together with a completed new building, form the new health campus with event spaces for up to 600 visitors. The health campus is a collaboration between UMG and HAWK, created for new study programs in health and nursing professions.
On the site, you will also find the Sartorius Life Science Factory. The research center for life science startups offers open offices, a prototyping workshop, and new laboratory spaces with the latest equipment. The Patient Care Center of Ottobock in cooperation with the Rehazentrum Junge is also being developed in the quarter. Patients from all over Germany and international guests can receive both neurological rehabilitation and classic prescription therapy there.
More info can be found here.
Sauna
The classic cannot be missed. In the Finnish sauna next door in the hotel, you can sweat at temperatures starting at 85 degrees.
In the adjacent Fatboy lounge, you can cool down and stretch out your feet. A spa bag with towels and a bathrobe is available at the reception.
Please ask at the reception for the current sauna opening hours.
PS: Please let us know 30 minutes before you want to use the sauna, and we will heat it up for you.
PRICE €5.00 / day or €80.00 / month.
Shopping
Along Weender Straße, you will find numerous shopping opportunities in Göttingen's pedestrian zone.
Skybar
On the 6th floor of the hotel with a view over Göttingen and the surrounding area – a unique place for an after-work drink for locals, quarter guests, and hotel guests alike.
PS: Feel free to take some cold cuts from Viani with you upstairs.
Sustainability
All our FREIgeist Hotels operate sustainably! With ClimatePartner, we have calculated our entire CO² footprint, reduced CO² emissions, and offset them through climate protection projects.
Here is our current sustainability report.
Additionally, our hotels have been awarded the secured sustainability seal since July 2022. The Institute for Sustainability & Economics awards this internationally recognized seal to companies that work energy-, cost-, and material-efficiently, maintain a good working climate in the team, and focus on using regional and renewable or recyclable raw materials.
Swimming Pools
Swimming, splashing, and sauna in the Eiswiese Göttingen.
Only about 4.0 km from FREIgeist.
Taxi
Ask our reception team or send us a quick WhatsApp message, and we will call a taxi for you with the push of a button.
Phone: +49 (0) 551 69300 or taxi-goettingen.de
Theater in Göttingen
Junges Theater Göttingen
Hospitalstr. 6
D-37073 Göttingen
Phone: +49 (0) 551 495015, junges-theater.de
Deutsches Theater
Theaterplatz 11
D-37073 Göttingen
Phone: +49 (0) 551 4969-300, dt-goettingen.de
Theater im OP
Käte-Hamburger-Weg 3
D-37073 Göttingen
Phone: +49 (0) 551 397077, thop.uni-goettingen.de
Tourism
The tourist information is located in the old town hall in the city center. Information is also available online at goettingen-tourismus.de.
We have compiled a few FREIgeist insider tips and cool excursion destinations in and around Göttingen for you here: Excursion tips.
Train Station
The Göttingen train station is 1.7 km or 6 minutes by car from the hotel.
Order a taxi at the following number: +49 (0) 551 69300
Train Times
Want to catch your train on time? Find the current online timetable at bahn.de.
University of Göttingen
The city that creates knowledge! The University of Göttingen, with around 30,000 students in 198 programs, is one of Germany's largest universities.
You can find more information here: uni-goettingen.de
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Viani Alimentari, Vouchers & Gifts, Weights & Measures Bar and Yoga.
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Viani Alimentari
The new Viani Alimentari in Göttingen Nordstadt is right in the middle of the Sartorius Quartier & part of the FREIgeist Hotel.
The Italian delicatessen offers cornetti, panini, real Italian espresso, and, above all, a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy on-site, shop, and give away original Italian delicacies. For visitors and everyone who lives in the new quarter, permanently or temporarily, it's a place for genuine enjoyment!
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 09.00 am. - 07.00 pm.
Saturday: 09.00 am. - 05.00 pm.
Sundays | 06.00 pm. - 09.00 pm. | no shopping available. Offer of a piccolo dinner for home and hotel guests in the store.
Phone: +49 (0) 551 30381732 or viani@freigeist-nordstadt.de
Vouchers & Gifts
At our reception or online at freigeist-shop.de, you will find great hotel, experience, and value vouchers. You can print vouchers quickly and easily yourself via print@home.
Give away FREIgeist joy!
In our hotel shop in the Viani Store, there are also some cool FREIgeist must-haves like the bamboo coffee cup, the Fatboy lamp, or the VON HALLERS gin. Ideal as a souvenir or keepsake.
Speaking of Viani:
Tasteful, individual gifts are our specialty. Our gift ideas offer delightful surprises with the authentic taste of Italy.
Individual gift boxes or vouchers? – We are happy to advise you personally in our Viani Alimentari!
WEIGHTS & MEASURES Bar
In the WEIGHTS & MEASURES Bar in the hotel, you can embark on a journey along the eastern Mediterranean countries, enjoying their spirits, fruits, and herbs in perfectly balanced harmony.
Novel flavors, surprising scents, fresh citrus notes, and intense aromas of crushed herbs not only evoke a longing for a vacation far away but also invite you to enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with friends or colleagues.
Opening Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 06.00 pm. – 12.00 am.
Friday - Saturday: 06.00 pm. - 01.00 am.
Yoga
Start your day with a sun salutation! On the first floor of the hotel, you will find a room with a casual ambiance and equipment for your yoga session.
PRICE €5.00 / day or €80.00 / month.
If you have your own yoga mat and are just looking for the perfect place – how about the rooftop terrace of the FREIgeist Homes? On the 4th floor, a rooftop terrace awaits you with enough space for you and your yoga mat.