There's no shortage of hotels in town. The most expensive ones have a base in or right on the edge of the old town.

I stayed in the Inter City Hotel, which is part of the station itself. The ten storey building won't win any prizes for design, and unsurprisingly it has a distinctly international feel.

Pretty in pink: The InterCity Hotel bathed in pink, courtesy of my slightly dodgy camera.

However, it's got everything you need, staff speak good English and are helpful.

It's dead handy for the station - the breakfast room is right next to Platform 1 - and as an added bonus the hotel gives you a card giving you free public travel throughout Freiburg city for the duration of your stay - saving the cost and hassle of buying tickets.