Aspethera

Hotel Aspethera is a quiet, welcoming hotel in Paderborn, within easy reach of the city's old town and its imposing Romanesque cathedral. Paderborn is an eastern-Westphalian cathedral city built around the Paderquellen — the short, spring-fed Pader river that rises in the centre — and Aspethera makes a calm, central base for exploring it on foot. The hotel keeps things simple and personal, with a sauna for guests to wind down in after a day of sightseeing or business in the city. It is run as an inclusive operation, training and employing people with and without disabilities, and that care shows in the attentive, unhurried service. Paderborn rewards a slow visit: the cathedral and its crypt, the Heinz Nixdorf computer museum, the Schloss Neuhaus gardens and the Paderquellgebiet are all close. The hotel suits couples, solo travellers and business guests who want a quiet, well-located place to stay rather than a large resort.