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Empire Riverside Hotel

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Serves lunch and dinner
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Serves lunch and dinner
Luxury
1.401298464324817E-45 star property
9.0

Wonderful

Luxury hotel near St. Pauli Piers

Located close to Reeperbahn and Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Empire Riverside Hotel provides dry cleaning/laundry services, a fireplace in reception and a bar. Treat yourself to some rest and relaxation at Riverstyle, the on-site spa. The on-site restaurant, Restaurant waterkant, offers breakfast and dinner. In addition to a gym and conference space, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 97, Hamburg, HH, 20359
  • Place, St. Pauli Piers
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Reeperbahn
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Fish Market
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Hamburg (HAM)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Riverside Double Room

1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Riverside Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(28 reviews)
  • City view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Deluxe Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • City view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Executive Room (Upside)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(25 reviews)
  • Harbor view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Single Room

1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Deluxe Single Room

  • City view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Riverside Single room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • City view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Upside Single Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • River view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Superior Single Room

  • River view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Superior Double Room

  • River view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Basic Suite, Harbour View

  • Harbor view
  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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Basic Suite, Harbour View

  • Harbor view
  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Hamburg

With a stay at Empire Riverside Hotel in Hamburg (Hamburg-Mitte), you'll be steps from St. Pauli Piers and 9 minutes by foot from Reeperbahn. .This luxury hotel is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Miniatur Wunderland and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Elbe Philharmonic Hall.

What's nearby

  • St. Pauli Piers - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Reeperbahn - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Fish Market - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Millerntor Stadium - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • St. Michaelis Church - 13 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Landungsbrücken Station - 6 min walk
  • Michaeliskirche Hamburg Station - 14 min walk
  • Hamburg Airport (HAM) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪20up - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪StrandPauli - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Cuneo - ‬1 min walk
  • Zur scharfen Ecke
  • ‪Störtebeker Fischrestaurant - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Empire Riverside Hotel

Empire Riverside Hotel offers 327 accommodations with minibars and safes. 48-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Hamburg hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Riverstyle. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 327 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a sauna, a fitness center, and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and a fireplace in the lobby.
Satisfy your appetite for dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Restaurant waterkant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to noon for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Hamburg? This hotel has 3283 square feet (305 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 9 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and noon.
Restaurant waterkant - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Skyline Bar 20up - Onsite cocktail bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
DAVID'S - This lobby lounge specializes in German cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Covered parking on site (EUR 25 per night)
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to noon on weekends; EUR 29 for adults and EUR 14.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • DAVID'S
  • Restaurant waterkant
  • Skyline Bar 20up

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Bicycle storage
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 3,283 square feet of conference space
  • 9 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • On a river

Full-service spa

  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 6 accessible parking spaces
  • Lift (97 centimetre wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (104 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa

More

  • 1 building
  • 100% renewable energy
  • 20 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2007
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 48-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • LED lighting
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 30 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 29 for adults and EUR 14.5 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: EUR 25 per night
  • Pet fee: EUR 30 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

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Empire Riverside Hamburg
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Empire Riverside Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 582 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 325 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 69 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 1002 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Paul-Dominick

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and comfortable but the shower gel and conditioner were almost empty. Also the gym equipment was not functional .
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Nadia

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness
Rooms are good but lack a few basics like water and kettle.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mamatha

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was very nice in the shared spaces, so bars and restaurant etc. Room was nice and large, although bed was very hard and pillows were very soft. Air con was a waste of time as did not really work and room was extremely hot
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sjoukje

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, excellent room size comfortable bed & great view!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

margherita, guildford

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable room with stunning views of the river. Convenient location
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

david

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Empire Riverside Hotel was a great option for a first time visit to Hamburg! Located in St Pauli between the Reeperbahn and the St Pauli Piers, you had walking access to not only St Pauli itself, but also Altona, Neustadt, and the City Centre, all within roughly 20-30 minutes. Having easy access to the Piers, made it easy to see the area by water, on either a local city cruise or a river cruise of the Elbe. St Pauli is also full of shops and restaurants, which means you have easy access to food. And, the hotel itself was great, offering amazing views of the surrounding area. The staff were great and able to accommodate any issues that came up. Highly recommend staying at the Empire if you’re visiting Hamburg or St Pauli.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property is located near the port however directly behind the hotel is the St Pauli area which is what we would consider the red light area. A lot of strip shows and appeared to be girls working on the side street. Probably not a family area. In saying that it was close to the Beatles walking tours and close walking distance down to pier and back into the city centre. The hotel was good expensive for what we got and the air conditioning not working so room was 26 degrees and it was only 28 degrees outside so was not comfortable coming in from the heat. We did eventually get moved to another room which the air conditioning was set to 23 degrees so better. The cocktail bar on 20th floor had a nice view over the port at night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nils

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fergal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel

Nice modern hotel in good location for exploting the city. Rooms are modern and very comfy.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommend

Staff was very friendly. Needed an early check-in and wad able to get it for an additional cost (worth it). View and the room was great! Only thing that was tough to figure out was the AC unit. Location of the hotel was great. Once of the nicest hotels I’ve stayed at and would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Niki

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The architecture of the building is very beautiful, the room itself is small considering the price of stay. You are only paying for the view from your room and some freebies provided. For a 4 star hotel, the service I experienced was poor. I requested room service and was promised that they would arrive at a specified time, however they did not arrive. The toilet in my room was clogged and I was not able to use this during my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotels with wonderful rooms and all the basic amenities. Would recommend staying as long as you like exercise because the key cards demagnetize if you look at them wrong — they must be praised and cajoled and need never be near anything that lets off the slightest electronic signal or you’ll be back downstairs to rekey the card yet again — 3 night stay and I think I had to do it about 8 times this trip. Staff is wonderful and lovely and the sushi is divine
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

laura

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was a lovely option near the river. There are loads of dining and drinking options nearby. The room was lovely and the view, amazing! We didn't opt for breakfast but the sushi made to order was outstanding!!! The roof top bar on level 20 is wonderful for an evening cocktail and hotel guests are given a priority are.

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was close
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angelika

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023