Book your World Cup hotel, or choose from hundreds of hostels and private rooms in the surrounding area. If the city's own Fan Camp is fully-booked, try the huge Fan Project (www.fanproject2006.com) camping ground in nearby Mendig. The Kaiserslautern tourist office helps with advance World Cup hotel bookings (+49 (0) 631 365 2317).
Nature Lovers: Wald-Jugendherberge Hochspeyer
Located in the Pfälzerwald forest, Kaiserslautern's only youth hostel is the perfect choice for FIFA World cup fans, with outdoor sports and barbecue facilities. A train to the city takes just half an hour.
Train Station: Hochspeyer
Address: Trippstadter Straße 150, 67691 Hochspeyer
Phone: +49 (0) 63 05 336
Rates: 13.50 - 21 (Euro)
Web: www.jugendherberge.de
Prime Location: Fan Camp
Be quick and try to snatch a place at Kaiserslautern's FIFA World Cup camping ground, right next to the stadium. You can pitch your own tent or book a place in a communal one.
Train Station: Bahnhof
Address: near Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Phone: +49 (0) 631 365 2006
Rates: to be confirmed
Web:
www.kaiserslautern.de/wm2006
Sleep In Style: Dorint Novotel Kaiserslautern
Situated at the bottom of the Betzenberg hill, just 500 metres south of the stadium, this stylish World Cup hotel is as convenient as it gets. Modern rooms feature air-conditioning, satellite TV and wireless internet.
Train Station: Bahnhof
Address: St Quentin Ring 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern
Phone: +49 (0) 631 201 50
Rates: 59.50 - 104 (Euro)
Web: www.novotel.com