Cora Apartments

Leipzig isn’t most travelers’ first thought when asked to think of a German city. But it is, by some measures, Germany’s most livable city — which makes the prospect of a charming serviced apartment, in a location that’s equally convenient to the city center and some idyllic green space, a tempting proposition indeed. That’s what you’re in for at Cora Apartments: just three sedate, stylish apartments in a 19th-century Wilhelminian villa, outfitted with everything you’d want as a permanent resident of Leipzig, from a full kitchen and a luxurious balcony to details like a Nespresso machine and free wi-fi.

Here you’ve got the service and personalized attention of a boutique hotel as well as the character and personality of a private apartment. Leipzig is a compact city, which places you within easy reach both of the nightlife and cultural attractions of the town center and the bucolic paradise that is the Leipziger Auenwald, a riverside forest park within the city limits. Perhaps it’s not going to singlehandedly revolutionize the city’s hotel scene, but at its size it doesn’t have to. This sort of place works just fine as a secret kept between a few like-minded friends.