The subway gets you everywhere pretty easily. And in the inner city you can reach a lot by foot. The 'Reeperbahn' is a famous street and quarter mostly known for its nightlife with casinos, clubs, restaurants, political activists, gangs, brothels, music/concert places and all kinds of things in a mix. Nice to have seen it at night but be very careful not to get robbed or scammed, don't let anyone talk to you and so on. Last time I've been there I noticed a lot of immigrants like to spend their time there too as they have nothing else to and might assimilate into the rather criminal culture of the quarter. A really nice hotel is to the right side of where your pic ends its called the 'Vier Jahreszeiten', pretty expensive though, but some /trv/ people like that.
As already told Hamburg has a vivid music scene you might catch some nice concerts.

If you have a lot of time you can even go to Bremen, its about 1.5 train hours to the southwest and has a nice old inner city. It's a bit of Hamburgs small brother, but don't tell the people from Bremen, they might get angry. In Hamburg and Bremen you could visit a brewery (Astra, Beck's, .. )

Hamburg Native here.

Do not go to Bremen and don't even mention Bremen to any local. There is some serious rivalry going on, especially when it comes to Premier League Soccer. :)

If you need a break from the city, go to the Baltic Sea, not far away, city of Lübeck is especially beautiful, entire old town is Unesco heritage.

Well, Hamburg has a lot to offer, yet it is small enough to be able to be comfortable here.

Public transportation is expensive, but gets you everywhere safe and on a great schedule. You can also rent city bikes (www.stadtrad.hamburg.de) which is pretty cool, because first 30 minutes are free, so I always use it to get me from a to b, then drop it off and grab another one later.

Taking a Sunday walk around the big inner city lake (Aussenalster) is a Hamburg tradition.

Reeperbahn, as mentioned before, is the main party district with some strip joints and sex shops left, but is transforming more into a clubbing scene with bars, restaurants, musicals & theaters. On weekends the crowd can be somewhat agressive when drunk, but it is very well police enforced, so only real issue for a normal visitor is getting your wallet stolen when drunk.

Visit Hafencity (the newly built neighborhood at the river Elbe) with the new soon to be opened Elbphilharmonie.

Get yourself to Övelgönne (by bus or car or even bike) and walk along the river towards Blankenese, really beautiful. Famous bar for a sundowner for locals is called "Strandperle". Further up river another one is called "Kajüte"!

Do you need recommendations for overnight stay? Motel One is a chain that offers cheap room rates, standard, modern, clean. Nothing fancy but good value for price.

Food: Cafe Leonar, located in the jewish area of town with nice atmosphere.

Anyhow, if you are still around and have more questions, ask away, I shall check back periodically.

>>1107130

Where is the best Labskaus in Hamburg? :^)

>>1106667
you absolutly have to go to zwicks rockin bar in hamburg!!! It fucking rocks!!!!!

>>1106667
>Hi guys, I'm going to be in Germany for just under a week next month, specially in Hamburg.
Hamburg is a complete shithole.
Go to bavaria instead. The entire north of germany is just dull and depressing.
Bavaria is much nicer.

>>1107673
Well, Bavaria is prettier and the north lacks the picturesque villages and the landscapes of the south, there you are right. But don't even compare the cities in the north with the cities in the south. Munich is just a huge village and vastly less vibrant than Hamburg or Berlin. Heck, it can't even compare to Cologne or Dusseldorf

>>1108550
Typing from my home village in the south of Germany this guy pretty much nails it

Cities, en vogue cultures: north
People, traditions and business: south

Landscape is pretty awesome yet different in various parts of the country

Is there any old communist stuff still around in the East?

Been to Berlin and didn't really get my fill of communist architecture

For Hamburg, Miniatur Wunderland is a must. The level of detail in those models is amazing.