Hamburg has tourist offices around the city. The main office is in the Hauptbahnhof (main train station) and is open daily 7 AM-11 PM. At the harbor there's an office at the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, between Piers 4 and 5, open November-February, daily 10-7, and March-October, daily 10-5:30.
In addition to its comprehensive hotel guide, the tourist office also copublishes Hamburger Vorschau, a free monthly program of events in the city. The free magazine Hamburg Tips is issued quarterly and details major seasonal events.
All tourist offices can help with accommodations, and there's a central call-in booking office for hotel and ticket reservations and general information, the Hamburg-Hotline. A EUR 4 fee is charged for every room reserved.
Hamburg Tourismus GmbH (Hauptbahnhof, Altstadt. 040/3005-1200. St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, St. Pauli. 040/3005-1200 or 040/3005-1203. Steinstr. 7, D-20015. 040/3005-1144). Hamburg-Hotline (040/3005-1300. www.hamburg-tourism.de). Stade Tourismus GmbH (Hansestr. 16, D-21682, Stade. 04141/4091-7074. 04141/409-110. www.stade.de).