Suites with kitchenettes and free wifi near the riverside south of the river alster suite novotel hamburg city is a 10 minute walk from the alster river and 10 minutes by car from hafencity on the river elbe its a 5 minute walk to lohmhlenstrasse u bahn station and you can reach hamburg hauptbahnhof the main train station in 20 minutes on foot the hip karolinen quarter in 2 u bahn stops youll arrive at jungfernstieg a promenade where you can pick one of many boat tours of the alster ri