It takes not more than a 10 minute walk to reach affiliates of several renowned banking institutions. Also the pedestrian area with chain stores of many famous clothing shops, various shoe shops, bookstores, jewellery stores, beauty shops and many other retail shops is close by. You possibly want to relax in one of the large number of cafés, ice cream and cake shops after a long shopping tour. Downtown Kaiserslautern offers a wide range of all kinds of restaurants: German good home cooking is as well available as French, Italian, Chinese, Greek, Portuguese and Spanish cuisine.

Of course all kinds of medical specialists are available in the inner city and the transregional hospital, the Westpfalzklinikum, is only about a 20 minutes walk away. The local theatre which offers plays, operas and ballet performances is at a distance of less than one kilometer. All kinds of concerts and dance events take place in a concert hall called „Fruchthalle“. Moreover, two cinemas are located in the inner city.

The nationwide famous soccer-stadium, home of the local soccer team 1. FC Kaiserslautern, can be reached in a 15 minutes walk. But just as fast you are able to start long walks through the „Pfälzer Wald“ forest. Using the local transport, the ÖPNV, trips into the periphery can be realized easily. A bus station in Eisenbahnstraße is only a minute away. Several kindergartens, schools and playgrounds are within walking distance. The recently redesigned close by „Stadtpark“, offers an attractive recreation ambience for old and young.