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Bertie Davel -
5 years ago
We've booked this hotel for a one night stay and only started reading the reviews after we made the booking. The other reviews filled us with dread but we were unable to cancel the booking so we stocked up on antibacterial wipes and braced ourselves for the ordeal.
We booked 3 single rooms on the ground floor of the annex building (it's around the corner from the reception). After imagining an absolute pigsty we were actually pleasantly surprised! The room was clean, it wasn't in a state of repair and the bedding was clean. I also had hot water! A much better start than anticipated! And given the location and price it was actually quite good.
All is not well in paradise though. The impression one gets is that the hotel rooms were cobbled together with bits and pieces picked up and sourced from building renovation and landfill sites. Unfortunately the best German craftsmen were NOT employed in the construction of the hotel rooms - I've got a feeling that it was done by an uncle or cousin that's doing a bit of building renovation as a sideshow to their main occupation as faith healers, street musicians and bare knuckle fighters.
There were no common fixture fittings between the hotel rooms, apart from our key chains. My bathroom had a huge basin without a plug. The toilet was not fixed level and using the commode whilst drunk was a challenge. Somebody dropped the box of tiles for the bathroom so an impromptu mosaic was done in the bathroom. Oh, and there was no towel in the bathroom.
The walls are paper thin - I had a couple grunting and heaving next to me and since I could not sleep with them having a go, I decided to join in the grunting. They were initially taken aback at me grunting in time with them but after the initial awkward silence they resumed duties and we had us a grunting duet going.
I did not try the breakfast as I had a weak constitution the morning we left.
You normally get what you pay for and it is quite true about this hotel. I would however consider staying here again for one night only, but I don't think I'll bring my family here.
