Quartier Rautenstock — Hotel in Doberlug-Kirchhain

The good, the bad, the ugly. The Hotel Rautenstock a really nice hotel. Vintage, well refurbished, spacious rooms, very clean. Very very clean. Whoever was in charge of design did an excellent job - until reality kicked in: no one really cares. I am currently visiting students who participate in my #karpademy scholarship project; this weekend, Daniela, in Finsterwalde, Germany. She picked the hotel - and since she did not know what time I might arrive, she went and got the key for me—lucky her. I’ve been here for a couple of days now, and no matter how early I arrived (one evening around 7:30 pm), the place was always closed and locked (and the night entrance is round the block. Good to know, as there is no sign, of course ;-)||||The real adventure started to find our room - room #03. Usually, I would look on the ground floor. We did. No room. First floor: rooms, but not labeled. As I was past midnight, I was dead scared to try the key on all doors, but there was no chance. Result: no fit. So I checked the second floor - and I found it. I would have thought someone had the sensibility to inform the coming guests that rooms start on the second floor. No lift, by the way.||||Then: not a trace of a smile at reception, I felt like an intruder when asking for breakfast. Coffee on the table for hours. Same with the eggs, stone cold. The lady in charge was doing dishes (loud) in the kitchen next door or moving in and out with the mop, leaving the kitchen door open. I got up and silently closed the door - the get the look, “what on Earth do you want.” I feel so sorry for this place. It’s really really nice. Honestly, I wanted to love the place - the scholarship runs for at least one year; since this is my first trip, I will come back to the area multiple times. Still, I am positive I will ask for another hotel. As I write this, they are cleaning the kitchen. Loud and smelly - yuk. ||||By the way: the internet is so slow I had to post this from home. The hotel internet was not fast enough. The hotel did not even bother to have themselves listed on Yelp. I did. Sorry, but this is not...

The good, the bad, the ugly. The Hotel Rautenstock a really nice hotel. Vintage, well refurbished, spacious rooms, very clean. Very very clean. Whoever was in charge of design did an excellent job - until reality kicked in: no one really cares. I am currently visiting students who participate in my #karpademy scholarship project; this weekend, Daniela, in Finsterwalde, Germany. She picked the hotel - and since she did not know what time I might arrive, she went and got the key for me—lucky her. I’ve been here for a couple of days now, and no matter how early I arrived (one evening around 7:30 pm), the place was always closed and locked (and the night entrance is round the block. Good to know, as there is no sign, of course ;-)

The real adventure started to find our room - room #03. Usually, I would look on the ground floor. We did. No room. First floor: rooms, but not labeled. As I was past midnight, I was dead scared to try the key on all doors, but there was no chance. Result: no fit. So I checked the second floor - and I found it. I would have thought someone had the sensibility to inform the coming guests that rooms start on the second floor. No lift, by the way.

Then: not a trace of a smile at reception, I felt like an intruder when asking for breakfast. Coffee on the table for hours. Same with the eggs, stone cold. The lady in charge was doing dishes (loud) in the kitchen next door or moving in and out with the mop, leaving the kitchen door open. I got up and silently closed the door - the get the look, “what on Earth do you want.” I feel so sorry for this place. It’s really really nice. Honestly, I wanted to love the place - the scholarship runs for at least one year; since this is my first trip, I will come back to the area multiple times. Still, I am positive I will ask for another hotel. As I write this, they are cleaning the kitchen. Loud and smelly - yuk.

By the way: the internet is so slow I had to post this from home. The hotel internet was not fast enough. The hotel did not even bother to have themselves listed on Yelp. I did. Sorry, but this is not...

Meine Bewertung gilt nur dem Café des Hauses, da wir dieses heute mal besucht haben.

Das ganze Haus/Hotel ist schon ein Hingucker und auch die Inneneinrichtung macht schon was her. Man fühlt sich schon beim betreten sehr wohl.

Ein sehr schönes, süsses und gemütliches Café, mit einer tollen Einrichtung und schönen Sitzgelegenheiten.

Zusätzlich ist die Auswahl an warmen und kalten, alkoholischen und alkoholfreien Getränken sehr umfangreich, sodass da für jeden etwas dabei ist. Die Kaffespezialitaten die wir bestellt hatten, waren sehr gut.

Die Auswahl der selbstgebackenen Torten, so 5 bis 6 Stück, ist vollkommen ausreichend, denn die sehen so lecker aus, das man sich bei der kleinen Auswahl schon sehr schwer entscheiden kann. Aber man wird es auf keinen Fall bereuen, denn egal ob klassische Schokotorte oder ein Stück von den aufwändigeren Torten, es ist alles absolut köstlich.

Das Eis, welches auch in vielen verschiedenen Sorten angeboten wird ist sehr sehr lecker.

Für mich eines der besten Cafés in der Nähe und klar zu empfehlen. Das Personal ist überaus freundlich, zuvorkommend und steht bei Fragen gern mit Rat und Tat zur Seite.

Öffnungszeiten Samstag, Sonntag und an Feiertagen 13 bis 18 Uhr

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