Hotel Jugendstil — Hotel in Hamelin

Formally it is a 4-star hotel. Although it lacks certain services that I expect from a 4-star hotel, I must acknowledge that it is very comfortable and pleasant, so my judgement is positive, and I will certainly stay here again when I will be in Hameln. ||||The hotel is family run and has a total of 24 rooms. It is right in the centre of the town, in an affluent and quiet quarter, and the elegant 4-storey building where it is located presumably was a former residential house. It has parking place for about a dozen of cars in the courtyard. The rates are inclusive of parking and breakfast, and are clearly listed in their web site; luckily, they are not subject to the seasonal or daily fluctuations that are usual in the larger hotels. It should be appreciated that all rooms are provided with efficient air conditioning, a convenience which is not so common in this part of Germany.||||The hotel is definitely elegant, and much care has been taken in appropriately designing the rooms, with clever use of colours and insertion of pieces of old or antique furniture. Every room has a different personality and all of them are pleasant and cosy. Beds and bedding are definitely good; space is abundant; my room was in the attic, so I could also benefit of a large independent terrace. The bathroom is very modern and complete. The buffet breakfast is abundant, varied and with good quality food. Management is friendly. Booking procedures are easy, either by telephone or by e-mail. Enough English is spoken at the reception. ||||There are also some downsides, caused by the fact that certain benefits and amenities that are usually got in a 4-star hotel are not available here. Service and assistance are discontinued at night, between 22:00 and 6:00: the guests can however open the external doors with their key. There are no coffee making facilities in the room; no complimentary drinking water is provided, except on the first night; there are no toilet amenities in the bathroom, except soap in a dispenser; there are only two TV channels broadcasting in non-German languages, i.e. BBC-news and CNN; the hotel lacks a business-room provided with computer, printer and Internet connection. However, the comfort of a short-term stay is only marginally impaired by these shortcomings.||||The hotel is located only 100 metres away from the historical centre of the town, making it easy to explore the town or to reach the commercial area. The quarter is very quiet; traffic is scarce and noise non-existent. The hotel appears very appropriate for tourism and...

Arriving at the train station we got a taxi for €9 to the hotel.||Got all the info you require from reception, incl a map and rec for restaurants. We were allocated room 14 on the 1 st floor. There is a lift.||||Our room was spacious and well suited for a person with mobility issues. One of the beds was able to be tilted and the bathroom was well designed with grab rails and easy access to the shower. There is a drying rack, always useful for the traveller.||The room overlooked a side street and was very quiet. The windows are openable. Its nicely decorated with Art Nouveau touches in keeping with the general theme of the hotel. TV and bar fridge. Apples are on the room for the 1st night and they are near reception also.||The free wifi needs a separate code is needed for each device.||||Breakfast was held in a bright room adjacent to reception on the ground floor. Good array of cereals and dried fruit, yogurt, meats and cheeses. Hard boiled eggs as well as some homemade cake. Its all served buffet style and there was variety on each day, but not inspiring Fresh flowers are on the tables.||||Access to the hotel from the car park needs a key, or during working hours, you can buzz. Staff are not there in the evenings.||||The hotel is well located for exploring the old town.||||Upon checkout, the reception staff kindly called a taxi for us.||||We thought this hotel unexceptional but was a good...

When we saw the hotel sign with 4 stars on it my spirits lifted. It had been a while since I did all the bookings and we had been travelling for over 4 weeks when we arrived in Hameln. I was looking forward to being somewhere nice. I will try to be kind and fair. The hotel is well located. It is just across the road and up a bit from an entrance into the Old Town, about a 5min walk. The room (26) was not however 4 star. I give it 2 but my husband gives it 2.5 stars. It was clean and the size was typical of Europe, not large but big enough. The furniture was old and the room needed a bit, no make that a lot, of love when it came to decor, it was very outdated. The bathroom was new but tiny. It had a room safe and a frig. We couldn't figure out if the contraption on the wall was an airconditioner or not. The bed wasn't too bad but the bedding was not as good as it could have been. There was heating. Breakfast selection was poor. There is parking on site if you get in...