COMFORT BLAUSTEIN

On arrival on a business trip I was surprised the hotel appeared to be shut when I arrived at 6:30pm on Sunday. The key was released from a coded key locker, for which I got the code when I buzzed the out of hours button. Not quite what I was expecting from their website. So the room was lovely and big, with kitchenette, breakfast was extensive. Free Wifi worked well once I had worked it out. However the bistro was shut every evening and despite the reception desk being staffed in the evening there was no way to get even a warm drink. Given the kitchenette in the room, providing the components to make a drink would not have been difficult. The fridge in reception with beer, coke and chocolate was hardly adequate and no suggestion was made when I asked about getting a cup of tea of coffee. So after a couple of busy long days working and without my own transport it was not a very pleasing place to return to. The welcoming Bistro and "Hotel" title on the website is obviously misleading but if you want a B&B then it does that very well.

I've spent three nights here with my wife and my sons and other twelve peoples. Rooms are wide, clean and confortable. But we noticed that our breakfast was terribile. No cutlery on the tables. Food was present in very low quantities (nobody of us has eaten anything). Dining room staff seemed lost the smile, the concierge too. Nobody of them behaved in a professional manner. We payed 11€ each for this experience. We had our breakfast in a bar some minutes away from the hotel. Do not ask breakfast service here, spend your money somewhere else. We won't ever use it again.

I had booked this hotel because of it's ease to get to the freeway. It was a half way point for a friend and myself to meet and we enjoyed it. Both rooms had a kitchen, a small table with two chairs, a desk with chair and plenty of storage. Everything was clean and well kept. One of the wardrobe doors is lockable with a separate key you have on your room key! Bathroom was clean and there are soap dispensers, instead of all the little (wasteful) amenities bottles (bring your own body lotion, since soap is the only thing offered). The bed was comfortable, the pillow absolutely lousy (some cheep poly filling). The church bells were very nice to hear every so often (not loud, just a very subtle sound). One issue, besides the pillow, were missing outlets/USB ports. Free internet worked well and there is ample parking. Both of our rooms (161 and 165) were in the back, so I cannot say anything about the street noise during rush hour traffic. It is very convenient to have gas station right next door. A Taxi ride into the city cost us 23 Euro each way. The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful; make sure to check in before 10 pm since nobody is a the desk after that time! Breakfast , in the huge breakfast room, was an additional 11 Euro and was very good! All kinds of bread, cereals, cold cuts and cheeses, yogurt, boiled eggs, fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, jams, coffee, tea....all tables were set with coffee cups, napkins and flatware. The hotel has a bar, but we didn't see it open and I don't know, if they serve any food. It was a very pleasant experience and the value for the money is very good. I would stay again in a heartbeat.