We booked this hotel based on the great reviews. We called and booked directly with the hotel a larger family room to accommodate our family. When we arrived, the staff were serving dinner in the restaurant, and it took a long time to get their attention. When we got to our room which was up several flights of stairs, we found the room was small and did not have beds for everyone as promised when we booked the room. We went back downstairs and got a song and dance and then they finally admitted that they gave our room away (it was prepaid on a CC). We then had to park the car 15 minutes away far outside of Meersburg. All this took some time so by the time we got to the restaurant it was getting late. The service was terrible. The waiter was rude (even by German standards) and initially refused to provide an ice cream to the kids for desert because he claimed the kitchen had closed (for ice cream???). Then to top it all off we were kept up by a loud group outside until 2:00am and then woken at 6:00 by Italian tourist outside the window. The next day we asked to speak with the manager but were told that he did not talk with customer (read non-German ones). This was the worst place we stayed while in Germany and I can't understand how it could have been so highly rated by others.

My wife and I spent three nights on/around Christmas at this hotel, and feel as if we could not have chosen a better establishment. Herr Fischer, the proprietor, was an enthusiastic and very helpful host. The breakfast buffet was super. The staff was friendly. The room (#17) was clean and large, overlooking a quaintly picturesque square. The bathroom was a bit of a tight squeeze, but you can't expect otherwise in a building of this vintage. Finally, the dinner dining room was excellent, both in service and in the quality of the cuisine. If I ever have the good fortune of returning to Meersburg, I'll be disappointed if a room is unavailable at this hotel.

I stayed in this hotel with my boyfriend & my parents for one night as part of a short break to Lake Constance. The hotel is quiet & clean, rooms are spacious (apart from the bathroom & toilet) & breakfast was an ample buffet. Nothing about this hotel made it particularly stand out from other hotels I have stayed in whilst in Germany, however, there were no bad points either.

Meersburg itself is very pretty, although I think we would have been struggling for something to do for more than one day.

As a special treat for my wifes birthday, we stayed at this hotel for 2 nights in March 07. It is not a super-luxury establishment, but all the staff were attentive and friendly. We had room 17 overlooking the small square at the front of the hotel. The room had a separate lounge with sofa and TV, very nice for relaxing on. The breakfast was of a good standard in a delightful dining-room. The accomodation itself was clean and in good order, though the bathroom was a little poky. No adjacent parking (except for off-loading) howver there is a car park a very short walk away (ask the reception for a card to get into it, only 4.50 euro per day).

Meerburg itself was a delight, easy to explore on foot and in March was deserted. There is an abundance of good quality, reasonably priced restaurants.

There is a ferry (15 minute duration, frequent service) that goes to Konstanz - in itself nothing remarkable but there is a fantastic walk along the shore between the town and the ferry terminal. Well worth doing.

Definitely a 'do-again'.