While the hotel was inexpensive and in a good location, the negatives totally outweighed any money saved.
The hotel staff was unhelpful and unpleasant. When we arrived on a Sunday, I asked (in fluent German) if there was a pharmacy or Muller/Schlecker/DM anywhere nearby that might be open on a Sunday. (German shops--at least in Bavaria--are closed Sundays, but most major cities have someplace open on Sundays or "emergencies," for example the Muller store in the Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof.) The man checking us in said: "I don't know, I am not from here. Perhaps you will find someplace open on the main shopping street." Not helpful.
The hotel was uncomfortable. I don't only mean physical comfort (pillows 1/2" thick, thin duvets on the bed) but also in terms of "feng shui" for lack of a better word. The layout of the room was awkward (including a clear glass door to the loo, talk about uncomfortable for double occupancy!), and there were no decorations on the walls to make the room feel more homely or offset the brothelly feeling given off by the red heart-patterned shag carpet. There were pictures on the wall in the stairwell, but the prints were hanging crookedly inside their frames, which made the hotel look even more tawdry.
The hotel was unclean. Now, I am not the fussiest traveler, and I can deal with outdated furnishings and grumpy staff as long as things are clean. But from...While the hotel was inexpensive and in a good location, the negatives totally outweighed any money saved.
The hotel staff was unhelpful and unpleasant. When we arrived on a Sunday, I asked (in fluent German) if there was a pharmacy or Muller/Schlecker/DM anywhere nearby that might be open on a Sunday. (German shops--at least in Bavaria--are closed Sundays, but most major cities have someplace open on Sundays or "emergencies," for example the Muller store in the Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof.) The man checking us in said: "I don't know, I am not from here. Perhaps you will find someplace open on the main shopping street." Not helpful.
The hotel was uncomfortable. I don't only mean physical comfort (pillows 1/2" thick, thin duvets on the bed) but also in terms of "feng shui" for lack of a better word. The layout of the room was awkward (including a clear glass door to the loo, talk about uncomfortable for double occupancy!), and there were no decorations on the walls to make the room feel more homely or offset the brothelly feeling given off by the red heart-patterned shag carpet. There were pictures on the wall in the stairwell, but the prints were hanging crookedly inside their frames, which made the hotel look even more tawdry.
The hotel was unclean. Now, I am not the fussiest traveler, and I can deal with outdated furnishings and grumpy staff as long as things are clean. But from the grimey stair bannister to the gunge in the tracks of the sliding shower door, from the dirty carpet in the staircase to the crud encrusting the tv remote, the entire hotel was desperately in need of a good scrubbing. But what really takes the cake is that I found a dab of blood on the doorway to the bathroom. As there was no rubbish bin in the bathroom, the explanation for this need not be anything more sinister than a previous guest transferring a sanitary item to the bin in the bedroom. But it was yet further evidence of the [--] management of this hotel, which made for a consummately unpleasant stay.
Please, dear reader: spend a little extra cash and find someplace else to stay in Wurzburg!More
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