Gästehaus Kaiserhof Lübeck

Bei diesem Preis ohne Frühstück, kein Wasser auf dem Zimmer:(

The place was very spacious. Short walk from the city centre. It was easy to park the car in front.

very thin, bright curtains, so in the summer it was impossible to make the room dark. The room itself and bathroom just look old, even though it was clean. Check in was in a different place.

Nicht gebucht

Nur wenige Parkplätze vor der Tür

Location is quite central and nice, sufficiently close to the old city and parks and in a quiet, lovely neighbourhood. Also easy to walk into town, some 10 minutes to reach the nearest bridge to from where the old city starts. Or take one of the buses (several lines) that stops in front of the hotel. It is a bit too far to walk from the train station to the hotel, and there are no shops nearby. A great dinner place next to the hotel is Uptown. Note this is the guesthouse of the hotel, which is separate from the hotel's main building (of classic architecture, where the reception desk is and breakfast is served). The guest house is a large multi-room building in a quiet side street around the corner. Staying in the guest house has more of an AirBnB feel to it but with less amenities. No other way to reach reception than to walk over the the main hotel (also reception closes over night). Our room was really large and with high ceilings (fab!!), a bay window) and sun-lit. Decor was okay, more for utility than beauty. All bit dated but accurately maintained. If one is after a retro 70s/80s feel - this is perfect (also small quirks like the bathroom window 'handle' which is fun). Seating and beds were very comfortable, good sized wardrobe with hangers, good ceiling lights, small bed and desk lamps and a couple of spare sockets which was great. TV sat on the table near the window, which was interesting but it was possible to watch whilst relaxing in bed after long days out. We didn't try the wifi, and had breakfast in town. Bathroom okay, not too luxurious, with hair dryer and generic soap dispensers.

Unfriendly staff at the reception desk, all three people we met. May be just bad luck but it made us feel unwelcome. Spoiled the chic vestibule for us, we just wanted to leave quickly every time and didn't even take pictures, less so were we tempted to sit down. Definitely something that could be improved. There is no cleaning on any day if staying several nights, unless requested a day in advance. In the room there was no information about the hotel in the room, emergency numbers or so, which was unexpected. No kettle, no fridge, no complimentary bottled water (but mini-packs of haribos on the bed :) ). Cleaning could be better - there was some mould in the shower tiles. Step-in shower cubicle was quite small for people of regular and large body size, and with a textile shower curtain - bit unexpected these days but okay for a short stay. They don't have a room where one can leave luggage for a couple of hours, so we used a facility in town. The main building might be better for accessibility needs, there was at least a ramp. The guest house entrance has a small flight of stairs.