AzPotts
April 4, 2024
Located about 5 mins walk from the UBahn station Stephansplatz, the hotel looks nice as you enter. A large foyer/bar area. Check in was easy; we tried our rudimentary German wherever we went, but the receptionist's English was the best way for us to communicate. Our stay entitled us to a free travel card for public transport, something we hadn't known in advance. We'd bought a family ticket when we landed in Hamburg and should've waited. As it happened, we used ours until it ran out, then got the hotel one for our trip to the station to head to Berlin. Incidentally, the public transport system in Hamburg (and Berlin) seems to operate on a trust method. You buy a ticket, then have to get it stamped/validated at a machine. That then starts the period of use for the ticket (24 hours/4 days etc). If you don't validate the ticket, and nobody checks; you can, in theory, travel for free. There's a €60 fine per person if you travel without a valid ticket. We had two rooms as a family, both on the same bit of corridor. The largest room looked out over the main street, but that didn't mean it was too noisy. It had a double bed and a fold out sofa bed; bath, shower and storage. There was even a small balcony. The smaller room was a double bed, shower and had less room. Both rooms were well appointed, clean and welcoming. There was a fridge/minibar. Some of the items were free (water, tea and coffee) the booze wasn't. We didn't have any meals there or breakfast, so can't comment on that. The bar is nice. When we were there, the barman was excellent. Singing along to opera and other eclectic songs from a playlist. In fact, we saw him in the street the following day, and he was still singing! Overall, a pleasant stay; good location, nice staff.