Hotels Near Wasserturm Groß Sand in Hamburg

When I checked in on 11th Apr, I was told that I would have breakfast in the dining room from 7 am to 11 o´clock or noon daily. There was no mention that the breakfast was chargeable. It should be communicated clearly to the guests upon arrival. I got a hotel room which was in front of a car park. Not a very nice experience! Except for that, it is a great location.

Great location. Easy to get around and get back to the place at night. If you're a light sleeper I wouldn't recommend the shared rooms, people coming back late at night, the doors close quite loudly. My only complaint is that I received a keycard to the wrong room and walked right into a private suite.. Nobody was there thankfully and I just walked right out, but if I were staying in a private room I would hate to think that strangers could just walk into my room where all my belongings are lying around. Otherwise clean and quite a cool environment.

Stayed in a single room, then switched to a 6 man dorm on the final night as it was Sunday and was expecting it to be very quiet. The single rooms are spartan and there is not even a chair, just some little stuffed stool. The issue in Hamburg is that accomdation is expensive in the city. For the same money, you could stay at a very nice 3 star hotel in many European cities! The 6 man dorm seemed quiet and ok, and then I noticed the issues. There were beer stains on the floor that acted as adhesive for my shoes. Crumbs and discarded sweet rappers in and around the bed. I had the room to myself so didn't complain. Settled for a decent night's rest. That's when someone came in at midnight (Sunday) and loudly stomped around, turning on all of the lights. They then took a shower and took their merry time settling into bed... For the price the rooms are not up to scratch. However, there aren't many ”cheaper” alternatives in Hamburg and the hostel (that charges hotel prices) know this. The check-in service was tedious and there's a queue at check in time. When I switched rooms to the 6 man dorm I said I wanted an early checkin to the that room if possible, and on the quiet side of the building (non motorway). They said no problem. Then, when I went to the room, it was of course on the noisy side. Went back and had to wait a couple hours longer before I could access the quieter room that I had asked for. The customer service is not great. They'll ask for your booking number even after you tell them your name. I did not feel like digging around for the number so I said my name and they searched for it (much to their distain probably).

Let me put it this way: just refurbish that hotel and you will get a great place at a great location. The hotel is located directly to the train main station of Hamburg. Best place to discover this city. However, the interior is no longer state of the art. All old, very old. The elevators, the reception, the rooms, the bathroom. All old, time to break it down. Paying such a price for such a place is not acceptable any longer. I went to a new hotel on the other site of the train station the day after, payed a little more and got pampered in brand new style. The hotel itself was clean, the room and the bathroom was well cleanded, too. Beds are comfortable and rooms are quiet. The bathroom has these typical mold stains in the shower, the interior is old fashioned. Even a shower curtain is still installed. No refrigerator, no welcome water, nothing. WiFi was okay. Breakfast was really good despite of the fact that the waiter was one of these grouchy guys ... ”room number”??? So yeah - not again, try to become modern.

Thoroughly enjoyed my 3 night stay! The rooms are so warm and clean and the location is just perfect- literally across the road from the central train station! You can walk everywhere from the hotel or take the train anywhere in the city and direct train yo the airport only 30minutes! Would happily stay again ❤️

This is an absolutely stunning hostel. The single cabins and double cabins are small, but very comfortable. There is more than enough toileting and showering facilities for everyone, and you always have plenty of privacy. The staff are super helpful and welcoming. The menu and drinks are great. The cabins come with plenty of built-in wireless charging, usb ports, built-in Bluetooth speakers and electricity points. Large and smaller towel per person, along with a bathrobe. There are plenty of shops, restaurants, bars, and clubs all within a few minutes walk. 5 minute walk to central Hamburg train station for the airport and all other locations. I am very impressed with this hostel and would recommend it highly.

All in all the hotel is quite good, unfortunately some shortcomings put it to average for us. Upon check in, was asked at the reception whether we were Covid vaccinated 2 or 3 times. The certificate itself was barely looked at and no QR code scan was done. During our 3 nights stay, this was correctly done when entering Restaurant for breakfast, so why not at first contact point Reception? Upon entering our room (336), immediately noticed that it was rather cold inside. Normal if a window is open and aircon set at lowest level… Noticed as well that some empty shopping paper bags and some used brochures had most probably been forgotten during cleaning. In fact the bags were rather big and could not be overseen… Worse however were 2 used plastic cups in the bathroom, once again impossible to oversee them! The room itself was quite ok if you do not consider some stains on carpet and chair, however the very small wardrobe is kind of bad joke. ONE small storage compartment for a double room and no other storage possibilities in the room is far from standard! Breakfast on Sunday morning was rather chaotic with a completely full restaurant. Why not attribute time slots in order to avoid such a situation? This is done in some hotels and is rather helpful. On the day of our departure, somebody knocked at our room door at 08.45 am. Quite astonished that it was the cleaning lady who asked at what time we would leave... Had never experienced such acting in any other hotel also considering the check-out time of 11.00 am

We stayed here for 5 days for a family visit. The hotel surprised us in a good way. Everything was clean efficient and pleasant. The location was also ideal for us (5min to the subway/tube station). Modern building, nice breakfast buffets - nice bathroom, and quiet room. Couldn't ask for more. Wir waren sehr zufrieden mit allem. I think it also presented good value for money.

We did one night stop on our way from Berlin to Billund, the hotel is far from the city center but that´s not our goal this time so the location was good for us. The room was clean and a note was left on the bedtable saying ”Welcome enjoy your stay” which was nice. Breakfast was crowded ( in elevators you can find rush hours of breakfast ) and the staff barely had control at some point. Breakfast had good variations for all of us. The parking lot was located in the basement and you could walk straight from there into an elevator. All in all, clean hotel with great staff and fine locationif you are not planning on spending alot of time in city center.

The concept of an airport hotel is basically its full connectivity, which means most guests there are actually passengers and choose a hotel based exclusively on how it gets integrated with the airport. I had stayed before in this Ibis and the experience was great; this time, however, it was simply awful. First of all, they no longer offer an airport shuttle. How can an airport hotel be called an airport hotel with no direct connectivity with the airport itself??? It is also not possible to use public transportation, for no bus/tube line connects both. Walking is possible, though, it takes a quarter of an hour, but make sure not to have suitcases to drag. A taxi costs 10 euros for a 4min ride. The hotel is not in an easy area, there's not much around it in terms of facilities, the unconnected airport itself being the only one, and still the restaurant won't open for lunch or dinner on weekends - what managerial choice is that?? Guests walking along the corridor in underwear, families in more than a room slamming doors, loud children playing in the corridor, noisy snoring neighbours - how can one have a pleasant sleep or rest there?? One of the lifts is out of order and the only one in functioning gets constantly blocked by housekeeping or guests. Receptionists have no autonomy and there's never management in the house. And the overnight for over 100 euros isn't exactly a bargain. This time, my feeling is that time and money were completely wasted by staying there; maybe Motel One next door could be a better and cheaper option next time. All in all, to be honest with everyone and since the connectivity doesn't exist at all, the hotel should change its name to Ibis Gross Borstel instead and nobody would feel deceived in the end.