Hotels Near Spalbachbrunnen in Trier-Saarburg

Perfect stay. Arrangement booked including breakfast, dinner and access to Vitalis. Both breakfast and dinner were excellent. Daily use of the pool and saunas in Vitalis. In your bathroom from hotel via lift and bathroom, the swimming pool is in such a way. Nasty towels and bathrooms are daily to exchange. Friendly and helpful staff. In the surrounding area are fun excursions. Beautiful walks to start right from the hotel. Saarburg is a nice city with workshops, waterfalls and castle. Tree top path at the Saarschleife. Saarpolygon is a beautiful view tower.

It is very convenient to leave Marx’s former residence and the city center for five minutes. The price is indeed lower than other German cities. There are many surrounding monuments. Take a moment to look at the long knowledge.

Hotel was excellent. The public areas are bright and gleaming. There was a great selection of food at both breakfast and dinner buffet. The room was large and spotlessly clean. The highlight of our stay was one of the waiting staff whose surname is Rodriguez. She was a delight has a smile which brightened the dining room and truly looked after us during our five night stay. The hotel could not be better placed for access to the city centre shops and tourist attractions. Well done Mercure.

We booked a komfort room. Was very clean and with simple modern furnishing. It was quiet and the air con worked well which is needed in the heat of August. Slightly annoying that it beeped and flashed when the hotel set timer switched it off automatically after a set period. We weren’t expecting this and it woke us up with a start in the middle of the night. Unfortunately the garage on site was not able to fit our high car as the hotel has limited parking with high head space. We found a parking nearby in a pay and display place, so not a huge problem. We didn’t eat breakfast in hotel which was probably a mistake as we found the local (nearby hotel) cafes to be not particularly appetising, maybe we just picked the wrong ones. However we did find a great restaurant in walking distance called La Kramerei. You need to book, at least in August. I can recommend the hotel.

The Holiday Inn Express in Trier is a newer hotel in a city without a lot of hotels. It's an easy walk (about 15 minutes) from the historic city center with most of the tourist attractions. If I had to guess I would say the hotel has been open for about a year. There is still a fresh paint smell. Some of the walls by the front desk are also missing paint as if construction or decorating isn't done yet. There's a lot to like about the hotel, including a full bar, fast and free wifi, a good TV, and huge walk-in showers. However, there are some big issues. The hotel advertises free parking. While parking is free, there are NOT enough spaces for all guests. I was told to park in a muddy, dirty field between the parking lot and main road. I had to make an illegal turn from the road, drive over the sidewalk and risk damage to my car and tires. Why was this hotel allowed to build a parking lot that did not have one space for every room? The breakfast is typical by German continental breakfast standards. However, Holiday Inn Express advertises a hot breakfast. There were no hot eggs or anything that adhered to the hot breakfast standard. There is no gym. I have never stayed at a Holiday Inn Express anywhere without a gym, even a small gym. Why does a newly built not have a gym? Guest rooms are very, very small with nothing but a closet, small table and shelve. I had a king-sized room. It would be very crowded if there were two people in the room. My room did not feature the usual Holiday Inn Express amenities. No lotion, no bar of soap, no shampoo, no conditioner and no body wash. Instead, there was one dispenser of Dove soap and one dispenser of Dove shampoo-conditioner. That's it. That is not consistent with my experience at Holiday Inn Express hotels everywhere else. Also, there was no clock, no refrigerator and no coffeemaker, despite coffeemakers being advertised. I did get a kettle with tea and instant coffee. My IHG Spire status recognition at check-in consisted of getting a voucher for a free drink. When I redeemed the voucher at the full bar I was told it didn't cover the cost of a glass of wine. What's the point of the voucher? The bar has several regional wines, but the bartender did not speak English beyond basic words. It was difficult to confirm what wines were dry. Staff were few and far between. On a Saturday night when the hotel seemed 100% sold-out, there was only one front desk employee and one bartender. When issue arose the front desk employee had to leave and go to guest rooms, forcing the bartender who didn't speak fluent English to work both the bar and the front desk. This resulted in wait times of 10 minutes for a drink. After a week of staying in local German hotels I was really looking forward to the consistent chain experience of a Holiday Inn Express. Next time I'm in Trier, I will book the Mercure instead.

Positively noticed: many free parking, friendly staff, cleanliness, room size (Junior suite), charge station for e-vehicles free, location. Negatively we noticed: if you want to have the card for the e-loading station, you need to deposit EUR 50. The loading station is directly at the hotel. The card is needed to start the loading process. You are back at the reception 2 minutes later, where you will get the EUR 50 back. That doesn't make any sense. In the Junior Suite there is a Senseo machine. There are 4 capsules with it. If you want more, you have to pay for it. This happened to us for the first time. At a junior suite I expect the capsules to be renewed every day, free of charge. I also pay more for this for the room. The hotel is at all very business-friendly. Just before arrival you get an email with the offer of upgrades, of course against payment, e.g. early arrival, late departure etc. When we arrived we faced the hotel having a “Green week” and we were asked, Because we were only a few days there to refrain from the room cleaning. Of course voluntary. We have been grateful to reject it. Instead of upgrading, we should have been informed about it in advance, then we might have promised. But when checking in to be attacked with it, we didn't find it okay. The food was very good for our taste once, once it tasted us less. But there are everyone different.