ZanerHouston_Texas
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This hotel is nice but rather bare bones. Frankly, I was expecting more for the price. The staff are friendly enough. There is no air conditioning, just an electric fan, so it is necessary to open the windows. If the windows are open you hear everything going on downstairs in the street, and the hotel is surrounded by restaurants and a market, so it is quite noisy at times, especially Saturday night. There is no furniture with drawers, only shelves. There is a safe in the room. They supply complimentary bottled water but no coffee or tea maker. There is a television, but no phone. The shower was nice, but has no dispenser for body gel. Instead you have to fiddle with tiny little 20 ml. bottles. The elevator is very small. When you arrive with any amount of luggage, only one person can fit, two without luggage. This means you have to wait if anyone else is in it. Breakfast is €15 from a fixed menu. You have to reserve a table the day before as well as order your food the day before. It is not a buffet. It was not bad but not impressive. What you are paying for at this hotel is the location, which is prime. The hotel is in the Viktualienmarkt, very close to Marienplatz where the Rathaus is as well as a subway station. There is a tram stop which is not too far at Reichenbachplatz. It is also quite close to Tal Straße where there is a taxi stand and tram and bus stops. From these points you can easily reach most of the popular tourist spots as well as the main train station. Several tourist spots are within easy walking distance. The airport or train station transfer offered is overpriced. I paid about €20 for a taxi in fairly heavy traffic while their quote was €77. All in all it was not a bad experience, but it is certainly not a cushy boutique hotel by any means.