Jake B
Google
Well presented on arrival and easy to find. Bit of a language barrier with the staff but we got there eventually. Room was nice and window opens fully. Not very noisy unless the church next door has its bells going. ||No kettle or drink making facilities in the room. Pillows are very strange, 1 is massive and the other is tiny. Tv only has German channels which is expected really. Wi-fi is very good, we had 3 devices running off it all at once without any issues. ||We had a big problem on the first night when an old man walked into our room at 2am, absolutely no idea how as the door was locked. Spoke to staff the next morning who were baffled as to how it happened. Our personal thought is they registered his card to our room by mistake and he happened to return to his room late at night and couldn’t access his own room so went around until he found a door that worked. Come to this conclusion as one of our keys stopped working so seems the cards aren’t great plus easy mistake to make by reception. Spent the rest of the stay with the chair up against the door at night to avoid any more unwanted visits. ||Food was ok. Minimal choice and only small amounts put out at a time so if the restaurant was busy it was a bit of a who gets there first wins scenario. Like only 3 eggs put out at a time and 5 sausages. Once they were gone you have to wait while more were cooked. They have a Michelin star, although the food wasn’t that great. Looked into having dinner there but didn’t get what half of the menu was. Stuff I’d not heard of before. ||Hotel closes each day, at which point, they lock the doors. You can leave out the back and use you’re key card to get back in the front but no staff available after closing. Also, we had an issue where 1 card stopped working. Luckily we had a 2nd one otherwise we would have been locked out. Never seen this before in all the hotels I’ve stayed it. Very strange operation. ||Meppen itself isn’t great if you don’t speak German. We tried going out for food at a few places and decided against it as no one could understand us and we couldn’t understand them. Instead resorted to shopping at a local Aldi and McDonalds and used the self service machines.