Cat C.
Yelp
A very nice, simple minimalist designed hotel centrally located. My company has a special corporate rate as the office is within the Emporio high rise.
Pluses:
The mattress was on the thinner side but comfortable.
I've heard that they have a small gym, however, during my entire stay the gym was closed for renovations.
They did have the option of the use of nearby hotel gyms, but with how cold the weather was I refrained.
The room size was large including the bathroom with a large shower tub combo. Room was nice and clean too!
The breakfast buffet was 12 Euro but pretty extensive with fruits, meats, eggs, pancakes, pastries, cereals, yogurt, etc.
The H2O Restaurant & Bar had very affordable glasses of wine.
Small refrigerator in the room.
The heater kept me very very warm!
Good curtains to keep out the light.
My taxi was ready pretty much right outside after the front desk hung up the phone.
Friendly staff.
Location!
Free wifi for multiple devices.
Minuses:
I was surprised to see that the comforters are so short here though! They are also separated by side (think two twin comforters for a king size bed) so one person gets one each. Luckily I was by myself, so I used both.
They included for the bathroom - hand soap and built in bottles of shampoo and condition by Face Stockholm. I was surprised to see no hair conditioner though. And the shampoo left my hair a little flat.
The lights are turned on and turned off by your keycard by inserting it in the slot by the door...all the lights! This was a pain honestly.
There were times there was hallway noise, I think they may have staff working even in the middle of the night?
I would give it a 3.5 but rounding up due to the fact I had a few more pluses rather than minuses. It's about a 10 minute or so walk from the majority of things to do (i.e. sightseeing attractions and shopping), but is located near some great restaurants, Rossmans, coffee shops and right next to the U-Bahn. Also, be forewarned the elevators here have blue lighting, which is trippy and not be a good idea to be drunk when staying here. The Scandic is a good option for staying in Hamburg...now if only they could get different comforters.