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A 5 star building with a 3 star hotel.
We stayed in the Emperor Suite (935 euros per night), which is stunning. But the whole experience feels more like a 3 star hotel than a luxury property.
No welcome on arrival, no one parks your car for you (and parking is 22 euros - mind you, this is in the countryside, not in a city), then queue at reception while one of the staff was busy showing non-paying guests around the hotel and only one other person was at the desk. Finally was offered a welcome drink, which never appeared. Went to the desk and politely asked if we could please have it and felt like I was annoying the clerk. No one took us up to our suite or explained anything about the 125sqm room - that does have some quirks (including, unbelievably a glass toilet door that you can see through!).
A lot of staff do not speak English, or very little, nor German (a lot of overseas workers) and service is amateurish across the hotel.
The breakfast is average.
One of the two showers by the pool was broken, as was the single water fountain, and were not fixed during our stay. There were dirty towels everywhere.
The restaurant, Purircelli, does not deserve a Michelin star (see my review elsewhere) and is significantly overpriced for what it offers.
The building itself however is gorgeous and the area is great. The Emperor suite is stunning.