Stig Thomsen
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From the reviews and their webpage, this seemed like the ideal place for us to stay. Family friendly, apartment type hotel, outdoor pool, great!
But from the moment I entered the hotel, I knew this was a bad choice. First of all, it is incredibly dark, like really really dark. Secondly the walls and floors are very badly maintained, see sample photo from in front of the elevator.
We had "upgraded" to a two bedroom apartment, but it smelled of sweat, was dark with more dark on it, as only the bedrooms had windows, so living area had no natural light. The beds were not comfy at all.
We knew it was located outside the city center in Sendling, but that was fine with us, and as such that is not a problem since there is good U-bahn connection.
However, there is very little to offer in terms of nice dining in the area, so that makes it less enjoyable.
Much worse is the safety of the area, with many questionable types walking around once it starts getting light.
Add to that the complete of security in the hotel. You can walk in from the street, go to the elevator and go to any floor you want. The elevators are equipped with card readers, but for some reason those were turned off.
Hotel itself is one star, but I added one more because the staff was to a degree trying the best. Check-in was handled professionally, the breakfast staff was trying to keep things going, as it was possible.
Speaking breakfast. Guess because they know there is no alternative to be found in the area, it is a total rip-off. It is ok, not great by any standards, but in no way worth the price.