Hotel Kreuz by b-smart

Great location near the train and a small beach that we used on our stay. The staff at the hotel were great and we had a few drinks down there most nights we stayed.

The view was nice. Breakfast was tasty

Very clean and comfortable

One of the other guest smoked in the room during the night which leads to a Fire brigade call out. And a loud noisy alarm.

The location was great, checkin was smooth without any problems (I was very nervous about the checkin process, reading lots of bad reviews from others). The rooms were spacious, clean and had a safe, a tower fan (though not useful in cold October), disposable slippers, hangers (in a wardrobe) and a hair dryer. The location is good as well, situated next to a big church and a beautiful lake (300 metres downstream). Outside, a free electric charging is provided in the hotel car park. However, keep in mind that there are only 2 charging spots available for electric charging - and 1 normal parking spot, which means a total of 3 cars can be parked. If those are full, you would have to park somewhere else and then walk back to the hotel. However, there is ample free space to temporarily stop the card and unload your luggage - without blocking traffic, etc. Also a tip for other travellers: Remember there is no staff at the hotel, its human-staff-free hotel :) - except during breakfast in the morning, where some restaurant staff are visible for 2 hours.

However, the hotel facilities can certainly be improved. Despite the expensive rooms, there is no kettle to heat up water (for hot water), and no facility for a at-least a common microwave or fridge in the lobby. Also, keep in mind that there is no kitchenette, so absolutely no way of eating warm food/drink at this hotel in cold months. Its better if you carry your own kettle or a small induction cook top. The elevator wasn't working, so we had to carry our luggage all the way to the 3rd floor via stairs. The room views are misleading, not all rooms have great views. Many of the rooms are on the back side facing the building behind. So the only thing you are going to see out the windows is the other building on the back, and a big sycamore maple tree. Unfortunately, both the rooms we got faced other apartments and we had to close the curtains shut for privacy. Lastly, the complaints regarding the church bells were true. I actually liked the chime of the bells in the evening and night (upto 10 pm). However, in the morning it bothered me a bit in the morning, as I was in a work related call and it was annoying to have the loud bells going off every 15 minutes.