Hotel berhampiran Johannes Kepler Volkssternwarte, Graz-Umgebung District

Plus points - the location is good and the rooms are a decent size with decent facilities Minus points - the staff friendliness was a bit hit and miss - some where great, some not so helpful. The room service was a bit patchy - one day no towels, another day tea and coffee not replenished. The parking was also not ideal - I booked this hotel because it had hotel parking. I arrived around 10pm and was told the car park was full and I'd have to find somewhere to park myself either on the road outside or search the internet for a car park close by! Not really what I wanted to hear having travelled for around 12 hours - fortunately there was one remaining space fairly close which was a relief. We were lucky for the remainder of our stay that we managed to get a space in the undeground car park. If you do get a space the car park is really good - well lit, modern and easy to park with good room for each parking space. Overall our stay was ok.

What a great place to stay,just out of city centre but easy access in to town with a punctual and efficient tram and bus network. Originally booked the basic room (cheapest) upgraded when I got there and well worth the little extra with a balcony also. The staff were helpful and friendly and I look forward to returning pretty soon...

This was a first but not last trip to Austria and you made our stay perfect.we felt at home and all staff were friendly and helpful,The hotel was in a very good location for all forms of transport.Anyone visiting Graz would be most happy to stay there My wife and I would like to thank all of the staff for making our stay great

Dieses Hotel hat mich positiv überrascht. Hier stimmte einfach alles: Empfang, Zimmer, Frühstück. Hatte ein Zimmer mit Dachterrasse bekommen; kann ich wirklich empfehlen! Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis war einfach top! Falls ich noch einmal nach Graz komme, werde ich das B + B Graz Hbf wieder buchen!

Check-In Zeit wird als 13:00-20:00 angegeben. Tatsächlich konnte das Zimmer erst kurz vor 18:00 bezogen werden. Das lag nicht an der Reinigungsequippe sondern an Rezeption/Management, die dem früheren Gast die Belegung des Zimmers bis 17 Uhr erlaubt hatte (statt nur bis 12 Uhr). Der Wunsch des bisherigen Gastes ging also zu Lasten des neuen Gastes. Die Begrüssungsgespräche um 13:45, 17:25 und 17:50 sind entsprechend etwas gespannt; ein freundliches, warmes ”Willkommen” ist anders. Beim Auschecken wird noch eine Taxe fällig, obwohl die Rechnung ja schon beim Buchen belastet wurde. Das hätte man auf der Reservationsbestätigung oder sonstwo oder allerspätestens beim Einchecken erwähnen können. So ergibt sich beim Verabschieden eine unangenehme Situation in Form einer Diskussion mit einem trägen, brummligen, offenbar sich gestört fühlenden Rezeptionisten. Die Auststattung des Zimmers ist voll in Ordnung: Wenn die Badewanne als Dusche zu verwenden ist, wäre ein robuster Haltegriff für die Sicherheit beim (glitschigen) Aussteigen von Vorteil. Zur Lage: in Fussdistanz zum Bahnhof, gut erreichbar mit Tram, nicht allzuweit vom Zentrum, entsprechend etwas (aber nicht wirklich viel) Strassenlärm bis 24 Uhr und ab 5:30.

This hotel boasts a practical, prime location close to the old town centre of Graz (and, in our opinon, to some of the best breakfast spots in town, which is not a negligeable benefit). Their employees are not excruciatingly friendly but are nevertheless extremely competent and were even able to accommodate our request for a lower-floor suite. Their bedding is without a doubt the most comfortable that I have ever seen, and the rooms are spacious and imaginatively furnished. All in all, this is a wonderful hotel that I would warmly recommend to anyone who wishes to experience Graz in a quite luxurious light, especially when it comes to the price-performance ratio. There is just one quite peculiar issue that I think should be advertised more prominently: if you are taking a hot shower with the bathroom door open, the fire alarm will go off, and if/when it does, you will have to pay 500€ (as of November 2022) for the unnecessary visit by the fire brigade. I read this in the hotel leaflet, which is available in every room, but I don't think all guests read these booklets (I do, but I adore hotels and love sniffing around every amenity available in the room). Seeing as this was precisely what must have happened to one of the guests in the hotel when we were staying there (elevators were not working, the fire alarm light in the main lobby was blinking and there was a huge fire truck parked in front of the hotel), I think a more public warning would definitely not have gone amiss. Staying in this hotel was an extremely pleasant experience and a wonderful surprise. We didn't get the chance to try out their restaurant Der Steirer, but we did spend quite some time in their café (Kaffe Weitzer) - their warm apple strudel with vanilla sauce is nothing short of exquisite!

The hotel looks new. Designed in minimalist way, cutting down costs while serving the essentials. A hostel, effectively. Located over 15 minutes away by car from the city centre, the hotel offers free carpark to attract residents. Public transport is less reliable. Breakfast is cheap (€10.5), choice is understandably little. In short, it is quiet, clean and simple.

Stayed here for one night in April 2023 and thought it was fine. There is still reconstruction work going on on floor 1 but we didn't hear it. Did I hear it on the weekend? No. The junior suite was absolutely fine with a little balcony and a table outside. I am surprised this hotel doesn't have better reviews on here. POSITIVES: The room was very nice, bed was comfy and staff were helpful and friendly. The breakfast was excellent too. It is about 5 minutes to walk to the number 6 tram at the Friedhof St. Peter (Cemetery) stop from Moserhofgasse - this gets you into the city very quickly. NEGATIVES: There are only 5 very minor negatives about the stay here, which is the reason it only gets 4 out of 5. 1. Parking charges - you are nowhere near the middle of Graz but they would like you to park in their garage at a cost. Alternatively they offer you green zone parking on the street outside which is free, but only at the weekend. Why on earth they cannot come to some deal with the the BILLA supermarket next door is beyond me, as BILLA car parks are never full up. 2. The pillows were stupidly squashy and there were no spares/extra pillows in the room. 3. We were not offered a Wifi password when we arrived and used BILLA free wifi next door instead. 4. No spoons in the room. Granted they have a very nice Nespresso coffee machine and capsules but no spoons or stirrers for the coffee. The advert stated the room had a fridge - it didn't. 5. The HOTEL TV is a nuisance as the remote didn't work, neither did the HDMI socket. Why hotels switch off HDMI sockets on TVs is ridiculous - this is 2023 and we can bring our own devices, watch what we want on them and be able to plug them into the TV in the hotel. They need to fix this and regularly check their remote controls. If you are stuck for something to do on a Sunday, the Grazer Trödlermarkt (Fleamarket) is within walking distance of this hotel and although you probably won't buy anything, it is a real trip down memory lane looking at all the old junk that they have for sale there.

Aufgrund der Tatsache, dass manche Flüge entweder recht früh oder recht spät gehen war es doch ratsam sich ein Hotel am Flughafen zu suchen. Dabei war es einem wichtig, dass die Rezeption speziell abends lang offen hat um bei den ersten Müdigkeitserscheinungen nicht beim Eintippen von Codes an nächtlichen Türöffnern zu verzweifeln. Die Zimmer sind zwar klein, aber sehr sauber und (dem Flughafen zugewandt) an die vorbei fahrenden Züge gewöhnt man sich schnell. Die andere Zimmerflucht ist dagegen sehr ruhig. Überrascht hat uns ALEXA; die auf Anhieb funktioniert und (wer noch keine hat) gut zum austesten war. Eine weitere Überraschung war das Frühstück - ab 6h30 - was sehr, sehr reichhaltig war und damit ist dieses Hotel als recht preisgünstig. Zu Fuss erreicht man den Flughafen in 10 bis 13 Min., wobei der Weg größtenteils wettergeschützt ist. Auch vor Sonne!

This hotel is easy to get to and it only 10 mins drive to the airport. There is parking around the hotel and I was charged €8 to park overnight. I didn’t see any options for a hotel bus shuttle and in a previous stay I paid €20 for a taxi to/from the hotel My room was quite big with lots of room. The room looks updated and modern and there was a comfortable king bed, flat screen TV (hardly any English speaking channels) work table, lounge chair and side table to relax in. The room had air conditioning with an old thermostat, you could hear the air conditioning running but even if it was on for a long time I didn’t feel the room getting any cooler. In fact I had to open the window in the evening to cool the room down, I was facing the busy motorway so there was a lot of road noise from the open window. The bathroom was a good size, with room to put toiletries at the sink and a good shower Wifi was available throughout the hotel and worked fine. The hotel does have a fitness room but I didn’t use it. The hotel does have a small mini market at reception that you can buy snacks. There is a bar and restaurant at the hotel I only stayed one night and the restaurant was only doing a buffet dinner at that time. I arrived to eat barely 20 minutes after the restaurant opened, but the food presented looked and tasted as if it had been sitting out for hours. The pork dish was oily, overcooked and chewy, the chips were a mixture of undercooked and overcooked and barely warm, the bread felt and tasted a couple of days old, the pasta was stodgy and the sauce was congealed. The salad, fruit and dessert options were fresh, but the selection was small. For the price of €20 I was disappointed I also had breakfast the next morning, it was €16, and again the food wasn’t that tasty and there was a limited selection Overall this hotel is clean comfortable hotel if you are staying before a flight, and I would stay here again, although I would be eating elsewhere