Hotel berhampiran Unser Fördeblick, Kiel

I spent hours researching hotel options in Kiel (never been, was invited to a birthday party), and wound up in this hotel. No question that the hotel offers the best location for Kiel activities at the best price. They have regular sized rooms and larger rooms facing the waterfront, expect to have each room come with everything you expect in a 4 star hotel. In-house parking available, just about everything worth doing in Kiel can be reached by foot, the ferry boats leave from a pier virtually across the street. If you have the time, definitely take the ferry to Laboe, other side of the harbor bay, where you will find a wide variety of beach front restaurants and shops and the U995 WWII submarine exhibit - above ground, with the price of admission (around $10) you can walk it stern to bow. Anyway, back to the hotel - this is the best option for the money, do not hesitate to book.

We liked the hotel very much. For travellers who want to use the ferry to Oslo with car, the location is particularly convenient. The hotel has a big garage and is located right in the center of town. Check-in at the hotel was very professional and friendly. The room was exactly like the photos on the website and offered a beautiful view onto the Kieler Förde. The breakfast was very rich. We did not take advantage of the dinner because the rooftop bar and restaurant was closed due to a private event. The only negative point was that we had to log on to the wifi again and again when the computer was switched off. We will gladly come back again.

Beim Einchecken baten wir an der Rezeption um ein ruhiges Zimmer , es wurde uns gesagt wir brauchen uns keine Gedanken machen , es wäre nur eine ruhige Nebenstraße , leider hat der gute Mann wohl vergessen dass es sich an Werktagen anders anhört , z.B. wenn die Müllabfuhr genau vor dem Fenster hält ist es eben um 6:45 mit der Urlaubsruhe vorbei. Das Zimmer hatte aber auch sonst so seine Herausforderungen: zugegeben, es war schön groß aber das Bett musste eine Gummimatte unter dem Leintuch haben und auch das andere Bettzeug bestand eher aus Kunstfasern, der Teppich hat eindeutig schon bessere Zeiten gesehen und im Schummerbad war der Toilettensitz defekt , dafür kam aus dem Duschkopf ein angenehmer Wasserstrahl. Das Zimmer ist eben einfach etwas alt und hat eindeutigen Renovierungsstau, Alle Anmerkungen gelten übrigens unter der Maßgabe der 139 Euro die das DZ mit Frühstück gekostet hat. Das Hotel ist maximal ein bed and breakfast Standard und auch hier wäre es kein gutes, sorry, aber der Preis geht garnicht. Ein paar Worte zum Frühstück : es muss auf den Buchungssystem erwähnt werden, oder auf der Homepage , dass das Hotel einen strikten Zeitplan verfolgt in den man sich einzureihen hat,( nach 3 Wochen Skandinavien wussten wir hiermit gleich dass wir wieder in D sind). Das Frühstück selbst macht satt , das war’s dann aber schon. Obstsalat mit hohem Anteil an Dosenfrüchten und das im Hochsommer, hatten wir in den letzten 3 Wochen nirgendwo. Croissant oder Cappuccino gibts natürlich nicht.passt vermutlich nicht zum 60er Jahre Konzept des Hauses. Wie auch immer , kann man so machen, für einen deutlichen anderen Preis.

Hotel was in chaos when we arrived. Staffing issue with the room cleaners, only one on duty. The reception area was full of guests waiting for their rooms. We eventually got into ours at 18.30 that night. The reception staff were doing their best to keep the guests happy, They were working really hard and were terribly stressed.. Caroline in particular did an amazing job. Our room, when we got into it, was comfortable and reasonably clean. Location is very good, close to the harbour and station. Breakfast was very busy but there was plenty of choice of food and again the catering staff were working very hard. I had the impression that there are some management issues at the hotel. I felt sorry for the staff that were obviously doing their best but needed more support. Having said that it was a good stay for us and Kiel was an interesting and surprisingly lovely place to visit.

Ein hundefreundliches Hotel mit sehr schönen Zimmern, direkt an einem Park mit Hunde-Auslaufzone. Das Restaurant und die Bar sind wunderschön eingerichtet und besonders das Restaurant- und Bar-Personal war sehr herzlich und freundlich. Nicht so nordisch-steif, wie man es von manchen hochpreisigen Hotels kennt. Wir fanden das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis sehr angemessen. Das Frühstück ist ausgewählt üppig, mit vielen kleinen, ungewöhnlichen Leckereien (kaltgebeizter Lachs, Himbeer-Buttermilch...) und jeden Morgen anders. Die Terrasse mit Blick in den Park und auf einen kleinen Teil der Förder ist einfach ein Traum. Die Weinauswahl ist sehr gut und die Preise für Wein und Menü angemessen. Wir kommen auf jeden Fall wieder!

Don’t stay here. Both times we have been here it has been excruciatingly painful to say the least. The first time we had the so-called presidential suite and another room for the kids. The presidential suite had a door that didn’t fit properly, dirty windows, filthy cushions on the couches. Old-fashioned furniture that has been badly beaten up and they are charging a premium price for the rooms. With the five of us we had quite a bit of luggage and my wife asked for assistance. Eventually somebody from the bar (refused to give his name but someone at reception said he was from the UAE) ambled up to my wife and said “you want some assistance with a luggage?“. Yes replied my wife. He then looked at her and said “we don’t do that here“ and walked off leaving her to struggle with three small children and a number of large suitcases. Absolutely appalling is the only way it can be described. Just simple good manners would dictate that somebody would help a woman with three children and luggage up some steep stairs and into the lift. Just not too hard thing to do for a young man…. Surely? The bathroom is dirty and smelt of mould. The second visit was no better. We would not have stayed here if it hadn’t already been pre-booked and paid. They managed to completely get the booking wrong and then refused to even try and sort it out in order to make our visit more comfortable. Instead, we end up with a tense and very unhappy situation exacerbated by the extraordinarily rude staff at reception who would not listen to our requests. Strongly recommend you stay away from this place.