Hotel berhampiran Römerturm Sophienhöhe, Niederzier

Schickes neues Hotel. Saubere Zimmer, gut funktionierende Klimaanlage und bei geschlossenem Fenster absolut ruhig im Zimmer. Gute Zimmerausstattung mit Safe, Kühlschrank, Balkon und großer Dusche.

We were driving home from a holiday in Bohemia and were just looking for somewhere to stay overnight. Duren is not really on the tourist trail and when you visit the place you can see why, but it is very well located for an overnight stay when travelling. It has little to offer although it is entirely adequate for an overnight stopover. With all this in mind, we arrived at the Durens Posthotel, which we had chosen on the basis of price. We were very pleasantly surprised. Service at the reception was friendly and efficient and we were delighted to be told that we had been allocated the ”suite” at the top of the hotel. It wasn't so much a suite but rather a large attic room and an enormous bathroom. We felt that you could probably achieve your 10,000 steps a day by simply walking to and from the bathroom a few times! Wifi was provided and worked well. Decor was okay but the window blinds were not of the blackout type. Outdoor parking is available but they have a garage for which they charge 9Euros 50 a night. We had a lot of stuff in the car and preferred the added security that this brought. Sadly and presumably due to Covid, the hotel bar and restaurant were not open on the evening that we arrived so we went for a walk in the town (the hotel is fairly centrally located) to find a restaurant. We ate at La Taverna restaurant which was superb and we will review separately. There was a large vending machine in the stairwell and amongst other things, it dispensed beer. A group of other residents were enjoying a few bottles on the terrace outside. Breakfast was adequate for content but superb for service. The young lad looking after the breakfast service was charming. He spoke excellent English and told us just how much he enjoyed James Bond films. Would we stay there again? You betcha!

L’accueil était très chaleureux. Tout le personnel est très professionnel et agréable. La chambre est très bien, avec une literie confortable. La salle de bain est bien garnie (savon, et accessoires, etc). Côté restaurant, la carte est variée et les plats sont bien réalisés. Nous vous le recommandons ! Du côté du petit déjeuner, difficile de faire mieux. En effet il y a des œufs, du bacon, des saucisses, des viennoiseries, des pistolets, du pain, du fromage de la charcuterie des confitures. C’était parfait ! Petit bémol : le sauna compris est un sauna nudiste, il serait bien de l’annoncer. Cela évite les surprises.

I stayed for over a week at the Novotel in Aachen while on a business trip. The hotel is ideally situated next to a great shopping area. Parking is super easy and you need to use our card key to access the elevator. The same card key access is required to enter the lobby after hours. Seems very secure and safe. Front desk staff were very friendly and helpful. My room as an ”executive” room on the 4th floor, was on a corner and had floor to ceiling windows. What I liked: - Very quiet room - Comfortable bed - Mini-fridge with window and free daily drinks and snacks (5 Item selection including wine and beer) - Great desk setup with memory foam chair - Good TV with external HDMI input - Real glasses in the room - Bathroom wall mounted soap dispenser + other amenities - Nespresso machine with pods and cream To improve - WiFi, even though i was on the premium plan, the signal was weak to moderate - No USB ports - Water pressure just ok - Bathroom sink has not much counter space - AirCon only goes so low (perhaps 24/25?) as other reviewers have noted TIP: If you arrive on a Sunday to Aachen, almost everything is closed, however, towns in Netherlands are as close as a 20 minute drive and most stores are open from noon on Sunday

Surrounded by lawns and tall trees this restaurant is in a building with a sober but beautiful architecture that once belonged to a spa. The complex holds an important center of congresses. The food is very well done, with good quality products and the collaborators are professional and polite. For instance the waitress behave very correctly with respect to a small incident that occurred with one of the desserts. The relation price - quality is adequate. This is a good option to avoid that majority of restaurants selling unhealthy food. There is a private car parking. We intend to return in our next travel to Aachen, a town that is in our hearts.

Vlot berijkbaar en ligt ook juist buiten de lage emissiezone. Dus geen groene sticler nodig om hierheen te rijden. De kamers zijn groot genoeg en proper genoeg. Verwarming, airco, zwembad, sauna,... Lekker ontbijtje met alles wat je wil. Op 5 minuutjes stappen van het tramstation en op kwartiertje ben je dan in het centrum. Heel vriendelijk personeel.