Hotel berhampiran Forchheimer Kellerwald, Upper Franconia

Das Hotel liegt am Rand von Coburg, ca. 20 Minuten Fußmarsch zur Innenstadt. Das Hotel an sich ist ok, leider war bei mir das Personal (Empfang und Service) nicht optimal. Bei der Reinigung bin ich mir nicht sicher ob sie täglich gemacht wird, da man am Boden Schmutz von mehreren Tagen sehen konnte. Ich war auch mehrere Tage da. Vom Service und der Freundlichkeit ”kackt” das Vienna Easy in Cobrug gegen das Haus z.B. in Günzburg komplett ab.

I stayed at this hotel numerous times when it was under the Romantik Hotel umbrella. It has since changed hands, and it shows. I should start with a positive. The staff is excellent. Unfortunately, the front desk is not staffed until 3:00. The rooms are beginning to look very shabby. The bathrooms are still great. There are sodas and water in the refrigerator to drink without cost. The breakfast was really mediocre. There was a large selection of dry cereal, but the cheese and cold cut selection was limited, pale, and unappetizing. The fruit was equally disappointing. The hot food was ordinary. Most annoying was that one has to get coffee from a machine. If there is a tour group, there are pots of coffee. Otherwise, one has to get coffee yourself from a machine, and fiddling with a machine is one thing that I do not want to do first thing in the morning. In order to attract a young ”hip” clientele, the new owners are being cute, and I *hate* cute. The do not disturb signs read ”Rabies area. Wild animals is room!” and ”Danger! I am sleeping” There is also a cutesy thing about the staff wearing red shoes. Not an issue for me, but because the hotel is several buildings combined, there are several short flights of stairs. To end with some more positives, the hotel is a short walk from the train station and there are several nice, local restaurants nearby.

We spent 2 nights at Hotel Rheingold so we could visit the sights. This was our first stay in Bayreuth even though we have ridden the Main bike path two times earlier. The hotel lies one block from the downtown pedestrian zone and one block from the large shopping mall. There is just an easy stroll to the Opera house and to the Neu Schloss. It would be much more of a walk to the Ermitage. The train station is about a 15 minute walk. The hotel has a secure bike parking closet in the basement garage. For cars the €7 daily parking fee seems good compared to other hotels we've stayed at. We were in room 302, a double room with king bed located on a corner of the building. When we arrived we were a bit concerned that the ac wasn't working. But within minutes the maintenance man showed up with the controller and got it up and running. He was evidentally checking the ac units in all the rooms on that floor. Otherwise the room would have been very hot. The room was clean and a reasonable size. The bathroom was also a good size, clean, and there was good hot water. We would have preferred just a shower, no bathtub, but that's just our preference. As others have noted the breakfast was great. There was hot eggs, bacon, sausage, a variety of fresh breads, cakes, and pastries, cereal, yogurts, fruits, etc. Hard to choose the best things to eat. We were quite happy with our stay.

Wir hatten um ein ruhiges Zimmer gebeten und das haben wir auch erhalten. Das Hotel liegt an einem Park, aber auch an einer Straße. Die Fenster sind nicht unbedingt schalldicht. So war die Parkseite des Hotels für uns wichtig. Leider dringt aber auch durch den Park der Verkehrslärm einer Straße auf der anderen Seite des Parks. Dank der Lage des Hotels in der Nähe der City, ist alles zu Fuß erreichbar. Das ist für uns sehr wichtig, weil wir nicht auch noch mit dem Auto in die City fahren wollen, um zu Bummeln oder etwas zu Essen. Gut fanden wir, dass es Parkplätze direkt am Hotel gibt. Sehr schade fanden wir, dass es zwar einen Wellness Bereich gibt, der aber nicht mehr genutzt werden kann. Alles in Allem war für uns der Preis nicht ganz angemessen.

I enjoyed the stay here as the room is very new and clean. The bed is very comfortable. My room was facing the train track, so when I opened the window, I could hear the occasional noise from the passing train. Otherwise, it was peaceful when the window was closed. The location of the hotel is good as it is less than 10 minutes walk to Marktplatz, which is the city center. The breakfast has a nice selection of eggs, cold cuts, cheese, bread, etc. They are freshly prepared and replenished regularly.