Hotel berhampiran Kreuz des deutschen Ostens, Viersen

Because of train delays I had to find a hotel in the middle of the night. Crown Select was the third one that I contacted by phone, they asked me to bring 100 euros of cash as a deposit. I explained that I didn't carry that amount of cash with me and that I could pay the hotel bill in advance (by bank-card) but they insisted (policy of that hotel). With a taxi driver i had to find an available ATM / cash machine, which generated a much bigger taxi bill (many cash machines weren't available in Mönchen-Gladbach after 22 o'clock). In my opinion this policy is un-human, un-necessary (people leave their passport not for no reason!!!). un-inviting (especially when in an unpleasant situation at midnight as I was in). THIS SHOULD BE FORBIDDEN. Pity for the hotel - anything else was good - one could skip the over-priced breakfast for 19 euros though.

Zunächst einmal die positiven Sachen: Die Lage ist klasse, direkt neben dem Stadion. Zimmer sind originell im Fußball-Stil eingerichtet, zweckmäßig und sauber. Und das Personal war durch die Bank außerordentlich freundlich. Frühstück war gut - mit Lachs und Pancakes und frischen Eiern. Nun aber zu den negativen Dingen: Ich frage mich: Warum soll ich in diesem Hotel übernachten? An Nicht-Spieltagen? Gibt es keinen Grund. Drumherum ist ja nichts. Und an Spieltagen entfallen alle Annehmlichkeiten, warum ich mir an einem Spieltag das Hotel direkt neben dem Stadion buchen sollte. Ich muss den Hotel-Parkplatz verlassen und auf einen kostenpflichtigen, weiter entfernten Parkplatz ausweichen. Der direkte Stadionzugang, der auf der Homepage beworben wird, ist zwar da, darf aber nur von VIPs genutzt werden. Gleiches gilt für die sehr schöne Sportsbar. Am Spieltag nur für geladene Gäste. Das heißt im Klartext: An einem Spieltag bekomme ich im Hotel nichts, aber auch gar nichts zu essen. Kein Apfel an der Rezeption, kein Snack am Automaten, nichts. Um das Hotel herum ist eine Pizzeria, die natürlich am Spieltag komplett ausgelastet ist - frühzeitig reservieren. Das heißt: Der Grund, warum ich ein Hotel am Stadion buche, nämlich, damit ich das Auto stehen lassen kann, entfällt. Ich muss fahren, um etwas zu essen zu bekommen. Oder hungern. Auch der direkte Zugang vom Hotel zum Fanshop entfällt am Spieltag. Ich kann in diesem Hotel nichts weiter machen als ins Bett gehen und fernsehen. Oder die Sauna nutzen, die nun auch nicht so spektakulär ist, dass man sich Stunden darin aufhalten kann. Zumal es die erste Sauna war, in der ich mir die Füße fast verbrannt habe. Es gibt zwei finnische Saunen, 95 und 65 Grad warm. Kein Duschzeug vorhanden. Bademäntel und Handtücher gibt es - Bademäntel nur in XL und leider nicht schon auf dem Zimmer. Schade, bei diesem Hotel, das eine gute Idee ist, wurde ein Elfmeter wirklich verschossen. Achja, und die Borussen-Bettwäsche, die auf den Bildern zu sehen ist, gibt es im Zimmer auch nicht. Das doch nicht geringe Geld fürs Zimmer kann man sich echt sparen.

Ich war gemeinsam mit Freunden in diesem Hotel, auf Grund einer Eheschließung:) hervorragende Aussicht zum Schloss, ruhige Lage. Nette Mitarbeiter, die sehr viel Geduld mit uns hatten:). Bis auf die Einrichtung, ist das Hotel Empfehlenswert:)

Wonderful hotel, welcoming staff, great facilities. Since finding Van Der Valk hotels we wouldn’t use any other hotel chain when traveling through Europe

A group of six of us stayed at the Maashof hotel on what was the last night of a 10 day motorcycle tour and it was also my birthday. I had carefully chosen the hotel in the hope that we would have a lovely stay and dinner in a beautiful lakeside location. Unfortunately there were several issues which cast a significant shadow over my birthday celebrations and ruined our stay. The problems started when checking in when they overcharged two of my friends and they would have overcharged another friend and myself, had I not noticed and intervened. I had booked four single occupancy rooms and one double occupancy room and there was an administrative issue between *********** and the hotel which caused confusion over how many guests were staying in each room, despite the hotel having the names of the six guests against each booked room. All of us were asked when checking in how many guests were staying in each room, but despite this two friends were charged the double occupancy room rate and one friend was charged for two half board dinners despite them all being in rooms on their own. In addition, they also attempted to overcharge us for the half board option despite me accepting a special offer online which had been emailed to me prior to arrival. We then had a further major issue. Three of the rooms were directly underneath the kitchen and hotel entrance and were extremely noisy until very late in the evening and again the next morning starting around 5.30am which meant several of us had a very disturbed night. Two of my friends complained at the time and agreed with the duty manager that they would have the full cost of their room refunded, as he was unable to offer them an alternative room. He advised them that if we had wanted better, quieter rooms we should have booked directly with the hotel rather than through *********** and he told my friend to email the Reservations Manager regarding the refund. The hotel management have admitted that the rooms we stayed in are very noisy, but there was no mention of this when we booked and they still charged the full room rate. On our return to the UK, I emailed the Reservations Manager and following many exchanges she offered a 25% refund for the three rooms most affected by the noise, despite the duty manager’s earlier promise of a full refund. Personally I thought this paltry offer did not provide sufficient remuneration for the problems we encountered but I felt I had no choice but to accept. I subsequently provided my bank details in an email but the refund was not forthcoming. I chased regularly by email as to why the refund was taking so long only to be told cross-border, cross-currency bank transfers take a long time and ”it will arrive within a few days” and then “as soon as possible”. Despite these repeated assurances it took 3 weeks for me to receive the refund and only then after several more emails including to the hotel General Manager who at one point decided to attack my pe

What a lovely place! The room is clean and spacious. Enough storage possibilities. We found the crew very helpful and friendly. The hotel offers a lot of information and discounts for activities around Arcen. Our room was located next to the garden opposite the restaurant. Very confenient :-) We thought it might be noisy but it wasn't at all.

Location was great. Close to Dusseldorf and Mochengladbach. An U-Bahn stop right in front of the hotel. (On-site) Parking was not an issue. If you want to check in during off hours a phone call/email to the hotel, or self check-in at the front door of the hotel will do. Room was clean and quiet. Yes it's tiny but sufficient to a family of four in our case. While the name B&B suggests bed and breakfast, breakfast is not automatically included but can be purchased on site. We got yelled at because we did not purchase the breakfast in advance and walked in and prepared to eat. But wait! We can always pay for it (later) right? The staff covering the morning shift that day argued that people 'normally' pay first (so we can not pay later?!).... To be fair, the dining area was clean and welcoming, and foods were there. There were no signages saying that 'Please pay before sitting down' or 'Please wait here to be seated'. The bottom line is that there is no reason to yell at people, right? Just kindly put down a bill/check would yield a much better travel experience. How did the entire incidence end? We paid for the breakfast, but did not eat anything. We walked across the street and had our breakfast at the McDonald's. We did not want to eat in a bad mood with a rude staff.