Business Hotels in Freiburg im Breisgau

This is a well priced hotel (particularly compared to city centre hotels) conveniently placed on the edge of the city. There are no thrills, not even a kettle in the room. But it is right next to the tram on a direct 15 minute line into the city centre. The trams run frequently, even later at night. A weird interaction checking in. We arrived before checking in time, but asked anyway if we could check in. Without even checking if our rooms were ready we were told no. We pointed we had two rooms booked just as a second request, so the person on reception checked her computer and then decided we could check in as the rooms were ready. Strange. Beds were very comfortable, air conditioning and opening windows. The hotel was fine for what we wanted.

It's a decent hotel in Freiburg. Positives are it was air conditioned (though not too cool), pet friendly, central location and has car park (note, I drive a Ford Ranger pick-up and it was very tight in the underground car park - don't even attempt anything bigger). Main gripe was at check-in (which took nearly 30mins after a very long drive). Matey tried to charge me double the confirmed Expedia rate as he claimed that my 17 year old son should pay adult rate when Expedia shows <18 yr olds as children. He then told me the hotel was fully booked out if I didn't pay the excessive rate and it was my fault for not knowing Novotel see 16+ as adults. Cue much discussion and then he eventually placated. Other guy on desk tapped on the computer next to him pretending not to notice the long cue forming behind me. Not a great experience on that front but otherwise ok.

This was a great stay, I was a bit nervous based on recent reviews, but I found the staff to be helpful, the room was clean and a good size, with air conditioning, and we were able to use the luggage room before check in / after check out. The 12PM checkout time was also appreciated. Based on the cost for 3 nights compared with other hotels, this was very good value and I would happily recommend and stay again. Things to note: one water provided, not replenished (we used tap water after this), limited toiletries (just hand soap / combo shampoo body wash in the shower, but we had our own).