ibis Hamburg Alster Centrum

Love this accommodation for my solo travel in Berlin! A bit far(7-10mins) from the nearest S barn station, but I could find super market and restaurant options around the hotel. Staff were very nice. Compliment coffee/tea/water bottle and Electric kettle in the room.

Liked: The location, very close and safe street to the main train station.

Disliked: There are steps to manage to get to the elevator. with luggage it is always a bit hard.

Liked: Very nice hotel. Staff was super nice and accommodating. Price was very competitive. The room was small, which is quite common for Europe. But contemporary. Very tall ceilings. The bed was larger than expected and semi-comfortable. Bathroom was fine. Room was clean. Would I recommend this hotel? Yes and no. Again it's complicated as it was really nice but what was going on outside of it wasn't. BUT, it's also close to the main strip of art museums and a huge scenic lake, Aussenalster. And it is close to the main train station. So if you do need to use public transportation or pick up some groceries or food it's quite convenient. It's a trade off.

Disliked: Room was tight to move around in. I tended to keep bumping my legs on just about everything in the room. And the lamp on the wall by the desk? Seriously, terrible location as every time I stood up I bumped my head on the shade. Location. Here we go. I had a street side window. And I thought because of the location on a small street it was going to be quitter but this was not the case. Very noisy, all night long. Lots of traffic and noise from people on the street. Including screaming, yelling, people going through metal trash cans at three in the morning and more. And you are closer to the main train station which brings more people on drugs and crime closer to you. I only had an issue with this on a couple occasions. But I was surprised at how different Hamburg was from some other larger German cities when it comes to the homeless and drugs. I saw multiple people smoking crack on the streets and some people looked and acted like zombies.

The hotel is centrally situated, close to the main train station. The Congress Center Hamburg is within walking distance. The lake is also close by, nice place to jog around in the morning.

Liked: Breakfast was very good. Easy to access from main station. Spacious rooms. Clean

Disliked: Walking back a bit late in the evening, it feels a bit isolated. The rooms are quite spacious but dark and a bit old fashioned. No boiler in the room to make tea, not equipped with a safe. The lock on the door was broken.

Liked: Distance to other places Staff Cleanliness in general Lounge was nice

Disliked: Bathroom fan was covered in thick dust The elevator refused to work

Liked: Everything was fine in general.

Disliked: The price was a bit too high in my opinion, however it's a very central location.

Disliked: All good except for the quality of the bed.