Stadthotel Styria

I expected a four-star hotel to have someone at the front desk for more than a few minutes a day. Honestly, there wasn't much interaction with the staff and it was hard to get help if you needed it. To check in, you have to use a speaker outside the building that barely works. I would definitely consider another location for next time, where contact with staff is not expected, such as the apartments. I wonder how they got four stars, as the standards are more in line with a 3-star hotel.

For what we paid I expected more. We got two beds, a television a mini bar and a bathroom. Absolutely no extras, not so much as a bottle of water. Some hotels don’t do ‘in room’ refreshments, especially at the cheaper end but then they do give you access to a coffee station or somewhere to get water. This hotel doesn’t but it’s not cheap either. No ‘extras’ were afforded, nothing that cost the hotel a penny. I think this is because the owners were new to the business and watching their costs, but it felt mean. On the other hand it was clean and the beds comfortable and although our very Spartan room was at the back we found out this was a good thing as the church tower is right beside the hotel and clangs at 6am! It is right in the heart of the town and, although there is a vague promise of ‘on site’ parking this is not the case. You park in an underground public car park over the river. It’s not a problem, just a short stroll, but you need to drop your bags off first. The breakfast buffet is excellent, the interior design of the breakfast room superb and there is a lovely feel to it that might I suspect have reached one or two bedrooms, it didn’t reach ours! We were glad this was a one night stop over. All the action is next door at a fabulous hotel with superb food and a great ‘local’ Austrian feel to it. It’s nice to spend the evening in there and come back to the peace and calm of the Stadhotel. Yes, I’d stay again, I had a great night’s sleep, until 6am, but I’d pack a trial kettle!