Hotel Bayerischer Hof

“Nice hotel at great location”

Beautiful hotel just of the Lake Constance on the Lindau island. The location is perfect. Although the hotel is just of the promenade, across the harbour where you can catch all the ferries, it was quiet inside. We had a room for 3. Room was spacious and had a little hall which you could close of… more

Beautiful hotel just of the Lake Constance on the Lindau island. The location is perfect. Although the hotel is just of the promenade, across the harbour where you can catch all the ferries, it was quiet inside. We had a room for 3. Room was spacious and had a little hall which you could close off to provide extra sound insulation for a restful sleep. The air conditioning worked well. Unfortunately the room had a bit of a smell which luckily disappeared with the AC on. I am not sure whether we would manage without the AC. I think we would have to ask for a different room as the smell was way too strong. Room decor a bit old fashioned but room appeared clean. Breakfast was excellent with lots of variety. The breakfast staff differed a bit daily with some being more experienced. This however did not spoil our breakfast experience. We used the outdoor pool in the late afternoon hours. It was clean and surprisingly big enough with 1.5m depth everywhere. Enough sun-loungers and relaxing atmosphere by the pool. The reception staff was excellent and helped us a lot with our questions.

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“Beautiful, but Staid”

Beautiful hotel, but nothing really wowed us. They could learn a lot from Hotel Schloss Mönchstein in Austria. (To be fair, we only stayed a couple of nights and did not have time to use the gorgeous pool I was dying to use or even get a chance to take in the view from the top) We walked from the … more

Beautiful hotel, but nothing really wowed us. They could learn a lot from Hotel Schloss Mönchstein in Austria. (To be fair, we only stayed a couple of nights and did not have time to use the gorgeous pool I was dying to use or even get a chance to take in the view from the top) We walked from the Hauptbahnhof and it wasn’t terrible, about 15 minutes, but i would take a cab or the underground train if i were to stay again. The doorman took our luggage, held the door for us, and had our luggage brought up to our room, which was great since we were exhausted coming from Dublin with absolutely no sleep the day & night before. The bed was so comfortable, we didn’t want to get up. It was our favorite during our 3 week tour ♥️ I also forwarded them show tickets for the Festspielhaus in Füssen that I needed printed and they printed them right out for me and brought them to our door 😀 I do wish breakfast was included for the room price, but it was an extra cost. Even $100/night hotels have breakfast included. It kills me that expensive $600+/night hotels do not. Also, there was a $500 refundable hold for incidentals that I knew nothing about prior to the hold and I read all the fine print. Now, I did book through Booking.com because I am a level 3 member and get a discount, so, maybe somewhere on the hotel website this was posted, I don’t know. I guess if you’re really rich, it doesn‘t matter how much a hotel puts on an incidentals hold, but I like to know ahead of time. We also took the stairs from the lobby, thinking that they would get us to our rooms, but they do not go anywhere except to some shops and whatnot. Again, beautiful hotel, but the bed wasn’t worth the price tag for me.

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“Disappointing 4 star experience”

The best thing about the hotel is the location near to the interesting station, the ferry dock and the habour front. The shared indoor and outdoor pools are good but not warm. There is a notice to say the temperature has been reduced due to rising energy costs- so this is about protecting the hotel… more

The best thing about the hotel is the location near to the interesting station, the ferry dock and the habour front. The shared indoor and outdoor pools are good but not warm. There is a notice to say the temperature has been reduced due to rising energy costs- so this is about protecting the hotels profit margin. Can store bikes in the underground garage which was a plus for us. Good cafe downstairs, no longer owned by the hotel but perfectly acceptable if you don’t want to go far for an evening meal. However, we were not impressed with the breakfast choice and other comparable hotels we have stayed in over the past 10 years have far more choice. Limited juices, no berries, at home we have raspberries, strawberries, blueberries there were none of these, no real muesli ( all contain puffed wheat), no cooked vegetables. Fresh fruit bowl extremely limited mainly apples and the odd pear. At the very least we would expect cooked mushrooms and tomatoes. We have never experienced such a small breakfast selection. Be aware that if you choose a room with a garden view, you won’t necessarily be able to see the garden. Our balcony was a solid concrete wall and unless we were standing the only view was the top of the old lighthouse- so book direct with the hotel to ensure you can choose your room. We tried to change but there was nothing available- so this goes down as the worse balcony we have ever had. Very disappointing. Every morning the cleaners knocked on the door about 8.30- we have never experienced this before. Cleaning staff usually clean later when people are likely to be out. We had to put a do not disturb sign on the door to stop them knocking before we had gone to breakfast. The staff are variable. Some lovely, other’s were disgruntled. One morning we asked for a table to be cleared by the window. The waitress cleared it but didn’t provide us with cutlery, a napkin and cup and saucer. We had to get it for ourselves- not good. Room service was rather strange. Every time I ordered some tea in the morning, I was met with, ‘but you will have to pay’. This became quite irritating. I have yet to meet anyone that thinks room service is free. Needless to say, we won’t be returning.

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