Best Western Hotels in Leipzig

In my business I see a lot of hotels, and I get to compare various properties within the same family. The Marriott in Leipzig deserves to be singled out for multiple reasons. First, the hotel makes it a point to recognize I'm coming and to treat me like they're happy to see me when I arrive. The location in the city center is one of the most picturesque I've seen, with multiple things to see and do within walking distance. One of the most spectacular train stations in Europe is right across the street! There are multiple restaurants and street venders scattered around the city center area, but if you don't want to leave the building the breakfast this hotel puts on is the best of any place I go.

This place really felt like home! Although a bit far from the downtown square, there's many resources downstairs. Staff attitude is very reasonable and the room felt cozy and homely. Highly recommended for people who want a family feeling.

Whilst our studio apartment was a little smaller than we had expected, it was very-well kitted out, and gave an interesting view on the historic Wende mural across the street. Although served in a rather cramped ground floor area, the breakfast buffet was impressive and got us off to the right start for seeing the city: central Leipzig is compact, architecturally fascinating and full of life. Highly recommended all round.

This modern hotel is located near the Leipzig train station. Whoever travels by car, can park this in the deep garage. The rooms are large enough. The kitchen line features a water cooker, a microwave and a 2-Zonen-Kochfeld with a dishwasher. We had booked a Studio Executive room for our 2-day stay. However, we were surprised that we had found the room differently as advertised on the homepage and therefore booked. So we had a disabled room. Also here the bathroom was different from the picture on the homepage. On our demand on the day of departure we were informed that most of the larger rooms were disabled. The reference on the homepage “View the city” was not allowed. We had in the 2nd. The floor only looks at a concrete wall with a small indoor courtyard. We would have been happy if we had been told at check-in. However, it is a nice hotel.

Everything was satisfactory

The hotel is very well located just a small way to the Leipzig Zoo and the city centre starts directly from the main entrance. The rooms to the Inn were practically furnished and very quiet, we could sleep at open windows on the weekend! The hotel has been well-optimized, the washing basin is located in the room and the wet cell consists of shower (with rain shower!) and toilet. Remember the old foreign rooms of the past, washing basin in the room and everything else. Unfortunately, you can only get into the room by a seat that can take a little while at the good location. The room has the possibility of reaching down the emergency stairs. The staff was very friendly, provided the room cleaning is not allowed there is a drink ticket for the bar. Super is also that there are free apples, tea, coffee and Croissants in the morning, should take over more hotels.

This place is a joke. First, try to find it. Signage is less than minimal. Hopefully, you can figure it out with others who already have or who are also searching for the place. Next, take a nondescript elevator to the 6th floor. If you come after the sun goes down, note that the lobby with the elevator is quick dark, very poorly lit. Get off the 6th floor and turn right. If you come at check in time, be prepared for the line of over a dozen others waiting to check in. They will not check in anyone before three. Nope. Won’t do it. After a half hour, we were directed to our room on the third floor, right above the intersection. Great view from a large window facing the university and Old Town directly to the west, but ah, these are the two big problems. First, the noise of trams, trucks, and then every ambulance in the city must be required to pass through this intersection! Second, summer heat makes the room an oven. One window will open a bit, maybe 10 cm, but don’t get your hopes up for much natural air. We figured the noise would eventually die down, but it didn’t, especially ambulances on a Saturday night. So eventually we closed the window and curtains. That helped contain the noise but then the heat hit us. We failed to find much sleep in our sweat. Ah, but the air conditioner! Try as we might, we failed to get the A/C to work, nor any fan for ventilation! About daylight, we finally slept, only to miss our planned Bach Festival event that morning. Groggily, we tried to get to the reception desk to discuss this issue, but, mind you, the elevator up to the reception does not stop at the third floor. Only down. So this senior citizen had to take the first of four climbs up those stairs to reception on the 6th floor. I asked for a refund for the second scheduled night. It was refused. “We can’t do that. Only Expedia can. You need to call them.” Also, “You can’t get air conditioning in your room because there is none. Hotels in Germany don’t have air conditioning.” And portable fans are not provided either apparently. I called Expedia. They said that, of course, the hotel can refund the payment for the night. Expedia called the hotel. Then spoke with me I returned up the four flights of steps to get my refund. Nope. They refused to refund. But they did provide another room that did not face the street. Ok. We took it. They even provided a bottle of wine, and we slept well that second night. The next morning at check out, the manager asked why we hadn’t turned on the air conditioning…and of course, Germany has air conditioning. And no, the hotel would not be able to refund an unused night as requested. We loved Leipzig! But beware of this joke of a place.

We are guests multiple times (real 4 times in 2019) at Novum Hotel Am Ratsholz, since we live in Leipzig family. The apartments are large, conveniently furnished, actually very clean. There is a bedroom, a living room with additional sleeping possibility - if necessary. A table, 2 chairs, a sofa, seat, desk, TV, various lamps - all available. A small kitchenette with refrigerator, 2-Platten-Kochmfacility, washing with closet supplements the room. Wi-Fi is inclusive - but yes according to location of the apartment the connection is not provided. Parking in the surrounding area is rar, shopping opportunities are available in the house. We have already found more often that the outflows in the bathroom spread a unpleasant smell. But at our recent stay, this was an insupportable smell of cloake. Even after long water-running-lassen, the smell did not go away. You had to close the doors between bathroom, hall and living room to be able to sleep at all at night. You should really clean the outflow pipes more regularly - an insupportable condition. Unfortunately, this disgusting smell was so dominant that we are likely to look for another hotel in Leipzig in the future. After days, you still had the smell in your nose....... I was unfortunately not able to defect this at the reception because of public transport - damage ....ich was not asked, whether we felt well and were satisfied.