Magdeburg Apartments

The plus: adjacent to the railway station, so good location. The minus: booked a business room as it stated ”get all the peace and quiet you need in our business rooms overlooking the courtyard”. Was given room 518 which rather than overlooking the courtyard was adjacent to the railway tracks and station, and announcements from the station could be heard together with the door alerts on the trains - therefore not the promised peace and quiet.

I only stayed one night in the midst of the pandemic so I’m sure this hotel has a very different dynamic in regular times. The reception area is fantastic, a huge, high ceiling area meaning you can see right up to the top floor. Add some pedestrian traffic and guests and you’ve got a great place to have a coffee or meet people. In today’s environment, it just seemed sad and empty. The room was well equipped, nice big bed, good bathroom - though who uses a bidet in 2020? Service was good as you would expect from having so few guests. As with all hotels, they are keen to point out and highlight their environmental commitments. But then this hotel takes payment for electric car charging - presumably with the excuse they have no choice etc, managed by another company etc. It seems green issues are only an initiative if they save money. That aside, I would stay here again and I’m sure it’s a very different place in normal times.

Wir kennen alle die Hotels vom Range eines Mercure Plaza im schönen Stadtteil Suderburg von Magdeburg. Erbaut nach der Wende und stilistisch dort auch geblieben. Warum auch nicht? Wir tauschen unsere Möbel auch nicht jedes Jahr. Das Hotel ist praktisch an die Straßenverbindungen angeschlossen, verfügt über eine schöne Garage und hat ein italienisches Restaurant im Haus, welches einen nach einem langen Arbeitstag durchaus verwöhnt. Ich werde jedenfalls den sehr guten Grana Padano mit Marmelade von grüner Tomate als Amouse Bouche nicht vergessen. Nachteile: Die Zimmer sind alt eingerichtet (aber top sauber!) und entsprechen den 90er Jahren. So sind auch die (sehr sauberen) Bäder. Und jetzt kommt Habeck: Das Hotel nutzt eine Wärmepumpe im Innenhof und diese ist so laut, dass ein jeder, der davon zukünftig betroffen ist, sich hier über die Grüne Zukunft bestens informieren kann. Danke für diesen Einblick, der mich davon überzeugen konnte, dieses Land schnellstens zu verlassen und den Grünlingen ihre national Deutschen Träume ohne uns ausleben zu lassen. Adieu, Herr Habeck!

Here you are right if: I want a small room I need no comfort I need no bill I need no breakfast I have no expectations I come with simplicity clear I love eating from the machine

I'm trying my best to be fair to this place, but it all boils down to this, I did not enjoy my experience.  So, here are the cold hard facts,  it is a 3 star hotel located in a convenient spot for us on our way to the Czech Republic, so we stayed there. We chose the family room, which comes with a double bed and two single bunk beds. The room was clean and sufficiently kitted out for the needs of a quick stay over. The bathroom was sufficient for our purpose and had sufficient space to change. The lights in the room were somewhat temperamental, but after fiddling with them for a while, we got them to work. The hotel has limited parking and as we arrived at 21:30 hrs, there was none left so we parked nearby on the street which is free from 20:00 hrs to 08:00 hrs. Here is where the drama started. We were ”greeted” by a gentleman at the front desk who possessed a ”matter of fact” disposition. He is the stereotypical German with whom I like to work but lacks social skills. He was not rude, but neither was he welcoming.  He was not unhelpful, but I did not feel particularly helped. It would appear that if you don't call the hotel to confirm your stay by 18:00 hrs, your room is cancelled.  He told us this in a manner that made us feel like we were unaware of the obvious while simultaneously telling us that he did not cancel the room on this occasion.  To cut a long story short, after a long day of driving, we did not need to feel as if we were about to be stranded in Magnaburge with nowhere to sleep. To sum this up, it's a stop over spot on our destination, and while it served its purpose, I would not stay here again.

A stay at Hotel Residenz Joop places you in the heart of Magdeburg, within a 15-minute walk of Gruson Gewaechshaeuser and Elbe. This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Puppentheater Magdeburg and 1 mi (1.7 km) from Cathedral of Magdeburg.Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.Take advantage of the hotel's room service.Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 25 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.

Pleasant hotel, art-deco style, surrounded by a beautiful garden. Very friendly personnel. Good restaurant. Spacious room with needed facilities. Bathtub was a plus when travelling with a child. Bed was quite big but not very big as marked. Breakfast was good, quite diverse, but not exceptional- 21 euros is a lot to pay for it.

As our booked standard twin bed room category was booked out, we were upgraded to a family room (kind of a junior suite), although with a queen bed and the infamous connecting door I asked to avoid when making the reservation. But the very nice room made up for that and no sound could be heard from the (vacant?) adjacent room. The hotel has a quirky ”bike” theme as Magdeburg is a prominent stop on the ”Elbe-Radweg” (bike trail along the river Elbe). We slept perfectly, bedding was good, the bathroom with shower was spacious and comfortable and there was a separate toilet. The breakfast buffet was high quality and keeping in mind, that ibis styles is a budget chain, more than sufficient. The Accor All silver status was honored with a free drinks voucher in the well visited bar. We were very happy with our stay!