Best Bramsche Hotels

Lumpy and deformed pillow, bedding made from cotton and polyester - Beirtex. We felt hot and uncomfortable in the bedding, probably ok for other guests. TV turned on in the middle of the night, waking us up at 3 AM. Friday evening, the restaurant only serves a buffet, not a la carte. This is not mentioned anywhere on the restaurant website, and had we known this - we would have found somewhere else to enjoy our anniversary dinner. We have stayed at the hotel several times before, and have always enjoyed it previously. The surrounding area is beautiful and excellent for walks; you’re in the middle of the countryside as soon as you step outside the hotel. The room was spacious, neat and clean. But all areas and hallways are to dark and it felt like they wanted to save money on lighting making it a dull and depressing experience to walk around the hotel halls.

If you're coming off the Autobahn this place is easy to find, off the back roads, watch out for roadworks, road closures and impossible to follow diversions. Once there the Hotel was above what we expected considering the price we paid, the rooms were pleasant, clean & tidy, the staff were more than helpful at every level, the beer was cold and enjoyable (30 degs outside), the food in the restaurant was fine dining with a twist. Motorcycle parking wasn't a problem either. The only thing we noticed whilst there, someone has a fascination for apples & pears/peaches? They are literally everywhere. Would we go back, Yes without a doubt when in the area. So see you in 2023.

This would once have been a reasonably decent business hotel, but sadly cheese-paring of the operating costs has left this place a 2-star establishment operating in the shell of a 4-star building. The plus points - it's well-located, easy to find, parking is directly underneath, staff are friendly by German hospitality standards, and the restaurant terrace is pleasant in the summer sun. It's also clean and well-maintained on the surface. Now the negatives - while the ambience is still business-guys-in-suits, the room facilities are distinctly Ibis Budget-standard. There's no tea & coffee equipment, the fridges have been removed, the toiletries are dispensers refilled with the cheapest Costco gunk, and the towels are thin to the point of transparency with the all the absorbency of plastic sheeting. None of which would be an issues if this *was* an Ibis Budget, but it's not charging Ibis Budget prices. And while I'm on a roll, the food & drink prices in the bar are outrageous, there's no gym, and the in-room wifi doesn't work - the system isn't configured properly, so the connections fail with lots of errors being displayed. I know, I know - first world problems, go and buy a coffee in the bar, haven't you got a mobile phone etc etc, But this is all purely due to operational cost-cutting - the housekeeping budget has obviously been slashed to ribbons post-Corona, and skimping on the towels is saving on the cashflow. It's all got the feel of something run by private equity ghouls who are busy extracting every last cent of profit before it all goes bankrupt. Frankly on a price-comparison basis, you'd be better booking the Ibis Budget down the road. The experience will be exactly the same, and you'll walk away €40 a night better off.