I'm nearing the end of a month-long stay at this hotel. My wife and I, along with our two dogs…read morehave enjoyed this clean, well maintained (and dog friendly!) hotel nestled in the middle of the industrial center of Gronau. This isn't a tourist's hotel so much as a business support hotel for the large industrial factories that do international business here. They often host clients from around the world. That said, I would encourage any curious traveler with a desire for a more authentic taste of local German culture to consider The Aristo Hotel as an alternative to the more upscale (and $$$$) cookie-cutter tourist hotels. The Aristo has an English friendly staff and are very responsive to guest requests. The hotel bar serves as the local watering hole for a lot of colorful and interesting German workers from the surrounding factories. They're a lively bunch of folks who thoroughly enjoy tossing back a beer or two with the assorted hotel guests who also frequent the bar. You can order dinner starting at about 6 p.m., and often as late as 10 p.m. If you plan a late night dinner, check with the hotel manager to assure the cook will still be on staff. I have a distinct memory of my wife and I ordering a nice sirloin steak dinner one night at about 10:30! Large, well appointed party room can be rented for special occasions. See the many photos I posted of the facilities here. This is a three star facility with five star service. Highly recommended.

We stayed here two nights whilst having a look around the area my third great grandmother came…read morefrom. Rudi and his family were very helpful. Rudi phoned round the whole town helping to find living cousins and we heard some nice stories from the other end of the phone. The beds were okay as well as breakfast. They also have a decent pub downstairs which have some nice beers on tap with excellent prices!!!

Returned here after 4 years. This time for lunch. Small but very good selection. It is expensive,…read morebut worth the money. Small but fine selection of different dishes a la German cuisine. Very friendly and helpful staff. Sunday also with buffet. Will Return for sure.

Charming family owned boutique hotel. We have been there with our make-over-event…read more#princessforoneday and had a good time - nice food, good sized rooms and a well run event series.

Room still not ready at 7pm, bathroom never cleaned during our stay (incl. no toilet paper), third…read morenight room was double booked and we were forced to stay elsewhere. According to the manager of the new place, this was not uncommon. Manager of Sundern said he would pick us up in town and drive us to the second hotel as we were seeing a show, but never did - leaving us stranded at midnight. When we called to say we were ready to be collected, the lady who answered the phone simply hung up on us! Very unimpressed.

Ok. I normally do not write bad reviews but I have to in this case. Because this place lacks…read moresomething which any organization needs: proper management. The staff is great, the rooms are clean, the management is hopeless and irresponsible. First they have only one iron for the entire hotel. They are charging almost 100 euro for a room and they can not find the money to at least have two. Second there is a night manager by the name of Saleen or something like that I don't really remember because nobody wears name tags. Half Turkish half German girl. She does not know what she is doing so be extremely careful around her. When I checked in with my car for some reason( still unknown to me) she gave my parking card to my client who just happened to be with me. She could have given it to me when I checked in but waited to give it to him once I had left to go to put my bags in the room. The day after I asked for the ticket and she said that she gave it to me. After minutes of trying to reason with her she remembered that she had given it to him and allowed him to sign for the card. That is called falsification of signature, it is an offense in most countries because the signature shows that I accept a service and will be charged money for it. Reasoning with this girl is like reasoning with a goat or anything else that can only give one answer. She kept saying he checked you in. I said no I checked myself in as evidenced by the key you personally gave me. The next day o spoke with the manager who I believe is the girls mother. She was just as headstrong and lacked communication skills because she could not wait until i finished my sentence. When I checked out this same old lady manager was there. I came at 10:30 to check out but no one was there. Check out at eleven so I go put my stuff in the car, go outside for a smoke, and some more coffee when I return at 11:15 I receive a call from my clients office. They called to say that the hotel old lady manager called and complained to them. First of all who does that for 15 minutes. Second I told her I was there on time but nobody was there. She said " that is impossible" now she I am being called a liar. I tell that there is a camera behind me in the lobby which verifies everything I said. She looks at me and says something even stupider. Just be careful here with the management they are terrible in communication and completely lack customer service.