I was tempted to give this hotel a bad review due to it being such a 'cheap and cheerful' type of…read moreplace but to be fair it exceeds the standards I would expect for a hotel of its class. It's a basic hotel in as much as the amenities are basic but the service you receive when staying there is really efficient. The staff are friendly and helpful and remember your name on sight (better than the Ritz?), the hotel is spotlessly clean and the beds comfortable. (Im not sure about the plastic curtains though!) So, if you are lookng for somewhere cheap and cheerful whilst visiting Hamburg look no further! 5 stars from me due to it doing exaclty what it says on the tin.

Suitable for the spoilt Hamburgian willing to go dining somewhere outside town after a nice drive…read morethrough the Stade area. ;) The restaurant Alte Lohmühle offers some nice meals consisting mostly of fish. Their speciality is trout and also samlet from their own fishponds. You can enjoy it in almost any way of preparation: fried, baked, crispy, cooked, smoked or as a casserole. Very good, I tell you. Not to worry if you don't like fish at all: they do a couple of vegetarian and meat dish, too. Prices range from moderate to slightly expensive. The usual diner for Sunday lunch though would be about 65 and well-off. But it's still worth it.

Very exceelent food. We went to this village for 'spargel (asparagus)' and found this…read morehotel-restaurant by chance. Their food was not salty like other German restaurant. Service was good too.

Excellent meal in the restaurant tonight and well attended by pleasant servers. Bedroom rather…read morebasic and stuck out in the Guesthouse. At least I got a non smoking room.

We stayed at this hotel in August of 2015. I was underwhelmed…read more PROS: Location, as long as you don't have too many plans in Hamburg, which is far away (at least 30 mins by taxi). It's at the end of the main beach street in the suburb of Blankenese, offering lovely views of the river and a nice strip of beach. It's relatively quiet. One can walk to local restaurants or (up, up, up) to public transportation to go in to Hamburg (a 10-15 minute walk, somewhat strenuous, especially in heels). Taxis are readily available and expensive. CONS: The rooms are small. The carpet in our room was stained from water that had come in through the window. The bathrooms are tiny and have no outlets, and the showers are of a "modern design" that has no closing door, meaning that water streams onto the bathroom floor when you shower. No bathtubs. The bathrooms are TINY and two people can't stand in them at once. We stayed in the hotel during a heat wave. It was sweltering! There was no air conditioning and no offer of fans, although the concierge had one blowing at her desk (and did not offer it to her panting, sweaty guests). Service was lackluster and the internet free but very, very inefficient (low range and very low speed). They offer amenities like bicycles to guests, but charge for their use; indeed, there is a fee for EVERYTHING in this hotel. On my last morning I had a quick cup of coffee before leaving for the airport, and 4 Euros was added to my bill. I am accustomed to staying in nicer hotels, and usually expect a coffee and tea station to be free of charge and accessible throughout the day to guests. Not so at the Blankenese. Given the room rate, I was disappointed that they nickeled and dimed everything else. Breakfast was delicious (an offer of eggs with a choice of meat, as well as an ample buffet of cheeses, sweet and savory spreads, jams, fruit, yogurt, etc - a pretty typical German fare) but again, $$$. All in all I would not stay here again, especially if planning to see the sights in Hamburg.