Hotel Lessing

The hotel needs updating, the decor could do with freaking up. There is no air conditioning but a fan was provided. The nearby church starts to chime from 7pm so be aware.

Big room, friendly staff

Very functional hotel with all of the basic ammenities covered. It was easy to get to and from the Old Town and the Messe. My room was very quiet and I was pleased with the lovely breakfast room and service.

Comfortable clean hotel, a little off the beaten track, but that made it quiet. The hotel gave us a bus pass and a map and that made it really easy to get to the old part of he city for a fun evening. We would stay here again

CONS: 1) WiFi would not connect in our room. We talked to reception and found we were able to connect while in the lobby. Once we left the lobby, we would often lose connection. The fact that we could not access WiFi in our room was a huge inconvenience. The front desk did try to reset the router, but unfortunately it did not resolve the connection issue. 2) We were able to borrow some forks from the front desk one night, but the gentleman refused to let us borrow an additional spoon. Perhaps there is a limit, but he did not explain why. 3) If you want to use the sauna in the hotel, you need to let the front desk know so someone can turn it on. We were told it takes about 30 minutes to warm up. We were able to use it successfully for about 30 minutes one night, but on another night, another gentleman insinuated that it was too late for the sauna even though it was 21:00 and sauna hours were until 23:00. He later revealed that he was new on the job and did not know how to turn it on. We asked him to call someone else and he obliged. He called to let us know he turned it on, but he may not have used the right settings because it was not warm even after 30 minutes and we were able to sit in there for a full hour without breaking a sweat. PROS: 1) Drying rack in the bathroom was nice. 2) Room was spacious and clean. 3) The location was pretty convenient for public transit. 4) The hotel will provide a transit pass for the duration of your stay IF YOU ASK.