Innsbruck Hotel - Innsbruck, Austria

Hotel Innsbruck

2 Nights (Thursday, Friday)

Room Type: Deluxe Room

Price: €268 (room, tax and breakfast)

Overall Grade: B


3+

1. Location. The hotel faces the Inn River and the Alps and is right around the corner from the main tourist area. In order to see sites like Stadtturm, Helblinghaus and the Goldenes Dachl, there is no need to even cross any streets.
   
2. Breakfast was included in the room rate and was made up of a good selection of food. We were actually quite surprised at the quality of the breakfast. The only slightly annoying thing was that melanges (my obsession on the trip) were not one of the drink options - to get a melange we would have had to pay extra. Otherwise, there was a large selection of food which was all presented nicely.
3. The room was very large and overall very clean. One whole wall of the room was made up of windows so there was plenty of natural light. There was plenty of storage space and even a nice, big safe built into the closet like at the Hotel Sacher, Salzburg.
   

3-

1. Toilet situation. The toilet of this room was not in the bathroom, but rather, in it's own separate room next to the main bathroom. While we know that this is not uncommon we found it very annoying and very unhygienic! To wash your hands you have to touch multiple door handles and light switches. The other REALLY confusing bit was that the bidet was in the bathroom with the sink and shower - in a completely different room than the toilet! Not exactly sure how helpful a bidet is in that setup...
   
2. When we walked into our room for the first time we were greeted with a clean room that unfortunately smelled like smoke (we are both non-smokers). We were able to air out the room by opening all the windows and blasting the air conditioner but it was still unpleasant.
3. The decor. While there was nothing wrong with the decor it was definitely not to our tastes. The style was very 1980s and looked very much like the few hotels we have stayed at ski towns in Vermont.