Best Western Hotel Kurfuerst Wilhelm I

The downside to this hotel is its location. It is right near the train station, and trams run there as well. I could hear trains as late as midnight and as early as 5 am. Otherwise, it is a clean, well-run, and comfortable place to stay. less

Hotel is situated next to the railway station, which is not an issue, however you can hear trams from the street early in the morning. Room was clean and spacious, even with the conference table and 6 chairs:) I was missing the carpet on the floor. Other than that, all was fine, good breakfast. less

Not really much to complain about here. Staff is very friendly and courteous. The rooms are ok in size, bathroom is ok as well. Not the best hotel ever but clearly a good destination for a few nights in Kassel. less

I stayed at this hotel for 2 weeks in September on Business on a Room Only basis. The first week I was in Room 55 for 5 nights and the second week, in Room 25, for 1 night. Reception: Used reception a few times and every member of staff was extremely helpful, courteous and attentive, especially the lady who checked me in on my first stay, who explained the surrounding area, provided me with an inclusive bus and tram ticket (and explained how the network works) etc. This was all very helpful. Room 55: I'm pretty sure this is the largest room in the hotel and you can see from my pictures the main living area is very spacious, clean, modern with plenty of light, as it is a corner room so has the benefit of all those windows! Very large flat screen TV was in the room which had a variety of German channels. It also had extra ports like USB and HDMI, so you can connect your own items. I used the HDMI to watch English programs from my iPad. Room had a reasonably priced mini bar and bonus of a spare small empty minibar fridge. This was good as there are 2 supermarkets about 30 second walk so used this for water, soft drinks and chocolate. Another bonus is there is a nice coffee pod machine in Room 55 which makes nice coffee. Standard hotel safe with 4 digit pin is available also. Bedroom was adequate, but some may find it small. It also had a smaller TV on the wall, but did the job just fine. As the room is at the very top, noise from the trams and street level is not noticable. A great weeks stay. Room 25: Still a very nice room with large TV and AV connections. Weather was a bit cooler this week so used the radiators to warm up the room and bathroom. You get a little more noise from the trams, but it does not distract and did not cause any problems for me. Location: Fantastic. Located in the square of the Kassel-Wilhemshoe ICE Bahn (rail) station (with Tram, Taxi and Bus also), there are cafes, restaurants and supermarkets extremely close. WIFI: I couldn't actually get this to work with the codes. Overall, a great stay and a very pleasant surprise for my first stay at a Best Western hotel. The staff are great. Note of caution, on the second week, I used booking.com for my booking, but when I arrived, my booking was not on the system at all. Thankfully, there were rooms available, so it was ok, but if it was full, I'm not sure what would have happened! So maybe a good idea to confirm your booking if using booking.com. less

My second stay at the hotel! Friendly staff still there, coffee maker in room still there - but drinks in fridge are now charged for. Wifi still free (but no you need a new code each day, which wasn't clear when I checked in - useful to bear in mind). Oh, and you get a free public transport ticket for the area for the duration of your stay - very useful! Now the downside - I'd chosen the hotel because it had its own restaurant (makes expenses claim a lot easier!). However, this was closed for the whole of August - again, it wasn't mentioned when I checked in, and there was no sign on the internal entrance. It was only when I thought it looked a bit empty of staff and went and asked that I was told! There was actually a sign on the external restaurant door, but that wouldn't normally be seen by hotel guests...! Still, there are several other eateries in the area including a good little Italian in a shopping arcade directly over the main road. less