Best Western Plus Aalener Roemerhotel

Modern and renovated? For real? Good location for a business trip. Room has toilet and private shower. First floor in front building has breakfast and bar. Also outside patio seating for after work socializing. Check in fast considering our group had 20 rooms. Check out was not fast considering we didn't all surge at once. They still use old school keys on a key ring. Staff was friendly and the rooms and common areas are clean. I'm young enough not to need an elevator, but some of my traveling companions were not and based on the age and renovations, this site should have an elevator or more first rooms. less

We were group. Some people stayed restaurant building. They are women. So we asked porter service Cause there is not an elevator. In the morning we checked on our asking to Reception guy who is Italian Guy. He answered " i know it. I will go at 08.50" But he didnt come and he wanst at Reception even. And we asked some lady to call him. And she called him " he will come soon ". But he didnt come we waiting 10 mins. So we asked the other guy. He did and he said the guy(Peter) never say to him . what a service !!! less

I have NEVER posted a negative review prior to this, generally I try to avoid doing so because a bad experience could just be an aberration, not the usual situation. But with this place, I felt I needed to get the word out. Traveling on business, to visit a local client, I picked this hotel because it had what appeared to be a decent set of reviews for the cost. I wonder now if those reviews were "salted" by the staff or owners and not paying customers. On check-in, the young lady on reception duty was very rude - no greeting, no smile, no attempt to assist when I couldn't find the room initially due to the directions she gave me. When I did find the room (lugging suitcases, laptop, etc. up multiple flights) and got inside, the room was insanely small. WiFi service was non-existent inside the room - there was a chair in the hallway near my door, so I had to take the laptop outside the room to connect for emails, etc. I actually wondered if the placement of the chair was planned for that situation. The window in the room I had was non-functional, in that the hinge was broken at the top and the window wouldn't close, with a church bell right across the street chiming in each half-hour all night, very loudly. At what was referred to as "breakfast" the next morning, in the main building, the available offerings were very disappointing. I went to grab some fruit (an apple) and found the whole bowl mushy, almost to the point of being inedible. On the plus side, the place was very clean. But the staff could definitely use some customer relationship training, if not anger management courses. less

Quiet hotel hidden in the housing area, good for short business stay. Hotel is well kept and rooms are very clean and comfortable. Hotel restaurant is the only dining place available in this quiet area. Beautiful backyard garden from the balcony of my room. Internet is a little slow when the room is further away from the main area. (My colleague's comment) less

This I'd say I a typical box ticking hotel, everything might say it's 4* on paper, the assessor may even agree on the day, however I've been in 2* hotels with better service and breakfast. The rooms are OK it has a mini bar with a choice of 3 drinks, I had a balcony, the beds were comfy and I was happy with my pillow and the shower was great. Wifi was touch and go and drove me barmy when I was trying to Skype the family, there's (questionable) coffee making facilities. Receptionist needs some customer service training, or maybe a different career, she was rude and unwelcoming and I even witnessed her shouting at a guest saying their fitness facilities were closed as they read the sign saying that it was closed. Breakfast was a major disappointment. One of the worst in fact, when you see 4* you expect clean, set tables, a decent hot breakfast, better quality food and good service, I found the hot food was nothing towards hot, tasteless, and I've had better variety and service at a pizza Hut. It's Ok for a night or two but I've been to better. less