Maritim Hotel Bonn

My family stayed there in April for the POST marathon, and it was such a pleasant experience. 1. breakfast I like the breakfast time in maritim, the restaurant has a bit retro mood(in a good way, I kinda wish there would be no renovation there), with kinda staffs. the choice in the buffet exceeded ones in other hotels in similar grade of hotel, well arranged. Since the place is big, no hurry and no busyness, and we really enjoyed breakfast there, watching s S-Bahn through the windows. 2. room*family room comfort The room was big, again, bigger than other new, franchised hotels. I liked that there was plenty of extra space, enough for family yoga, hahah. The bed was comfortable for me(it could depend on personal preference). Our room was located at the corner, so we could enjoy the view from two sides. 3. location. It was not located in downtown, it is located in the government building zone(a very green place) bit away from tourist places, which personally i liked. The S-Bahn station is very close to the hotel, the bus and U-Bahn stations were nearby, so we can access downtown easily, and a big park was nearby, so we enjoyed taking a walk there. 4. friendly staffs. Staffs are friendly and helpful. We arrived there before 1 pm, which was earlier than the official check-in time(3 pm? i guess), but the staff checked us in anyway, very flexible service. 5. etc I would like to talk about the styles. It did not have up to date atmosphere. But that was what I liked, retro and reminds me of golden business times, for example, the elevators were trimmed with golden color. (again, it is personal opinion) We liked Bonn(there was some coziness my family really liked), and we would like to visit marintim again.

We visited the hotel during the FedCon event. Whilst we didn't have a room at the hotel, we spent 12 hours there - every day. Firstly the hotel is nice and clean and that is always important. The staff in the cafe was nice and efficient. The FedCon event attracts several thousand visitors each day. Whilst there was still ample space and it didn't feel particularly crowded, the air con / ventilation couldn't keep up. The upstairs was like a sauna and very, very uncomfortable. The reception staff on site was friendly enough. I was however disappointed that I had to email the hotel three times prior to our stay to enquire about parking options. Third time lucky resulted in a brief response. Parking is available both directly outside the hotel as well as in a parking garage. During the event this was busy, but we did manage to secure a space every day. A big negative is that there was no water fountain / bottle refilling station available. We even asked at the reception, just to attract a kind of disgusted downward look. Nowadays most people travel with a refillable water bottle, if not in Germany, then definitely international clients. Move with the times and keep our planet healthy just this little bit longer by reducing plastic waste!

The rooms are nice, and the environment is quite pleasant. That aside, there are mice in the restaurant and the staff are so nonchalant about it. This is literally a public health hazard so it boggles my mind that they don’t want to do anything about it. It’s also very hard to get a common iron, and the staff actually raise their voice at customers when you insist on services.