Advantages: Location, good value at promotional rates Disadvantages: Not worth the full rate, some unwelcoming staff
I recently reviewed an Ibis hotel in Austria and a fellow Ciao member expressed surprise that I should write a review on this topic. Thinking about it I can see why; one chain hotel is pretty much like any other and if you want to know about the location well you can easily find out on the hotel website. All of which made me think I would probably not bother reviewing the Mercure Mitte Hotel in Hannover but some interesting points arose during my visit and I thought it worth voicing them aloud here.
A chain hotel is not usually my chosen type of accommodation, partly because I don't like to spend too much but also because I'm not a fan of faceless hotels with no character. I booked the Mercure Mitte in Hannover because the cheaper accommodation was quite a distance from the centre and I took advantage of a promotional rate through ...
Advantages: Ease of use, good offers Disadvantages: Inconsistent
The Hanover International Hotel chain only have hotels in the UK (well actually having checked the locations it is only England and Wales).
They have 14 Hotels in Skipton, Huddersfield, Scunthorpe, Ashbourne, Hinckley, Daventry, Dunstable, Harpenden, Cardiff Bay, Bromsgrove, Reading, Basingstoke, Chewton(Bristol) and Eynsham (Oxford). The hotels are all 3 or 4 stars and 'most' of the ones I have visited are very good.
All have good facilities such as pools, saunus, gyms, and most offer good business facilities as well.
The standards of hotel and service vary quite a lot across the hotel chain so it pays to check out each hotel prior to any visit.
For example, the Hinckley hotel is a very large modern and impersonal hotel. The staff are reasonable, the restaurant is passable and the facilities are excellent. Compare this ...
Advantages: Clean, friendly, low cost for what you get Disadvantages: Bit far out of town
Although it's been a while since i last visited this hotel, I have to say it was amazing. Definitely one of the best hotels that I have ever been to. Granted it is more for the business traveller due to it's location but all the same it's very smart.
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The location is really the only downside to such a superb hotel. Located in the South East of the city, the hotel is about 8 km from the city centre and almost 25km from the airport. It is within walking distance (infact a bridge connects it) to EXPO trade grounds and is next to the TUI arena. So really the hotel is more for business travellers rather than tourists and this is where the hotel has decidedly aimed the hotel at. Despite this, the hotel is still easily accessible. It is positioned within walking distance to the MESSE OST tram stop which ...
