The Westin Leipzig

TO THE LOCATION The hotel is very well located between the main train station and the old town, both can be reached in about 10 minutes on foot. THE HOTEL The building is huge. It has 27 floors. Built in the 1970s. However, it was probably renovated once. At least it has not stood still in time. The hotel has a lot of function rooms. THE STAFF We found the staff to be very friendly and professional. Consistently in all departments. Unfortunately, that is rather the exception today. Therefore a big "thumbs up"! THE ROOM Thanks to our Marriott bonvoy status, we had a room upgrade to a larger and higher room with an old town view. The view is really very nice. The room was large enough, though not huge. The cleanliness was good. Unfortunately, there was one or two items in the room that left us wondering: - Why isn't there a coffee or tea maker in the room!!! This hotel was the very first hotel where there was no such thing. - Unfortunately, the air conditioning could not be regulated at all. The temperature in the room was just about bearable, it was almost too cold. - Why is there something like a sewing kit in the bathroom, but no body lotion? - The bed was comfortable, but not to be compared with the otherwise extremely comfortable beds in other Westin. CLUB LOUNGE Unfortunately, there is no club lounge at the hotel for status guests. Only in the evening can you enjoy select drinks on the house for 2 hours. In addition, there is a small hot dish on the house. The selection of drinks was of very good quality. The food was also very good, although a bit limited. We would have been happy about some nuts or similar. BREAKFAST The breakfast was ok. However, it was far less spectacular in scope and presentation than that at other Westin hotels. GYM AND SPA Here we come to the point that makes up for the plus point of friendly staff! The Gym is absolutely not adequate. Both in terms of size, equipment, their condition and cleanliness. The gym could be tolerated in another hotel, but not in a Westin that has "Well being" written all over it. But ultimately the most insufficient point in our eyes is the fact that as a guest you have to pay 10 euros per day for pool and sauna use. We know that this is the latest trend in many hotels. However, this is not communicated anywhere in the hotel. At least, we found no information about it, except for a sentence on the website, in the hotel itself. Neither at check-in, nor at the SPA entrance or in the room. Especially against the background of a missing lounge for status guests, one could also include the access as a member benefit here, for example. As I said, a big minus for this!

Very nice staff, clean rooms, reasonably priced, all in all great quality for a reasonable budget! Good selection of drinks and nice food. 5 Stars!