BOUTIQUE HÔTEL GOUNOD ^{* * * *}

Hotel etwas in die Jahre gekommen ansonsten ganz gut.
Frühstück einfach aber gut.
Mitarbeiter an der Rezeption sehr freundlich und sprechen englisch.

I stayed at the hotel, at room 303, for one week along with my girlfriend.

It turned out at the photos used in their own marketing, except of one photo of the exterior, are from the Splendid Hotel next door. We are not just talking about their shared facilities, like spa, bar, pool and training room, which are all at Splendid, fair enough. In Gounod Hotel’s presentation of their “standard rooms”, you’ll find the same pictures at the Splendid Hotel websites (as of August 2022). Our room at Gounod Hotel was nothing like it. I percieve this as deceptive marketing.

The wear and tear at Hotel Gounod is visible for everyone who wants to see. You see it by the furniture, the wallpaper and even by the paintings on the wall. I didn’t perceive the room as fully clean, but I don’t blame the maids for it. Old carpets, not parquet like in the pictures, are impossible to clean. For my part, the result was a cold cough and runny nose, probably due to house dust mite. There is also visible mold.

Gounod Hotel should downgrade itself from three to two stars.

The hotel management may answer that access to the facilities at the four stars Splendid Hotel is a kind of service unusual to a three star hotel. But honestly, if my buddy next door runs a gourmet restaurant, and I offer samples from his menu to my customers, that wouldn’t make my sausage stand a gourmet restaurant too.

Some of the receptionists were friendly and helpful, and thank you for that, while others were, in lack of better words, rude or ignorant. A person who can’t answer a polite question about the opening times of the breakfast without putting up a condescending face, shouldn’t work at the front desk. Those receptionists who care for their guests, shouldn’t be dragged down by those who don’t.

The breakfast is perhaps OK by continental European standards. A Northern European would have expected some more options of cold cuts and spreads, at least.

The best things to say about the hotel is the location, a short walk from the beach and from the nearest subway station, and the effective and silent air conditioner. We also had a balcony, which we appreciated as a retreat.

Despite these traits, we wouldn’t recommend this hotel. There are plenty of others.

Das Gounod Hotel ist eine Erweiterung vom Splendid Hotel&Spa, welches sich einige Meter entfernt die Straße entlang befindet. Es ist barocken Ursprungs und wurde 1903 erbaut. Es hat 5 Etagen, einen wirklich winzigen Aufzug und einen sehr kleinen Frühstücksraum. Das Buffet ist eher mittelmäßig bzw. gibt es von jeder Auswahl nur 2 verschiedene Sorten (Wurst, Käse, Müsli, Säfte...) aufgrund der Platzverhältnisse. Nichtsdestotrotz wird man satt. Neben der Rezeption gibt es ein Computerterminal mit Internetzugang. Unser Zimmer für 3 Personen war geräumig und hatte einen Balkon mit Sitzmöglichkeit. Bad und Toilette sind getrennt zugänglich. Als Gast sind der Pool&Spa Bereich im Splendid Hotel kostenfrei nutzbar. Man muss nur angeben, dass man im Gounod nächtigt. Auch das haben wir problemlos ausprobieren können. Auf der Dachterrasse kann man es sich bei einem Cocktail gutgehen lassen.