Hotels near Abn Taymiyyah // أبن تيمية, Kiel

I spent hours researching hotel options in Kiel (never been, was invited to a birthday party), and wound up in this hotel. No question that the hotel offers the best location for Kiel activities at the best price. They have regular sized rooms and larger rooms facing the waterfront, expect to have each room come with everything you expect in a 4 star hotel. In-house parking available, just about everything worth doing in Kiel can be reached by foot, the ferry boats leave from a pier virtually across the street. If you have the time, definitely take the ferry to Laboe, other side of the harbor bay, where you will find a wide variety of beach front restaurants and shops and the U995 WWII submarine exhibit - above ground, with the price of admission (around $10) you can walk it stern to bow. Anyway, back to the hotel - this is the best option for the money, do not hesitate to book.

I wanted to book the room directly at B&B via the Internet. It was an offer of over 75,- €/night with breakfast. When I wanted to book it was on the side that all the rooms are loaded. Then I have to book a room over partners (trip.com) for 116,- €/night without breakfast. When we arrived at the hotel, we wanted to have breakfast next morning. Since we did not book the hotel directly at B&B, the staff member wanted to No discount (10 %). Then our appetite was passed and we had a very good breakfast next morning.

The hotel is very well to reach at the outskirts of the city, relatively quietly located. As a night accommodation in connection with a cruise is very recommended, as it is to reach the cruise port in a few minutes walk. It is also well located for excursions to the city. The breakfast is still a little air upwards, since the hotel was very visiting at the time of the visit and the breakfast room (in the EC) reminds a store store (long-track room) there were waiting times for a seating room for breakfast. The hotel is still very new and clean. The rooms are convenient, simple but modern furnished. Parking facilities for cars are apparently defectware here, but could not be checked as arrivals with the train.

We stayed at the Steigenberger for one night. The hotel is nice and conveniently located opposite Terminal 28. It also close to the city centre. The buffet breakfast was very good. However, there was only a bottle of water in the mini-bar. The weather was quite hot and there was not ventilation unfortunately.

Ein hundefreundliches Hotel mit sehr schönen Zimmern, direkt an einem Park mit Hunde-Auslaufzone. Das Restaurant und die Bar sind wunderschön eingerichtet und besonders das Restaurant- und Bar-Personal war sehr herzlich und freundlich. Nicht so nordisch-steif, wie man es von manchen hochpreisigen Hotels kennt. Wir fanden das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis sehr angemessen. Das Frühstück ist ausgewählt üppig, mit vielen kleinen, ungewöhnlichen Leckereien (kaltgebeizter Lachs, Himbeer-Buttermilch...) und jeden Morgen anders. Die Terrasse mit Blick in den Park und auf einen kleinen Teil der Förder ist einfach ein Traum. Die Weinauswahl ist sehr gut und die Preise für Wein und Menü angemessen. Wir kommen auf jeden Fall wieder!

Das Frühstück war gut und das Personal aufmerksam und freundlich. Das Zimmer war leider schrecklich. Wir waren im Nebengebäude. Der Standard war - was wir vorher wussten - nur 3 Sterne, was an sich völlig ok ist. Aber das Zimmer (Nr. 340) war weder richtig sauber (wurde dann nachgereinigt), noch war es in einem angemessenen Instandhaltungszustand. Im Bad Sprünge in den Fliesen, korrodierte Armaturen, fleckiger Waschtisch, verbreitet Roststellen an der Heizung. Im Zimmer ein Glastisch mit diversen Abplatzungen, Flecke auf dem Sofa, ein Fenster ließ sich gar nicht mehr öffnen und der Teppich hat seine besten Zeiten auch schon lange hinter sich. Wenn Sachen alt sind, ist das nicht schlimm, aber sie müssen schon in Ordnung sein. Dafür dann 320 Euro für zwei Nächte zu nehmen, ist schon ein starkes Stück. Auf unsere Reklamation hin wurde uns von Frau Birke mitgeteilt, dass sie da außer einer Nachreinigung nichts machen könne. Die Reinigung sei auch ein bekanntes Problem, weil das ukrainische Reinigungspersonal immer so traurig sei und nicht zuverlässig arbeite. Den ansonsten schlechten Erhaltungszustand des Zimmers fand Frau Birke für den Preis in Ordnung, schließlich sei das Frühstück toll und uns stünde ja auch der Wellnessbereich zur Verfügung. Das wäre als Argument aber selbst dann Blödsinn, wenn es nur ein 1-Sterne-Zimmer wäre. Dass ein Zimmer sauber und heil ist, ist doch wohl die Grundlage?! Das uns angebotene kostenlose Upgrade bei einem künftigen Besuch war jedenfalls kein Trost - es versteht sich von selbst, dass wir in dieses Hotel sicher nie wieder fahren werden. Was wohl auch in das Angebot eingepreist war...

Don’t stay here. Both times we have been here it has been excruciatingly painful to say the least. The first time we had the so-called presidential suite and another room for the kids. The presidential suite had a door that didn’t fit properly, dirty windows, filthy cushions on the couches. Old-fashioned furniture that has been badly beaten up and they are charging a premium price for the rooms. With the five of us we had quite a bit of luggage and my wife asked for assistance. Eventually somebody from the bar (refused to give his name but someone at reception said he was from the UAE) ambled up to my wife and said “you want some assistance with a luggage?“. Yes replied my wife. He then looked at her and said “we don’t do that here“ and walked off leaving her to struggle with three small children and a number of large suitcases. Absolutely appalling is the only way it can be described. Just simple good manners would dictate that somebody would help a woman with three children and luggage up some steep stairs and into the lift. Just not too hard thing to do for a young man…. Surely? The bathroom is dirty and smelt of mould. The second visit was no better. We would not have stayed here if it hadn’t already been pre-booked and paid. They managed to completely get the booking wrong and then refused to even try and sort it out in order to make our visit more comfortable. Instead, we end up with a tense and very unhappy situation exacerbated by the extraordinarily rude staff at reception who would not listen to our requests. Strongly recommend you stay away from this place.

Never seen such bad hospitality. We visited for one night on our trip to Kiel. We needed some help and directions and asked for it. The staff were very unfriendly and unhelpful. We felt like being a nuisance instead as guests. Also the elevator did not work. Do not want to go back again.