Rio Hotel
9.2

Wonderful

198 Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

198 Verified Reviews

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Cleanliness
9.4/10
Service
9.4/10
Comfort
8.8/10
Condition
9.0/10
location
7.4/10
Neighborhood
8.2/10
Amenities
8.8/10

Hans-Sachs-Str. 2, Karlsruhe, Germany. See map

Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
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Hotel Description

In the heart of Karlsruhe, Rio Hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Prince Max Palace and Karlsruhe Zoo. This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Karlsruhe Convention Centre and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Karlsruhe Palace. Make yourself at home in one of the 117 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include a computer station, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Karlsruhe? This hotel has 323 square feet (30 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Hotel policies

Check-in from2:00 PM
Check-in bymidnight
Minimum check-in age18
Check-out by11:00 AM

Professional property host/manager

Pets allowed

Service animals are allowed

Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

Cleaning and safety practices

  • Contactless check-in is available
  • Contactless check-out is available

Property Alerts

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.50 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

  • Children 6 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
  • Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.

Special Instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Instructions

  • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
  • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
  • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
  • This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Minimal age

18

Optional fees

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 12.50 per person
  • Self parking fee: EUR 10 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet deposit: EUR 5 per night
  • Pet fee: EUR 5 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 5.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Spoken Language

German

English

Amenities

Highlights of your stay

Most Popular

Free WiFi

Parking available

Dining services

Concierge

Laundry

Entertainment

Non-smoking

Business facilities

Banquet facilities

Other

Elevator

Wheelchair accessible

Concierge services

Conference space

Breakfast available (surcharge)

Laundry facilities

Safe-deposit box at front desk

Multilingual staff

Free newspapers in lobby

24-hour front desk

Billiards or pool table

Number of restaurants - 1

Conference space size (feet) - 323

Conference space size (meters) - 30

Number of meeting rooms - 1

Bicycle rentals on site

Self parking (surcharge)

Computer station

Number of bars/lounges - 1

Banquet hall

Guest reviews

What others are saying
9.2

Wonderful

198 Verified Reviews

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Cleanliness
9.4/10
Service
9.4/10
Comfort
8.8/10
Condition
9.0/10
location
7.4/10
Neighborhood
8.2/10
Amenities
8.8/10
10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025
John
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10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2025
Jonathan
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Relaxing

A very comfortable overnight stay with secure underground parking and good restaurant. The breakfast was plentiful and varied. Our bedroom and bathroom were spotless .

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2024
Sarah
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Nice comfortable room.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2023
Bruce
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Everyone was friendly. Hood nteakfadt. Short walk to tram.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2023
Jeff
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Great breakfast options!!

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2023
Andreas
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Wonderful room, very clean, fantastic breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2023
Verified traveler
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Fantastic Hotel

Fantastic hotel. Thank you for the great service !!

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2023
Jeremy
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was fine

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2022
Robin
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Karlsruhe Hotel

Very pleasant stay. Excellent staff and quality breakfast. Tidy and well appointed bedroom.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2022
Andreas
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All in all an excellent hotel. Especially the breakfast! The rooms are very clean, with nice amenities.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2022
Rainer
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Fantastic property with fabulous staff! Highly efficient and exceptionally friendly and caring for customers. Great breakfast, excellent rooms. Impeccable.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2022
Martin
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Quick and friendly check in, rooms nice and newly renovated and well equipped. Disadvantage is the lack of light-resistant curtains

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2022
James
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Well worth visiting

Excellent stay made all the more enjoyable by the very friendly staff. The restaurant is well run and good choice of items. Have no hesitation in recommending this hotel, would defiantly stay again

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2021
Verified traveler
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Very clean, friendly, in excellent location. Especially good breakfast

6/10

Fair

28 Jun 2019
Verified traveler
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No air conditioning in the room was a major problem with 36C outside the chance for a good sleep was limited. The restaurant was traditional but no veggie food would have been a problem if there were no options locally.

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2019
Enno
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Decent hotel in central location

Overall good hotel. A bit weird that the reception is across the street. Otherwise clean and ok.

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2019
David
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Hotel Rio Karlsruhe

Very good hotel in a good location. Excellent breakfast and nice bar

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2018
David
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Hotel Rio Karlsruhe Germany.

It is a great location, with easy access to the city center. The hotel is very clean and comfortable, with an excellent breakfast, and good bar. The only problem was that it was very hot, and there was no air conditioning in the rooms.

6/10

Fair

13 Aug 2018
Caroline
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Old fashioned

The gentleman on reception was fantastic! The restaurant was not so fantastic. The choice for gluten free was no choice at all. The waitress tried though. The place is rather old fashioned and I am puzzled as to how it received an 'excellent' rating o Hotels.com

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2017
Verified traveler
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Hotel Rio - upgraded rooms

Newly decorated room, nice friendly hotel that I have used for the last few years.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2016
Neal
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Convenient and clean hotel.

The staff was very pleasant. The room was very clean, quiet and comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2016
Andrew
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Great rooms!

Really great stay at Hotel Rio. I was really impressed by the staff, rooms and amenities. Having stayed at other nice hotels in Karlsruhe, I found this to be a tiny step above.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2016
E.Haddad
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good hotel,clean,quiet,good location

in my experience this hotel worth 4 stars+,yes I recommend it to everyone like to visit Karlsruhe

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2015
susan
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Best place to stay in Karlsruhe

Hotel is in a very central location with underground garage for about 30 cars very handy in Karlsruhe. The breakfast buffet offers a very large choice and the coffee is very good. I can highly recommend that Hotel and will stay there the next time.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2015
Martin
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Great hotel

Great hotel with free parking and good bar. Restaurant not open at weekends but the city centre is walking distance

6/10

Fair

21 Jul 2015
Verified traveler
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Pleasant business stay.

A pleasant experience overall. The public areas were very outdated, the bedrooms a little less so but an overall facelift for this property would result in higher scores across the board. The daytime staff were all pleasant as was the night porter but he had no English at all.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2015
Verified traveler
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not a great room location

very nice hotel, great location cons a room in the basement

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2015
Verified traveler
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Not Recommended - Overrated

Bit distorting infor- very long walk from the main station. No Air conditioning or fan in the room. They do load the fridge with cold drinks hoping for guests to drink heaps in the humid weather. I had an uncomfortable sleep. Bed made creaking noise every time I moved. Staff were good though. 70€ for a single room was a waste of money. I moved to a 4 bed hostel the next day, paid 21€ and had a good sleep.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2015
Mikhail
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Nice hotel

Really good hotel. Very good restaurant. Good bathroom and comfort beds. Close to city center but still in quiet place.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2015
Craig
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Great Staff

Very modern and luxury hotel with excellent reception staff.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2014
Nora
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We loved this hotel. It is beautiful and clean. I am not sure what the mattresses are, but they are truly the most comfortable I have ever slept on; I wanted to take the mattress with me. The room we had was gorgeous. The staff was incredibly gracious, and luckily, we worked with Ulla much of the time: she could not have been more helpful. The breakfast buffet was the best we experienced in Germany - the variety was amazing. The servers were so cheerful. We ate dinner there twice. The first night was excellent, but on the second, I believe we were served leftovers. That would be my only complaint for an otherwise perfect experience.

4/10

Poor

17 Sep 2013
John W
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Restaurant closed on a friday!! one towel in the

would not give this place 4 stars. after a long trip we wanted to relax and eat but were told the restarant was closed as it was a friday ! its a business hotel... only one towel in the room despite them knowing there were two of us and we were also shunted off to the hotel accross the road. completly over priced and too expensive for what it was. our last night of holiday was a real sad one spent here.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2013
Verified traveler
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Comfortable stay

Lovely room, great bathroom with quality fittings. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed but found a great place to eat not far away.

6/10

Fair

04 Jul 2025
Alexander
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Vom Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis her ist es ein gutes Hotel. Leider sind die Zimmer jedoch in die Jahre gekommen, und das Mobiliar wirkt stark veraltet.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025
Martin
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Man fühlt sich wohl!

- Frühstücksbuffet reichhaltig - sehr saubere Unterkunft

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2025
Stefan
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Wir kommen jedes Jahr. Inzwischen sind die Zimmer schön renoviert. Das Frühstück ist hervorragend.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2025
Lars
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Sehr gut und moderne Zimmer, Tiefgarage mit Ladesäulen, nettes Personal, scheller Check-in und Check-out

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2024
Fred
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super freundliches Personal und gutes Frühstück

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2024
Robertus
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Vriendelijk personeel, alles zag er netjes uit en schoon. Ontbijt was goed verzorgd.

4/10

Poor

18 Aug 2024
Guenter
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Schade, dass das Restaurant und bar den ganzen Monat geschlossen sind??Frühstück war wirklich lecker und großzügig, Personal sehr freundlich und aufmerksam Man kann in die Stadt leicht zu Fuß gehen, Haltestelle ist auch ganz in der Nähe

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024
Gerd
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Zimmer war geräumig und schön eingerichtet. Alles war sauber. Sehr freundliches Personal. Das Frühstücksbuffet war hervorragend, alles was man erwartet und noch ein paar leckere Extras. Alles wurde regelmäßig aufgefüllt und das Personal war aufmerksam.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2024
Berend
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Voor herhaling vatbaar (m.u.v. warme zomers)

Hotel heeft tmaar 1 minpuntje... Geen airconditioning... En dat in augustus. Voor de rest, alles is super netjes, ruime kamer (comfort), gratis parkeren, ontbijtbuffet à € 9,- p.p. Schloss Karlsruhe op loopafstand, onderweg kom je diverse overheidsgebouwen (gerecht) tegen. Rewe supermarkt op nog geen 100 meter afstand.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2024
Marius
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Sehr gut

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2024
Daniel
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Wir sind Stammgäste und übernachten gerne in diesem Haus. Freundliches Personal, saubere und ruhige Zimmer, gute Umgebung und wenige Gehminuten zur Fussgängerzone. Eine Tiefgarage wird vorgehalten mit gutem Tagestarif.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2024
Rob
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Kamer en badkamer zag er perfect uit! Mooie schone kamer!

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2024
Tobias
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Super Hotel! Sehr freundliches und hilfsbereites Personal!! Zimmer sind groß und das Frühstück ist wirklich super!!!!

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2024
Andreas
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Zen Sauber' funktional und ausgezeichnetes Fruehstueck.

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2024
Chrisse
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Great service and dog friendly.

Grate staff and service. Plus for friendly cleaning lady how understood that we have a dog and accident can happen. Dog friendly hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2024
Jochen
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Sehr freundliches Personal, sauberes Zimmer, tolles Frühstück

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2024
Guenter
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Kunstmesse

Freundlich, hilfsbereit

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2023
Verified traveler
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Das RIO ist ein schönes Hotel.

Das RIO Hotel ist ein Hotel zum wohlfühlen. Wir hatten ein renovieres Zimmer mit sehr schönem Bad. Gerne wieder. 👍 E-Autos sollten einen Parkplatz reservieren. Rezeption ist sehr freundlich. Zimmer ab 14 Uhr frei.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2023
Martin
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Behagliches Wohnen im Karlsruher Zentrum

Zentralen Lage Frühstücksbuffet reichhaltig Parken günstig

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2023
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The staff was friendly, the room was clean and quiet. The location was nice with a supermarket and some good restaurants nearby. I enjoyed the stay very much.

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2023
Ulrich
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Sehr gutes und reichhaltiges Frühstücksbüffet. Gute Lage.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2023
Tan Minh
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Restlos zufrieden.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2022
Bernd
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Super Hotel,

Sehr Freundlicher Empfang, Zimmer super, Frühstück sehr lecker mit sehr guter Auswahl!

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2022
Nadine
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Kurzer Weg zur Haltestelle Mühlburger Tor. In gleicher Straße befindet sich ein Supermarkt. Personal sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.

6/10

Fair

30 May 2022
Kurdiya
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Okay , aber nicht 4 Sterne

Das Standard Einzelzimmer hat eher etwas von einem 2 Sterne Hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2022
Renate
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Ruhiges Zimmer und angenehm kühl an sehr heissen Tagen.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2022
Verified traveler
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A terrific hotel!

Highly recommend this hotel! Large room, quiet, modern, good facilities, good beds, impressive lobby, professional staff. A small minus (just to come up with something) was a pedestrian crossing over a busy intersection where you often had to wait a while for a green light on the way to the city center that beginns 200 meters from the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2022
Markus
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Sauber, sehr freundliches Personal. Gute Betten. Zentrale Lage. Sehr gutes Frühstück. Eigene Tiefgarage.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2021
Ulrich
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Sehr empfehlenswert

Zentral gelegen in einer ruhigen Seitenstraße. Großes Zimmer mit einem bequemen Bett und einem modernen Badezimmer. Super leckeres Frühstücksbuffet, große Auswahl- insgesamt hervorragendes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Das Hotel hat uns uneingeschränkt überzeugt!

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2021
Daniel
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Superbe Hôtel bien situé

Très bel hotel situé pas loin de nombreux restaurants de Karlsruhe Le petit déjeuner était sympa malgré les restrictions liées au Covid Le petit plus dans les chambres du second bâtiment produits Rituals pour la douche

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2021
Verified traveler
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TOP Lage, TOP Zimmer, TOP Frühstück. Dieses Hotel ist sehr zu empfehlen.

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2021
Andreas
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Super Personal und Gastfreundlichkeit

Personal war sehr zuvorkommend und freundlich. Eine echte Wohltat zum gewohnten Einerlei. VIP Service wurde nicht angeboten???

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2020
Holger
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sehr angenehmer Aufenthalt! Guter Service. Geschmackvolle Einrichtung. Gute Anbindung an das Öffentliche Verkehrsnetz.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2020
Uwe
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Toller Aufenthalt

Ganz tolles Hotel in der Nähe zur Innenstadt. Komfortables Hotel und das Personal ist sehr freundlich. Wir haben bei unseren Aufenthalt ein Upgrade erhalten, deshalb haben wir uns entschieden eine Nacht zusätzlich zu buchen. Leider konnten wir dies dann nicht mehr über Hotel.com machen. Die Innenstadt ist schnell in 10 min zu erreichen und eine italienische Gaststätte mit sehr tollen Angeboten ist auch gleich in der Nachbarschaft. In Karlsruhe bleibt das unsere 1. Adresse.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2020
Zmoos
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Immer wieder

Infrastruktur des Hotel großartig. Etwas ausserhalb gelegen. Super freundlicher Empfang und angenehmer Aufenthalt. Weiter so.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2020
HALIM
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Fantastique

Top je recommande vivement Une référence !

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2020
Matthias
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Tolle Leute in einem guten Hotel

Ich fahre immer wieder gerne ins Rio. Die Zimmer sind modern, komfortabel und sauber. Das Personal ist super freundlich und sehr zuvorkommend! Respekt!

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2020
Verified traveler
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bon hotel

bon hotel, chambre confortable et propre, tres bon petit dejeuner

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2019
Verified traveler
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Das Frühstück war super. Sehr freundliches Personal

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2019
Verified traveler
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Das Frühstück war super, Lage ist gut und zentral. Zimmergröße ausreichend und modern eingerichtet jedoch merkt man dass das Hotel in die Jahre gekommen ist.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2019
Daniel
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Sauberes modernes Bad, großes Zimmer

Ich war im Nebenhaus, was wohl recht neu ist. Der Kleiderschrank ist so groß wie ein Einzelzimmer in anderen Hotels. Das Bad hat eine begehbare Dusche und das Zimmer ist sehr geräumig. Das Personal war freundlich und die Kosten fürs Parken human

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2019
Sabi
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Sehr freundliches und aufmerksames Personal (in allen Bereichen). Super Frühstück. Saubere Zimmer.

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