We had a 5 day stay in this hotel in August 2020 whilst seeing friends in Leipzig and I have to say we enjoyed it. It is a city centre hotel - a typical Radisson Hotel building as you can see from the many published photographs. Our reception was friendly and the staff spoke English well - quite unusual for this part of the old East Germany. You have to wear a Covid Face mask (during the pandemic) in all public areas except the restaurant and bar but this was not much of an inconvenience at all. The Covid mask rules are very similar to the UK’s regulations generally although social distancing is not as strictly enforced. The hotel was packed with German tourists at the weekend but was a lot quieter during the week - we did not see or hear any other British people anywhere in Leipzig because (a) the city is not very high on the UK tourist agenda and also (b) the British fear of travel durning “the pandemic”. They don’t seem to have any in-house leisure facilities - no gym, spa or pool but our trip to Leipzig was not that sort of holiday anyway. There is also no business centre and I did miss that, having to ask my friends for printing services. Despite the Covid crisis and unlike the super careful British approach, the hotel provide full room service - fresh linen, towels...We had a 5 day stay in this hotel in August 2020 whilst seeing friends in Leipzig and I have to say we enjoyed it.

It is a city centre hotel - a typical Radisson Hotel building as you can see from the many published photographs. Our reception was friendly and the staff spoke English well - quite unusual for this part of the old East Germany. You have to wear a Covid Face mask (during the pandemic) in all public areas except the restaurant and bar but this was not much of an inconvenience at all. The Covid mask rules are very similar to the UK’s regulations generally although social distancing is not as strictly enforced.

The hotel was packed with German tourists at the weekend but was a lot quieter during the week - we did not see or hear any other British people anywhere in Leipzig because (a) the city is not very high on the UK tourist agenda and also (b) the British fear of travel durning “the pandemic”.

They don’t seem to have any in-house leisure facilities - no gym, spa or pool but our trip to Leipzig was not that sort of holiday anyway. There is also no business centre and I did miss that, having to ask my friends for printing services.

Despite the Covid crisis and unlike the super careful British approach, the hotel provide full room service - fresh linen, towels and all the usual amenities, including dressing gowns and slippers. Some of the housekeeping was a bit lax - dirty towels left in the bathroom, glasses not washed etc but a quiet word with Management sorted this out and there were no more problems.

We used their restaurant for the buffet breakfast (a full buffet, unlike in the paranoid British hotels) and while it was acceptable, there were weaknesses notably the absence of warm plates (a pet hate of mine), the absence of decent tea (the Germans drink coffee almost exclusively) and a failure to properly cook bacon (floppy and semi raw on the buffet). Some of the coffee flasks were also lukewarm but we warmed ours up with hot water from the dispenser so all was well. We didn’t use the restaurant in the evening, as we went out with our friends, so we cannot comment other than to say it didn’t seem to be very popular. There are literally hundreds of good restaurants a stone’s throw from the hotel if needed.

Our room 405 was a Junior Suite as on the floor plan, Like all Radisson’s, a Junior Suite is really a large room with a divider - see my photographs. It was clean and fresh and the Wireless internet was free and quite fast. The air conditioner was, however, not up to scratch and seemed to battle with the ambient heat. Despite raising this with staff, we could not get ours to drop below 22 degrees C. That made sleeping a bit unpleasant.

Despite the minor problems, it was a good stay and far from overpriced - we would recommend this place for a short break, if you happen to be traveling to Leipzig.More