25hours Hotel Hamburg HafenCity

Positives: the rooms was spacious and functional, including a free mini bar which was a great touch. Breakfast was great quality. Mini tea pots with a varied selection of quality loose leaf tea was the highlight for me. I also had dinner at the hotel restaurant which was very good. From the negatives I would mention one thing - no kettle, tea or coffee making facilities in the room. Don't know if this would bother many people, but if I can't make myself a hot drink in the morning in the room, I probably wouldn't stay there again. I would suggest the hotel fix that oversight as otherwise it's a good value functional hotel that could be really good.

100 percent recommend staying here when you visit Hamburg. Perfect location for sightseeing on foot, visiting Elbi or getting around on public transport. Staff was very friendly .every think perfect 😀

I enjoyed my 1 night stay at 25 hours Hotel Hamburg Hafencity, in particular the restaurant. Still, it won’t be my favourite hotel in Hamburg, I’m afraid. To start with the positives, the location is great (one can walk to and from most places), and the restaurant (Heimat) is excellent. The service in Heimat was great, and their Veltliner and crispy sugar snap pea soup was the best food I had in Hamburg. The hotel is also very stylish, both in the common areas and the rooms. However, the rooms are designed to please the eye but are not particularly practical or comfortable. The worst part was the overhang over the bed, where I banged my head numerous times (I am sure that happened often on tiny, crowded ships, but there was truly no need to recreate the experience in modern times on land). A corner of the room was just locked off by the door of a decorative cabinet - but that would have been useful space for storage. The bed was also not particularly comfortable, and the construction work next-door was very loud. Add that the loudspeaker in the room did not work, that there was no water kettle for tea, and that the floor in the shower was dangerously slippery, I think you get the picture that design went before function and comfort in this property. Great plus for the sauna on the 6th floor, and a solid minus for having a less experienced member of front desk staff alone on duty during check-out when the hotel was fully booked the night before (not her fault, obviously). I think they would deserve a 3,5 but ended up with 3 since I did not even get to talk to staff during check-out.

Nice funky hotel. Very welcoming and edgy design that is reminiscent of Docklands atmosphere. BUT … the hotel designers have not adhered to form follows function design ethos. No suitcase racks in the rooms- have to bend down to the floor to get to the suitcase ☹️. No tea and coffee making facilities in the rooms. Banged my head twice on the overhang over the bed as it’s too low for a 6’ + person. The door lid to the decorative seafarers trunk in the room takes up valuable floor space. Only a hard steel room chair provided with no desk. But other than that it’s ok. I don’t usually vent my negative thoughts but they do need to be told.

The wow factor when you walk in is impressive! It’s a really funky hotel. Big comfy lounges in reception, a record room where you can sit or lie and listen to a great selection of vinyl records. A cool lounge area. The rooms are pretty cool looking too. But totally impractical. No bench for your suitcase so you are constantly crawling on the floor. My husband hit his head twice on the metal bed surround that forms part of the design. No face washers?? No tea and coffee making facilities in the room. And finally the only seating is a single hard steel chair. Sure it looks good but the lack of practical thought really takes the edge off what could have been a great stay.