Excelsior Bochum

This motel-like property is out of the town centre and has an uninspiring location, but it is quiet and has plenty of parking. Decent breakfast. Good size comfortable room with a desk, and enough chairs. Not too far from the autobahn, so convenient for a stopover. Most of our fellow guests were business people, for whom this would be a decent budget option.

We had dinner in the adjoining Italian restaurant, which I think is a franchise semi-detached from the hotel (there is a door directly to the hotel, but it has its own independent entrance and car park). Our waitress was rude and offhand, and the food wasn't great either. Regulars seemed to get better service.

breakfast was good, room was clean

hotel restaurant was closed, reception was bad, all restaurants in the vicinity were closed.

Very helpful and friendly staff went out of their way to make it a good stay. The accommodation is spacious and has everything you need. It’s not luxurious, but we were’t expecting that. It’s also very close to the Planetarium U-Bahn, but in a quiet location. The breakfast was good, with lovely fresh bread, cheese, meat, fruit and cooked items and we had no problems with space or availability of food, despite the hotel being fully-booked. Everything is spotless. The Italian restaurant is lovely - delicious food, friendly staff and good prices. We felt we’d made a good choice with this hotel.

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