Sheraton Carlton Hotel Nürnberg

Breakfast was excellent!

Breakfast could open a bit earlier e.g. 6 a.m.

Near metro and old city

Very Nice location and friendly staff, Nice breakfast.

It was too close to the train station.

Is this the perfect hotel? Very nearly. I requested a room with a balcony and was given one, and it turned out to be the most comfortable room that I had in any city this year. The balcony opened out onto a splendid vista of the city looking out in three directions – and yes, facing north, I could see the Altstadt including the Kaiserburg. Nothing could have been better. Also, the soundproofing in the room was perfect: during one of the four nights that I stayed here, the guests in the room next to mine held a party on their balcony and were quite loud, with recorded music and such, but as soon as I closed the balcony doors, I couldn’t hear a trace of their ruckus. Beyond that, the room was cozy and comfortable, with carpeting instead of wooden flooring (always a plus). And all of the little variables that make a stay better or worse, the Sheraton Nürnberg got right: free slippers, a free bathrobe, and small soaps (replenished daily) rather than the dreadful liquid shampoo/soap dispensers to which some hotels resort. Plus, I was allowed to check in a bit early, prior to their designated check-in time — and I consider this the true mark of a good hotel. Breakfast was bountiful and multifarious, with bacon and eggs and, in lieu of sausages, something even better: the Würstchen that are a Nürnberg trademark. The location is fantastic — close to the main train station, just steps away from the Verkehrsmuseum, and quite close to the city’s greatest museum (and altogether one of the finest in the country): the Germanisches Nationalmuseum. The staff was most friendly. I felt very much at home here, and this contributed to a very congenial four-day stay in Nürnberg.

It’s somewhat pricey (in accordance with the “You get what you pay for” mantra). A bit more desk space would have been nice. The shower is a shower/tub model rather than a spacious standalone shower compartment (the latter being preferable). And while it is certainly close to the train station, it’s not quite right beside it, so one does have to port one’s main luggage a small distance when one first checks in. But these are minor points, and have much to do with the simple fact that I selected a regular-sized room rather than a larger-sized room, so space was at a premium — but I wouldn’t have traded my balcony view for anything. This is surely the top choice for a Nürnberg stay.