I am writing this review for the benefit of anyone like myself unlucky enough to be stranded in Paderborn for any length of time.

Paderborn is a small town in the middle of Germany. It has a nice old town with a Cathedral and a few other nice buildings. You might stop by there for an hour or two if you were passing by and had nothing else to do. It's a very conservative and religious place and it's not really near any decent city or tourist attraction.

I had to stay here for over a month for business and this hotel helped me endure the experience.

For a 3 star hotel, and quite reasonably priced, you can't beat the Aspethera. It is a brand new hotel, with everything new and shining. The rooms are a reasonable size, with nice bathroom and flat screen tv. The best feature however, is this fantastic free sauna in the basement, which was practically for my own private use as no-one else seems to use it at all!

As I was staying there for a while, the... more