The hotel has an outstanding front desk staff – one of the best of any hotel I have stayed at. The evening manager was outstanding; she provided information on the area, maps, and suggestions on where to eat. The hotel is about a fifteen-minute walk from the train station. My train arrived after 7 PM and there were no cabs at the Station; however, the public bus will take you within a block of the hotel. The hotel is in a residential/industrial district and there are two grocery stores a block away and a home improvement store across from the hotel. The Internet service in the hotel was overpriced and not particularly reliable. The Schwetzingen Castle, the most famous landmark of the city, is a short walk from the train station and worth the trip. For those wishing to visit Heidelberg, you have to change trains in Mannheim to do so.

Denver Mullican, New Orleans more