The first thing I should say is that our disappointment with the Harzhotel might have been less apart from a poor booking decision on our part.
We booked the apartment & half board with expedia on the basis that the apartments were described as being next to the hotel and with young children we felt this would give us more space than in a family room. We didn't want half board but there was no middle option when booking - it was either one room with breakfast only and the apartment with half board.
The apartment turned out to be a particularly dismal choice - it was easily 10 minutes walk away from the hotel which made using the facilities there much harder. There was little parking as it was in a residential block where the residents had reserved spaces and there was none available for guests of the hotel. It looked unused - the furnishings and decor were dated. There were no toiletries in the bathroom and the towels left for us were mismatched and threadbare.
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