Obstalden Vacations from AED2,613

A basic, no-frills hotel offering the essentials without extras like a mini fridge or coffee/tea-making facilities. The bed was a little on the hard side, but the room was clean and functional. The real highlight is the location—within easy walking distance to the charming old town, making it a convenient base for exploring the area.

loved the design of the hotel, the rooms were clean, and they had all the necessities. The staff was very polite. However, the room had no elevator or ramp to get the suitcases to the 3rd floor, so we had to carry them up the stairs from the second to the third floor. The room was extremely hot, and it had a very small fan that barely worked. There was nowhere (except the bar) to get cold water to drink. No mini bar, and the drink machine had no water, and was actually empty. Some ice machine, or cold water, would have been nice, considering the weather was very hot.

The staff was very patient and helpful with us Americans. The hotel is updated and has a great location for the price. It’s close to the water, tons of shops and restaurants and was perfect for a short trip to Zurich. The rooms are bigger than others we’ve stayed in around Europe. Beds were comfortable and they provide multiple pillow options. There’s no A/C (I understand that’s hit and miss over there), but the fan provided wasn’t great, which was tough in August. The biggest issue was the Wi-Fi. We had almost no connectivity throughout our 3-day stay, though it was fine in the lobby. We’d go to connect and the Wi-Fi either didn’t show up 75% of the time or it would and would disconnect just a few minutes into use. This was on a few devices so I know it wasn’t just our phones. Other than the internet, I’d recommend the hotel, as I can recognize AC is just different over there.

The room was not what we requested. The staff claimed we asked for two children under 2 so they gave us a room with portable cots. When booking through Expedia I put the kids ages 7, 9 in so there was something off in the reservation process…. They removed the cots and gave us 1 mattress. Far from ideal but best they could do apparently. Rest of stay was good. Breakfast included was very convenient for us.