I have been to this hotel three times and I like it. It's close to town center by tram which stops…read moreright down the street, a very short walk. Two tram stops to town at the Domplatz where the fabulous Christmas market is. It takes 5 minuets. Erfurt town is loaded with shops and restaurants. Three more stops and you're at the main train station. There you can get trains into all the surrounding areas, and now with the high speed trains leaving out of Erfurt you can get to Berlin or Nuremberg in about an hour. Very easy. If you have a car there is parking at the hotel which we used on one trip. I guess it's all relative, because €10 a day is nothing compared to the cost of parking in America. So we thought it was a bargain. What I like most about the hotel is that I save money which I'd rather spend shopping and sightseeing. In fact, the price of our room here was low enough that we spent a night in Berlin and a night in Nuremberg without checking out of the Hotel Alt Erfurt, keeping it as our "home base". I don't need a 24 hour front desk or concierge service. I don't need swimming pools and ice buckets. What I do like is for my room to be clean, which it is at this hotel. With an updated bathroom and wood laminate floors which are cleaner than carpets. My rooms had full sized hair dryers, televisions, wifi, and kitchenette with refrigerator, sink and stove. The beds are basic and firm. I'm not that particular when it comes to that but I understand some might be. But the beds are clean and I didn't have any problems with them. I found the staff to be friendly and very helpful. Although there is a language barrier, I was able to over come it as they really try. They understand German some, and English less. The kitchen lady is a little grumpy but I didn't take it personally. She was busy preparing and laying out a nice buffet breakfast every morning. Weekends 8-11am and weekdays 7-10am. I only wish the weekdays also went until 11am. I didn't think €9.50 was too expensive for an all you can eat breakfast. Eggs, bacon, sausage, rolls, meats and cheeses, bread, muffins, cereals and lots of fruits everyday. Different items were also prepared each day to change it up. The dinning area had many tables and I never felt crowded. If you want to be pampered with luxurious soaps and creams in your bathroom, fancy furniture or need a concierge staff to help you plan your days this is not your place. But if you just want a place thats affordable, clean and conveniently located this is a good choice. I am giving this hotel 4 stars because, for the price, it was worth it.

I stayed at the Erfurt location of Victor's Residenz-Hotel for the first time during my trip to…read moreGermany in September 2015. I had originally chosen the hotel because it was one of a few that advertised on-site parking which was a requirement for me (parking was located in an underground garage beneath the hotel which was ideal). I found the hospitality of the staff was excellent and I found my room to be large and spacious. As a hotel guest I was provided a pass for the city transit system, which proved useful as it allowed my father and I to explore the center of the city with ease. Overall, it was a great stay and should I return to Erfurt, I would definitely stay here again.

Being on tour since early November (now it's March), we have seen quite a few hotels, and this is…read moreone of the mediocre ones. There is nothing bad about it - it all simply feels a bit outdated, hence the OK/ average rating. If in Erfurt, I would possibly chose the Pullmann next time.

The Radisson Blu was originally built by the East German Communist government under a different…read morename. While Radisson has clearly done a lot of refurbishing, it's the worst hotel on our Luther Tour itinerary. Consistent with Communist-bloc attempts to impress, the ground floor conveys a notion of simple elegance. But the halls of the succeeding floors give the impression of a passageway among prison cells. The rooms are tiny, leaving little room for suitcases or walking to the bath room. The bath "room" is pathetic, not a room tall, but more of an alcove. We and most of our compatriots on this tour found major problems with the plumbing. The food, in some cases, seemed less than fresh. And the staff, while earnest, were clueless when it came to my needs for gluten-free as a person who has Celiac Disease. Most of our hotels here have ranged from good to great. Not this one. The beds were hard. It was impossible to control the room temperature. The physical facility has some potential, I think, if they're willing to totally revamp their rooms, doubling the current ones to form larger ones and if they fix the plumbing. But

The staff takes foreigners for a ride. I had problems with the hotel's booking system, and…read moretherefore called the manager, who offered to book the rooms but at a more expensive rate than that advertised on their own website. I visited a room at the hotel, the receptionist showed me a room with barely any natural light, and claimed that this was one of their best rooms. A hotel which thinks foreigners are stupid is not worth my custom. I booked a room at another hotel in town, and will always book my guests at other hotels in Erfurt.

From the owner: Im Sinn der Tradition von Zumnorde sind uns Stil, Qualität, hochwertige Materialien, Individualität…read moreund guter Service eine Herzensangelegenheit. Wir wünschen uns, dass Sie sich in unserem Hotel nicht nur bestens untergebracht, sondern wie zuhause fühlen. Eine private Atmosphäre mit den Vorzügen eines Vier-Sterne-Superior-Hotels zu verbinden, ist unser Bestreben -- jeden Tag. Das Unternehmen Zumnorde wird bereits in der fünften Generation geführt. Die Verbindung von Traditionsbewußtsein und modernem Unternehmertum haben uns über 125 Jahre Firmenbestehen beschert - und wir blicken positiv in die Zukunft. Im Mittelpunkt all unserer Konzentration steht immer der Wunsch des Kunden bzw. des Gastes. Auch im Hotel und in der Weinstube Zumnorde ist die Familie in Person von Cornelia Zumnorde mit Herz dabei. In enger Zusammenarbeit mit Hoteldirektorin Luise Grüner und den Gastronomieleitern Beatrix Bergmann und Andreas Müller, entstehen die besondere persönliche Atmosphäre, kreative Ideen und beste Qualität. Die Nähe zur Stadt Erfurt und zur Region ist uns besonders wichtig. Wir hoffen, dass Sie sich bei uns wohlfühlen und unsere Philosophie im Hotel und in der Weinstube spüren können. Herzlich Ihre Familie Zumnorde

Blow away The…read moreDomizil is my personal "Hotel of the year - and I have my share of hotels through my travels: It's a relatively small, family run hotel next to Erfurt's dome and citadel at the heart of Erfurts astonishing historic old city center. The rooms within the old building (17th century) are just recently renovated and have been tastefully but functionally furnitured: while it's nice the business traveller finds a desk to work and a comfortable chair. The TV in the room is actually a set you could think of having at home, lacking the annoying hotel TV services. Given all that, what actually blew me away was the great service: the owner herself, a very nice lady, takes care of the customers and insisted in my case to provide a breakfast (eggs, bread, cheese, ham, cappuccino, orange juice ...) at 5:30 in the morning. I tried to talk her out of it, she insisted, it gave me a great start. Their tag line "historic modern" can be extended to "historic, modern, home" - as Domizil (Latin for little home) suggests. Go there and love it like I do.