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Imagine all your favorite restaurants you go to, thinking they're great, and then you go to a place…read morewhere they offer to take your coat. When that happens, you should know you're going to have an exceptional experience. That's what you will be greater with here. We passed on starters because we didn't think we could hold any so we went straight for a dinner course. I ordered this braised beef in a light gravy with potatoes and root vegetables and the husband had the chicken with something he had trouble describing with something other than "it was good". Insert caveman grunt here.... For dessert, we chose a cheese plate that had the richest and most delicious cheeses I've ever had. Simply amazing! The decor is first class and we were almost shocked to see real candles burning on the tables. If there was a negative or downside to report, the only think I can say is why ask me if I have a reservation when one one table out of 30 is occupied.

Why 5 stars ? for a couple of good reasons: the service, which was very professional, efficient and…read morefriendly and the fact that they gave us on a sunday a 5.00 pm checkout time. The latter allowed us to go to the nearby beautiful sandy beach of Zippendorf and shower on our return to the hotel before heading back home. My wife and I went to the beautiful town of Schwerin to watch an open air opera ( Aida) which took place in a gorgeous setting between the magnicient castle, the museum and the opera house. We stayed 2 nights at this hotel which is about 10 minutes drive to the center. The room and bathroom were very clean and functional, we were at ground floor level so we could virtually park our car just in front. The buffet breakfast was great. In fact it was just perfect for the price.

Dedicated to my friend Phil a description of the breakfast here:…read more home baked bread in all varieties. Mueslis (fresh of course) Apple & Ginger Jam (home made) Parma ham you can cut yourself off the bone lovely teas All kinds of eggs made to order really fresh food (currently strawberrys) the cheeses are all unpasteurised a nice and airy wintergarden with piano music the music is not so loud as you won't hear the birds. The clientele ranges from the 23 year olds the the 70 year olds. Everyone seems to appreciate the architecture and the atmosphere. Actually the hotel is really not far from Lübeck Airport, which means you can easily reach it from London via Ryanair.