Prizeotel (Prize by Radisson) is a hotel near the Bremen HbF DB station. It is situated on a calm…read morestreet just south of a very large parking lot, and it is 3 or 4 buildings from the station.
I stayed at this hotel for a week for a conference.
1. The first two days I stayed here, the AC in the entire building was out. When I checked-in, the staff didn't mention this until I went down to the front desk to state that the AC wasn't working; they told me it had failed the day before. Luckily, I figured a solution to cool the room: at night, I could open the large window. However, doing so I was only able to cool the room from 33C to 25C. Note that the windows have two ways to open. One way, they can open by swinging sideways open. The other, they can open from the top.
2. The room is cramped. Most space is taken up by the bed. The wooden bed frame creaks. I'll hear my neighbor's creaking bed, and I'm sure they'll hear mine.
3. Acoustically, if you're on the side of the building facing the tracks, train noise is negligent, unless they toot their horn. Even so, as long as the window is closed and sealed, the noise will be quiet. However, if the window is open, you'll get the full experience. Nominally, this means as long as your window is sealed closed, you should have a quiet sleep.
4. The audio setup of the hotel is great! There was a concert on Friday that was held in the plaza across the parking lot. If you're on the train track facing side, the concert will reflect off the buildings; if you open the window, you'll have a reasonable experience. However, it's much better if you face the parking lot or if you go to the window at the end of the hallway and slightly prop it open there. Great view too.
5. The hotel policy is to clean your room every 3 days. If you out the "sleeping" placard or "do not disturb" placard out front, they won't clean your room.
6. Also, the deadlocks are ineffective. I was sleeping and the cleaning staff entered my room, realized I was sleeping and left.
7. Yes, the sewer smell is real. It's helpful to flush the toilet, and run the sink a little bit to create a water barrier.
8. Tap water is clean and drinkable. There are two paper cups in your room.
9. If it rains, the hotel puts out rentable umbrellas near the front entrance.
10. An Aldi is located near the train station. Unfortunately the hotel room contains no refrigerator, so you won't be able to purchase any perishables.
11. You must insert your keycard into the switch on the wall in order to power anything in your room. This means you cannot leave without your keycard unless you have a duplicate.
12. Wi-Fi in the hotel is weakly distributed.
This hotel did not quite meet my needs for a comfortable stay, so I was glad to leave after the week was over.
