By American standards, these rooms are small, and wifi should be free. But Brixen isn't in…read moreAmerica, is it?
Seriously, the hotel scene in Brixen is pretty damn expensive, so I was really happy to find this family-run hotel. It definitely is a budge hotel, but it's a nice, comfortable place to spend a night or few. The location right across from the Acquarena and just around the corner from a bus stop is great. One *could* schlepp one's baggage and crap to the train station (Brixen can be crossed by foot in ten minutes), orrrrrr, one could take the bus. Your pick.
I'm pretty sure all rooms are non-smoking, which is a beautiful thing in central Europe. The rooms in the back of the building tend to have balconies, which have a lovely view. The floor space is limited but the bed is spacious, which is a fair trade-off, I'd say. ;)
Bathrooms have been recently renovated, as I believe most aspects of the hotel. In fact, our room was missing a refrigerator, and I'm not sure whether that's because they haven't yet been installed or the refrigerator for our room was under repair. Either way, it didn't bother me too much - I was in Brixen to enjoy myself, not to do grocery shopping.
The keycard system is awesome, and will let you in late at night securely without waking a night porter, as happens at some other hotels.
Breakfast is included, including coffee drinks from the attached cafe next door. I made proficient use of the spread of eggs, cakes, cereals, cheese, meats, jams, etcetera and wasn't hungry for most of the rest of the day.
The only drawbacks are the €1 charge for wifi and the parking charge. I couldn't be bothered to go through the rigamarole of paying and logging in online for a €1 transaction and would rather see this automatically included in my check-in. I don't know much about the parking situation, as I didn't need it, but I understand that the parking lot belongs to or is right near the Acquarena and the rates are inexpensive.
This is a great budget hotel, but I wish the wifi process would be simplified/included in the check-in.