This was a profoundly disappointing experience - not what I’d expect from a 4 * hotel in a European capital city.
On check-in for our 4 night say I was asked for a 200 Euro deposit against hotel extras. This hadn’t been mentioned in any of the booking or pre-stay notification emails.
The toilet in our room malfunctioned on the first night: wouldn’t stop flushing -it was impossible to sleep, There being no overnight maintenance staff we had to pack up at midnight, move rooms and the unpack again. We were refused a discount on the bill for this + we were only belatedly/ grudgingly offered a free drink in the bar.
The rooms have been ‘concept’ designed and have no cupboards or draws -making it impossible to store things neatly.
Windows don’t open and the aircon is on a fixed band (21- 25 C) -reverting to the high setting every time you leave the room. I woke up with a seriously dry mouth every morning. Cleaning staff routinely ignored the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign and tried enter anyway.
The hotel advertises as having a restaurant-it doesn’t. The ‘Sumi Restaurant’ is just the hotel breakfast room and is inoperative at other times. The food is cold because the heat lamps are inadequate/ill positioned. The vile synthetic ‘fruit juice’ is undrinkable. There is no decaff coffee available at breakfast (though it is provided in the rooms).
The place is clean, central + staff are pleasant. Otherwise it has nothing to recommend it -especially with several better 4*s nearby.