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Our last-minute trip to see family coincided with several events in the area, which might be why we could not get a room in our first choice hotel. However, this is also a nice, historic building centrally located (important when travelling by train) and the price was reasonable - we booked a standard double for 2 nights. The receptionist was very welcoming, but the room was not ready so we left the luggage and went for lunch and a tour with our relative. When we returned we checked in and collected our luggage, then climbed the stairs to the 2nd floor (no lift). The staircase is wide, but winding, and there is an unexpected picture on the first floor landing which my husband rather admired. When we checked in I was frankly a bit disappointed, the room was very small, as was the shower room (effective and clean but basic) so it was lucky we were only travelling with hand luggage. Although there was a card in the room saying the windows all opened, but to fasten them to the wall to make sure the wind didn't catch them, they looked too fragile for us to risk it. (Luckily it was not very warm so we could cope with them shut but we did miss having fresh air. If it had been hot it would have been unbearable). I appreciate in an old building it is not always easy to adjust layouts and that renovations are expensive and sometimes difficult. Bed slightly soft but comfortable, would have appreciated better pillow. (It was a bit flat) After spending the evening with our relatives we came back and went into the bar for a beer each. The barmaid was unable to take cash or card so we had to put it on our room, and it was lucky we ordered large beers as she left as soon as she had served them (it was 10pm on a Thursday night). They were nice beers! In fairness, on the way out we noticed an honour bar on reception, but we had been up since 3am so really didn't want anything further. In the morning we went to breakfast, which is served in what looks like a function suite - the lighting is quite stylish but the chairs and leather-effect table covers are ready for a refresh. There was a good typical buffet breakfast, the breads were very nice, as were the pastries. I didn't have any of the hot dishes - ramekins of scrambled egg with bacon on top (bit dry), a sort of liver pate with mushrooms on the top and boiled eggs (tucked under a napkin so I missed these the first day and forgot the second!) Cinnamon pastries were nice. There were no ”English” teas, but 3 jars of various loose black teas - Earl Grey, one which smelled of aniseed and one which was faintly floral. (You make up your own teabag with your choice of leaves, but because the hot water is in flasks it doesn't brew very well). The breakfast was the same the next day - still OK, still nice bread. When we checked out the receptionist offered us an umbrella as the forecast was rainy. We explained we were going back to England the next day but she said ”its fine, take one of the red and white umbrellas, I'v

Breakfast was poor. Large Tealights used not spirit burners so the bacon and eggs were cold. Three dark coloured jams with no labels to say what they were. Only pastries were mini croissants topped with almonds, hard luck if you had a nut allergy. Nobody around to ask about gluten free or allergies. Room was in a cabin 150m from the main building and 75m from the nearest place to park the car. We had obviously upset them as we arrived 20:10 and had been called at 19:50 to ask if we were coming. We had to walk past all the unoccupied cabins to the very last one. Must have been our punishment for arriving late. There was a mini bar which included a bottle of wine - but only one glass from which to drink it. The only lights in the room was over the ”desk” - a very modern affair, being a piece of wood around 25cm across - and two over the bed. If you wanted to read in the chairs, better have good eyesight. If one of you wanted to go to sleep earlier than the other, then either there was no light, or you try to go to sleep under the light. The only light switch was by the door. So after turning the lights out, one of you had to make your way to the other side of the room in pitch dark to the bed. The hotel has a restaurant and bar. At 20:10 the restaurant was all in the dark. And we never found the bar, unless that was the trolley with lots of bottles of spirits and glasses in a display. It was a good decision to eat before we arrived and hence why were did not arrive until 20:10. Staff were not welcoming. There was nobody in the breakfast room. There was a Breadboard and Carving Knife but no bread. When I went to the kitchen to ask, I was required to wait for the chef to finish his phone call before he would deal with my problem which was He said there was no bread but pointed at the rolls. I said you could not toast rolls. However a few minutes later a basket with 5 slices of bread arrived. I then went to toast it, only to find the toaster was not even plugged in as presumably they did not expect it to be used. I was almost run over by the girl polishing the reception floor (at 8am) with her machine and rather than stop and let the guest pass, she wanted me to stop as her work was more important. Breakfast also finished at 9:00. And don't trust the Danish Road sign. when you leave the main road (#22) it is 1,7km to the hotel not 1Km And finally, we did appreciate the items provided in the room as described in the room brochure. The soap, the towels, the mini bar, but it is the first time we have ever seen Toilet Paper being listed under the things supplied in a room.