Motel One Dresden am Zwinger

I was there for two nights and had a fabulous stay. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and well-versed in different languages. The lobby is absolutely stunning as well as the outside lounging area. This property is located close to the Palace, museums, opera house and public transportation. Highly recommend to anyone.

It’s been a few years since we’ve reported on a Motel One establishment. This one is across from the spectacular Zwinger and steps away from the Altstadt, but a 20-minute trek to the Hauptbahnhof. The rooms and the public areas remain wonderfully furnished, with the turquoise scheme upfront. However, the breakfast and bar area can get extremely and uncomfortably crowded during the busy breakfast rush, and the queues for the coffee machine may take awhile, and you may also feel that you’re always blocking the reach of someone who needs specific items or just needs passage through the queue to get to where he needs to go. Another aspect for this day and age, and at the hotel’s specific price point in particular, that requires consideration is the lack of dedicated USB charging ports. If you’re from overseas, these features can be very helpful, when you have multiple items that need to be powered. The hotel also does not provide glasses anymore, only paper ones, which feels rather tacky. Finally, some travellers should be aware of the fact that in a typical German hotel such as this, guests usually only get towels in sizes of large and very large—no hand or face towels here. However, we don’t get radiators that dry them, as you may find in other establishments. However, not unexpectedly, you do get the basics: cleanliness throughout, good room temperature controls, noise levels under control, reasonably comfortable bed, good toilet pressure and water temperature controls in the bathroom, nice lighting options in the room, workable wi-fi, competent housekeeping, and friendly and helpful staff. While the breakfast buffet is not as endless as at many hotels of this class, it is cheaper here, and the space is admittedly very attractive. Overall, despite the concerns here, it’s still good value for money, but just not as great as it was a few years back.

Other than the location, it has nothing to recommend it! The rooms are small and have literally no drawers or closet for clothes and belongings. The worst feature though is the darkness! It’s like staying in a cave no matter the time of day!

Das Motel One am Zwinger punktet mit seiner zentralen Lage. Dadurch ist es natürlich stets gut besucht. Allerdings hatte das freundliche Hotel-Team den Gastandrang gut im Griff. Auch im Barbereich lief es dieses Mal deutlich entspannter als beim letzten Mal. Weiter so.

Vorab , 2 Minizimmer ohne Komfort , 2 Nächte , 1050 Euro inkl Frühstück. Weiter nix. Preis/Leistung hier unterirdisch . Frühstück an jedem Tag Kampf um einen freien Tisch , Bar am Abend , warten auf ein Getränk bis zu 40 min. Zimmer, kein Schrank , ein Stuhl winzige Ablage am Bett , Pappbecher , kein Wasser .... schlichtweg nix für 1000 Euro. Ok , Schlafqualität der Betten war gut. Lage TOP

Das Motel One liegt zentral an einer Tramstelle in unmittelbarer Nähe zum Zwinger und der Semperoper. Die Lage ist optimal und unsere Zimmer waren sehr ruhig, da nicht zur Straße gelegen. Die Mitarbeiter waren sehr nett und das Zimmer absolut sauber. Wenn das Zimmer und das Bad etwas größer gewesen wäre, hätte ich die Höchstbewertung gegeben. Zudem war es unten in der Bar optimal um abends Wein und Gin Tonic zu genießen.