Hotel Le Meridien a Amburgo

The hotel is placed on the Alster. The view must be awesome in Springtime or Summer. It was wonderful on the cold snowy days we spent there. Having breakfast on 9th floor looking at the gray sky and snow falling down while we had breakfast prepared me very well for the Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmarkt). The hotels is walkable distance from Central Train Station (Hauptbanhof), even if it was snowing. From Hauptbahnhof one can walk or take transportation to almost all tourist sites. Near the awesome Art Museum which is well worth a visit. Check-in and out staff were very kind as breakfast staff, fundamentally a young man of Greek nationality and a man who spoke Spanish. They made our breakfast- which was delicious- more enjoyable. Room was spotlessly clean and comfortable though I could point out that there was very little electric light, probably sacrificed for the sake of design. It was so little that I decided, when leaving, that my luggage had to be prepared on morning with natural light. Even for reading, although there was a bed lamp, the light was poor. The bathroom also had some design flaws, primarily the lack of a door on the shower caused the rest of the bathroom to get wet.On the other hand, it is very nice to look at but I must confess that I am a very practical person and I prefer practicality over design. Enough place to store clothes and a very comfortable desk to work, many plugs.. I emphasize that the window could be opened at least a little, which for me is important because it avoided the confinement of some hotel rooms that cannot be ventilated. Two criticism with the hope that they could be improved: though being two of us only one bottle of water, failure to replenish amenities. The scond criticism, perhaps more significant,was the low number of machines in the gym.Only one bike in such a big hotel. Being winter time and the day so short it would be nice to have a more comfortable fitness center.Spa , steam room and sauna were splendid. Room service was quite quick and efficient and not very expensive. The soup we ordered was delicious. Again a quite nice and friendly place to stay. I hope to come back. If I point some downs it is only because I am thinking to come back.