Hotel Schwarzer Bär in Jena

While it was 4 degrees outside, the heating was not working, so it was particularly uncomfortable for us with a child. The lady at the reception kindly helped us after our second trial, but only by providing extra covers. A 4-star hotel charging a three-person family 135 euros a night should not apply electronic locking of radiator knobs.

This is a very old school German hotel, and that is not meant in a positive way. Single rooms are the smallest I have ever stayed in. The view was disgusting. See photo. Breakfast was ok but not amazing. Would not ever stay there again. Avoid single rooms, in particular room 28.

What I liked: It's close to all points of interest, the breakfast was good, my room was clean and the service was also friendly.
What I didn't like: the rooms need refurbishing and renovation. There is no air conditioning, which is brutal in the summer - I slept with an open window, but then I woke up a few times because of the noise from the street. The mattress felt old and overused, it was not comfortable at all and reminded me of the mattress from the mountain huts. But that's 16 eur per night 😂 the sheets also felt very low quality.
I think it's super expensive for what it offers, but I don't know how the other hotels compare in this city.I've stayed in very modern and comfortable hotels with ac for the same price in Berlin and Munich.

edit: took a star off for the arrogance in their response. Yes, they do have rooms with AC, for the price of queen/king suits in normal hotels. And you usually don't book your own room for business trips, so it can happen that you get one of these rooms from the '70s. Avoid this place.