B&B Hotel Nürnberg-Plärrer

The room stank, the air conditioning did not work properly, the blanket had a burnt hole in it that was covered, some lights in the room did not work period so had to shower in darkness, and there was constant small noises on top of the smell. The breakfast, service, and location were marvellous, but I would not recommend this hotel unless one is sleeping in it only for one quick night.

I wish I could give this hotel a great review, but sadly I cannot.

THE GOOD:
Check-in was easy and the self check-in kiosk allowed me to enter my info and get the code to my room in about 60 seconds. My room was a good size and⁠ the bed and bedding were very comfortable. The room temperature was also good. And the wifi worked great. ⁠Breakfast was also pretty good with a decent amount of vegetarian options, and they even had oat milk available.

THE OK:
The location was alright. It’s an 18-minute walk from the main station according to Google Maps, so probably not somewhere you want to walk with a lot of luggage. But you can take the U1/U2/U3 from hbf to Plarrer and then it’s only about a 3- to 4-minute walk when you exit the station. The old town is about a 10-minute walk away, which was convenient.

THE BAD
The bathroom is split into a side-by-side toilet area and sink/shower area, with a sliding barn door that covers one of the two at a time. The toilet area was clean and smelled fine.

But, during each night of my 3-night stay, from about 3-4pm until after I went to sleep at midnight, the shower/sink area of the bathroom emitted a horrible smell of sewage. I’m talking pungent public restroom that hasn’t been cleaned in weeks sort of smell. It was awful. I literally either held my breath or placed my shirt over my nose anytime I went in there to wash my hands, and showering at night was simply out of the question. Sliding the door to cover that area helped contain the smell from spreading throughout the rest of the room. ⁠I’d also hear water gurgling sounds throughout the night.

However, by the time I woke up in the mornings, the sewage smell was gone (instead, the shower had a slight mildew smell, which wasn’t that bad in comparison).

I would have asked for a new room (if that even would have made a difference, as I’m now reading other reviews with similar experiences), but the few times I went to the front desk, the receptionist had stepped away. Admittedly, I only went down to check a couple times and went back up when I saw no one there, so it’s totally possible it was just bad timing. I also never asked one of the breakfast attendants in the morning because they were busy and also there would be no smell to show them at that time anyway.

Other than that, only a few other minor issues: minimal counter space and no stopper in the sink to keep things going down the drain; no rack for the hand towels (outside of the rack in the shower for body towels); low water pressure in the shower; and the curtain wasn’t hung properly on the window.