I was robbed walking from the station to the hotel. The area is the worst and most unsafe I have seen anywhere in Europe and is among the worst I have seen in any of the 40 countries I have been in. At the police station the officer taking my report stated this is the worst crime area in Germany. The hotel is marginal with many features of the room inoperablere- safe (was moved to another room) fridge, lamp, bathroom fan noisy. I abandoned the second night which was prepaid and non-refundable and moved on.