We decided to stay here because of its proximity to the train station. We had tickets to the tennis tournament in Halle for two days and knew that we could go by public transportation from Bielefeld.The front desk staff was welcoming when we arrived at about 7pm, spoke excellent English and was very helpful with suggestions for dinner in the old town. We enjoyed a walk around and had an excellent Italian dinner at a restaurant in the old town. The public areas in the hotel were beautiful, with coffee and tee available self-service in the lobby even though we had chosen not to have breakfast included with our room. The room was large, clean and comfortable, with a great shower and nice bathroom. Wifi was great and solid. Through no fault of the hotel - the public transportation to the tennis stadium in Halle wasn't as great as advertised, because only one bus or train was running per hour following the regular schedule even during the high attendance period for the tennis tournament. The resulting crowds far exceeded the capacity of either the bus or the train in both directions during the most popular hours of attendance. We lucked out by being where the vehicle doors opened on 3 of our 4 trips between the hotel and the stadium. On the 4th trip, we shared a taxi back to the hotel with another hotel guest who called back to the hotel to arrange for a taxi to come pick us up. I would heartily recommend this hotel!