Stayed for one night in January 2008. Very convenient to the opera, which is directly across the street. This is a nice, large, old-fashioned hotel. The exterior of the hotel is impressive; the lobby is decent; the rooms are fairly small but clean. I wasn't expecting much for 99 Euros per night, and I ended up getting what I consider to be fair value. In addition to being next to the opera house, the hotel is centrally located and within a 10-15 minute walk to the train station on one side, and a 10-15 minute walk to the main shopping areas and "Altstadt" on the other side. Breakfast was included in the rate, but I wasn't able to try it, since it didn't open until 7am on Sundays, and I had an early morning flight out of Dusseldorf airport. The hotel seemed rather deserted on the weekend, which was fine. Very quiet. As for the so-called "fitness room," forget about it. There were just a couple of pieces of dilapidated equipment, which probably didn't even work very well when new, in a tiny room. Although it wasn't perfect, this may be the only reasonable choice if you have to stay in Duisburg. I walked by the Hotel Mercure on the way back to the train station, and it didn't look nearly as nice. (Though it may be cheaper by 20-30 Euros.) Front desk staff was friendly and helpful.

Well established hotel right in the city centre, it offers a high standard of service. The facilities need a little updating: bathrooms (although everything works) look very dated. But some might say this part of the hotel's charm. Reception staff were very friendly and efficient and spoke excellent English. The buffet breakfast was excellent. I ate one meal in the bar one evening and it was reasonably priced and very tasty.

It was the second time we booked this hotel on a weekend, to make christmas shopping in the town center. The hotel itself was very difficult to reach by car, due to traffic works in the all area. We got a junior suite, which was very comfortable, except the noise of the lift on the other side of the wall. Diner and breakfast were excellent. So it could be a nice stay, but the Duisburg police found it necessary to slept away our car, parked in the street next to the hotel. OK, there were traffic works doing, but not in the weekend. What we didn't understand was that the hotel reception didn't warn for that, for they surely know the reputation of the local police.

Wir hatten das Hotel zum zweiten Mal zum Wochenende gebucht, wir wollten im Zentrum unsere Weihnachtseinkäufe erledigen. Das Hotel selbst ist mit dem Auto sehr schlecht zu erreichen, in der Gegend finden Straßenarbeiten statt. Wir bekamen eine Junior Suite, die war sehr bequem, der Lärm vom Aufzug auf der anderen Seite der Wand war nicht so gelungen. Abendessen und Frühstück waren ausgezeichnet. Es wäre ein schöne Aufenthalt gewesen aber die Duisburger Polizei hielt es für notwendig, unseren Wagen abzuschleppen. Wir hatten in der Straße neben dem Hotel geparkt. Gut, das wurde gebaut aber nicht am Wochenende. Wir verstehen nicht, dass man uns davor nicht am Empfang gewarnt hat, die kennen doch bestimmt die Abschleppfreudigkeit der Beamten hier.