Boutique Hotel Villa Soy
Oestliche Stadtmauerstr. 4, 91054 Erlangen, Bavaria Germany
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Looking for a place to stay in Erlangen? Then look no further than Boutique Hotel Villa Soy, a boutique hotel that brings the best of Erlangen to your doorstep.
The rooms offer a refrigerator and a desk, and getting online is possible, as free wifi is available, allowing you to rest and refresh with ease.
Boutique Hotel Villa Soy features room service, baggage storage, and express check-in and check-out. In addition, as a valued Boutique Hotel Villa Soy guest, you can enjoy a restaurant that is available on-site. Guests arriving by vehicle have access to parking.
While staying at Boutique Hotel Villa Soy, visitors can check out Kollegienhaus (0.4 km) and Kugelbrunnen (0.6 km), some of Erlangen's top attractions.
If you’re looking for a Mediterranean restaurant, consider a visit to Delphi, Rossofuoco Pizzeria, or Basilikum, which are all conveniently located a short distance from Boutique Hotel Villa Soy.
Looking to explore? Then look no further than Botanischer Garten (0.5 km), Schlossgarten (0.5 km), and Marktplatz (0.7 km), which are some popular Erlangen attractions – all conveniently located within walking distance of the hotel.
We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay at Boutique Hotel Villa Soy as you experience everything Erlangen has to offer.
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Property amenities
Paid public parking on-site
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Coffee shop
Airport transportation
Baggage storage
Non-smoking hotel
Express check-in / check-out
Laundry service
Parking
Wifi
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Breakfast buffet
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Non-smoking rooms
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Oestliche Stadtmauerstr. 4, 91054 Erlangen, Bavaria Germany
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I just stayed in this hotel for 3 nights and the reason why i chose it is because all the surrounding hotels were fully booked for an important toy fair.
The hotel is presented as "boutique hotel where your comfort is our business"... well... good idea but bad execution.
The rooms can qualify to be the smallest in Europe. I was also particularly unlucky as my room, the 206 was probably the smallest (judging from the safety blue prints hanging from the wall). Literally the hole room including toilet was not reaching 10 square meters.
Breakfast which is normally a happy event in German hotels was very poor in both variety and quality.
The staff spoke very basic English and were also quite scarce... the reception was mostly empty.
I paid way too much for what i got in return and i felt overall ripped off. Considering that i travel to this area at least 2-3 times per year and that i tried several hotels, i can say that this was the least satisfactory.
The hotel is presented as "boutique hotel where your comfort is our business"... well... good idea but bad execution.
The rooms can qualify to be the smallest in Europe. I was also particularly unlucky as my room, the 206 was probably the smallest (judging from the safety blue prints hanging from the wall). Literally the hole room including toilet was not reaching 10 square meters.
Breakfast which is normally a happy event in German hotels was very poor in both variety and quality.
The staff spoke very basic English and were also quite scarce... the reception was mostly empty.
I paid way too much for what i got in return and i felt overall ripped off. Considering that i travel to this area at least 2-3 times per year and that i tried several hotels, i can say that this was the least satisfactory.
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Date of stay: January 2013Trip type: Travelled on business
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Room Tip: ask before booking about the size of the room, each room has a different shape and size.
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This hotel, which was recently converted from an office building into a hotel, is somewhat small, but has some serious issues and does not provide good value for money.
The good:
+ They are friendly; but you can tell nobody has a lot of hospitality experience.
+ Breakfast is pretty decent and included in the price
+ If you are able to figure out the overly complex satellite TV system, you have access to 150 channels.
The bad:
- Cleaning is pathetic. They did not clean the room or the bathroom at all, but simply made the bed (with the same sheets) and exchanged the towels.
- Speaking of the towels: I don't know whether they use detergent at all, because the towels smelled liked dogs. Yes, they had a dog smell to them. Not only the first night, but also the "new" towels we got. It was bad.
- The "double bed" consists (as so often in Germany - why?) of two separate single beds.
- We were missing toilet paper in our room on arrival. There was no toilet paper at all! I complained to reception and they brought 1 (one) roll exactly 25 (twenty-five) minutes later. So if you needed to use the bathroom right after check-in, you were out of luck.
- The windows are single-glazed so you can hear every word of people standing outside your window. One of the hotel restaurants chefs felt that he had to have a loud conversation at 11pm right in front of our window and we could understand every word.
- There is no air conditioning and it gets really hot in the room in summer.
We will not be back. And this is in NO WAY a 3 or even 4 star property.
The good:
+ They are friendly; but you can tell nobody has a lot of hospitality experience.
+ Breakfast is pretty decent and included in the price
+ If you are able to figure out the overly complex satellite TV system, you have access to 150 channels.
The bad:
- Cleaning is pathetic. They did not clean the room or the bathroom at all, but simply made the bed (with the same sheets) and exchanged the towels.
- Speaking of the towels: I don't know whether they use detergent at all, because the towels smelled liked dogs. Yes, they had a dog smell to them. Not only the first night, but also the "new" towels we got. It was bad.
- The "double bed" consists (as so often in Germany - why?) of two separate single beds.
- We were missing toilet paper in our room on arrival. There was no toilet paper at all! I complained to reception and they brought 1 (one) roll exactly 25 (twenty-five) minutes later. So if you needed to use the bathroom right after check-in, you were out of luck.
- The windows are single-glazed so you can hear every word of people standing outside your window. One of the hotel restaurants chefs felt that he had to have a loud conversation at 11pm right in front of our window and we could understand every word.
- There is no air conditioning and it gets really hot in the room in summer.
We will not be back. And this is in NO WAY a 3 or even 4 star property.
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Date of stay: July 2011Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Stayed two nights for a business trip. The hotel is simple but will do for a short stay. The room was basic but clean and had a shower only bathroom. Internet was available in all hotel. Funny detail was that because a one person room was ordered only one side of the double bed was made. Did love the italian restaurant.
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Date of stay: April 2014Trip type: Travelled on business
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Stay well clear of this hotel unless you want to be ripped off. They charged me €185 without breakfast for an attic room in the top of the building.
Could not stand up unless in middle of room, sides of room were 1 meter high.
No blinds on Skylight windows
No bedside light, or switch to turn off main light near bed
Could not lock the room without locking access to bathroom.
Internet did not work
TV did not work
No shampoo provided
Breakfast very poor, only one girl on, ran out of orange juice, plates, bread, no butter, poor selection of food
Then to cap it off had to wait for 10 minutes to check out as only one person on desk and were no in the slightest interested when i voiced my concerns and told me to write review on tripadvisor if i wanted to.
This hotel was €100 over priced, a total rip off.
Could not stand up unless in middle of room, sides of room were 1 meter high.
No blinds on Skylight windows
No bedside light, or switch to turn off main light near bed
Could not lock the room without locking access to bathroom.
Internet did not work
TV did not work
No shampoo provided
Breakfast very poor, only one girl on, ran out of orange juice, plates, bread, no butter, poor selection of food
Then to cap it off had to wait for 10 minutes to check out as only one person on desk and were no in the slightest interested when i voiced my concerns and told me to write review on tripadvisor if i wanted to.
This hotel was €100 over priced, a total rip off.
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Date of stay: November 2015Trip type: Travelled on business
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Room Tip: DONT go here in the first place
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This is a hotel run by the most irresponsible people probably in the business. Despite the reservation confirmed by an intermediary website and despite a confirmation directly by the hotel staff upon my call to reconfirm, my reservation was nowhere to be found upon my arrival. Front office clerk called the boss who apprently told her to send me elsewhere without even trying to correct themselves. She was ready to send me out when I asked to talk to the manager. She said he was not available. I raised my voice. When the man was on the phone finally, he said the the cancellation was due to system error...a big fat lie. They canceled the reservation to probably accept a higher rate check-in request due to ongoing fair in Nurnberg.
They arranged for another hotel completely out of the city completely inconveniencing my trip and my schedule. Don't deal with these liars.
They arranged for another hotel completely out of the city completely inconveniencing my trip and my schedule. Don't deal with these liars.
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Date of stay: November 2015Trip type: Travelled on business
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We stayed in for a great weekend. Hotel is very centrally located. Walking distance to shopping, restaurants, bars and all the activities in Erlangen. The rooms are clean, organized and provides free wi-fi in the room. The staff is very welcoming and helpful if you need any assistance. I had breakfast and dinner in the hotel's restaurant (Parmigianno). Excellent food :) my favorite dish was Spagetti prepared in Parmesan bowl. Definitely a signature dish.
Highly recommend this hotel if you are in Nuremberg / Erlangen area for business or leisure.
Highly recommend this hotel if you are in Nuremberg / Erlangen area for business or leisure.
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Date of stay: June 2014Trip type: Travelled with family
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Room Tip: Second floor rooms are perfect size facing main street
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I stayed here for one night and having read reviews I was a bit concerned and about the room size. However my room (501) as very large and has a seating area with a big sofa, plus a table and four chairs.
There were two bed together with separate quilts as you often find in Europe plus another bed, I guess for a child. Unfortunately there was no shower but a bath. This was a corner style and under the eaves as being room 501 it was at the top. When I stood up in the bath I hit my head on the window above!
I had been given lessons on how to operate the TV when checking in but even though I tried a few times, I never got it to work. The room was very clean and there was even a covered baloney area with a table which would have been nice to sit at during warmer times.
Importantly there is NO lift and being on the top floor there are about eight flights of marble (slippery) stairs to climb.
When I tried to check out in the morning there was no one present and although I rang the bell three times no one came so I just left my key, etc.
Breakfast was the continental style and there was plenty of choice although no hot food.
Overall the hotel was different and quirky but needs to think a little about the detais.
There were two bed together with separate quilts as you often find in Europe plus another bed, I guess for a child. Unfortunately there was no shower but a bath. This was a corner style and under the eaves as being room 501 it was at the top. When I stood up in the bath I hit my head on the window above!
I had been given lessons on how to operate the TV when checking in but even though I tried a few times, I never got it to work. The room was very clean and there was even a covered baloney area with a table which would have been nice to sit at during warmer times.
Importantly there is NO lift and being on the top floor there are about eight flights of marble (slippery) stairs to climb.
When I tried to check out in the morning there was no one present and although I rang the bell three times no one came so I just left my key, etc.
Breakfast was the continental style and there was plenty of choice although no hot food.
Overall the hotel was different and quirky but needs to think a little about the detais.
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Date of stay: March 2013Trip type: Travelled on business
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Room Tip: If you want a larger room ask for 501 but be ready for the climb.
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booked for 5 nights stayed for one. Locked out on arrival, inspite of organising a key for a late arrival. The room was the smallest I have eveer encountered - my bags had to go in the bathroom as the bed filled the room completely. Street noise was very bad inspite of the hotel beoing dvertised as quiet.Breakfast was very average. When they had no other room to offer me away from teh street or larger I decided to check out. The hotel wanted to charge me 5 nights for staying one night and it took 1 hour of wrangling to sort out before they let me leave paying for 50€ for 7 hours use of the room (no sleeping was involved as the room was to noisey and hot. Nice concept but not well executed, go to the Konig otto or Kral or novotel or quality instead.
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Date of stay: July 2012Trip type: Travelled on business
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We stayed here for one night in January, and it was perfectly fine. Except that the bathroom was absolutely freezing! No heating whatsoever in there. The bed was comfortable, but we did find it a wee bit strange that we only had one duvet and one pillow. A very big duvet and pillow, but one nonetheless...
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Date of stay: January 2012Trip type: Travelled with family
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A new fit out for the 28 rooms at this hotel means well on the surface, but it's quite thin on the ground when it comes to services.
This doesn't mean that it's poor service, but with one person whom seemingly does everything from answer the phone to be the waitress in the restaurant attached, it means it can be slow to get a response.
Internet connectivity is average. And I was continually disconnected. If you have more than one device, you'll need more than one account set up. 150+ TV stations catering for most of Europe, also with Al Jazeera (in various translations), Russia Today and China (European) News as well.
There's only one iron and ironing board for all guests. When I asked for it last night it was in a guest's room. It was still there this morning and I wasn't able to use it at all. So I'd suggest a common area for it, so that you don't have that problem.
No bicycles available on site.
Breakfast is fine if you like eggs, but quite meagre if you want fruit, muesli, anything of that sort. The restaurant attached to the hotel isn't worth bothering with - there's plenty of better offerings around town.
Daily room cleaning is barely that. More just a bed making and towel service. There was still two dead moths on the floor in my bathroom two days later.
One odd thing happened as well - I came back to my room one night and the curtains were taken off the main window and folded and laid over a chair. The night manager duly fixed it, but it shouldn't have occured in the first place.
Good location, less than half a mile from the Hauptbahnhof, and in a relatively quiet area. I'll be trying another hotel in Erlangen next week though.
This doesn't mean that it's poor service, but with one person whom seemingly does everything from answer the phone to be the waitress in the restaurant attached, it means it can be slow to get a response.
Internet connectivity is average. And I was continually disconnected. If you have more than one device, you'll need more than one account set up. 150+ TV stations catering for most of Europe, also with Al Jazeera (in various translations), Russia Today and China (European) News as well.
There's only one iron and ironing board for all guests. When I asked for it last night it was in a guest's room. It was still there this morning and I wasn't able to use it at all. So I'd suggest a common area for it, so that you don't have that problem.
No bicycles available on site.
Breakfast is fine if you like eggs, but quite meagre if you want fruit, muesli, anything of that sort. The restaurant attached to the hotel isn't worth bothering with - there's plenty of better offerings around town.
Daily room cleaning is barely that. More just a bed making and towel service. There was still two dead moths on the floor in my bathroom two days later.
One odd thing happened as well - I came back to my room one night and the curtains were taken off the main window and folded and laid over a chair. The night manager duly fixed it, but it shouldn't have occured in the first place.
Good location, less than half a mile from the Hauptbahnhof, and in a relatively quiet area. I'll be trying another hotel in Erlangen next week though.
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Date of stay: May 2011Trip type: Travelled on business
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Room Tip: Ask for a room on the top floor, not on the road.
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Which popular attractions are close to Boutique Hotel Villa Soy?
Nearby attractions include Schlossgarten (0.5 km), Käse-Ecke Waltmann (0.4 km), and Aromagarten (0.5 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Boutique Hotel Villa Soy?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, an on-site restaurant, and airport transportation.
What food & drink options are available at Boutique Hotel Villa Soy?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant and a snack bar during their stay.
Is parking available at Boutique Hotel Villa Soy?
Yes, paid public parking on-site is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Boutique Hotel Villa Soy?
Conveniently located restaurants include Kitzmann Brauschanke, Alter Simpl, and Rauchfang.
Does Boutique Hotel Villa Soy have airport transportation?
Yes, Boutique Hotel Villa Soy offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Boutique Hotel Villa Soy located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.8 km away from the centre of Erlangen.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Boutique Hotel Villa Soy?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, German, Italian, Russian, Greek, and Turkish.
Are there any historical sites close to Boutique Hotel Villa Soy?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Historische Bierkeller auf dem Bergkirchweihgelände (1.2 km).