Freiburg is not only on the frontier with Switzerland and France, it is also on the frontline of the culture war in Germany. Completely run down, a dysfunctional street system, with graffiti, junkies, beggers, unkempt people, and remote controlled zombies on stoneage vehicles everywhere. The average survival time for an old-school person with jacket, hanky, proper shoes and cigar is probably less than 5 minutes in the pedestrian areas or on the bicycle lanes ;-)
Colombi Hotel provides a safe space for civilized persons, who want to watch the apocalypse from the street level terrace over lunch, or retreat for a cigar to the humidor room. Food was good. Service very friendly. Public spaces rather deserted. The hardware is in need of a renovation, but who would want to invest in such a downward spiral?