Strandhafer Aparthotel

“Clean and Spacious Rooms, Great Sauna / Spa”

We just returned to Berlin from a long four day family weekend at the Ostsee. While it is October, I was a little apprehensive about going to the sea when it is cold and windy. I had it in my mind that the area would be desolate, grey, and cold. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the … more

We just returned to Berlin from a long four day family weekend at the Ostsee. While it is October, I was a little apprehensive about going to the sea when it is cold and windy. I had it in my mind that the area would be desolate, grey, and cold. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the hotel was. While the hotel is not directly in Warnemünder, it is only about 2 km away from the charming seaside town. Upon entering the room, I found it to be more of a small apartment. It had an extra bedroom, kitchenette, and large bathroom and it was very clean and modern. While we could have brought our own breakfast items, we chose to pay a little extra for the hotel breakfast which is typically German but had many selections and was very good. Every morning the server asked how we slept and she made us a perfectly cooked soft boiled egg. The hotel is about 500m from the beach but it is a lovely walk and there is a nice outdoor bar near the edge of the forest. In October the wind is very cold so we only spent a small amount of time at the beach until we retreated to the spa/saunas. I spent a few hours relaxing in and out of the sauna and my family all booked massages which were reasonably priced. Over all, I would definitely stay here again. It was a perfect long weekend and only two hours drive from Berlin.

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“Depends what you are looking for...”

The hotel sells peace, serenity and relaxation. It does extremely well on that count. The hotel is quiet. There are horses and pigs in the back. Within ten minutes walk of the Baltic (not the main beach). There is a pool and sauna, and spa services (that we did not use) There is a glorified grocery… more

The hotel sells peace, serenity and relaxation. It does extremely well on that count. The hotel is quiet. There are horses and pigs in the back. Within ten minutes walk of the Baltic (not the main beach). There is a pool and sauna, and spa services (that we did not use) There is a glorified grocery store at the hotel. Great place if you are going to do some cycling. The room itself was nice and big, with a small patio. The basic cooking ware to cook a meal is in the room, though no salt and pepper, or sugar or anything of the kind. I had to buy coffee filters. Peace and serenity has a price, which is you are pretty far from Warnemünde. Cycling is the best way to get around. You are too far to walk to the main beach (40-60 minutes depending on how fast you walk). Taking the car is not a good option, since there is lots of traffic and you will need to park pretty far anyway. The city bus, we found, is not all that reliable. We went to the harbour one night and had a bit of a problem coming back, no more city buses and it took us some time to find a taxi. No daily cleaning, and the maids seem surprised when we asked them to take the garbage from our room. No cleaning fee, however, at the end (like I expected), which was nice... Warnemünde was fantastic and it is worth a visit. Whether you stay at Strandhafer depends on what you are after...

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“Overpriced and not close to the beach”

Overpriced. Rooms are nice, but the inbuilt kitchen lacks of even salt and pepper. No cleaning service. Unfriendly staff in the breakfast room. Quite a walk to the beach in zig zag, so swimming in the sea is not so easy in autumn (20 min walk) . 1600 eu for 3 days for 4 people is def overpriced . T… more

Overpriced. Rooms are nice, but the inbuilt kitchen lacks of even salt and pepper. No cleaning service. Unfriendly staff in the breakfast room. Quite a walk to the beach in zig zag, so swimming in the sea is not so easy in autumn (20 min walk) . 1600 eu for 3 days for 4 people is def overpriced . The attached shop is tacky , it had been more of a farm shop but now it s alcohol and sweets, the few veggies have been on the edge, no fresh farm milk.

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“Calm and isolated”

We booked this hotel via Hotel.com,because we read that the hotel allowed pets. But the information on Hotel.com was misleading because they didn’t inform us that the pets were allowed only in the big apartments. By the moment of the check-in we paid €12 euros per day for our small dog. The apartm… more

We booked this hotel via Hotel.com,because we read that the hotel allowed pets. But the information on Hotel.com was misleading because they didn’t inform us that the pets were allowed only in the big apartments. By the moment of the check-in we paid €12 euros per day for our small dog. The apartment was clean but with sloped walls where we constantly bumped into it with our heads which is unavoidable in the small kitchen area. The staff isn’t very friendly and cooperating, and don’t expect them to understand english. I forgot my ring in the safe and when I called and mailed to inform them that I lost it they jumped to the conclusion that it’s my fault and that I lost it somewhere else instead of trying to help and double check the room. The hotel is isolated from the city and there aren’t any activities or restaurants nearby. It might be okay in the summertime since it’s near the beach but it’s very depressing during the winter period, especially during festivities. I wouldn’t recommend this aparthotel to young people or middle aged people. I would recommend the aparthotel for the elderly who wish to have a silent and calm vacation.

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