Altstadt Hotel Magic Luzern

“Great Location, quirky room”

Overall, a decent hotel but a bit quirky. The room was huge and felt more like an apartment. The décor is a bit unusual but not bad. Blue walls, paintings, multi-colored lamps, etc. The room wasn’t air conditioned but two electric fans were provided and made all the difference in the world. I wish … more

Overall, a decent hotel but a bit quirky. The room was huge and felt more like an apartment. The décor is a bit unusual but not bad. Blue walls, paintings, multi-colored lamps, etc. The room wasn’t air conditioned but two electric fans were provided and made all the difference in the world. I wish more European hotels would simply include a fan in the room. A/C is not always needed in this part of the world but occasionally a fan is necessary. The room had windows on both sides, so cross ventilation was possible. The large church bell tower across the square did not sound the bells throughout the night and the square was actually rather quiet. It was easy to get a good night’s sleep. The room is clearly older and maybe in need of some renovation, but everything was adequate. The bathroom was dated but everything worked. There is no front desk at this location and you must go to another nearby hotel to check in and check out. This was not a huge problem and the distance between the two isn’t much (maybe 300 meters?). The staff at the front desk was helpful and we had no trouble with check-in once we located the other hotel (it wasn’t completely clear where it was but we found it quickly). The best part of the room was the INCREDIBLE bar downstairs adjacent to the entrance. What a fantastic place. The location of the Magic Lantern is its greatest feature. One block off the river, near restaurants, banks and bars. The train station is a short walk away. Not a bad value for your money.

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“Perfect location, basic facilities”

Firstly the positives. Location is perfect, right in the heart of the Old Town and within walking distance of everything. The staff were all very friendly, helpful and welcoming. The room was spacious but could definitely do with some improvements and upgrades. The room felt a bit dark and limite… more

Firstly the positives. Location is perfect, right in the heart of the Old Town and within walking distance of everything. The staff were all very friendly, helpful and welcoming. The room was spacious but could definitely do with some improvements and upgrades. The room felt a bit dark and limited natural light, there was no main light in our room only lamps which was a bit strange. The fridge didn’t work. A couple of the mirrors in the room were cracked and could do with replacing. The room just felt a bit basic and dull, no character. The bed was extremely squeaky every time we moved and it felt a bit wobbly. The bathroom was a good size but the shower is very low down which wasn’t ideal as a tall person! On the plus side the room was very clean. Unfortunately we couldn’t have the window open for long as people smoking in the alley below meant the smoke came into our room! Although this can’t be helped by the hotel. The room was very warm with no thermostat to change the temperature. Check in is in a different hotel around the corner which is a bit annoying when walking around with luggage. If you could drop your room key into a box in the hotel without having to check out in the other one that would be good? Overall, a reasonable hotel in a perfect location. Nothing special but good for the price paid. Pretty basic, could do with some redecoration but did the job for a one night stay!

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