Pension Seibel in Munchen

Okay, let's start with the positives. The location is really good. The Viktualienmarkt is practically around the corner, and the city center, English Garden, Eisbach – everything is within walking distance. The breakfast is good and can easily compete with larger hotels.

Unfortunately, the coffee machine broke down on the first morning, so there was no coffee during my stay. The hotel has no elevator, not even for luggage. I wasn't aware of that. The staircase looked rundown.

The room was clean, except for a dusty shelf in the closet, but it immediately made a bad impression because the curtain was half torn off. I found a blackout curtain in the closet. I then had to climb onto a chair to hang it up. I also fixed the other curtain right away. A blackout curtain was necessary as my room faced Reichenbachplatz.

I also found a bedside lamp in the closet, but it was useless because there was no bulb. A shame, it would have been helpful since there was no light switch by the bed. The TV also didn't show a picture at first. Multiple channel scans with different configurations were needed.

The walls are so thin that I got a fright on the first night, thinking someone was in my room talking. Someone also vomited, but that was two rooms down. The room next door was a kitchen or storage room.

The bathroom was newly tiled. However, the drainpipes were just flexible hoses that weren't nicely connected. The towel racks probably dated back to the 60s. The sink wasn't straight on the wall, and the shower curtain was held up by a wire, a screw, and tape.

The hotel is in a great location if you are looking to attend christmas markets. The listing does say there is no elevator, however it says there is only 2 floors. However, when we arrived we had to walk to the 4th floor with our bags and no elevator. This would have been fine if we had been expecting it. The hotel is quite dated but the rooms were very clean. The tv in our room didn't work, and it was quite cold. Its also listed as a non smoking building, but one morning when we woke all you could smell was cigarette smoke. When we came downstairs, it seems someone had let in a person who was sitting on the stairs all night smoking. This may not entirely be the fault of the hotel, however it is not secure if people can be let in off the street with access to rooms. Overall, this was a convenient and clean place to stay, but I am not sure I would choose to stay here again.

No elevator and many stairs to climb to room
And no amenities in room. Eg. shampoo , soap. No hair dryer

Considering the price-to-performance ratio, it's okay. However,

Problem 1. Breakfast is available from 8:00 AM. When I asked the staff if I could have breakfast at 7:30 AM since checkout was at 8:00 AM, the staff unequivocally said, "No."

Problem 2. Around 10:00 PM, a security guard, claiming to be security, punched, kicked, and yelled at me to open the door. When I opened the door, two drunken men burst into my room, flashing my ID and claiming to be security. They ran around the room and left. I protested, "What are you guys doing?" but they just yelled at me and left. I tried calling the police, but they just left.
It wasn't a big deal because my son was with me, but if there were only women, it could have been a disaster.

I've stayed in many accommodations, but this was by far the worst.

I think this was my foolish decision to choose such a cheap place.

Rat in the room.