Europa Hotel

Spent a weekend here. Location is brilliant - only a five minute walk from city hall. Stayed in one of the older rooms - fine except for section of the carpet held together by masking tape near the door and the blankets on the bed though clean looked like they had seen better days. Couldn't hear anything from the room next door but could hear everything from the corridor - including people laughing & talking loudly in the middle of the night. Would stay here again but only if I got a good rate or was guaranteed one of the new rooms.

We paid for a superior room, but upon arrival were upgraded to one of the junior suites which was a nice surprise. The suite was great. Features included - A massive bed, widescreen plasma TV, stereo, a huge bathroom with walk in show, extensive complimentary toiletries. The location of the hotel is ideal. It's about half way between the main shopping area & the university area which we found to be the best for eating and drinking. We were able to park the car in a nearby multi-story. The only negatives I have would relate to a couple of (admittedly minor) instances of bad service - 1. Our room didn't have an iron in it (It was supposed to) & I had to keep calling reception before someone bothered to bring one. 2. The waitress at breakfast ignoring/forgetting my request for some milk for my coffee. I'm being pedantic of course, but I think when you are paying in excess of 200 euros for a night, you want the service to match up to the room.