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Tripadvisor Traveller RatingBased on 670 Reviews
Traveller ReviewsRanked #40 of 360 hotels in Hamburg
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Very Good
144
Average
57
Poor
35
Terrible
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FinnK683 said...
A unique setup and experience
Travelled on 11/2025
A unique setup and experience with a lot of personal touch, hospitality and comfort. Friendly welcome and check in.
The room was nice with many decorative touches and modern with a good control of light and temperature, the bed was conformable.
Centrally located in a quit neighbourhood we enjoyed some good nights.
Only minor setback was the disorganised breakfast setup. Tables were not cleared service of the ho...
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Cathy B said...
Great hotel and location
Travelled on 11/2025
Fantastic room with wonderful view. Service was fab especially the young man on reception who checked us in the 1st day. Highly recommend....
138dunkm said...
Website misleading - no restaurant
Travelled on 10/2025
Rooms are ok but its odd that the shower doesnt have a drying area, you literally step out into the main bedroom.
Also annoying that the light in the toilet is in a motion sensor and switches off after seconds leaving you in darkness.
Biggest annoyance is that the hotel website has a section titled restaurants, this section literally says: The Nikolai Hotel Hamburg offers a wide selection of traditional loca...
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Chambesy said...
Exclusive calm perfect
Travelled on 10/2025
The Nikolai Hotel is close to the Speicherstadt, Hafen city and the Elbe Philharmonie. Great location. It is in a quiet neighborhood with a view of one of the many canals, with high and low tide. Several restaurants nearby, and a visit of the Katharina Kirche is also recommended (great organ concerts!). Possible to walk to most of the other central spots like Jungfernstieg, Europa Passage and Landungs brücken.
The h...
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Richard M said...
Bring me light !!!
Travelled on 08/2025
Great hotel, central location. Fantastic rooms, got everything you need including Iron and board. But the best bit was the lights and aircon. All on one super simple panel. How much time do you normally spend scrambling around with multiple light switches, air con etc.
Theyve got it sorted, every hotel should get this system.
Great bar, open till Midnight and a very very good breakfast.
This will be my Hamburg hotel...
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