Hotel Spatz - Luzern

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Oct 2006

good value for the money. Easy access to public transportation.

Guest name: JJ, USA

Average rating:  6.7

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Dec 2007

We were travelling around Switzerland when we stayed in Spatz. As we arrived late in the evening, it was a little hard to find the property as it was not that close to the train station. The people there was quite helpful and adviced us the second day that there was bus 1 going directly to the train station. We booked for a double room and were arranged a triple one, and still charged for the price quoted on the website for double room. The breakfast was a little dissapointing, compared with other hotels we stayed in Switzerland. It definitely could be better with the price. The best of this hotel is the wireless connection,it was totally free, as many hotels charged for it. The surrounding was excellent, safem, nice, quite. So, we were generally satisfied with it.

Guest name: SH, United Kingdom

Average rating:  5.4

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

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Guest name: GK, Argentina

Average rating:  6.3

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2007

The breakfast was poor. Just jam and SPOILED cheese. Transparent coffee. Bread was fresh though.

Guest name: Andreea Calin, Germany

Average rating:  6.3

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

It was my the first stayed at Spatz. We had touring through the Europe. We stayed only for one night so really is difficult to evaluate Hotel.

Guest name: AP, Lithuania

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Aug 2006

The fact that the hotel had changed its name was not helpful in locating it. The lack of an on-site restaurant for evening meals on the nights we stayed was unfortunate. We had nice, but expensive, meals at nearby restaurants.

Guest name: BR, Australia

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Oct 2005

Spent 4 nights at Spatz hotel and I suggest people to take bus No. 1 from train station rather then walk. If u walk, if will take u about 15 - 20 mins. The hotel was pretty ok but no lift, the good thing is it had free Internet access. Breakfast is ok and the staff there were so nice.

Guest name: KH, Hong Kong

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2005

We stayed at this hotel for two nights and generally enjoyed the stay. Several comments: (1) The distance to downtown Luzern from the hotel is a bit far for walking. Having to shell out 2 SF for each of us for the bus to the downtown area (4 SF roundtrip) got a bit old. On the other hand, the bus does run virtually from the front door of the hotel, and runs often. (2) The breakfast was one of the skimpiest we encountered in Switzerland...not much more than coffee and rolls. (3) Both streets next to the hotel were very busy and noisy until late at night. It was cool enough during our stay that we could close the windows and keep out most of the noise (we were also an upper floor), but in the middle of summer I would expect the steet noise to be intrusive.

Guest name: Robert Dinger, USA

Average rating:  6.7

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

Good location. Five steps from bus stop. Had free internet access at the front desk. Breakfast was only bread and beverage. Room was clean a fair sized. We were only there for a one night stay and this served our needs well.

Guest name: KO, USA

Average rating:  2.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2005

Of all the places we stayed at during our 18 days in Europe, this was by far the least desirable. Spatz is located on a very busy street and, as there is no air conditioning, we were forced to leave the windows open for ventilation. Traffic noise through the night was unbearable. The room was marginally clean and the general appearance of the hotel is dingy. Breakfast consisted of a cup of coffee and a role, far less than any other place we stayed.

Guest name: JT, USA

Average rating:  8.7

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2005

Very good property for the city and general level of price.

Guest name: David Spaulding, USA

Average rating:  2.7

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2005

As nice as they were, DO NOT STAY HERE. It a very very overpriced hostel. You're better off staying in a hostel. That nice picture of the restaurant has no relation to the hotel. The comforters were dirty, and there was no top sheet. AND there were possibly bed bugs (we had small bug bites in the morning).

Guest name: RF, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Aug 2005

Generally speaking this hotel offers very good value for money in the expensive Swiss hotel scene. The only slight negative is the location on a busy road junction which generates considerable traffic noise. However, this dies down overnight allowing a good night's rest. Parking is off road, although the space is tight. The attached restaurant is excellent and worth visiting the hotel for. Note that there is no No Smoking area in the restaurant.

Guest name: Nigel Johnson, United Kingdom

Average rating:  6.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

The room whilst clean, was outdated and was in need of some fresh paint, decor and new bed linen. The bathroom was really small, otherwise average.

Guest name: Phillip Shaw, United Kingdom

Average rating:  2.4

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jul 2005

Room was awful and bedding looked unwashed. I am generally not fussy but this was just not a nice place. Breakfast the worst compared to all the other hotels I stayed in. Definitely would not go there again.

Guest name: HB, Nigeria

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Jul 2005

Excellent small hotel. Very spacious accomodation, infact it's an appartment with 2 rooms and plenty of space. Breakfast needs big improvement, some cereals and eggs would have made it eatable... it was only bread and buter!!! Very helpful managment (family managed hotel). About 1.5 km from the main station and this information should be given to the tourists. Conveniently located near a bus stop and well connected with city. Would like to stay again...

Guest name: Suchitra Dhokte, Qatar

Average rating:  3.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

we did hav a room at the top, wich was very noisy. The bathroom was with black fugnis in the corners and as big as the sink of the showerflore (*3) (little!)

Guest name: CR, Netherlands

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in May 2005

We were in Lucern twice on our trip and stayed here, in tripple rooms, both times. The Spatz is a very nice small hotel. The staff is very helpfull and really nice. Only the manager/owner speaks english but everyone tries to help you all they can. The rooms are spacious and very nice bathrooms.We all stept very good there a total of 3 nites.We were very happy with breakfast bread, roles,butter, assorted jams, coffee, tea and oj. There is no elevater and 4 stories this might be a prob for some. The # 1 bus takes you right to the front of the hotel to and from the train station in 10 min or you can walk it in 15. I would stay ther any time i was in Lucern. The Spatz served all our needs and stayed in our budget.

Guest name: Harold Witt, USA

Average rating:  6.3

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2004

The hotel is situated across the bus stop ,few minutes away from train station. The breakfast is moderate. The passages and reception areas are cramped. Not bad for short stay.

Guest name: SY, India

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Sep 2004

I tend to consider all Swiss hotels a bit overpriced, but Spatz is quite a decent option around Luzern, especially if you arrive in a car, as we did, since the hotel has free parking, is close to the highway, on a wide road and still close to Luzern's centre. The photo you see is of a building which hosts a restaurant (run independently) and the hotel, so if we hadn't been there once before, we could have easily missed it ("Hotel Spatz" is only written on the entrance door in small letters). We had trouble communicating with the staff, since we do not speak German, and their English was nothing much, really. The announced 24-hour reception is not true: no one was there at midnight, when we arrived, but they did leave the key in the letter box. The breakfast was a joke (a couple of slices of ham and cheese, tea and jam - our German-speaking neighbours asked for an egg, but we couldn't make ourselves understood to the staff). On the positive side, the rooms are quite spacious, the common area clean and the restaurant in the same building is quite good. We totally enjoyed our stay in Luzern, and as a place to spend the night, this hotel is quite adequate.

Guest name: Andrei Greenberg, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Aug 2004

Easy to find, convenient for town centre (10 minute walk), very clean and spacious family room and excellent service. Thoroughly recommended; we wouldn't even bother to look for an alternative hotel in this location.

Guest name: Alan Smith, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Jul 2004

We stayed in the hotel Spatz on Jul 3-5, 04. The rooms, hotel surrounding and employees were nice. The bus stops were very close to the hotel. Even though there was no elevator and the computer available was only 1, it did not reduce our overall happiness staying in this hotel, and this is the best hotel we had during our Euro trip this year.

Guest name: Erna Damayanti, Indonesia