Hotel Maier

My wife and I stayed at the Hotel Maier for four nights and had a very comfortable stay. The hotel is nicely located close to the lake, and within a short walk to the outdoor swimming pool complex over the road, a short walk to the lakeside bar ( Gartenwirthscraft zum Schorsch) which has great views and beer, and the nearby Clubhaus restaurant. You also have the restaurant at the Hotel Traube as an option and indeed the restaurant at the Maier itself. We ate here on one evening and had a thoroughly enjoyable meal. For two courses, a nice bottle of riesling and a few other drinks the bill came to about 150 euros. That is consistent with the UK London area prices and the food was really good which we thought was better value/ quality. The service was also very good. Room: The room was an upgrade on the basic option and was very comfortable and certainly spacious enough for us. It looked onto the inner courtyard where the outside seating area was located. We preferred this to perhaps an outside room that looked onto the adjacent road. It had a nice walk in shower and was very tidy and clean, with little sign of wear and tear. The air conditioning worked well. We don’t watch much TV when we are away but one improvement could be on the room TV which I could not stream from my iPad to watch any content. It seemed like the TV was not a smart model or was just not very intuitive. Transport to local areas: Just across the road outside the hotel are bus stops and rather than drive, we took the bus into Freidrichstafen. They run about every 15 minutes and was low cost at less then 3 euros each way. It is about a 15 minute drive away. The usual google maps was really good, providing a choice of bus numbers and times. Friedrichstafen provides good access to the various ferry boat options across the lake. I would recommend the catamaran boat to Konstanz, locely place to visit. The boat runs on the hour every hour and costs about 25 euro return per person. I would definitely stay at the Maier if I need to return to the area again. P.s. The only change I would like to see is that the room rate covers two persons, and not a supplement for a second person. The cost to clean the room is negligible so why not charge just for breakfast for a second guest. A lot of modern hotels operate this way.

Great friendly hotel. Staff fluent in English. Convenient bus transit to train station. Rooms were well equipped with outlets and towels and minibar. Beds were comfortable. Elevator and common areas greatly appreciated. Restaurant on site had delicious breakfast and dinner options. Close walk to grocery store. One bus stop from Bodenseehoff