Ibis Styles Graz Messe

This was a good hotel and the rooms are comfortable. The location is ok, being not far from a tram stop which means it does not take long to the centre or the train station. There is a Billa supermarket right beside it if you need any refreshments. The staff seemed friendly. I had been sad about the closing of the Ibis at the main station but this seems an ok replacement for my needs keeping inside the Accor group of hotels without paying too much.

Stayed for a night on with a tour group. 1.6 Klms out of the city centre. Friendly staff who were not ready when we arrived so gave everyone a free drink while we waited. Rooms were a nice size with good bed and pillows. Plenty of space to move around. Really good breakfast, nice and fresh and plenty of everything. The big let down was non functioning air conditioning. Would not be an issue in the winter but some in out group had 27C in their rooms and did not sleep at all - most rooms averaged 25C. Staff tried to fix but couldnt unfortunately. The next morning 25 very unhappy, tired and hot people were glad to get back on the bus and leave. Management really need to look at this and fix it as this could have been a great stay.

Stayed here for one night in April 2023 and thought it was fine. There is still reconstruction work going on on floor 1 but we didn't hear it. Did I hear it on the weekend? No. The junior suite was absolutely fine with a little balcony and a table outside. I am surprised this hotel doesn't have better reviews on here. POSITIVES: The room was very nice, bed was comfy and staff were helpful and friendly. The breakfast was excellent too. It is about 5 minutes to walk to the number 6 tram at the Friedhof St. Peter (Cemetery) stop from Moserhofgasse - this gets you into the city very quickly. NEGATIVES: There are only 5 very minor negatives about the stay here, which is the reason it only gets 4 out of 5. 1. Parking charges - you are nowhere near the middle of Graz but they would like you to park in their garage at a cost. Alternatively they offer you green zone parking on the street outside which is free, but only at the weekend. Why on earth they cannot come to some deal with the the BILLA supermarket next door is beyond me, as BILLA car parks are never full up. 2. The pillows were stupidly squashy and there were no spares/extra pillows in the room. 3. We were not offered a Wifi password when we arrived and used BILLA free wifi next door instead. 4. No spoons in the room. Granted they have a very nice Nespresso coffee machine and capsules but no spoons or stirrers for the coffee. The advert stated the room had a fridge - it didn't. 5. The HOTEL TV is a nuisance as the remote didn't work, neither did the HDMI socket. Why hotels switch off HDMI sockets on TVs is ridiculous - this is 2023 and we can bring our own devices, watch what we want on them and be able to plug them into the TV in the hotel. They need to fix this and regularly check their remote controls. If you are stuck for something to do on a Sunday, the Grazer Trödlermarkt (Fleamarket) is within walking distance of this hotel and although you probably won't buy anything, it is a real trip down memory lane looking at all the old junk that they have for sale there.