Premier Inn Saarbrucken City Congresshalle Hotel

Don't confuse this Premier Inn with the one down the road, as we did. Both business hotels near the city centre, but fine for an off-the-beaten-track stopover. Parking in an underground carpark, 15 euros a night. Never been to Saarbrücken before, probably never go again, but it was interesting to see.

We were on a trip from the low countries to the south of Germany so needed a place en route for an overnight and this fitted the bill. The hotel is very new, the family room very spacious, beds really comfy, the shower really really good (has the rainfall head on the wall but also a hand held unit should you want that). The parking garage is relatively spacious and relatively easy to get in and out of the car/ space, the cost is 15Euro per night, so not the cheapest but its a secure underground facility so far cheaper than having something happen to your car on the street! It might have been a perfect stay only for the bathroom not being cleaned properly (the last guest had really black hair, we can presume) and there was a glitch in the air conditioning which works REALLY well, but in our case too well as there was a build up of condensation- its a known problem which they had thought was already fixed so I won't hold that too much against them. Location is just 5 minutes further down the street from the other Premier inn, its at the edge of the city centre in a somewhat industrial / commercial area with the congress centre so the action is a little away but not too far at the same time. We didn't get breakfast or use the bar so cant comment on that. They do serve pizza (and burgers??) until late so that might be of use to someone not wanting to head into the city upon arrival. All in all, I can imagine we will visit again on our longer road trips and hope that the next time the bathroom doesnt experience the same issues.