Hotel Kristall

The hotel feels shabby and hasn’t been renovated recently, but this is not the main point. We arrived at the hotel on a hot May afternoon only to discover that the AC was not working and the room was stuffy and humid (we specifically selected a hotel with air conditioning). After tinkering with all AC controls, we returned to the lobby and asked about the AC. The receptionist gave us an embarrassed smile, opened a central circuit box and flipped a switch. For the time being we had air conditioning. But after we left the hotel and returned later in the evening, the AC was off again. We came back to the lobby to talk to the night shift manager, who barely spoke any English. He said and wrote “Giugnio” on a piece of paper, implying that they did not turn on air conditioning in the hotel until June (this was not written anywhere on **********). He then went up to our room and pretended to tinker with the AC control panel (which obviously didn’t work because the main circuit breaker was down). He later proposed that we open the balcony window and let in some cold air and that in a few hours the room will cool down. I should mention that the back of the hotel overlooks a busy railway. We found this unacceptable and at that point decided to leave the hotel. We found very reasonable accommodations next door, with air conditioning and much more pleasant hospitality and rooms for a similar cost.