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Reviews of Aarauerhof - Self Check-in

2 Bahnhofplatz, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland

#11 of 12 hotels in Aarau

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Review score

Based on 211 hotel reviews

6.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.2

  • Comfort

    7.0

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    6.6

  • Staff

    7.0

  • Value for money

    6.7

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 21 September 2023

    1.0
    Awful and HOT!MELTING HOT
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    It was hot, unimaginably hot, I was melting in there. Also so much noise from the surroundings.Beds were tough and uncomfortable, the bed linen were clean ok there but inside the duvet and pillow were dirty, smelly and gave me allergy cough because of dust mites. Duck feather pillows and duck feather duvets are not recommended for hotels! Duvet was brown with stains of usage inside the otherwise clean duvet cover. Yak! There were no people around, except the cleaners. Automatic check in all by yourself, and check out. There was nowhere to safekeep your luggage. Check out was extremely early and even when I wrote an email and they accepted to offer me late check out at 12, they did not inform the poor cleaners who were banging at my door at 10:30 and also the room door locked me out automatically at 10.00 despite the arrangement for late check out, thank got the cleaner let me in and I managed to pack my suitcases before 12. There was no lobby, no waiting area for travellers. If you have a late flight like me and my son tough, you have to get your suitcases and take the train and wait at the airport. Generally no facilities of a hotel. You just rent an expensive bed to sleep in, god forbid if you need any hotel facilities. This should not bear the name of a hotel. Especially at this price!

    Nothing. only the friendly cleaners who were doing an excellent job. Bed linen and towels were clean. Breakfast was ok but not something extraordinary.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2023

    9.0
    I’ll be back gain
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Non

    Convenient

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2023

    8.0
    Travel in city center
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Located in center of city, just in front of train station. Quiet and spacious room. Wonderful breakfast.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Able to check in at any time but the scanner on the front door was broken so had to get through to somebody on the intercom

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 June 2023

    8.0
    Cute hotel on the station
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast a bit limited , but it did say continental so I guess that's to be expected

    Truth be told, it looked a bit like a prison , but I liked it at lot . Actually pretty special.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2023

    1.0
    Ugh!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    No AC, the Wi-Fi was bad, the brakfast was horrid, the check-in experience dubious (you are simpy faced with a self-check-in system with no instructions), I asked for an ironing board and there was none, there were no clothing hanglers in the closet. Really, what is the pointof having a closet if you can;t PUT ANYTHING IN IT???????????????????

    The location was convenient, although not pleasant

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 May 2023

    9.0
    Better than expected and good place to stay for work or travelers.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    I knew there would be no welcoming staff at the reception, but one does miss a friendly greeting after all. Even if the whole automatic checkin process is working fine.

    I enjoyed the excellent location of this hotel which is close to the transportation and close to the beautiful and picturesque city. The room was large and clean, the wifi allowed me to work a day and have video conferences. The bed was confortable. I traveled there in the spring and had therefore no issues with noise or temperature as I read in previous ratings. Indeed I was pleased with my choice.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2023

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We booked room for 3 person, but there were only 2 duvet. We shared the duvet and that was extreamly uncomfortable!!

    Location and Room size

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2023

    9.0
    Amazing directly beside the Railway station, very helpful service & bar for a good beer just beside
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    You may can improve the room with some beauty staff for the bathroom (nice smelling shampoo, shower cap .....)

    The communication with the staff and their support and flexibility at the reception by phone was amazing ! Got a free room upgrade 🙏🙏😊 I addition, I could take the breakfast in the room 👍🥰

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2023

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very noisy for last 2 nights due to problem with heating system. Poor sleep

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2023

    3.0
    When we had dinner with friends we used to work with they all exclaimed they thought the hotel was closed - now we under
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    One plastic cup in the room. Damaged plastic toilet seat. Pictures included a kettle, tea/ coffee facilities in the room but there were none. we booked 2 rooms as we are a family of five and the rooms were 2 floors apart. My daughters bed was raised in the middle - very uncomfortable. Self check in so nobody available.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Close to train station and more space.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 March 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    In case of problems with check-in You need to make a call and spend around ten minutes on the phone, and considering it's swiss number, which is outside EU it costs a lot. So You could implement an option to connect with support through the desk stand or just provide a phone in the check-in stand.

    Very basic. Only cold food served.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2023

    4.0
    Not likely to book again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Self check-in was ok but I didn't get a receipt, neither via email nor in print. The elevator was really weird and the room doors looked like prison cell doors. The room was too warm and there was no way to adjust the temperature. The pillows were too soft.

    Location was good, directly at the train station. Breakfast was ok, but could have used more cheese options. Bed was reasonably sized and comfortable enough.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean,well organized,friendly

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 December 2022

    1.0
    Freezing cold room
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was freezing and I had to sleep with a jacket on. Upon complaining I was told that, ”it was normal” that ice cold wind blows in from outside through the closed window.

    location

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 November 2022

    1.0
    get new customers service in the phone
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the customer service was so deplorable

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 November 2022

    9.0
    Good place for the price
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Really close to the train station, very convenient. You also don't need to worry about checking in late. Good for the price you pay.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast, would be basic by most standards continental breakfast, no fruit no eggs, I am wheat intolerant, so although I booked Breakfast, I attended first day then went out for coffee, would not work for my intolerance.

    Room was adequate did not appear to have Aircon was noisy with the window open,facing the station, but relatively comftable, great location for access to train line.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 October 2022

    2.0
    Will never stay here again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights

    We have stayed in this hotel many times in the past (before COVID and when staff were still present at the reception) and it was always a pleasant hotel with good facilities and a good breakfast. However, it has changed for the absolute worse since it became a self-check in hotel. The self-check in didn't work seamlessly, giving errors so that I couldn't get the key cards. After 3 attempts (and multiple payments which were then refunded), I finally had to call a number for help and go through the whole process again on the phone. This was extra phone charges for me since I'm not from Switzerland. And you have to remember the room number which is shown only briefly on the screen because you won't find this info anywhere again. Also, there are no more facilities (fridge, hot water kettle, glasses/cups to drink from, toiletries) present in the room like before. Breakfast has now become very poor with extremely limited choice, and everything was cold (even the coffee/tea from the machine). Key cards to enter the room stopped working often. The entire hallway of the floor where our room was, stank of urine, and the hallway carpet was old with dirty stains. The whole hotel looks very dull and rundown now. The only thing that hasn't seemed to change, is the price...I think the rooms are even more expensive now, but you don't get any value at all for your money anymore.

    Spacious room and bathroom. Convenient location very close to train station.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 October 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    When I ran out of soap/shampoo in the shower, it took three calls to the staff to resolve the situation. The hotel is listed on Booking.com as having available parking, although they have no deal with the nearby parking facility. I was unable to get a receipt from the automated machine upon check-out.

    The hotel is very centrally located to the Old Town. The automated check-in was extremely simple to use.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2022

    9.0
    Good hotel and friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The area could be a bit noisy, but that's central and if you close the curtains, then it's all fine

    Very central, friendly staff at breakfast and the bar at the main entrance, I needed some hot water for a tea and they served it to me without extra charge. At breakfast the lady was very welcoming and friendly. The check-in machine was working and very easy to make the check-in as I was very tired with a bad flu. Definitely recommend it for the price.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2022

    8.0
    Good value for money, I'll go straight back.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    - Self check-in…. - no aircon (or we couldn’t find it), so the window had to be kept open, with attendant noise from the station area.

    - Good basic breakfast - who needs more? Good coffee. Fresh and clean. - The location, of course.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location and simplicity

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2022

    4.0
    it was good for one night, but Hotel with self check in feels like sleeping in a ghost house
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Junior Suite without phone, alarm clock or audio system, no mini bat or any other useful thing in the room. laudatory bags, Toilette article

    Location, because it is very close to rail way station

    Stayed in August 2022

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