Martin , the owner very helpful, with local knowledge and places to eat at .
The family room ( 2 connected twin rooms , with a bathroom ) was comfortable . Unfortunately the previous guest had ignored the no smoking rule , and left a lingering cigarette smell , which Martin had been unable to eliminate ( it was freezing cold , snowing ,and leaving the windows open was not an option ! )
The rooms were heated , plenty of hot water , and the beds comfortable .
Martin gave good directions to help us find the building , and where to leave our car ( P12 ) , a short walk away .
Free internet access , great for the kids !
We were there near Christmas , and the Christmas markets ( very close to us ) were wonderful
I would stay here again .

We were very happy with Pension Jeske! Martin Pfeffer's service (and English) was superb, friendly and accommodating. Martin is a one-man operation and is not at the hotel all the time, so you need to be somewhat self-sufficient. The pension is authentically 250 years old and has a lot of charm. Rooms were small, as one would expect for a one-star hotel, especially one so centrally located, but they were clean and comfortable. Common bathroom and shower was clean and stocked, with good pressure and water temperature. The weather was unseasonably hot and humid and there is no airconditioning (almost no one has it) - a room fan would have been a good addition. We faced the street, which was a little noisy with occasional morning construction, but you could get a non-streetside room. No breakfast is offered on-site, but many cafes are nearby. The location could not be better: 1/2 block from the Hauptstrasse, Marktplatz and the Heiliggeistkirche, 2 blocks to the funicular to the castle (which is also the bus stop from the train station), 5 min walk to the Old Bridge. We had a triple room which was not easy to find in other hotels. We were out and about all day long and so opted for a budget hotel to provide bed and shower only. All in all I thought it was a great value for 75 Euro a night. I would definitely stay here again and would recommend it to anyone looking for a centrally-located, budget hotel.

Starts at 7:30am everyday. And it is LOUD! The rooms were cheap and clean, but the construction unbearable. Verify if it is still going on before you book.

We spent only one night here and were very happy with the room itself, which was quite clean and charming. Although we shared a bath, no one else seemed to be there so we had it to ourselves. The hotel could not have a better location, about half a block to the main square of enchanting Heidelberg. The cost of the location, however, was noise: shouting students returning from the night out drinking, and not long after, trucks unloading outside (the pounding was so loud that I thought it came from the hallway). The lack of staffing was weird; there are 2 hour-and-a-half blocks in the afternoon available for check-in, a bit of a window on either end when the staff is in the office, and then it's virtually a dorm, with no one in sight. One pays in cash and no breakfast is offered. The hotel made no claims it didn't fill, and basically we were happy except for the noise interfering with sleep