I've stayed here twice, 3weeks everytime, for business. This is a very nice place to stay. Location is great, plenty of restaurants nearby and shopping district is just s short 5mins walk across the street. It is also just next to the water tower, where many pple just laze around to relax at the fountain during weekends.

Rooms are very clean, toilet and bathtub is spacious. Deskfront staffs are very friendly and helpful. Asst manager Josefine even helped me and my colleague plan and book our rooms for our wkend stay in Paris.
Breakfast is a nice selection, I like the tea selections but it's quite costly at 19euros.

Cons: no in-house gym, (they give you free access to a gym a few streets away tho)
- room service menu has very limited selection and so far I did not find anything nice to eat.
- no swimming pool. (or I think there's a small dip pool or something, never really go and try.

Well otherwise this is nearly a perfect place to stay. :)

I have visited Mannheim for business since the early 80's. Stayed at the Maritim for the first 15 years. Maritim is now run down and not recommendable. The Dorint is excellent for business travellers. Great location. Good staff. Modern, clean rooms. Breakfast is superb. Don't normally eat noon or evening meals at the hotel as there are so many good restaurants within walking distance. Convenient walking to central shopping area.
Easy access from Autobahn; good parking; we normally take the train from Frankfurt and walk (with luggage) from the train station to the Dorint hotel (5-6 blocks?). High speed internet in room for 13euro daily - both wireless and LAN line; CNN is only english channel offer of approx 30 channels on TV. This is my preferred venue in Mannheim.

I’ve had nothing but itchy, sleepless, uncomfortable nights as a result of contracting scabies from the Dorint Kongress Hotel in Mannheim. That's right; I went to Germany and only came home with scabies as my souvenir. I've experienced the chocking experience of rude Europeans smoking in your face as you eat your meals, or the glares of unwilling people as you try to make your way through the urine drenched underground stations, but I have never had the uncomfortable experience of sleeping in dirty, most likely sweat drenched, scabies infested sheets! Mannheim, Germany is definitely a business destination, but Dorint Kongress Hotel is not the place to stay.

Good hotel mainly for business trips in Mannhein . Breakfast also OK . Situated near the shopping area . Convinient for going out for dinner ; lots of restaurant nearby.
Tip : if you're chossing this hotel be aware that they're building in the back a Congress Hall , which of course means a lot of noise starting with 7 a.m.