We stayed at this hotel primarily for one reason, the pool/spa. We tried to use the pool and Jaccuzi but the former was far too cold for anything other than competitive swimming (but a small pool so even that was not an option) and the latter was broken down. The hotel claimed that 27 degrees celsius was normal for Germany. Having stayed in the Arabella Grand hotel Munich just over a year earlier, I KNOW this not to be the case. Indeed in my review of that hotel , I complimented the great pool scene.
As the weather was so cold, we had really been looking forward to using the pool each evening after a day out in the cold. A BIG let down. Saving money on heating the pool is a real false economy.
We ate at the hotel one evening and it was a superb meal, we had the set 5 course dinner which at €65 each was not cheap but was excellent.
The location is fine for access to the central railway station and the traffic noise is not audible through the excellent sound proofing.
A tip, if there is snow on the ground, there will also be grit, grit does not mix with the small wheels on suitcases, get a taxi the short distance form the station if you arrive with luggage.

My husband & I have just returned from 4 nights at the Le Meridien in Stuttgart. We had an absolutely excellent stay and will definately return on future visits to the City.

We arrived on a transatlantic flight before the stated check-in time of 3:00 PM but the hotel still had a room for us and allowed us to begin our stay early. We had a room with a king-sized bed which was extremely comfortable and surprisingly didn't adopt the German tradition of separate bedding. The bathroom was one of the best we've experienced in recent years with great lighting, seating (in addition to the toilet), and even a bathroom scale. The TV has a wonderful choice of free channels including English/UK (BBC, ITV, CNN, Eurosport), Italian and French.

Little touches such as complimentary mineral water and a clothes brush were extremely welcome. There was even a fold-away ironing board which isn't as common in Europe as in the US.

The spa is beautiful, very relaxing and the gym is very well equipped. Using either (or both as we did) definately enhanced our stay and assuaged the guilt from over-indulging at the Christmas Market food stalls!

The staff are polite, attentive, friendly and professional. And all we encountered spoke English fluently despite us speaking German to them - but with very heavy English accents which obviously inspired them to 'accomodate' us!

I would have rated this hotel 5/5 on all counts, all but for two issues we discovered and feel we should definately share.

1. There is NO free internet access in this hotel. In the rooms it is a whopping EUR 0.60/min which equates to about $1 US at the moment. They stop charging when you reach EUR 21 per day, but that is extremely easy to do and it's $30 per day extra that we didn't want to incur. To make matters worse, they even charge in their business centre. This is done via prepaid card and partially used cards cannot be re-used. In such an internet age, and for a hotel that charges premium rates, this seems petty. So if you need to stay connected, plan to use an internet cafe (they still exist in Stuttgart and now we can see why).

2. The cost of breakfast at the hotel is confiscatory and unclear. The room service menu has various selections for breakfast: 'French' (EUR 8), 'Continental (EUR 11), etc. We did not want in-room dining so went to the restaurant where we were asked to sign in on taking our table. My husband spotted that this meant signing up-front for the EUR 25 option (that's $42 folks), so we asked why we were not being given the same menu as in-room. The explanation was that there isn't a menu - if you take breakfast in the restaurant, it's the full buffet or bust. We know Stuttgart well and opted instead to take the walk through the park to the wonderful Grand Cafe Planie which opens at 07:00 even on Sundays.

So... forewarned is forearmed. Stay at Le Meridien, have a wonderful time, but don't take your PC or eat breakfast unless you truly have funds to burn.

My wife and I stayed three nights at this hotel in early October as part of a brief European holiday. We found it a very good comfortable hotel with friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff. The amenities were of a high standard and well maintained. Location was excellent with only a 5-7 minute walk to the central station and the start of the main shopping street. There is a pleasant park opposite (must use the footbridge to cross the road as it is very busy- quite a few stairs if carrying suitcases).
The room was comfortably furnished with plenty of room. The bed offered an excellent nights sleep. Bathrooms were of a high standard with a large shower.
The bar area was very relaxing (live piano music on some nights) and very popular.
As a footnote I will add that this hotel offered the quietest room I have ever known, in terms of not hearing noise from other guests or any of the regular noises associated with hotel housekeeping in the morning. This is even though the hotel was fully booked during our stay (Stuttgart Volkfest).
If we go back to Stuttgart we will definitely try and stay here again.

This is a wonderful hotel. My family recent spent one night here. We had stayed here on a previously trip and had a great time. I was worried that the hotel wouldn’t live up to my memories the second time around, but it did and possibly exceeded. The service is wonderful. On this trip, they greeted my 4 year old son with a chocolate dessert shortly after we arrived in our room. Everyone was very friendly. The rooms are very modern, clean, and pretty large. Despite being located on a major street, there is little to no noise in the room. The beds are oh so comfortable. The spa area is very nice. My son loved their pool and I enjoyed the hot tub.
We did get room service for dinner because it is a 10 minute walk into the city center and we had arrived fairly late at night. The food arrived hot and was very good.
The hotel is located across from the park so there is a slight walk into town for dinner. There are a few, really good, bakeries in the metro station on the way to the city center. We grabbed breakfast here and took it back to the room.
Parking is 18 Euros and internet is available for a fee.