I stayed at the Best Western Raphael Altona during July 2008. It's about a 200 yard walk from Altona train station, and thus easily accessible when arriving and moving around the city via the S-Bahn. Service is polite and the room clean and of adequate size, although breakfast is not included and will cost you seven euros extra per day.

The only potential downside during hot weather is that the rooms aren't air conditioned. Fair enough, you're not paying a great deal but even Premier Inn have air conditioning as standard now. Whilst in a quiet setting this wouldn't be a problem - you could just open the window - rooms on the front of the hotel will suffer, as the street outside is cobbled and thus passing traffic makes a lot of noise. That's just one downside to what is an excellent hotel.

We spent three nights at this hotel on a short break in Hamburg.
When we arrived we were told the hotel was overbooked and we were directed to the 2* hotel next door which had the same owners.
We were very disappointed with what we were offered and were considering looking elsewhere when we were called by the gentleman on the desk who asked us to go to another room in the main hotel.
This turned out to be a suite which was great and had just about the most comfortable hotel bed I've slept in.
It's a pity we weren't offered that room in the first instance as it wasn't our fault the hotel had overbooked.
We really enjoyed our stay in Hamburg. The weather was fabulous. I would definately recommend a boat trip on the Elbe and a stroll around Alster lakes.
The Reeperbahn is a bit seedy but is a great experience especially on a Saturday night.
Altona is an ideal location in Hamburg. Buy a Hamburg Card and you can use all the public transport. S and U Bahn services are frequent and run untill the early hours.

This hotel is a standard hotel. It is located in front of ALTONA train station. This means that if your room is in front of it, you heard trains on the morning. Moreover, the road is very noisy.

If you have choise, the other side of this hotel is much more quite.

Concerning breakfast, it is correct.

I really enjoyed my stay at the Best Western, Altona. The hotel was clean and the staff were friendly.

Ten of us stayed to catch some of the World Cup and the location was perfect.
With the tube and train station on our door step it was easy to travel across Hamburg or go further afield in Germany.

There were a few good places to eat and drink in Altona but we spent most of our time in the St. Pauli (Reeperbahn) district. (only 2 stops on the tube or a 1 mile walk).

We didn't have breakfast at the hotel as there were plenty of restuarants nearby and we rarely made it up in time anyway!

To summarise - it was a fantastic hotel in a great location.