Hotel Dorint is a high quality business hotel built in 1998. The hotel is in a quiet area in the centre of Weimar: Goethe Haus, Liszt Music School, Eckermann Haus, Anna Amalia Library, Stadschloss, Old Market and restaurants are at walking distance. Goethe Park is at the doorstep.

We chose the Dorint because at hrs.com it has a client satisfaction score of 8.3 on a scale of 10. A good choice!

Staffs are friendly. The room was comfortable, airy and nicely furnished. Both room and bathroom were impeccably clean. Windows can be opened and full-length curtains kept any mosquitoes out.

Weimar has a very quiet centre, no loud pedestrians at night. The only noise was a garbage truck that rattled for some minutes in the street at the back side of the hotel in the early morning.

The underground garage has only one level. Parking is extra. We travelled by motorbike, which parked free. All in all, the Weimar Dorint is a fine place to stay.

This is a large but low-rise, modern business hotel. We were on vacation, but I liked the location and price better than other well-rated hotels I read about on TripAdvisor. I was very happy with my choice. We stayed two nights in Room 148, a Deluxe Room (that's their name for the category, two levels above a basic room) in the attractive back wing of the hotel. This was an exceptional value at 109 Euros per night, including VAT and breakfast for two, but not the 2 Euro local room tax.

Dorint is a chain, with their own website. Unlike my other bookings for this Germany trip, my online booking produced no confimation or email. So after two days, I called the hotel itself on the phone, and the desk staff (excellent English) said they had no record of my booking. They instantly mailed me a written proposal for a room, and I called them back the next day to make the booking. I'm glad I brought a printout of the PDF confirmation they sent me because there was a minor, civil dispute on checkout about whether breakfast was included at that excellent price. But the confirmation specifically said so in English, so they graciously took the breakfasts off the bill.

The location is only steps to Goethe's home and the Frauenplan public square. This is also close to the Anna Amalia library, the Liszt music school, and the Stadschloss. There are dozens of restaurants within an easy walk, as is every important old-town site. You can also walk to the old cemetery, with Goethe's grave.

The hotel breakfast is outstanding, even among business hotels. There are at least 15 Meters of buffets, with respectable sections for gluten-free and sugar-free. The waitress brings you coffee of your choice, and there's a largest tea buffet I've ever seen, with pots for your choice. The food was fresh and excellent.

Our room had lots of space, and huge bathroom. Like other hotels on this trip (during an exceptional heat wave, in the US as well as in Europe), it was evident that air conditioning is not engineered to the meat-locker standards we insist on in the US. We left the windows open at night, when it was cool. The full-length sheet curtains kept any mosquitoes out, and we slept well. I closed the windows when the garbage trucks started their routes, but there had been no noisy pedestrians at night in our quiet wing of the hotel. One reason I chose the Dorint is that the "best" hotel (Elephant) in town does not appear to have air conditioning at all, despite its luxury level. I can't verify that fact because we didn't stay there.

The staff was very pleasant, recommending restaurants when we asked. We had a rental car, which was 12 Euros per night. The spotless underground garage is not large, but it looked like the town garage was right beside the hotels, in case they ever run out of auto space.

I stayed here for a 2 day International conference. I'm pretty choosy about hotels, and have had some real stinkers in Germany. This place rates right up there. The rooms and service were excellent. I can't say enough about the food. The proximity to Goethe Park, and the town make this a great base to operate from.

This modern hotel was all we required for a few days stay in Weimar. With a car park underneath and all the attractions of the city within a stone's throw we were very pleased with our choice. Our room was in the old part of the building, overlooking the park. The beds were low but comfortable and we slept well. Wifi connection was prohibitively expensive - though there's a free communal PC in the lobby and very cheap access at a cafe in the market square (Roxanne), we'd have preferred to use our own laptop in our room. We'd also have liked tea and coffee in our room, too.

We really should have insisted on a non-smoking room, not simply one where the ashtrays have been removed. Removing/checking/replacing ashtrays appeared to be the primary concern at times and we received a couple of visits from housekeeping staff on ashtray duty.

During our stay, some building work resulted in a little disruption of the breakfast buffet for which apologies were offered. This didn't really affect our enjoyment as much as the fact that visiting the buffet itself involved a lengthy walk from a remote dining room - a feature unaffected by the minor building project, it seemed.

Attempting to drive into the underground car park on Tuesday evening, we found it closed. Sincere apologies all round - the basement area was to be deep cleaned at the weekend and it would appear that several days were needed to clear the place in advance. As we were checking out on Wednesday morning, this was not only inconvenient but a real pain when packing up to leave.

To sum up, the hotel is fine. Our room was large, airy and well furnished. The bathroom was clean and well lit. But so many apologies for this and that don't make up for the small niggles. We'd rather the niggles were simply dealt with so that we, the guests, are not inconvenienced.