We stayed in room 13 of this small pension, on the top floor. The room was quaint and nicely-decorated, but very small (especially with its sloping ceilings). The bathroom was extremely small, and the shower was so small that it was almost un-useable. It's impossible to turn around in the shower, and the only solution is to put the shower curtain on the outside of the shower floor and allow water to get all over the bathroom floor. We found this all pretty amusing, but it could certainly be a deal-breaker for some people. The room does have a TV (no English channels) and the room is kept at a good temperature at night. The hallway lights are kept off to conserve electricity, but can be turned on when you enter the hallway and will stay on for a short time. The breakfast was decent and is served in their cute country-style dining area (sit in one of the back rooms to avoid the smoke coming from diners in the bar area). Staff was generally nice and helpful, although some speak English better than others. The hotel is about 10 mins walk from most attractions in Graz. (Recommended eating in Graz - Stainzerbauer, a cute little restaurant that serves great Styrian pumpkinseed-oil-laden specialties and has great staff).

We travelled out to Graz on Saturday 25th November for our daughter's 21st (she is currently living in a place called Furstenfeld as part of her degree). There were 6 in our party - requiring 3 rooms between us (but a total of 13 of us stayed at the Gasthof.

Our room (for me, my wife and our daughter) was the apartment which has 2 double bedrooms each with colour tv (no English speaking channels though) and another small living room which has a double bed settee - so this room sleeps up to 6 people. On top of this it has a large bathroom with a wc, corner bath with overhead shower and a wash basin. There is a kitchen diner with a fridge and two hotplates. From the kitchen diner you can access a large balcony which overlooks the market square.

The other two rooms for our party were a double room and what should have been a single but ended up being a twin. These rooms were of the same standard but on a smaller scale.

All the rooms are beautifully clean and the maid service is very efficient in deed - each day our room was serviced by the time we had had breakfast.

Downstairs in the Gasthof is a restaurant which serves very good food at reasonable prices - our meal for 13 including 3 bottles of wine came to 236 euros!! The portion sizes are very good too!!! Drinks at the bar are inexpensive too.

The location of the Gasthof on Lenplatz is ideal, it is only a 5 minute walk into the very centre of Graz. The view from the Gasthof is overlooking the Lendplatz market square with a view of the Schlossberg fortifications and clocktower.

Graz is a lovely place, especially at this time of year as it is very atmospheric with lovely little Christmas markets serving hot mulled wine and Lebekerschen amongst other Austrian delights.

The Gasthof itself is extremely good value for money, very clean, with good food and hospitality. I think some times when people have referred to staff as rude or impolite (which I have read in quite a few Austrian hotel reviews) this is more down to misunderstandings with language translation rather than rudeness - our experience was a lovely one and we were made to feel very welcome - we would go back tomorrow!!!!!

We have just had two weeks' holiday in Austria, of which we spent one night at the Gasthof Pension zur Steirerstub'n in Graz, having discovered it on the web and checked out reviews on Trip Advisor.

It was excellent for the price - ie budget! But the staff were friendly, everything was totally spick and span and clean, the room was spacious, the bed comfortable, we had a view of the Schlossberg from our window and we were no more than ten minutes' walk from the centre. Above all, the food was excellent - really delicious Styrian food. And the breakfast, too, was excellent.

The only slight drawback was that the basin in the en-suite shower room didn't have a plug and the water ran out VERY slowly. We reported this as we left, so hopefully they've sorted it!

But really, for the price, exceptional value and the place had character: a small, old building with a market opposite.

Our week stay here was perfect. Beautiful dining room decorated with antiques and flowers and inexpensive prices. Breakfast was plentiful and very good. Our 3rd floor backside room was neat, clean and modern. Cleaning staff was friendly and kept our room immaculate. Our only concern was some serving staff could be more friendly; but they were always busy. Location was just Super, walking access to the city. Having the market across the street was wonderful, such marvelous flowers, fruits and vegatables. Our unexpected departing gift of preserves was appreciated.