The hotel didn't honour our booking and was outright rude about it.
We booked and paid for 2 Deluxe rooms via Trip.com. When we arrived, they gave us one Deluxe room and another thing they call "apartment" – a stuffy, mould-smelling room in a separate annex, without a bathroom or toilet (see photos).
When we questioned this, it got worse:
First, one staff member claimed the hotel doesn't have 2 Deluxe rooms. When I pointed out there are photos of multiple Deluxe rooms online, he changed his story and said I hadn't booked 2 Deluxe rooms.
Then the "manager" came. He accused me of lying. I showed him my Trip.com receipt and he refused to accept it because it was in English, not German – claiming it wasn't a valid document.
He then said:
They "hate dealing with Trip.com guests"
Trip.com charges them high fees, so he wouldn't help
I should contact Trip.com myself (their support that Sunday evening was just a chatbot)
If I had booked directly, they might have helped – but since I used Trip.com, it was my problem
I even offered to pay extra for a proper room. They refused.
In the end, the three of us had to squeeze into one Deluxe room because the "apartment" was unhealthy to sleep in. We asked for an extra mattress – they refused that too.
If you're considering staying there: be warned.