Hotel Haus Orchideental Jena

Too much effort to check in.

Although my German language is not good but their support is exceptional. The mountain view and the planted various flowers make the peacful atmosphere more interesting. One of the reasons I always book this hotel whenever I come to Jena for work is their breakfast 😋

Quiet large room, all what needed available, amazing breakfast (fruit salad handmade) and enough for Picknick at lunch for our hikes. Very friendly hosts with a lot of Tipps to find orchids and also having dinner.

Someone like us Traveling without car (public transport not close) has to be prepared to walk daily 1.5-2.5 km to the different restaurants for dinner.

It was quiet, clean and the mattress was comfortable

The owner was not friendly. He never smiled once and would never reply with "bitteschön" when I said "dankeschön". He was annoyed when I asked to check out at 10:00 (I was driving across Germany, so needed to rest) which is a very normal check out time. In the end, the latest I could stay until was 9:45. I was always polite with him but he generally just seemed annoyed at my presence. I did not feel welcome at all. Not recommended if you do not speak German.

The little house, which was our room, was very quiet and nice. Everything you need is there. Coffee, cutlery, tea...etc. Parking is a little bit confusing for us in the beginning because we made a wrong turn and went to the reception via the wrong street. But once it was explained, it was easy to park and then walk through the reception grounds to our house.