Hotel Lumen am Hauptbahnhof

It was, what it was. . . perfect for our needs. It wasn't my first visit to the Hotel Lumen! I was there 20 years ago. It was just right then so I needed no introduction! The main point for us was its nearness to the main station and underground. OK we didn't get breakfast thrown in, but we knew that at the time of booking. Being in the St Georg/Steindamm district there is a degree of ethnicity with its location, but it's all part of life's rich tapestry. We never felt threatened in any way! We would go back again.

Had a one-night stopover in Hamburg and wanted to visit the Art Museum before continuing the journey. The location was perfect for Hauptbahnhof and Museum, very friendly and helpful staff at reception up a flight of stairs, lift to my clean quiet room on the 4th floor, good WiFi. I did not take the breakfast option but the breakfast room looked cosy. The neighbourhood is, shall we say, 'colourful', but plenty of shops and places to eat, big supermarket right opposite, and actually I thought an evening's stroll around St Georg district was an unexpected touristic bonus. The hotel itself is calm and peaceful and great value for money. I will use it again.

The Room was bright and plenty of windows. Good fan in room. Plenty of storage space. Safe in Room. Location of hotel was excellent not too long walk into central areas, plenty of shops and subways near hotel. They was plenty of restaurants next to hotel and penny supermarket direct across road for all your essential items. We would definately book this hotel again next time we visit the wonderful city of Hamburg! My wife Adele has done a youtube video of the room for her channel on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leaklGuwzSU&t=131s

We picked this hotel because of its proximity to the train station, and it is a short walk to the train station from the hotel. The hotel breakfast that they had was a good value for the money. The room that we were in had a window looking out on a busy street, but the room was very well soundproofed from the road. The hotel staff was very nice and spoke English well.

A lot of people mentioned the noisy street and people hanging around outside. I guess they had different expectations. This is a lively neighborhood for sure but yes many people live in Hamburg and they just go around their own business. Hamburg is a metropole what does one expect. Clean and comfortable. Nice person at the reception.