25hours Hamburg Altes Hafenamt, Hamburg25hours Hamburg Altes Hafenamt in Hamburg, Germany has a corrected score of 3.7 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 23 of 197 hotels we score in Hamburg. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.8 before correction: Booking.com 3.6, Tripadvisor 4.1. Rooms from about $211 a night (cached, not a live quote).The 25hours Hotel Hamburg Altes Hafenamt sits in the HafenCity district of Hamburg, close to the Speicherstadt, the Elbe River and the Überseeboulevard, with metro, S-Bahn and bus stops within easy reach. Rooms are a generous 35 square metres and suit families, coming with smart TVs, free WiFi, Bluetooth speakers and iMac workstations. Guests eat at the ground-floor NENI restaurant, where breakfast costs a surcharge, and there is a sauna on site. The hotel applies eco rules such as opt-in cleaning and welcomes pets. Reviews are generally strong, though some guests find the bathrooms small and the pillows less comfortable. A good pick for design-minded travellers who want a harbour-side location.What stands out

Friendly staff and smooth check-in

Spacious 35-square-metre family rooms

Walk to Speicherstadt and the Elbe

Sauna and on-site restaurant

Watch out for

Bathrooms are on the small side

Breakfast costs extra

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