Seegarten, St. GallenSeegarten in St. Gallen, Switzerland has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 17 of 118 hotels we score in St. Gallen. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 3.7, Tripadvisor 3.6, Agoda 4.5. Rooms from about $175 a night (cached, not a live quote).Seegarten is a three-star hotel and restaurant in Arbon, Switzerland, standing on the shore of Lake Constance in a quiet spot surrounded by meadows and gardens. It has 42 rooms with bathrooms, many with balconies, plus a bar and sports facilities including guided snorkelling. The restaurant serves hot meals at lunchtime and in the evening, though it closes on Sundays in winter. Free private parking and Wi-Fi are provided, and Arbon Seemoosriet station is a five to six minute walk away, with the castle about twenty minutes on foot. Reviews praise the cleanliness and the friendly, multilingual staff. One drawback: new apartment blocks have been built around the property, so the setting is less open than it once was.What stands out

Friendly, multilingual and attentive staff

Rooms with balconies and free parking

Well-reviewed restaurant using local produce

Exceptionally clean throughout

Watch out for

Now surrounded by apartment blocks

Restaurant closed Sundays in winter

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