Volksschule, HamburgVolksschule in Hamburg, Germany has a corrected score of 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 7 of 197 hotels we score in Hamburg. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.2 before correction: Booking.com 4.1, Tripadvisor 4.3. Rooms from about $168 a night (cached, not a live quote).Hotel Volksschule is a four-star hotel in Hamburg-Mitte, set in a former school building dating from 1888 and renovated in 2013. It has 100 rooms equipped with minibars, laptop safes, pillow menus, cable TV and WiFi, plus a restaurant, bar, terrace, spa and buffet breakfast. Free private parking is available on site, which is unusual this close to the centre: the city centre is about a five-minute walk away and the main station six minutes. The Elbphilharmonie and the port are roughly fifteen minutes by car. It suits travellers who want a characterful building, good transport links and parking in town. Note that some guest review scores sit noticeably lower than the property's own ratings suggest.What stands out

Free on-site parking near the centre

Historic 1888 schoolhouse building

Five-minute walk to city centre

Restaurant, bar, spa and terrace

Watch out for

Booking.com score is relatively modest

Rooms may feel compact for some

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