It looked like some attempt has been made to polish up the reception area, but the elevator, staircases, hallways and rooms were shabby, with stained carpets, peeling paint, etc. and could barely be considered to meet the minimum standard of ‘clean.’ The restaurant - apparently a truck stop and full of smokers - declined to serve us as we didn’t have a reservation! We decided it was probably for the best and skipped the overpriced breakfast buffet. We were in Europe for 5 weeks and this was the worst hotel experience we had.