Manage your expectations and you will be fine
The positives: location! The hotel is located just off the river, easy walking distance from all the must-see locations but still far enough away from the tourist-hell that old town has become. However. The hotel is not a 4-star property, but as long as you manage your expectations, you’ll be fine. The property is old, the rooms are very spartan and dated. The noise levels coming from the neighboring rooms is scary, you almost feel that there are no walls at all. You can hear conversations, all kinds of bodily function sounds imaginable, and sounds of various activities.. so pack your earplugs. The floors in the rooms are tiled and the house keeping ladies start moving furniture at the crack of dawn, so brace yourself for a rude awakening, even with the earplugs. The beds are adequate, not the most comfortable but you’ll manage a few nights ok. The bathroom is large, the water pressure is great. Amenities are awful, and not replenished between guests, so bring your own shampoo, conditioner and shower soap. If you plan on just using the room for sleeping and showering between your sightseeing, the shortfalls of the room can be overlooked. The complementary breakfast is plentiful but a mishmash of dishes. It fulfills its purpose, and you can fill your belly easily. Unfortunately, at peak hours the tables are not cleaned and they run out of plates, cups, cutlery and the most popular dishes all gone all the time. They are completely understaffed. The front desk operates at its own pace and the staff is very uninterested in you after they have checked you in. I would hate to have a problem or a question for them, because I can’t imagine getting any help, a sullen look at the most. Their job is the check you in and then ignore you it seems. So, forget the four star claims, it is barely three, for a myriad of reasons. But it is clean and simple, you get a bed, a good shower, at an optimal location for exploring the city. Regardless, I would stay there again now that my expectations are on the right level.