Villa Salve

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• Homevalley55

  09 septiembre 2012
  Villa Salve can do better... But Binz was "spitze"!

  During some days during the summer of 2012 we visited the awesome small town of Binz (situated at Germanys largest island - Rügen - at the coastline of the Baltic Sea. After the Second World War until 1989, this area belonged to the DDR (East Germany), and was closed to tourists. We live in Sweden, and the journey to Rügen is very uncomplicated and pleasant. The boat trip takes only four hours from the Swedish city Trelleborg onboard one of the modern ferries of the ScandLine. We then arrived at Sassnitz... about only 10 kilometers drive from Binz. This was our very first visit to Rügen and to Binz, and we didnt have many expectations at all. However, we had seen some pictures, and had read some information from tourist catalogues and at the internet. It all looked very small-scale and romantic. When we arrived to the municipality of Binz, we were nevertheless a bit surprised (and actually a bit disappointed) that the town seemed to be so bigmostly due to the heavy numbers of cars. It seemed to be very problematic to find a free parking lot (and later we learned that, if you find a free space to park, you have to pay all 24 hours a day). However, after finally reaching the Villa Salve (thanks a lot to the GPS in our Volvo car), we got help/instruction from one of the employees at the hotel, and parked the car in the basement below the hotel building. Actually, we had reserved the place in advance. Note! The cost for the parking was rather expensive: 12:-/night, I believe it was. The reception desk is, as another TA-contributor described it, hidden in a corridor at the back side of the hotel building. The walls in this area are decorated with a lot of photosdisplaying more or less famous Germans - and some international - guests. I noticed that among the pictures some were showing the Norwegian royal crown-prince-couple; HRH Haakon Magnus and HRH Mette Marit when having lunch here at the Villa Salves restaurant together with the current German prime minister Angela Merkel. Even ex-prime ministers of Germany, Helmut Kohl, were at some other photos, visiting the restaurant as well. The check-in procedure was anyway quite impersonal and didnt make us feel warmly welcome. The receptionist called for a young man (employed as a waiter), who - after guiding us and our car to the parking basement - accompanied us to our room at the top floor (second floor) of the Villa Salve. The stairs are very upwards and quite narrow, and due to suffering from severe back pain (!) I had to struggle a lot with my suitcase. The young man, who followed us, didnt once offer his help. The Villa Salve is very nicely situated next to the impressive boardwalk and the great beaches! The area is so beautiful. Everything in the community seems to be so well managed. Most of the buildings are from the turn of the century (the period around year 1900), very nicely build, renovated and preserved! The all-through color is white. The long pier is even great. Weve not seen this kind of constant great environment elsewhere (and we have been travelling a lot) it is entirely awesome! During our stay we rented bicycles and explored the areas along the coastlines. We visited small towns as Sellin, Göhren, Lauterbach and Putbus. All of them really nice places. We used to bike the one way, and to take the exciting train Rasender Roland, built from year 1895 and forwards, back to Binz. A perfect combination when biking the one way, and bringing the bikes onboard the train the other way. You should not miss Prora, the place north of Binz where Hitler (!) planned, and during the 1930s started to build, the enormously large vacation centre for the aryan German population (20.000 people should be here at the same time). A crazy plaze! We even stayed a couple of days (after our visit to Binz) in the city Stralsund; a fantastically well preserved and renovated city from the medieval Hansa time! The Villa Salves geographical location at the boardwalk, next to the great beach, was fantastic. And we were very satisfied with the great breakfast with a wide range of selections, having the option to sit outside looking through the trees enjoying the breathtaking view of the beach and the sea. We had a well-tasting dinner as well one evening, outside at the terrace, listing to an artist performing at the stairs to the hotel. We really loved Ostseebad Binz, and we are going to come back! However, we will not return to Hotel Villa Salve. We experienced a lack of genuine kindness and caring. For example, when arriving to the breakfast every morning, nobody of the employees lifted their heads and said Gute Morgen. Off course we were ordinary paying guests onlyhowever, the employees didnt once tried to make us feel special, comfortable or appreciated. When passing the small reception desk, the person working there very rarely raised her head to look at us and say Hallo. I got the feeling that the place was ruled by revenue thinking onlynot severely being aware of the fact that all the guests are ambassadors who are going to remember their stay as pleasant or not.

  

• domanskyjepica

  20 agosto 2016
  Very good personall & food

  We went there together with my wife for dinner, food was very good and tasty, also very helpful personal who served to us. Definitely will come back in near future as this place is having nice home atmosphere.

  

• Riveda7899

  03 marzo 2018
  Beautiful house, Great location

  Stayed there for two nights in December. The house and the rooms are beautiful, he location is right at the promenade. We had dinner at the restaurant, which was excellent. Service was great too, helpful and very friendly!

  

• 841stevev

  02 mayo 2019
  Staff made us feel welcome

  My son and I had a pleasant stay at the Villa Salve in Binz. Im not sure why so few Americans visit Binz with its scenic setting on the Baltic and ornate white villas in the bathing resort style circa 1890. Although their English was limited, the entire staff went out of their way to make us feel welcome. And it was good to put my whole two months if Duo Lingo German lessons to the test One of the woman at the front desk went out of her way to help arrange travel to Poseritz where we saw the church built in 1325 where my great grandparents were married in 1869. I hope to return one day to Binz and Villa Salve.

  

• ilia1994

  17 agosto 2019
  Fantastic stay at Villa Salve

  Everything was fantastic. Rooms were clean and stylish with a great beach view. Restaurant food was delicious. The family of the hotel was very friendly and accommodated all our requests. Direct access to the beach and promenade.