Hi everyone!
There's this meme-like rumour going around that the overflow hotel is significantly more expensive than the Maritim hotel. And what kinda bugs me a little is that apparently people just virally spread this nonsense around without actually checking the facts. So, let's do a littly reality check, shall we?
Price for double room / per personBreakfast | Early | Late | Overflow | Maritim (Std) | Maritim (Sup) |
N | N | N | - | 170 € | 210 € |
N | Y | N | - | 225 € | 275 € |
N | Y | Y | - | 280 € | 340 € |
Y | N | N | 200 € | 242 € | 282 € |
Y | Y | N | 250 € | 315 € | 365 € |
Y | Y | Y | 300 € | 388 € | 448 € |
The only slight "disadvantage" the IC hotel has is that you can't book a room without breakfast. But even then, compared to a "superior" class room at the Maritim, the IC hotel always wins. And even when compared to the cheapest non-breakfast option at the Maritim, you have to admit that the added cost for the "mandatory" breakfast is in a very competetive range of €3-€7 per day, and I dare you to find breakfast for less than that anywhere else, let a lone a full-featured buffet. Unless you were planning to never eat in the mornings, you're actually making a bargain. And even if you did, the WORST CASE difference is €30 for the entire duration. Oh, and did I mention you also get a free ticket for ALL public transportation in Magdeburg that's worth about €15 on its own?
Really, if the fact that you can't unbook breakfast at the IC hotel breaks or makes the con for you, I wonder what you were planning to live off during those 4 crazy days in the first place
So, don't sit there and keep rotting on the waiting list for a room. Book a space at the IC hotel, as long as supply lasts. Right now the IC hotel doesn't seem to be in danger of filling up just yet, but we still have 6 months to go. More than 180 attendees have already opted for accomodation outside the Maritim, and the number is rising. Don't end up hating yourself because you didn't get an overflow space while they were still available