Urban Living – Top Floor Apartment

Hotel Description

You know what? When I first heard “top floor apartment,” I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect – but this place totally surprised me in the best way. Urban Living feels more like crashing at a friend’s really well-appointed city pad than staying in some sterile hotel room. The moment you step off the elevator, there’s this immediate sense that you’re actually living somewhere rather than just passing through for a night or two.

The apartment itself has this great lived-in quality without feeling worn down, if that makes sense. The kitchen actually works – I mean, you could legitimately cook a proper meal here, not just heat up leftovers in some sad mini-fridge situation. The top floor location is honestly the star of the show though. During the day, you get these amazing city views that stretch way further than you’d expect, and at night… well, let’s just say the city lights are pretty spectacular when you’re looking down at them instead of up. The noise situation is surprisingly manageable too – being up high means you avoid most of the street-level chaos, though you’ll still hear the occasional siren (it’s the city, after all).

What I really appreciated were the little details that show someone actually thought about what travelers need. There are proper hangers in the closet, decent water pressure in the shower, and – this might sound silly – but the Wi-Fi actually reaches every corner of the place. The check-in process was refreshingly straightforward, none of that awkward “here’s seventeen different cards and policies” dance you get at big chain hotels. I will say the building itself is a bit older, so don’t expect everything to be perfectly pristine, but honestly that adds to the character. The elevator makes this charming little whirring sound that somehow becomes endearing after a day or two. For the price point and location, you’re getting solid value – it’s not luxury by any stretch, but it’s comfortable and functional in all the ways that actually matter when you’re exploring a city and just need a good base to come back to at the end of the day.

Hamburg hotels range from charming boutique properties in the historic Speicherstadt warehouse district to elegant harbor-view hotels and modern accommodations near the Elbe River.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $215. Apartment with 1 single bed, 1 double bed and 1 sofa bed for Max persons: 4

Reviews

• Jia_dk from Denmark – 29 August 2022 (9/10)

  An excellent and valuable alternative to a conventional hotel room. Really cool and new truly "urban" apartment, central but still quiet on the 6th floor. I am often in Hamburg and will definitely come back!
  
  What could be improved: Some installations were not complete. No access to the balkony.

• Maurice from Netherlands – 1 June 2024 (7/10)

  The apartment was small but comfortable. Parking was much easier than expected, although a bit weird. The street in front of the apartment changes from one to two lanes according to the time of the day. So between 6:00 and 9:00 you couldn't park on one side of the street and between 15:00 and 19:00 you couldn't park on the other side. But you can easily move your car and it's free parking. It takes a while to get into the city by public transport but there are bus stops around the corner, so it's easy. The Aldi supermarket is only a few meters from the apartment, which is very convenient. There's also a McDonalds around the corner.
  
  What could be improved: We didn't have a lot of contact with the hosts. We asked about the parking, but they couldn't really give us any useful information. It felt a bit weird that on the day of arrival, we were asked for a deposit by credit card since we'd already finalized the booking and it wasn't mentioned before. Also, the apartment has a lovely balcony but you can't access it. The windows will only tilt, but not open fully. That was a big minus for us.

• Niels-arne from Germany – 18 December 2023 (7/10)

  Nice view from the top floor! Great place if you need to have a place in that part of Hamburg, check in was contactless.
  
  There was a little welcome present in the form of drinks and snacks, which I appreciated.
  
  Kitchen is equipped well for cooking.
  
  What could be improved: I had some initial trouble to get in, as apparently, the door code mechanism does not indicate that the door is open and the door somehow opens in an unexpected direction, so I was pulling when I needed to push (or the other way around, don't remember exactly.
  
  If I was to ad some suggestions for improvement, I would say add some kitchen basics like oil, salt, pepper, sugar. There was coffee, but no sugar/whitener.
  
  Also, while there was an iron, I did not find an ironing board.

• Noam from Israel – 22 June 2023 (7/10)

  Good location close to the stadium
  
  What could be improved: Ac wasn’t on and we were told they’re controlling the temperature from far but it was very hot

• Chris from United Kingdom – 14 November 2024 (5/10)

  What could be improved: Beds soft. No quality

• Julissa from Netherlands – 7 May 2025 (8/10)

  De Hygiëne, mooi kamer had alle benodigdheden bedden waren goed ruimte genoeg voor 4 personen pluspunt de koffie dankjewel
  
  What could be improved: Geen garage of parkeren plek echt jammer

• Kamil from Ireland – 2 February 2025 (8/10)

  Bardzo czysty, dokładnie tak jak w ogłoszeniu
  
  What could be improved: Mała zmywarka i brak piekarnika

• Cornelis from Netherlands – 31 January 2025 (9/10)

  Alles was zeer goed
  
  What could be improved: Helaas kan je niet op het terras

• Matthias from Germany – 24 December 2024 (9/10)

  Es ist eine wirklich schöne kleine Wohnung mit allem, was man im Urlaub so benötigt Man hat auch einen schönen Ausblick, wenn auch nicht auf Wasser oder andere Sehenswürdigkeiten in Hamburg, trotzdem schön. Für Rollstuhlfahrer könnten die Außen- und die Wohnungstür ein Problem darstellen, die Wohnung an sich ist jedoch komplett barrierefrei und auch stufenlos erreichbar. Nur ein paar Meter entfernt befindet sich ein Discounter.
  
  What could be improved: Die Lage fand ich nicht sonderlich toll und dafür fand ich den Preis auch etwas zu hoch. Aber vielleicht habe ich da unrealistische Erwartungen.
  Und es war sehr schade, dass man die tolle Dachterrasse nicht nutzen kann/darf, aber das hat mit Sicherheit gute Gründe.

• Annika from Germany – 29 May 2024 (9/10)

  Die Unterkunft war hervorragend und schön modern eingerichtet. Der Zugang zum Appartment war sehr einfach.
  
  What could be improved: Das WLAN hat leider überhaupt nicht funktioniert.

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