Den Gamle Grænsekro Inn

"Den gamle grænsekro"/the Inn by the former Border" is a beautiful old inn, dating back from the 1600's, located few hundred meters from the earlier much disputed border between Germany and Denmark. Across from the inn is a museum dedicated to the topic. The inn, or rather manor house, is kept updated and well maintained, outside as well as inside, and the rooms are spacious, well appointed, and in beautiful colours and materials. The inn is a popular venue for weddings, conferences etc, but does also cater for individual guests. Breakfast is scrumptious with many kinds of cereals, juice, bread, ham, salmon, salami, cheese, fruit, yoghurt, marmalade etc. and service is quick and very helpful, indeed.

We arrived quite late in the evening at this hotel because of a delayed ferry boat. Upon entering we were not really welcomed, it was more of a "what do you want" from the lady in reception. We hadn't had a chance to have dinner so we were happy when we could still order something at 10 pm. We ordered an onion soup each and an ice cream dessert, along with a glass of water. The total came to an astonishing €66.- for 2 people. The onion soup barely covered the bottom of the plate. It really was a ridiculously small portion. After mentioning this you could see that the staff went all surly on us. This was extremely disappointing. On the plus side, our room was lovely with comfortable beds and a nice seating area plus a good bathroom. Nothing negative there. We would stay again but would never have another bite in the restaurant. So summarizing: Great room and beds Unfriendly staff Overcharged food and minimal portions.

Dit is een hotel met een verhaal. Leuk als je interesse in de Deense geschiedenis hebt. Kamers zijn prima, zeer ruim en comfortabel, goede bedden. Rustige omgeving. Prima plek om een nacht door te brengen. Restaurant is prima en ontbijt ook in orde.