The hotel is NOT in the shady, drug-dealing red-light district, but it's on the border of it.
So that was a relief: there weren't any of the drug-dealers, hookers and homeless you see around the Central Train Station/Haupbahnhof about 500m away.
As soon as you head in the direction away from the train station and hotel, you see nicer restaurants and establishments - so, nothing wrong with the neighborhood, and barely a 10-minute walk to the Central Train Station.
There is a wardrobe and a small mini-fridge in the room, plus an iron and full-length ironing board, which was a nice surprise for Europe. A super noisy bathroom fan that automatically came on with the light, no big deal. Room was larger than your typical German hotel room, and best of all, there is a receptionist in the small entrance lobby 24/7.
Also a very pleasant surprise for Europe: no movement sensors! The front door of the hotel was unlocked all the time - as the reception is only a few feet away -- and walking up the stairs and down the halls was easy with the lights on 24/7, no sensors, and no sensors in the room or in the mini-fridge. Just felt like the good ol' days.
The only negative, not major: the room could use a little love, considering it was about $115 a night in the off-season. The carpet by the door had a huge stain, maybe there'd been a flood, and the part of the carpet under the big window and radiator was dusty. You could see the cleaners don't really do such a fantastic job.