It is far better than a hotel. It is roomy with nice design. Perfectly comfortable. The location is particularly good. It is not in the center of town, but it is in the center of things you want to do. The ski school is in walking distance, 800 meters I think, also if carrying a snowboard. You can walk straight up into the mountains to a small lake with great place to sit for a beer or coffee, and various trails going on from there, a little train station is also in walking distance to go to the highest point of Germany, and downtown Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a fifteen minute walk.