Impressed with cleanliness, friendly staff, price and complete breakfast of this well-located inn, within walking distance of most everything in town.

Had no problem except a long climb to top of 3rd floor room and non-existent staff after hours. Would recommend.

One of the bedrooms which we couldn't sleep in had an open waste vent that smelt strongly of open sewers, Management seemed unconcerned, cold and unhelpful. The reception area/hallways were extremely shabby. Breakfast was passable and to finish off the stay, returning to our room after breakfast we found 5 small bugs that we were unable to identify crawling across the walls and floors. This made our skin crawl. Can not recommend this hotel at all.

The Graupner is a fine hotel. We stayed there two nights and found the staff to be friendly and helpful. Our room, on the top floor, was quiet and roomy, with a writing desk and an armoire. The bathroom was recently renovated and in fine shape; not roomy but not bad. The breakfast included scrambled eggs and an assortment of good German breads. The location on Lange Strasse is ideal, although the lower floors might be a little noisy. You are two minutes' walk from the main pedestrian commercial walkway, five minutes from the tourism office, and easy walking distance from the river and all the scenic buildings, restaurants and museums.

There is no elevator. In-room wireless Internet service is available for 4 Euros/day, as I recall. You can also use the computer at the reception desk for 1 Euro/half hour.
Try the goose rollbraten at the Brüdermuhle restaurant, right by the tourism office. Excellent.

I am a little surprised that the reviews of Hotel Graupner are so mixed, because my girlfriend and I both enjoyed our stay here. The hotel is well located near the centre of the old town, above a cafe and konditorei selling delicious looking cakes. Not surprisingly, the breakfast (served at the back of the cafe) was a highlight. Interior decorations were in keeping with Bamberg's Bavarian location, and our room was reasonably sized and equipped, with an ensuite bathroom ... but if you leave the window open overnight, you will be woken up at an ungodly hour by the delivery trucks at the supermarket across the road.