Grand Austria Hotel (2015)

The reviewer praises Grand Austria Hotel as one of the best and most robust dice drafting games, noting it remains highly enjoyable. The 'Let's Waltz' expansion further enhances the core gameplay, significantly improving the game's standing in his rankings.

The Game Boy Geek highly recommends Grand Austria Hotel, declaring it one of his favorite and best Euro games he played in 2015, praising its excellent thematic elements, dice drafting, depth, and replayability.

The reviewer highly recommends Grand Austria Hotel, praising its thematic integration, sensible Eurogame mechanics, and the strategic depth added by staff cards. The game offers a satisfying experience for players who enjoy efficiently managing their hotel.

“Grand Austria Hotel is one of my all-time favourite games and every time I’ve played it I’ve had a different experience.”

The reviewer found Grand Austria Hotel to be an excellent and enjoyable game that they were surprised they hadn't played before, expressing a strong desire to play it more.

“So as you’ve probably worked out, I really enjoyed Grand Austria Hotel. This comes very highly recommended by us at TGR, and is definitely one to keep an eye out for in your nearest games shop.”

“Grand Austria Hotel isn’t going to dazzle you with glitz and glamour. Just like the hotels depicted in the game, it is a refined and elegant experience.”

“Board Game Halv considers "Grand Austria Hotel" a strong dice-rolling driven management game that demands both short-term tactics and long-term strategic thinking from players to achieve victory.”

“Variable set up with the emperor and politic cards. Bright and colourful boards and cards.”

Rahdo's final thoughts on Grand Austria Hotel convey enthusiastic praise for the board game, suggesting it is a highly engaging and desirable title that left a very positive impression on viewers.

The reviewer expresses strong affection for Grand Austria Hotel, highlighting the engaging dice mechanism and thematic integration of managing guests and the hotel. While acknowledging some strategic challenges with the Emperor's Track and resource management, they ultimately highly recommend the game.

The reviewer highly recommends "Grand Austria Hotel," citing its engaging decisions and strong replayability, noting that while four players might experience some downtime, it doesn't detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.