Although guides tend to refer only to the Ibis Bastei, there are in fact three Ibis hotels all in a row on the main thoroughfair from Dresden main station to the city centre. I have no reason to believe that the three are anything but comparable. The Bastei was fairly functional, but comfortable and good value. Its location was a particular attraction - only ten minutes walk from the historic centre. Its tv service also offered BBC News 24, as well as the awful and ubiquitous CNN.

This is a super clean and nicely renovated IBIS. The breakfast buffet is the best, but not cheap at 10 euro. The rooms are bigger then some IBIS I have stayed at, everything is very clean and in a great location. So I suggest if you go stay in any of the other IBIS that are right there as well.