My friends and I were on a road trip. Starting from the UK we travelled through the Euro Tunnel, Brussels and finally to Koln. This hotel boasts close location to Christmas markets, accurate but fails to mention that it is located in a largely pedestrian mall area and that the streets leading to the hotel are all one way. Hotel... more

I recently stayed at this hotel for the Koln Christmas Markets. We were a group of 4 well-travelled ladies (a Canadian, an American, a New Zealander, and an Australian). The hotel address was Alter Markt, which could not be located by any of the 4 GPS's we had in our car. When we phoned the Hotel to get directions, the... more

The hotel is in a brilliant location, I could see the cathedral from my window. The riverbank was a minutes walk away, as were lots of shops and restaurants. The hotel itself was perfectly pleasant, good sized rooms and fantastic power shower. The only downside was the lack of mirror in the room, and the thin mattress. Apart from this,... more

Centrally located - 5 minutes walk from the Train Station / Cathedral. Good sized rooms. Ours was a little dated, but our friends' room appeared to have been recently decorated. Both rooms were mini suites with mini bars and separate seating areas. Good showers-plenty of hot water. Go around Christmas time and there is a Christmas Market directly outside of... more

Travellers Son 37, Mum 68 Flew by Easyjet from Liverpool to Cologne...flights all ok. Then simple transfer to train to Colognes main station.... The hotel is around 5-10 mins walk from the station.... Overall for what we needed during our weekend, we found the hotel ideal. Yes it may not be up to the standard to a typical hotel in... more

We booked two for five people rooms at a reasonable price. At first we were happy with the hotel, but soon found that in the hot August weather with the windows open, it was impossible to get a good night's sleep. the hotel is located in the old city, next to a number of bars that are quite noisy until... more

Well it is certainly central - bedroom overlooked one of the main streets for gangs of drunk loud people so very noisy! Also some building work going on at moment to roads in area adding to noise! Room size ok but very basic fittings and very dated - carpet was ill fitting and very heavily stained. Breakfast was ok but... more

This hotel is a good value- we stayed for two nights. The location is wonderful- very near the Dom with plenty to do and see in the vicinity. The room was very respectable for the money. And the complimentary breakfast buffet was really amazing. It was basically like being in a restaurant- big and busy and tasty! We saved money... more

I stayed at The Residence for 2 nights in Nov 2006 as a single traveller.The hotel is located less than 5 minutes walk from the train station. Left out of the station and you will see The Dom. Up the stairs or lift and round the front of The Dom and left across a small square. The hotel is second... more