The staff were friendly and extremely helpful, location relative to the city centre is ok, rooms are basic but clean - HOWEVER - the constant flow of trains less than 10 metres from the hotel, including through the night (the morning I left at 3.30am there were three freight trains within the 30 minutes prior) means I would not stay... More

Ideally situated for transport links next to Koln Sud station.Double glazing keeps train noise down to unobtrusive.U bahn Barbarossaplatz easy walking distance. Room large clean comfortable.Sauna etc available on request-read the hotel info in the room! Breakfast excellent.Staff friendly and helpful.Could do with hot drinks facility in rooms.

Having often referred to review sites to get an idea of standards the following is a outline of my experience at the Hotel Mado. We booked direct with the hotel on line and was offered a weekend deal which included a superior room with whirpool spa bath and tkts to the chocolate museum and dinner for 2 for one night.... More

Yes, the trains run right in front of your window, and there are quite a few of them - freight trains, ICEs, S-Bahn ... but if you close the window it is not too bad. Noisier was the fan in the bathroom! Room 414 was an especially nice corner rooms with two "wintergardens" (conservatory, well, a kind of glass niche).... More

Stayed at the Hotel Mado in Koln a couple of weeks ago on a weekend visit. Found the hotel value for money and well located. Never found the railway line beside the hotel to be a problems and certainly didn't see any drunken students. Would agree the hotel is not in one of Koln's best area but I didn't feel... More

We have just spent two nights in this hotel but moved for the second two days of our visit. Whilst the hotel was modern, well equipped and furnished with a nice, very quiet sauna and "wellness" suite and served excellent breakfast the unbearable problem was the noise of the trains which passed our window every few minutes. Three railways lines... More

We stayed one night at Hotel Mado and liked this hotel a lot. It was extremly comfortable and the room was very large, very clean and nicely furnished. Breakfast was wonderful with a great variety of food which was very tasty. The staff was friendly and helpful. We paid about 70 Euro for one night (it was a weekend-deal) and... More