After the hustle and bustle of Dusseldorf City Centre, the Hotel Chrisma is a welcome, refreshing, laid-back tonic. Although the village of Hamm is only 15 minutes from the City Centre by tram, it couldn't be more different with a rural, market-gardening feel to the place. Only the fact that you are aware of the road and rail bridges crossing the Rhine and the distant sight of planes landing at Dusseldorf airport reminds you that you are not miles from anywhere in the mddle of the German countryside.

What the fanily run Hotel Chrisma provides, apart from being in a prime position right on the banks of the Rhine, is a small, basic but also very welcoming hotel ideal for those not looking for or needing a city centre location, but with the convenience of the city and all the facilities it offers close by.

Let's be honest. If you are looking for the normal facilities you get with a city centre type hotel, then you will be disappointed. For example there's no room... more