There are a number of pretty harsh reviews of this place on here. It's hard to fathom what the gripers wanted and didn't get. The hotel is in an ideal location - 2 mins from the main railway station - and those who commented on the unsalubrious "peep show" places down the street are being a little oversensitive in my... more

Great location, only 2 mins away from dusseldorf main station and there's a tram station outside the hotel. Yes there is a few sex shops around the hotel area but this is part of the dusseldorf culture and nothing to worry about. Hotel staff are very friendly and helpfull and have good understanding of the english language. There is a... more

The hotel is ideally located only 2 or 3 minutes walk from the main station. There is also a tram stop outside the front of the hotel. We arrived at 1am to find the door locked, but we buzzed the buzzer and a very helpful elderly night porter checked us in in impeccable English. The rooms (both the singles and... more

Have just returned from the Madison after staying for 3 nights.After reading some of the reviews I was starting to fear that I had made a terrible choice,particularly as we were going with friends and I had picked the hotel(although not my first choice)We had previously stayed in the Mitte hotel further along Graf Adolf Strasse last October,but it was... more

Really awful, definitely not a 4-star hotel. The only advantage is its location, near railway station and city center, but the area itself is bad: there are no restaurants and at night I heard police machines going by several times (we were lucky to get a room on the first floor with windows facing the street). First of all, they... more

This was absolutely NOT a 4 star hotel! In fact, 2 stars would be too much. The bed was reasonable, but the pillows were absolutely terrible! We has to use the towels to get a little "pillow"-comfort. Furthermore, the room was noisy, due to the trams outside. Nót clean, had all sorts of stains in the carpet, and had not... more

I have stayed in the Madison twice now, November 07 and November 08 on business. I happened to review the hotel on Trip Advisor in October 08 and was shocked to read the reviews. The hotel is basic, and not what I would expect for a 4 star hotel but its is clean, has friendly staff, good size rooms and... more

Ok, Well firstly I am wondering about a lot of the bad ratings on here.... The only thing I can slightly agree with (and this is slightly) is that there are 2 inappropriate shops (for kids) close to the hotel. All they say is 'Hetero' and 'Gay Cinema' - and inside they are covered up well. (After reading some reviews,... more

Well after booking all 6 of us came to read the different comments and left for the trip with mixed feelings. This not the first time we were completely misguided by other peoples experiences. The reception staff was helpull, friendly and efficient. The rooms, we had 3 different ones, all oke and very clean. The shower tops, bathroom more than... more