loved the convenience. we drove to the hotel from southern germany. the immediate streets were wide and not busy. the streets were quiet. our room looked onto the outdoor courtyard, also quiet. Breakfast was wonderful. Parking was already full (minimal space) and our large van wouldn't have fit anyway. Sparkasse Parking was easy enough and only 100m north. They kept our luggage so we didnt have to leave it in the parked car and risk the car getting broken into. Most of the staff was very kind. We are happy we stayed here and will stay again. Breakfast was great. Eggs, bacon, toast, ham/cheese butter nutella, yogurt bar, apples, cucumber tomato salad, coffee, hot chocolate AND a kids play area.

Great location, ideal for families, centrally located between Neumarkt and Rudolphplatz, near to trains and trams. Great staff and the continental breakfast is fresh and tasty. Local shop and lovely Italian restaurant across the street. Vegan restaurant (we weren't in here) and Steak House restaurants nearby, both very busy!! Other restaurants nearby - pizza, kebab, Polish bar / restaurant, Asian. Hostel Köln is 5 minutes walk from the shopping area in Neumarkt and 10 minutes walk from the Cathedral area. Excellent location to use as a base for sightseeing, trams literally 2 minutes away and the train 5 minutes away. Buses and taxis also. For cyclist dedicated cycle lanes everywhere. For families - laundrette 10 minutes walk, public pool 12 minutes walk, small kids park on the way to the laundrette. Staff at Hostel Köln were very friendly and helpful, great local knowledge and they all spoke English which is helpful when your German is ropey!! Use the information leaflets at reception - especially the 'Cologne City Map' with an excellent train map included, study the train map and you won't go wrong! Will definitely be back to Cologne and to the Hostel Köln.

Would have benefitted from air con, but the weather was exceptionally warm, but plenty of windows for fresh air.

Excellent location in downtown Köln, very close to main railway station and with access to many restaurants and stores. The facilities are generous in public areas, and there is very nice internal garden/terrace as well. Rooms are very convenient for families or small groups. (We had no chance to taste the breakfast, yet the staff provided us with generous luch boxes very early in the morning, before our departure.). Additionally colorful charts in the corridors show interesting information and stories of other guests, in a very cozy mood. We certainly recommend this Hostel!

Nothing in particular.

Wonderful stay here. The hotel and room was clean. Our breakfast was included and was a really nice spread. More than just continental. We really enjoyed the rooftop terrace and there's also an outdoor seating area on the ground floor. Family friendly (had toys/games to entertain kids) and good location. Would recommend and stay here again.

There wasn't enough parking on site so we had to park in a parking garage nearby. Wasn't a huge deal but with all the luggage would have been nice to have on site parking.

Location is perfect and near to the shopping markets plus it was very close to the underground and transportation means. the breakfast was nice and smart. Room was large but no more facilities like ironing or coffee/tea set.

No Iron and table , No coffee/tea making set in addition to the noise coming from the restaurants in the down street. so in principle the hotel missed the options to be given to the customers so that it can upgrade themselves.

Comfortable beds and reasonably large room Clean and modern bathroom Excellent breakfast that is included within the price of the hotel Excellent price, 25 minute walk to Cologne Cathedral and hbf station, and 5 minutes to Neumarkt transport hub

Only minor inconveniences One window didn't shut properly Uncomfortable pillows

The location of the Hostel was pretty good, with a tram station not far away. We are used to walking, so we were mostly walking to all the sights. The room was nice and clean. Soap and everything available as it should be. The breakfast had a good variety of choices to make sandwiches or having something warm like scrambled eggs and bacon. In comparison to other places the price was also good.

Well located close to the Neumarkt area, and a short walk from the Belgian quarter (which is fab!). Very friendly and welcoming staff. Rooms spotless if a little spartan- but you’d expect that in a hostel. Great breakfast which was included in price. Lots of choice of food and a lovely atmosphere.

We visited in August and there was a lot of street noise till quite late but we had to keep the windows open as the room got very stuffy as there’s no aircon.

We came to Cologne for Christmas Markets and location was very convenient to walk pretty much to all of them. Also we arrived very late at night but Ali at the front desk welcomed us kindly. Room was spacious enough for 3 people, it was warm and wifi worked well.

There was no cleaning in our 3 days stay. At least taking out the garbage and changing towels on daily basis would be nice.

How clean and simple it is. The location is great: we walked everywhere.

It is quite noisy on a night but that’s probably cologne in general rather than the hostel. The breakfast has vegan and gluten free options (which we needed) - however it’s continental, which didn’t suit us or our children. We had our own cereals and fruit in the room instead. There is muesli but no bread/toaster.