Hotel Tempelhof - City-Messe-Arena

Hotel and reception have a seperate entrance. No lift but but that is not serious problem for a small family run hotel.

Goed betaalbaar hotel op ongeveer een kwartier lopen van het centrum van Keulen . Schone gerenoveerde kamers. Met goede bedden. Er is geen lift naar dat is voor mij geen probleem geweest. Ontbijt is eenvoudig maar lekker. Parkeren kan je de buurt van het hotel op één van de parkeerplaatsen aan de oever van de Rijn.

The hotel has been renovated since 2019 and is now perfectly fine. Spacious room, quiet location, hot water, good wifi, comfy beds. They even carried bags for us upstairs. Do note that my bathroom is small and the shower would be hard to access for those with accessibility issues. And there is no AC, which in this heat wave wasn’t great but we made do OK

I only checked the reviews for this place after making the booking, and thought that I had made a grave mistake given the low scores. This was very far from the case and I'm baffled by the reviews of others on here. The room was great. It's not the Ritz, but it is also not the price of the Ritz, and everything worked and it was clean (high pressure shower, comfy bed). Breakfast was fresh bread every day, meats and cheeses, fresh fruit and decent cappuccino. Yi and Lena were as hospitable and accommodating hosts as can be imagined. I requested a fan and received one immediately. When I cut myself they provided first aid and assistance. Extremely attentive and friendly, and they spoke good English despite it being their 3rd or 4th language. And the price was extremely reasonable, in a good location not far from cafes and supermarkets, 9 minutes walk to the station and lanxess arena. All round, there can be no complaints. Thank you for being fantastic hosts, and if I ever come again to Cologne and wish to save a little cash, I will definitely come back. 5/5