I stayed at this hotel for two nights and found it to be a very clean
and the staff very friendly, the location is not the best but the cost of the room and hospitality of the staff more than made up for this.For the sake of a €6 taxi fare you can save a great deal of cash compared to other hotels in the city, which may be in better locations. the only downside was not being able to get some food at night, except for sandwiches etc.
Any one wanting a clean room and bed for the night at a good price, this is the place, I would definately stay there again.

I stayed at the New Yorker in Cologne in Jan-2007 on a business trip

Bad location -
The hotel is the middle of nowhere - marketed as "convenient for the Messestadt and the center" - for both you need to take a taxi.
The hotel is sorrounded by industrial/logistics plants - you feel like living at a warehouse - the first trucks start coming noisy at 6 in the morning.
Overpriced -
For this bad location the 200 EUR they charge is a theft. (OK - this was at the time of a large tradefair, but still ...)
For the hefty price, you get a hotel, which is "economical" to the extreme.
Annoying details -
- The heating is only on, when you are in the room - but in many rooms the heating was not functioning well, so the rooms were - freezing cold.
- The shower is fixed (so you hardly avoid washing your hair daily)
- the bathroom is like a shoebox
- The lift is at the "half floors"
- the long & curvy corridors are always dark and freezing

the only good news is the friendly staff, who tries to be helpful, but rather helpless bcs of the [--] up fittings
The breakfast is also quite OK.

I don't understand people who stay at the New Yorker when they are on holiday.
Next time we will take care to book early enough in the Dorint Sofitel - definitely worth the extra EUR 30-40

Although this hotel is not central to the main attractions on the opposite side of the river, it was great for it's location to the "Messe". Also, we walked to the Dom from the hotel, it took maybe 25 minutes but was nice. We got to see a lot that you would miss on the train. If the weather is not so cooperative, the closest station is maybe 10 minutes away. The staff behind the desk were extremely helpful (spoke english) and even circled places on the map for us. The hotel itself is wonderful, very modern and very clean. I loved the decor and vibe. The breakfast buffet was delicious. Overall, if you can get over the location (it is really not that far), this hotel is excellent.

hotel is approx 2 miles from city centre,easily walked at leisure but taxi is best bet if the weather is bad.the room we had was fantastic,decor was very modern and the room was very large.the hotel is very clean.we would definetely stay again.