This hotel is 7-10 min walk from the train station with decent rooms and service. Medium-sized pool and a small sauna (also towels) open from 9.00 until 19.00 (!) Breakfast is not remarkable and overpriced, luckily it is easy to find a good breakfast place in Cologne.

This hotel is located at the old site of the first German university, formerly a dominican priory. The new building is part of a larger complex including a luxury home for the elderly. As a result if you use the swimmingpool or sauna you will be confronted with a majority of senior Germans (especially during the morning). The hotel itself is centered towards German tourists which may result in the fact that even at the reception you will always be addressed in German, not everybody talks English. It's a great modern hotel (hard to find in Cologne) with a good location. Breakfast is great and the small crew is very professional. Bad point is that there are no in-room coffee or tea making facilities and the bathroom lacks a bathrobe (which is strange for a partly wellness hotel). Information at the desk could be better as we saw a lot of first time guests struggling with the way the elevator works. In the room a 0,5 liter water bottle is tempting the thursty guest. They ask 5,5 euro for it. In the nearby railwaystation I was able to buy a 1 liter bottle of Cava champagne for 3,99, for comparison...So buy your stuff in the neighbourhood. There is a day/night shop nearby.

We stayed one night in Lindner Hotel Dom Residence. We were lucky to find a parking place just in front of the hotel what was free of charge during the weekend. The standard room was big enough for 2 adults with 2 small children. We are happy about the good service and friendly staff. The breakfast was good, room clean. The hotel is located neerby the cathedral and the city center in a small street just in front of the police station.

minus - expensive breakfast, bar and no free wifi, but it is standart for 4 star hotel. Not far you can find more cheaper 3 star hotels like crystall hotel with free wifi, free breakfast and also good location and nice room, but without bath, just shower, it is main different between 3 and 4 star hotels in this area.