I really recomend this good 2* hotel, position OK, near KolnMesse and Tram station - 10 minutes from town center by tram.
Clean and modern room, clean bathroom.
Good and various breakfast.
Friendly staf.
A bit rumorous because it's situated near railway and highway.
I would stay in this hotel again.

Very basic but does the job with out spending too much money. Its very handy for conferences held nearby at the enormous conference complex. Very close to a supermarket and tram stop that takes you into the city. Rooms are basic and very humid in spring and summer. Dont be fooled by the nice bar and reception area, the rest of the hotel is not to this standard unfortunately. The breakfast is great but you have to be there early, it goes fast.

Stayed here 2 nights in April. Hotel offers good value and is a 10 minute drive away from the city center across one of the two bridges.

Rooms: found the rooms adequate, but missed a table beside the bed to put my mobile phone on. Rooms are small, but O.K. for a short stay. The rooms facing Gaussstrasse are hot in the summer as from 1PM till sunset the sun shines directly on the windows. No airconditioning. Rooms facing the Deutz-Müllheimer Strasse might not have this problem, but will hear every 1 hour an ICE (high speed train) rushing by (railway is 10 metres away). No noise at the Gausstrasse rooms. Would recommend the rooms at Juliusstrasse, they are quiet located away from street/train noise.

Breakfast: extensive for this price paid. Good selection of some juices, fresh coffee (beans are mixed by the machine directly), several German breads, cheese and ham and some hot items such as bacon and scrambled eggs.

Nothing to do in the neighbourhood as it is a messe hotel. Bar of the hotel is OK, nothing special. Would recommend this hotel for a budget-stay for a 2/3 day visit to Cologne or a 1-2 day stay at the Messe: it's sufficient. Car is recommended for dining options, nothing we could find in the neighbourhood.

Visit in Cologne the Rhein Park, make a trip with the Seilbahn to the Zoo, visit the Zoo, go on to the St. Martin's Kirche and the Kölner Dom and have a drink at the Rhein. Visit the Lindt Chocolade Museum and you'll cover 2 days or evenings after the Messe conference.

Have your expectations, this is not a Radission / Hilton, just a simple hotel with a good breakfast for a low price. Internet is € 4,95 in the lobby.

We have staid here 3 times now, last time was last weekend (2nights). We like the hotel because of the location, free parking and easy connection to the city centre by tram.
We were pleasantly surprised to see that the hotel is being completely restyled in a contemporary way.
Rooms are very small but adequate for a weekend, all you need really for a city trip. Beds too soft (and small/short) for our liking but that's a personal thing. Bathrooms small but clean. The hotel is located right next to the train rails but apart from the hourly intercity trains it doesn't really bothered us. Not too noisy to sleep at all.
The first morning we came down for breakfast at 9.30 and we were dissapointed to see thet a lot of items ran out (bacon, croissants, some rolls...). We asked but were told that they had nothing left of these. A pity so we decided to have breakfast the day after at 8.30. The second morning when we came down, we saw 2 croissants left. No bacon again though, ran out... Dissapointing again.
The good part was that we asked for a late check out (3pm) and this was no problem at all. Nice. No free wifi in the hotel but I find this the case in most German hotels.
Would we stay again? Yes we would, we always got a good price and it does the job for a weekend break, especially when you come by car.