The hotel is located above a tavern that appears to have been in this location for 500 years. Located on the second and third floors, the hotel rooms are large, and most come with attached bathrooms. The rooms are spacious, non-threatening, and homey. The bath is somewhat dark and the tub can be treacherous to exit, but everything works. The beds are quite low and made of slatted wood, so it feels as if you may actually break through to the floor. The beds were not too firm and not too soft, but tended to sway in the middle. No air conditioning, but our room overlooked the river and received nice cool air. Plus, we had a great view of a rockin' party barge that parked there until late in the night, discoing the night away until the drunken revelers stumbled off. The teenagers in my party were drawn to the party barge like flies, but the parents were generally unappreciative. The tavern offers food for guests, but we did not partake. This hotel is not disabled or wheelchair friendly.

Brother and I stayed for one night and the guy (should have gotten his name) at the check-in was phenomenal. Took time to show us the routes on our map to some breweries, volunteered to put our laundry in the drier while we were out, made calls to help us find a good pool hall. He was great.

The room was basic, cool area of town, a bit noisy, good value for 74 Euro (double with an extremely small bathroom with shower)

I went to Cologne for a fair and found this hotel trough booking.com.. I payed for 3 nights € 145,00 total with b&b!! The location is perfect and the building very nice with a magnificent pub you have to pass trough in order to reach the reception..
I had the single room under the roof with river view.. very romantic (even if I was alone.. :=() a funny thing: the bathroom.. never seen one smaller than this.. but nice anyway..
If you have a lot of luggage (like I had) ask for a room in a low floor... I almost die to get up to my room with all those stairs..(no elevator..)

We stayed 2 nights in a river view room right next door to our good friends. The room was great, with a tiny in-room bathroom, nice big windows, comfy beds, and a small fan (thank God). The bar/restaurant downstairs served very good food, and the building and neighborhood are picturesque and interesting.

Now for the problems. It was really hot in Cologne while we were there, and unfortunately the Lowenbrau seems to be a heat magnet. The rooms only have thin, filmy curtains that DON'T block any sun, and the windows are heavy and screenless, which caused issues when opening them wide at night to let in a breath of cooler air. Also, the bar downstairs (including the terrace right below the windows) is open until 3 am, so the noise was significant. In the morning, after a restless and hot night, it would have been nice to go down into a cool breakfast room and see a smiling face, but no. The room was HOT (no curtains OR windows opened) and the breakfast attendant was abrupt, bossy, and unsmiling. Unlike the suppers we had there, the breakfast was mediocre. The staff generally seemed in a bad mood or something- there was a lot of tension there. Finally, the check out was not convenient or smooth, with a lot of hassle for no earthly reason.

Overall, my complaint about the Lowenbrau is that the people running it did nothing to make our stay pleasant. With some thought and attention, they could have made things much nicer. I wanted to love the Lowenbrau, but instead, it was a case of the place not meeting its potential.