Stayed at the Innside Premium Hotel in Dusseldorf one night at the end of a business trip. Thank God it was only one night. My first impression as I walked into the lobby is that this is one of those ultra-modern, super-chic places that's just trying way too had to be cool. That idea was reinforced by the desk attendant who had the requisite snotty attitude. But when I got to the room, one quick walk through confirmed my initial assessment was right on the money.

The hotel is nice enough. It is certainly clean - sterile would be a better word. Everything in the room is frosted glass or chrome. There is free internet if you plug in with a wire (can't remember the last time I had to do that), or pay through the snoot for WiFi. TV selection is basic.

Nice shower, straightforward enough water closet. The stainless sink in the bath is very stylish, but not exactly functional, as you can barely get the drinking glass under its shallow sides and low-profile faucet. Woops. The sink is so shallow, in fact, that even shaving becomes an exercise in wiping up splashed water. It looks great, but doesn't work terribly well.

The bath is one of those frosted glass walled affairs that lets you look into the room as you sit on the throne and do your business. And, glass being what it is, it allows anyone in the room an equally good view of you, sitting there doing your stuff. Looks cool, but doesn't work for everyone.

Then we come to the king bed. It's comfy enough, but the big problem is that it's a king mattress with a twin comforter on it. Looks very chic, but once again just doesn't work very well. Truth is, the only way two people could both get under this comforter at the same time would be to spoon together all night long. But when one person needs to roll over, it's game over - someone's going to be left out in the cold. I'm on my own so it's fine, but the interior decorator obviously never slept one night in this bed (and certainly never with company). True fact - I actually got out of bed to write this review. It truly is that stupid I couldn't wait till morning.

No clock anywhere in the room. Bath amenities consist of one small bottle of shampoo and a small bar of soap. That's it. One hanger in the closet. They have to be kidding me.

The hotel is, as stated, spotlessly clean, and is very well located. But I would not stay here again. Lack of amenities aside, I would rather pay a little more and have less style, but more substance. Oh - and a comforter that actually fits the bed.

Not recommended.

Stayed 2 nights on a business trip. Fancy design, the shower/bathroom is integrated into the room. From the shower you can look straight onto the bed, but that doesn't last long in a regular shower with the steam anyway... Amenities were only shampoo, showergel and bodylotion (and small handsoap). No coffee/tea making facilities foreseen but this may be cultural. The pillow was soft and flat, even folding it triple didn't work out for me..
room had a strange smell so i assume it was an old smoking room... slightly annoying but luckily the window opened.
Breakfast was good with a wide variety of offerings.
No parking in ront of the hotel since there are offices next door, so you're obliged to use the underground parking garage which cast me 16€ for a night. there is a possibility though to stand 150m further away, parked on the street.
We were many to check in for a conference but the reception desk did not repeat evrything for evetry person. I know this is annoying and repetitive for them but they shouldn't expect that people just listen in to a conversation of a receptionist with their colleague.
Location from the business district where we needed to be was ok, especially since I went by car...

Stayed here for 2 nights for business, and had a nice experience! Enjoyed the room, with open view on shower and wall mirror. However, described as design hotel is just all new types of bathrooms. No free wifi, but nice breakfast and good location in business centre of dusseldorf.

Recently stayed here, after finding that there were no hotels at all available in Cologne (where my trade show was happening). FWIW, the commute was not too bad: a 15 Euro cab ride to the Central Station, and a typically easy German inter-city rail journey. I feared that the hotel would be sub-standard, but I needn't have worried.

Check-in: nice new lobby. Efficient and friendly front desk personnel. One BIG complaint: Wi-fi only available as a T-Mobile voucher: 10 hours for 19.95 Euros. This should really be free and I am docking the hotel one star for this. I was informed that breakfast would be half-price EUR 9.50 instead of 19) if I joined the Melia hotel club. I did this and received the discount as well as 10% off all meals. More on this later.

ROOM: I was in the larger Resident Suite. King-size bed, desk, recliner, flat-screen TV. Mattress a bit too firm, but bed was nice. Others have mentioned the werid/trendy/design-y shower in the middle of the room. um, ok,,,but I would have preferred a bath. The shower was lovely, though. One note: I had a smoking room, and if you are one of the few smokers left in the world, you will appreciate it. It was not horribly charred and smokey inside. A complimentary mini-bar, which had 2 waters, one juice, and one coca-cola replaced daily. Nice that it was free...is it churlish of me to wish for a single beer, as well?

By the way, for those staying longer, there was a microwave, mini fridge, and a tea-kettle with some tea and coffee fixings. Nespresso machine would have been a better amenity, and whatever you do, do NOT make the mistake of drinking the provided instant cappucino mix. It was truly disgusting.

Much better was the breakfast, which had every conceivable thing: 2 kinds of smoked salmon, a wide variety of meats and cheeses, delicious freshly baked pastries and breads, fantastic fruit assortments, yogurt, and even a fresh orange juice squeezer. The coffee could have been stronger, but all in all a dynamite breakfast.

Best thing about Innside: the restaurant. I was working all day in Cologne and too tired to even think about exploring. Luckily, I had read some positive reviews of the restaurant and was not disappointed. I ate all my dinners at the bar, and was attended too in a fantastic way by Davit: an excellent bartender and really nice guy. His recommendations were spot on, especially the lamb chops, filet, and the mixed salad with shrimp and goat cheese canneloni. Also, they feature a cheese assortment: 9 varieties of cheese for EUR 12. Delicious. I also had a lobster bisque, a filet steak, and some other dishes. Everything was perfectly prepared, with innovative garnishes and sauces, and MUCH better than I had any reason to expect.

All in all, I was very pleased with my stay, and would not hesitate to recommend it to other business travelers.