We stayed at this hotel in end May 2011, and got a room with a slanting roof (on the 5th floor) so although the room was a good size, the roof made it slightly suffocating. The room was pretty comfortable, with very soft mattresses (too soft for our Indian tastes but Americans may like this). The bathroom was average sized but the shower cubicle reminded my husband and me of a cruiseliner shower-quite uncomfy.
As for the location, it is a hop-skip-and-jump from the Hauptbanhof but like all other big European cities, one finds sex shops and a "sex-video-cabin-show" in the area. We saw a few prostitutes and the area at night felt seedy but not especially unsafe. The paid parking is 2 minute walk from hotel and I would not really suugest an alone woman to use it and then walk to hotel.
There is a direct train (3 euros per person) to the airport from the Hauptbanhof. Quaint Koln is at a 20 minute distance by train. The luxury shopping street of Konigsallee is a 5 minute walk, and the Altstadt/Old town (shopping and pubs/restaurants) and the bars by the Rhine are about 10 minutes at most. They also give their guests public transport cards which make all public transport within Dusseldorf free. Trams leave from right outside the hotel.
My husband and I were extremely happy to have stayed here, and not the least because of the breakfast. It was simply one of the best we had on our trip. It had a widespread of cold and hot items along with all kinds of fancy coffees to 15 types of teas. One can order eggs sunny side up, omelettes, pancakes and waffles straight from the kitchen (yummy!)
The room was clean, and one day when we occupied the room right after the cleaning lady left, we had her supervisor knock to check if it was cleaned upto satisfaction.
"The Cloud" Wi-fi has to be paid for (5 euros for 30 mins, 10 euros for 120 minutes-can be used over 2/3 days) but remember to log out through "the cloud" website or else you'll find your minutes all over (like we did)! They had a computer and printer in the lobby but I'm not sure if that was free.
All in all, we enjoyed our stay here!
- Intercityhotel Duesseldorf düsseldorf
- Intercityhotel Duesseldorf Hotel düsseldorf
