Hotel Eigelstein

Great breakfast included as well as coffee and fruit tea (no milk). Fan, kettle, coffee machine and fridge. Not far from main railway station and old town

Shame that the sink was cracked and 2 handles loose in shower room, otherwise well appointed

Location, continental breakfast and balcony.

Nothing

The receptionist was very nice and friendly. Also the breakfast even though it was "simple" it actually had good options for a "lower cost hotel". The location has pros and cons, but it is close enough to the Central Station to be very good to visit the center. You can walk through the main tourist areas of Cologne from this location easily. The room for a lower cost single room was actually relatively well equipped and clean, only missing air conditioning to be perfect, but there was a Fan that could be used to refresh a little bit.

Ok first we need to understand this is a lower end hotel, so we cannot have high expectations here, but some of the things that are "less positive": - No elevator (old building, not possible) - The street where the hotel is can be quite noisy at night, and the general vicinity of the hotel seems to be a "worse than average" neighbourhood. I felt safe all the time, but I think it is enough to be wary (some homeless people, some people with "different business" around the area, etc). - No air conditioning in the room. In 2026 Europe there is no reason for not having this in a hotel room. - The entrance for the hotel in the main street is a single door. There is a sign in the building, but there is no easily identifiable lobby from the street, you need to enter the building door and go to the 1st floor to reach the reception. Note that even though I am providing some "critics", the stay was good enough for me and acceptable for the price, location and Cologne itself.

Friendly staff and very nice breakfast buffet spread. Basically had everything despite being a small room.

Very hot and there was no AC. Fan did relieve the heat a bit. But was very hot