Hostel Heinzelmännchen

Very clean and safe, close to the bus stop, has towels, clean bedding, fan, hairdryer

Long stairs and no elevator, don't like shared bathrooms

The rooms was okay for someone who only need to take a shower and sleep during his stay.. It was self check in so when you go you just press your code and you get the keys.. The location is perfect for someone who want to be as much as possible closer to the center but also want a quiet neighbourhood.. I didn't use their shower gel cause I brought mine from home, also the same with the shampoo so I don't know if there are okay, but they was looking very good.. In front of the building was a bakery witch everything was looking very tasty and the smells was divine, we wanted to try but on Sunday was close, like almost everything else over there..

Take in mind that they don't have a parking place for the people who stays there, but they recommend some parking that you need to make a reservation from before.. I didn't tried those cause they was quite expensive for us (65 euros for less than 48h, was the cheapest one), also some of them they was closed on Sunday, so in case you are leaving on Sunday you can't access your car.. I found one in between the hotel and the Dom (Marspfortengasse 10, 50667 Köln, Germany), you just go there and when you enter they give you a ticket which you have to use when you leave to pay at the machine (we left the car from 9am to 12pm the next day and we paid 32 euro).. The room didn't had a fridge so our water was hot until the morning especially cause we came during a period when the temperature was between 35-39 during day time and 26-29 during night time.. Also it has no air-conditioning (for someone who didn't notice from the beginning to the description that it doesn't mention it)..

Comfy beds. Ideal location when everything is reachable within a few minutes. Nice check-in system where you are given keys right away after entering the check-in code. Call it a key dispenser, nice feature:)

There's no elevator, so prepare to have some additional workout. The cleaning staff did enter our room whilst we were still sleeping, and managed to get into the room no matter that keys were inside the keyhole. But the towels were changed alongside newly made beds, which was a nice touch after coming back to hotel. AC only in the toilet, well, rather ventilation. And it's rather weak. No shower curtain or doors. I understand that it's mainly because of lack of space, but we can do better. As there are businesses and 24/7 life around, it may get noisy from outside, if you leave windows open for that extra needed air.

The room has an excellent location close to the city center, you can go by foot. The value for money was quite good due to its location and for a room for two people. The check-in and check-out were very simple.

The mattress was a bit too hard for me, but for my colleague it was fine. However, the pillows were quite uncomfortable. We were both with a neck pain after a few nights of sleep. There was a very strong smell coming from the piper probably, which gave the room quite an unpleasant smell.