CityPark Hotel

- semplicità di check-in automatico, 24h - stanza grande e comoda, ben pulita e tenuta

- posizione non ottimale, un po' fuori dal centro e sopra locali abbastanza rumorosi - prezzo leggermente alto

Great location with shops and cafés right nearby. Easy 20-minute walk to Cologne Cathedral. Good value for money — comfortable and clean without city-centre prices. The lively neighbourhood atmosphere was a nice bonus.

Some street noise from the area. Light sleepers might want to request a quieter room.

The apart-hotel is a 5 minutes' walk to the subway, which connects you to everything. There was someone at reception when I arrived - friendly, helpful - but there's no real need for an in-person checkin, as the instructions for the pads on the front and room doors are sent in advance and very clear. I was impressed with how a rather small room could be so well-appointed. There's a TV, a fridge, a kettle and a microwave if the hobs don't suffice, and there are tons of sockets for charging up your devices. There were also a pair of umbrellas on the door, which came in handy as there were summer showers during our stay.

The fridge had seen better days, the freezer door was missing (not that we needed it) and there was no cutting board that we could see, which made making salad quite tricky. But we only had butter knives, so chopping was not really an option anyway. I'd have liked a sharper knife and a cutting board, but as it was a short stay I didn't bother contacting reception to ask if those could be provided.

Location and kitchenette

Radiator /heating did not work first 2 days but sorted in rest of 2 days of our stay. Not sure why but maybe because it is like a flat no cleaning or towel change happened.