Buchholz Downtown Hotel

Location very good and quiet. Breakfast and cleanliness excellent. Able to park overnight right outside.

No staff on duty overnight. Rooms need updating but signs that this is gradually being done. Lightbulbs missing.

This hotel has very friendly staff, is located in a quiet part of the city and still very close to the centre, and has one of the broadest choices of breakfast I have ever seen. My room was at the back of the hotel overlooking an inner court, and had a spacious, recently renovated bathroom, which was excellent. The parking was very close. It costed 15 euros a day. I stayed for three nights, and for such a duration, this hotel was OK for me.

The covers of the duvet and pillows were downright skanky: their original colour (white) had been replaced with a brown-yellowish glow, which clearly indicated a lack of washing to me. Although I'm not a cleanliness freak, I could imagine some people having problems with this. The safe in the room was way too small for my laptop, and the lock on the door was totally outdated. Luckily my neighbours were very quiet, because the walls in this hotel are not that thick. In my opinion, the price of my room was not in line with the quality, but the good breakfast made that pain lighter, and I understand from this website that all hotels in Koln are relatively expensive.

Simple, attractive hotel in a quiet and convenient location, with helpful and welcoming staff and nice public rooms.

Bedroom rather basic and tired, but everything worked and was clean. The bedroom was not as attractively decorated as the public rooms and spaces.