Best Western Plus Hotel Koeln City

Excellent hotel overall. Rooms are well equipped, beds are good and bathrooms are also good. I'm on the tall side, so standing in a bath is not an ideal shower experience, but I'm just nit-picking here. Somehow I didn't get the Chromecast to work, but maybe I'm just getting old. Wifi is good, and you have a place to put your laptop and work for an hour or two. If you plan on doing more work at the hotel, better go downstairs to the business area. The hotel is located close to a tram station, which takes you to the city center in 10-15 mins. In my case, I needed to be at the Koelnmesse, but most public transport goes that direction anyway. During off-hours, an Uber shouldn't cost much more than €10-15 to get around the city either.

Quite central (easily reachable by public transport). Modern looking hotel. Rooms were well equiped and very comfortable, we had a good night sleep. Reception area of the hotel was very inviting. All staff was amazing from check-in, to giving us transport recommendations. The small store inside the hotel came in very handy for buying drinks.

Very decent hotel very close to a tram line which can take you across the river very quickly and is easily reachable from a lot of main areas. I could argue that it was quite expensive, but during Gamescom I guess it is difficult to expect cheaper even when booking several months in advance. Room was clean, bed was comfy, electrical outlets were in good locations and the layout of light switches was very useful. AC/ventilation controls were simple and the AC reacted quickly although it felt like it made the air in the room very humid which reflected in the bedsheets being somewhat moist and cold.

The room was the standard clean and comfortable room that I would expect from Best Western. I took advantage of the express (terminal) check-in and check-out and this worked without issue. I can't comment on the staff, as I didn't not have any contact with them. The location is close to a U-Bahn station and is reasonably well connected to the rest of the city, despite obviously being a little removed from the center.

Helpful and friendly staff. 10 minutes walk to a subway stop or supermarket. Nice park just down the road. Nice restaurant and bar. Very clean and modern. Everything looked new. Good gym open until 11pm which is handy. Midday checkout always welcome! One of the staff managed to get me an iron and ironing board so I could iron some clothes in my room. Very helpful.