The New Yorker Hotel - Cologne, Germany 

The trick with this hotel is the website : very "trendy" and attractive. So a big disapointment, not only because of the poor location (just try to walk to the "nearby" park and you will understand what i mean...) but also of many details and of the behaviour of the staff. Our first welcome was rather friendly but we then received room 17 which is... above the kitchen. And the kitchen door is a revolving one which makes a terrible noise which we had to stand until 1:30 am and then again from 5:30 am on... so we did sleep less than 4 hours ! When we asked to change room, the answer from the manager was : "yes we have problems with this room but you know, i can sleep anywhere even when it is very noisy so...". I think it says it all. So he did not want to relocate us for our second night even if they had slightly "upgraded" rooms available. End of the story. Beside this problem, I felt this hotel was is fact rather "cheap looking" and pretentious. I congratulate the photographer whose photos were used for the website.

Hotel au design tres contemporain situe dans une friche industrielle en cours de rehabilitation . Les chambres sont confortable dotees d'une bonne literie et tres silencieuses. Cet hotel est situe pres du Messe (salle de congres) mais un peu loin du vieux centre ville (cathedrale). Un tres bon restaurant italien (le scampino) est proche de l'hotel. Les petits dejeuners sont corrects et le personel jeune est tres disponible.