Hilton Bonn - Bonn, Germany     

This business hotel is situated at the quay of the river Rhine in a relatively quiet neighbourhood, just next to the Kennedy bridge just 5 walking mins. from the pedestrian zone and the market square and 5 taxi mins. (EUR 6.-) from the main train station Bonn HB. The only public transportation from Cologne/Bonn airport is via airport bus no. 670, departing from Terminal 2 and will drop you off at stop Beethovenstrasse/SWB 26mins. later, just walk towards Beethovenhalle and the river Rhine, at the quay turn right. I can recommend this short walk only with good weather and little luggage otherwise just get off the the main train station and take a cab. As gold card member I first received an upgrade to a spacious king size bed on ground level, at the darker side facing the bridge and the street cars. Luckily or not, I then got a more quiet King size bed with little balcony on the 2nd floor which was unfortunately a smoking room and I tried to have fresh oxygen clean the smell where I failed. Nonetheless the King size room offered view on the river Rhine, working desk with Wifi at charge, inroom safe, ironing set, trouser press, rather small but modern bathroom equipped only with a modern shower. Housekeeping would do better! The fitness room had some machines ready plus a separate smaller pool. The breakfast buffet/restaurant isn’t the greatest, but sufficient to serve my early needs and service could improve, too. The location is very central, more non-smoking rooms would be nice, my stay nevertheless was short but pleasant.

We were lucky to have a very large comfortable room with a king size bed and a separate sitting room. The room was clean and spacious. The hotel staff were excellent, very polite and helpful. The buffet style breakfast is superb with a great selection, more than adequate to set you up for the day. We only used the restaurant in the evening once and again it was very good with a good selection. The bar is small and as they allow smoking became very smoky quickly. The bar staff were very polite and the prices were reasonable. The mini bar in the room was also reasonably priced, room service was also very reasonable and welcomed after a cold night out walking around the Christmas market. The hotel is situated overlooking the River Rhine, our room overlooked the river which was another bonus. It is conveniently placed for public transport which we found run very frequently. If you are visiting the Christmas Markets I would recommend taking a trip to The Medieval Market, it offers a great atmosphere, good food, great costumes and stalls.