Central, directly by the bus, train station and the highway, near the Rhine

Thanks for a great holiday. There was loads of room for the 16 of us without it ever feeling cramped at all. The location was great too as we could get the tram into town easily from where we were and we were well placed to drive our minibus to games. Our host was great and was very helpful offering to wash our kit every day and settle this at the end of the holiday - would come again if we visited Cologne

This is a VERY nice place to stay, neighborhood is beautiful, very quiet and yet so close to the city, it just takes 10 or so minutes to get to Cathedral and Central Station by tram (5 minutes walking time to the tram stop). Rooms are clean and spacious even. Kitchen is equipped with everything one would need to cook and serve meals (there are plenty of restaurants and beer establishments too in the area). There were 5 of us visiting Cologne for holiday (we used the holiday apartment on top floor) and we really felt like at home.

Thank you for hosting us! Hope to be back soon!

Janis

September 2008 my husband and I spent three days, and had a wonderfull time in Koln. We were on the fourth floor and we looked out over the area out the top floor windows. There was no lift but we only went in and out one time a day for we were busy in town. The house was easy to find and close to the train stop. A nice walk through a cozy little neighborhood. The owner was very accomodating and extremely helpful. There were rooms on the third floor that were also rented. The space we were in was small, but clean, and the bed was confortable. There was a full size sofa bed that we never pulled out. There was coffee maker, a refridgerator and microwave. We spent our time seeing the attractions of Koln and walking the Rhine river nearby. We enjoyed being out of the tourist traps and the hotel room coldness.

Wir waren sieben Frauen zwischen 30 und 38 Jahre alt und waren alle ausnahmslos mit der Ferienwohnung und dem Preis-/ Leistungsverhältnis sehr zufrieden. Es ist zwar etwas eng und "nur" mit einem Bad und einer Toilette ausgestattet, aber darauf hatte Frau Schwermer, die nette Gastgeberin des Hauses auch im Vorfeld schon hin gewiesen. Also es war klar, dass wir etwas enger zusammen rücken mussten. Die Wohnung ist ansonsten super gemütlich und liebevoll eingerichtet mit allem, was man so braucht. Ob das die sieben Zahnputzbecher, wie von den sieben Zwergen waren oder der Fön oder die Gelben Seiten und der Plasmabildschirm in der Küche. Einfach toll. Am liebsten saßen wir zu siebt beim Frühstück auf der Eckbank und den Stühlen um den Esstisch und haben lange geschlemmt und geratscht. Ein rund um schöner Aufenthalt. Besten Dank, liebe Frau Schwermer. Wir kommen gerne wieder!

The information in this listing is misleading as there is no way this apartment is suitable for 8 people. 1 bedroom has a pullout sofa double bed and above is a double bed made of a wood base and mattress, very close to the ceiling, (clostrophobic) that is accessed by an 8 foot ladder, plus a blow up bed. The other bedroom has 1 double bed and 1 pull out sofa single bed. There were 6 of us, 4 adults and 2 children and we found it very uncomfortable. The apartment is on the 3rd floor and there are 4 flights of stairs to climb with your luggage and no lift. You are also on the flightpath of the airport and the biggest annoyance for noise were the church bells that went berserk for 10 mins at 7am every morning, that were nearly next door to the property. Why they have listed it as having an alarm clock, god only knows as you certainly dont need 1 unless you intend getting up before 7 while on your holidays. There is also a list of do's and dont's, mainly dont leave any of the windows open when you go out, which made it uncomfortable when you came back at the end of the day, particularly as the temperature was in the 27 to 30 degree bracket during the duration of our stay. Cologne is a lovely city and we would definately visit again, but would most definately not use or stay at this Apartment. I would not recommend this to anybody. Mick.