XII Apostel Albergo

Very old room, location is ok

For business travel in Germany;

First the plus with the 12 Apostle's: The location is in the heart of Heumarket allowing for access to the Rhine, the KVB tram lines, as well as the Schildergasse pedestrian shopping district and around 5 minutes walk through Altermarket & shopping district to the Dom. You can take a short walk from the Koeln Central Station, perhaps 8-9 minutes) to the hotel, passing by the Cathedral on the way, or you can take the subway (KVB system not DB system) walking down the pedestrian market from Neumarket stop using lines 16/18 or about 1-2 minutes if you take line and disembark at Heumarket if you switch to line 1/7 at Neumarket and travel 1 stop. The Hotel is a great location if you are attending any events at Koelnmesse with access to the front entry via the KVB 16/18 lines from Neumarket around 6 minutes walk or a minute or two walk to KVB lines 1/7 which takes you to Deutz/Messe stop and you can enter Koelnmesse from the side The room was quite large by Cologne standards with a small balcony and view of the square. Windows are sturdy and kept the noise outside down to a minimum despite the busy nature of the square. Bathroom was larger than expected and was well maintained. Now for the negatives: The hotel is starting to look a little uncared for with worn carpet and generally looking untidy in all the common areas I was surprised by the cleaning level in the room itself finding a large ball of hair near the night stand so the hotel needs to upgrade its cleaning procedures. The rooms floor is entirely ceramic which can be a bit tricky if its wet outside but in theory makes cleaning easier, which makes the hair find a bit more confusing Another rather minor irritant is the only English TV channel is CNN, so no entertainment really and not even the BBC, France 24 English or DW English which would have been helpful given I was there on 9/11 and the air raid sirens and emergency text were a bit of a jolt-- hardly the hotels fault but European English channels would be a big plus Overall I would say the positives outweigh the negatives

We had a room in the roof space on the top floor ( 502) accessed by a separate flight of stairs , very difficult with suitcases and luggage with no lift to take you to the room . Don’t think the room was cleaned all week but the bin was emptied and we left towels on floor in order to get new ones . Made the bed ourself as no effort was made to do it for us . The room was noisy even though it was at the back of the hotel . Needs a spruce up and a lick of paint. Curtains rubbish , not dark and let the light in . Not the hotels fault but the constant early morning church bells woke me up . It was like they were competing against each other. Every day of the week . Only positive was proximity to transport links and location in square / easy to get to river side from hotel .

Christmas Market tour Great stay right in the center of town Service was awesome, I would stay again

Basic, no frills, good location Very basic hotel. No amenities in room. Bathroom was nice, but no extra blanket or pillows. Entrance is strange - through the outdoor restaurant seating. Door is locked until a waiter sees you and lets you in, until after you get your key. Then you’re at a self-service check-in. It works, but it’s very impersonal. Room was clean but hallways and stairs were dirty.