One of the reasons I stayed the night before was a 6:30 a.m. flight from CGN. I e-mailed the hotel directly for a reservation and the owner immediately wrote back with a confirmation. I do not speak German and did not have a German cell phone, so I stopped at the aiirport information desk and they called the hotel for... More

I chose this hotel because it is near the Cologne/Bonn airport and because of the good reviews on Tripadvisor. The staff was very friendly and picked me up at the airport (5 minutes away) and took me there the next day. My single/double room was on the ground floor and was very clean. It included a little kitchenette with a... More

If you want to go into the center of Cologne and see the cathedral this may not be the place for you as it is definitely on the outskirts, plus, you will need a GPS to find it but once you do, it is in the middle of a residential center, very clean, and ours had a kitchenette. The highlight... More

Went to Koln (aka Cologne) June 11-12 and stayed in Hotel Karsten based on several site's reviews. I was not disappointed at all. In fact I was pleasantly surprised. I drove and foun d the location easily. The hotel is intimate, very clean and offers good amenities (free internet, kitchenette) that would be much more elsewhere The room was large... More

We stayed here because we had a connecting flight the next morning and wanted to be near the airport. It was really perfect. The service was friendly, the airport shuttle service was great, breakfast was delicious and the room was just fine. As a bonus, there was a great Italian restaurant right around the corner. We'll stay at this hotel... More

To me, the difference on appreciating a hotel are the services. This guys are really customer-oriented. It was no problem for them to wake up 5 AM to prepare the breakfast and take me to the airport with their shuttle. And the shuttle was included in the already low fare. What else can a traveler want? I really recommend this... More

This friendly, family-run hotel is close to the motorway, which suited us perfectly, although it's in a suburb, rather than central Cologne. Our room was bright and airy, with a balcony overlooking the garden. The place had a very comfortable and relaxing feeling to it. The proprietors were so friendly and welcoming, and made us feel really at home. Breakfast... More

The owner and her staff makes this hotel a very nice place to stay. We arrived in car - and if you do not use the gps - it can be difficult to find as it is placed in a resident quater with one-way streets. However, when your are there you feel at home. The owner, Mrs. Frieden gave us... More

We stayed at the Karsten for one night in July 2008, and when we then decided to come to Cologne for the Xmas markets (6 of them) in December 2009 there was no doubt, We WOULD be stopping here again! We didn't use the Airport shuttle service as we took our car, (free parking) we did use the free wireless... More