Salcherath Holidays from £213

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Hotel location is great and close to main attractions. Would stay again if I ever come back to Cologne.

Unfortunately our room (405) was next to the lift , which we could clearly hear so it disturbed us quite a lot in the night. Also found the pillows quite hard. Wardrobe door loose at the top so need to be opened carefully. Shower was good. Breakfast is a bit on the pricey side for what’s available.

This hotel suits its purpose of being close to phantasialand, the staff were helpful and friendly! The rooms are standard although our first room had no working air conditioning and a window that wouldn’t open/close easily. We were then moved to a different room, again the staff were extremely helpful. The breakfast is okay, it has lots of options and even offered vegan/gluten free alternatives. The hotel overall does look and feel a bit rundown/neglected in some areas. If you need somewhere to stay and can’t afford phantasialands on site hotels this is a fine alternative.

Highly recommend for anyone who has a loved one staying at the ATOS Orthoparc Klinik. Essential by Dorint Köln is a 7 minute WALK to the hospital. This made daily visits possible as the commute from where we live would be an hour each way. The staff were friendly and helpful (provided a loaner power strip when we realized one was needed to charge the laptop). The rooms were comfortable, business style, with a good wall mounted TV. The hotel has a restaurant with tasty meals, has on-site parking, AND is dog-friendly!

Convenient to conference centre but not much else around

Property was great, although our access cards stopped working a few times and had to be reprogrammed by the desk staff. Room was wonderful. Spa was nice, but if your coming from outside of europe, do your research on european spas, it can be a culture shock.