City Hotel Storch

It's decent, but just for a overnight sleep. When we stayed, they didn't serve breakfast because of renovation

It is hard for me to write a review for this hotel. I have mixed feelings about my stay here. Pros: The hotel is in a desirable location. It's close to train stations and you can find parking easily nearby, if you are driving. The neighborhood near by has lots of location restaurants and a couple of markets. The neighborhood is quiet and residential. The price is good The room has a kitchenette with electric kettle, some dishes, cups, basic utensils, a mini stove Has hair dryer Has basic bathroom amenity - a dispenser with a 3-in-1 all purpose shampoo/conditioner/body cleanser Cons: The hotel itself is hard to find. It is not obvious that the hotel is on the second floor of a business. The shower curtain (if you can call it that) is too small and flimsy in material. The first shower that my husband took in this room resulted in a messy pond in the middle of our bathroom before we realized how much more care we needed to put into making sure water does not leak out while we shower The towels are really flimsy. Breakfast price is really expensive The really big con's: I think in the end, the main driving force for me giving one out of five rating for this property is the staff. The gentleman who checked us in either did not trust us, or had an odd sense of humor. It was hard for me to tell. He asked a lot of questions about where I was coming from, about the credit card I used to pay for the hotel (a Citibank credit card), and how I secured the room rate that I did (via a third party site). I could not tell if he was fascinated by us, or if he thought that we were suspicious folks. I tried to shake it off and chalk it up to cultural differences, but I could not help but felt weirded out during my entire stay here after the exchange at checkin. In the morning, there were a lot of shouting between the hotel staff. Since the walls are really thin, you could hear every conversation and every person who passed through the walkway. It did not help that we were given a room that was placed essentially closest to the reception area. There's no DO NOT DISTURB sign for the rooms at this hotel. In the morning, one of the staff knocked on the door to asked to be let in. I opened the door slightly ajar to tell the staff in English that we were not decent. Unfortunately, the staff ,who did not speak English, thought that that was a sign that he should come in and exchange our towels. Hilarity almost ensued (not). If I ever find myself in Cologne again, I'll probably pay a bit more for a different type of property to stay in.