If you're going to an event at The Lanxess Arena, then you can't stay closer! This hotel is literally just across the road. The hotel has a VERY small parking garage: when we arrived, bang on earliest check-in time, it was already full. There is however, plenty of street parking just around the corner, which costs €4 up until 09.00 the next morning (parking meters: you will need 1 or 2 Euro coins and 50 cent coins only; it says it accepts card payment, but didn't seem to recognise our British credit or debit cards). Be careful though, if you park in the same road as the hotel, it's a maximum of 3 hours stay. There are several very decent places to eat within a 5 minute walk. It's about a 20-25 minute walk to Cologne Cathedral, or there's a bus stop for the red line hop on hop off open top bus a couple of minutes walk away. The hotel itself was nicely decorated, the room had comfortable beds, air conditioning and a good bathroom. There's a breakfast buffet for €16 each. Restaurant staff were delightful, as were the females on reception. Unfortunately, the young man on the reception desk in the afternoons really didn't want to be there and it showed: he was unhelpful almost to the point of rudeness, despite our speaking to him in German.