Consider a stay at Design Sleepy Cologne and take advantage of a rooftop terrace, a shopping mall on site, and a hair salon. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Located in Lindenthal, a neighborhood in Cologne, Design Sleepy Cologne is in the entertainment district. Cologne Cathedral and Melaten-Friedhof are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Bergisches Land Nature Park and Nature Reserve Wahner Heide. Check out an event or a game at LANXESS Arena, and consider making time for Phantasialand, a top attraction not to be missed. Visit our Cologne travel guide
Consider a stay at Design Sleepy Cologne and take advantage of a rooftop terrace, a shopping mall on site, and a hair salon. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
Self parking (surcharge), express check-in, and an elevator
A 24-hour front desk, barbecue grills, and smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at Design Sleepy Cologne feature perks such as premium bedding and separate dining areas, as well as amenities like free WiFi and sound-insulated walls.
Other amenities include:
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) and cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
140-cm flat-screen TVs with premium channels
Wardrobes/closets, separate dining areas, and kitchens
No, only service animals are welcome at the property.
How much does it cost to stay at Design Sleepy Cologne?
As of Oct 24, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Design Sleepy Cologne on Oct 25, 2026 start from $86, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking?
Self parking is available for EUR 14.00 per night. Limited spots are available.
What time is check-in at Design Sleepy Cologne?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.
What time is check-out at Design Sleepy Cologne?
Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee.
Where is Design Sleepy Cologne located?
Located in Lindenthal, this aparthotel is steps from University of Cologne, and within 3 mi (5 km) of Cologne Cathedral and LANXESS Arena. Cologne Synagogue and Neumarkt are also within 2 mi (3 km). Weisshausstrasse U-Bahn is only a 2-minute walk and Arnulfstrasse U-Bahn is 5 minutes.
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Design Sleepy Cologne Reviews
7.0
Good
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7.8
Cleanliness
6.0
Location
9.0
Staff & service
7.8
Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 33 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 33 reviews
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 33 reviews
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 33 reviews
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 33 reviews
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Reviews
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Kevin
Jan 28, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Not your typical hotel. There's no staff in case you have a question, or need something. You are provided with sparse amounts of Soap, towels, blankets, and had just one pillow.
Decent sized room, and the bed was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Verified review
8/10 Good
Sarah
Nov 12, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Disliked: Amenities
The rooms are nice and clean. Feels like a studio. I like the location being right by the grocery store (REWE) and several cafes, bakeries, and dining options. It’s right by the train station. There’s also tons of walking paths nearby. We walked all the way to the famous cathedral.
The only down side is there is no one at the reception and it is self check in. My code was not working and my international calling to call the receptionist wasn’t working either. Luckily my husband's phone was working so we were able to get someone to let us in our room at 9 pm. You also have to ask every time to access the elevator to get to your room.
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Nice property in student accommodation block
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review
4/10 Poor
Feliz
Apr 30, 2026
Disliked: Cleanliness
This hotel can only tell you if you can use there indoor parking on the day you will check-in. So you cannot reserve a parking spot before hand. This made us drive around for an hour to find a safe parking space in the neighbourhood.
Also, the name of the hotel is not written on the building. The hotel is on the 2nd floor of a 45 story building.
There is no one to check you in. You have to check-in at a kiosk.
After entering the room, the bed was not made and there were no clean towels which means that the room was not cleaned. We had to call to the number above the check-in kiosk and had to wait 30 minutes for a maid to come clean the room. Make sure you can call free for international calls.
The next morning we saw that the pillow case had make-up stains on it. So we wondered if the sheets were actually replaced.
The room does have a fridge, a cooking plate and microwave/oven.
We were not happy with the service. We couldn't do the things we planned for the evening because we were tired of the discomfort we experienced.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review
2/10 Terrible
Simon
Mar 10, 2024
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Dont book here . Awful , misleading info
I saw previous few reviews for this place , not sure they stayed at the same. Without doubt i would never stay here if it was even free. The most expensive socalled "aparthotel" ive stayed at , and by far the worst!! The rooms are situated on part if floor 2 if a 1960s residential tower block. There is no staff, i contacted them by their answerphone and email ,recieved no reply in the 5days i was there. The only staff were the cleaners who were rude ,bad mannered abd did no cleaning in my room over the days i was there , neither would they help with tv that didnt work or contact the owner on my behalf . If this place was 20euros a night i wouldnt have written a review , but due to the awful staff or lack of and the exorbitant price it was 110euros per night i had to . This place needs health warning if youre planning to stay .its not as advertised its dusty in places . Everything is tatty , its dreadful .t
Der Check-in verlief leider sehr problematisch. Aufgrund eines Systemfehlers mussten wir den Aufenthalt ein zweites Mal bezahlen, was bereits sehr ärgerlich war.
Nachdem wir schließlich die Schlüsselkarte erhalten hatten und das Zimmer öffnen wollten, mussten wir feststellen, dass sich noch mehrere fremde Personen im Zimmer befanden, die dort einfach geblieben waren. Diese wurden erst später vom Reinigungspersonal aus dem Zimmer geschickt.
Aus diesem Grund konnten wir unser Zimmer erst am Abend beziehen. Insgesamt war der Start in den Aufenthalt sehr enttäuschend und schlecht organisiert.Aber das Zimmer wurde vernünftig gereinigt und war sauber !
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Eileen
Dec 14, 2025
Check funktionierte erst nach mehrmaliger Kontaktaufnahme über den Betreiber.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review
2/10 Terrible
Patrice
Dec 10, 2025
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication
nous vous envoyons la liste des messages sur le site chat HÖTELS .COM qui attendent vos réponses car nous déposons une réclamation pour le remboursement du coût de la fourrière à cause de la non communication des numéros de places de parking demandés sans retour !
vendredi
pourriez vous nous dire svp quels sont les numéros des deux places attribuées à l’hôtel ? nous payons cette place et aimerions connaitre à quel endroit se garer .?. merci d’avance
vendredi
mon message précédent est relatif aux places de parking de l'hôtel Sleeply cologne
LUNDI
Malgré nos demandes répétées voir messages précédents, nous n'avons pas eu les numéros de place du parking Sleepy Cologne. Conséquence ce matin notre voiture a été mise en fourrière . Coût élevé pour récupérer la voiture chez CHRISTOPHORUS. Nous sommes garés aujourd'hui à l'une des deux places ENFIN RENSEIGNEE ! Nous souhaitons le remboursement de ce coût de fourrière . Bien cordialement
Il y a 9 heures
Despite our repeated requests (see previous messages), we have not received our parking space numbers for the Sleepy Cologne car park. As a result, our car was impounded this morning. The heavy cost to retrieve the car at Christophorus. We are currently parked in good space – FINALLY PROVIDED! We request a refund for this impoundment fee. Sincerely,
We are waiting for a fair solution to our parking problem. Then we will write our review.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Hakan
Dec 10, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Fiyat performans yeri...metro durağınin yanında. Marketler yakın...
So an für sich, gibt es an den Hotel was die zimmer Trifft kein problem.
Wir fanden es nur ziemlich umständlich alles selber heraus zu finden und alles selber zu erledigen.
Parklplatz anfrage musste selber organisiert werden.
Zimmer wahl war am Anfang falsch
Frühstück?
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Daniela
Mar 13, 2024
Wir versuchen fair zu sein.
Positiv:
digitaler, relativ einfacher Check-Inn
Sonderwünsche wurden überwiegend erfüllt
Zimmer oberflächlich relativ sauber
Badezimmer schön, gute Dusche
Die wenige Kommunikation war freundlich
Kostenfrei Kaffee-Kapseln, Zucker, Marmelade
Sehr positiv: Nadja, die bemühte, nette Zimmer-Fee, hilfsbereit und freundlich.
Neutral/negativ:
Kein Parkplatz verfügbar. Deswegen hatten wir eigentlich gebucht. Am Ende hatten wir das, was wir NICHT wollten: eine Stunde um den Block gefahren ("parken können Sie rund ums Haus") - keine Chance. Am Ende landeten wir auf dem öffentlichen Parkplatz ampido (18 Euro pro 24 Std, da man nur 10 Euro aufladen kann wurde es teurer), gute zehn Minuten Fußmarsch v. Appartement. Mit Gepäck ungünstig und nachts gefährlich.
TV und Kaffeemaschine defekt. Bekamen erst am zweiten Tag Ersatz, da wir abends durch die Parkplatz-Suche spät ankamen und nicht direkt alles getestet haben. Anfangs ging die Organisation von einem Bedien-Fehler aus (der es nicht war).
Ich habe ein Deluxe Studio gebucht mit Balkon. Es gab keinen Balkon (es hat sowieso geregnet) und die Zimmer-Größe lässt auf ein Eco-Zimmer schließen. Das ist eine Annahme, ich habe kein anderes Zimmer gesehen, außer Bilder. Prinzipiell nicht schlimm, aber ein Preis-Unterschied.
Staub hinterm TV nicht zu knapp.
Einrichtung teils abgewohnt und Kleinigkeiten zu reparieren.
Anregung: Zimmer vor jedem neuen Gast prüfen (Checkliste!) und Kaffeemaschinen tauschen. Dann gut.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review
8/10 Good
Denise
Dec 13, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Prima accommodatie. Is even zoeken waar de ingang is. Wordt niet met een bordje of iets aangegeven. Ingang is bij de Unicenter op de hoek van het gebouw. Je moet de receptie/doorman vragen om deur te openen naar de liften/ingang van het hotel. Verder ging het inchecken met de machine prima. Kamer was ruim en netjes. Tram opstapplaats is aan de overkant en makkelijk te nemen.
Durch früheres ankommen in Köln war es kein Problem früher einzuchecken. Das Personal war sehr nett und hat sich direkt darum gekümmert, dass das Zimmer schnell gesäubert wurde.
Bis in die Innenstadt ist es nicht weit.
Das Hotel ist aufjedenfall weiterzuempfehlen!
To start.. you should look for Sleepy Cologne otherwithe you never find the hotel hidden in the big tower with a small sign. The tower is old and you have to ask at the main entrence to open the door to jump in the elevator and go to the second floor. It's an old building...
The guy at the front desk was nice. Just forgot to ask for the tax refund since it was a buisiness trip.. too late and we couldn't go back. But offer a free coffee which I didn't take because I'm not drinking coffee..
Room really clean. Simple, but convenient.
Towels looks a little bit like at home... old and the less coloured.
WLAN useless in the evening.. to many connections?
And really noisy from the street...
Was ok for one night and because I needed to go the the university. Otherwise I won't recommend for longer. There are not much in the near. But ok you can jump in the U-bahn in front to go easily in the cit center!
Schön eingerichtete, neue, saubere Appartments. Check in über Automaten funktioniert gut und problemlos. Freundlicher Service. Zentrale Lage Nähe Uni und Uniklinik. Allerdings ziemlich lauter Straßenverkehr (Fenster sind aber gut schallisolierend). Direkte Umgebung ist sicher, aber nicht so schön.
Verified review
4/10 Poor
Veselin
Nov 10, 2025
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review
8/10 Good
Dominique
May 10, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication