Hotel ramada Brühl/Köln

This 4* hotel is situated at a 30 min. drive from the city centre of Köln and a 5 min. drive from the well known theme park Phantasialand. 

So ideallly situated to combine those 2 'attractions' in Germany.

A big advantage of this hotel vs the hotels in the city centre of Köln is the free parking space around the hotel (as public parking spots are expensive in Köln).

We had a great Welcome at the front desk! So even though the hotel is no real modern look, we felt welcome!

We've paid 75eur for 1 night including breakfast. Therafor I can say price/quality is good in this hotel.

We've booked a standard room and got room 110 which was a clean and spacious room (for a stnd room). There is no minibar in the room, but there is a vending machine at the lift with bottles of drinks, nuts, chips, wine,...

Room:

The room has a standard size with space for a seat and a desk with chair. Unfortunately there is carpet in all rooms.

There is a small wardrobe in the hallway and twin beds.

- soft pillows (might be to soft for those that don't like it) - but there is a spare one in the wardrobe.

- good matrasses (2 x 200*90)

- small individual blanquets (not long enough for sb. of 2 metres)

- 2 bottles of free sparkling water

Bathroom:

Very small bathroom with walk-in shower and toilet in the bathroom.

- shower with very good water pressure

- shampoo and soap dispenser

- 2 big/2 medium/2 small towels + feet towel

- tissues and make-up mirror provided

- toilet paper is recycled and not soft at all 

Breakfast:

- breakfast offers various products but was not my cup of tea. Broads did not give the impression to be freshly baked (they where soft and wasn't supposed to be). And as this is the most important to me, I felt disappointed. And also the room where breakfast was served did not give me a clean/fresh feeling. There was carpet all over and the atmosphere was not very welcoming (even though the staff was very friendly and helpfull)

Anyhow there was plenty of choise and for the price we've paid for the room including breakfast this was more then fine!

There were the following products:

- small breads

- normal bread

- pancakes

- croissants

- cereals

- 5 kinds of jam

- nutella

- 4 kinds of yoghurt 

- 4 kinds of fruits

- 4 kinds of dried fruits

- different hams/ cheeses

- baked sausages

- scrambled eggs

-...

There was a coffee machine with espresso, hot chocolate,... 

And also a machine for orange juice (normal/multivitamine)

Advantages:

- free and big parking space around the hotel

- possibility to open the Windows

- nice shower with good water pressure

- good matrasses 

Disadvantages:

- small bathroom with toilet close to the sink and door.

- very small blanquets

- recycled toilet paper

- carpet in the room (light smell of smoke included)

I would rate this hotel a 6,5/10 as it is a good price/quality. But it is not what you expect from a 4* hotel. But as prices are low this is real good value for money and if I would need to book a 'cheap' hotel close to Köln and/or Phantasialand, I could really advice this hotel! 

I just think this hotel needs a make- over, especially for the common spaces that really look old and not very 2015.