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MEININGER Cologne City Center Reviews

Engelbertstrasse 33-35, Cologne, Germany

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90%

The rooms were spacious, clean, beds comfortable with a bedside light and most importantly warm (we stayed here in January). The hostel is located in a quiet neighborhood, which suited us well. There are cooking facilities and a super market nearby. Def would stay here again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Lithuania
  • Female 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


80%

Very clean, bathroom smelt a little weird. Furniture looked pretty new. Great price for the value! Close enough to city centre to walk.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (1 review)


86%

room was cleen food was good and the staff very kind all in all i stayed only one night couse i went to berlin but i was happy with the place...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Israel
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


96%

The hostel was quite central, it took me a 20 min walk or less than 5 min with public transportation to get to the Cologne cathedral. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Lockers are available in the room, but my lock was too big to fin in the hole of the locker... With the M bar, the athmosphere in the hostel is quite relaxed and cozy. The really big negative point I have is the sloooooooow and unconsistant internet access.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
First of all I want to thank you for your feedback! I feel really sorry that you had these problems with the intenet. When you were here, we had teething troubles with it. It took some time to work, but now it is working! So I promise: when you will be here next time, the internet will be running fast and consistant ;-) But if you have any problems, you can always come to the reception (24/7-service) and our staff will try to solve it. For example we could have helped you with the locker in your room. We do have other padlocks at the reception. You can rent them for free =) Anyway, I really like the fact that you felt comfortable in our hostel. I hope you will visit us again =)

86%

Clean bright ensuite rooms. Location great for Rudolfplatz and 2 streetcar stops from Heumarkt/Altstadt. This has become my favorite place to stay when visiting Cologne.

  • Globetrotter
  • 13 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 41+
  • (57 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your feedback! It is really nice to hear that you have had a pleasant stay in our hostel! Among the "Altstadt" there are plenty of other good places to go out in Cologne. For example there is the "Zülpicher Straße" or the "Ringe". These places are in a walking distance from the hostel. There are many bars, restaurants and clubs! If you like to, we can show them to you during your next stay in MEININGER, Cologne. We are looking forward to you, nice greetings =)

86%

Hostel is conveniently located, staff are friendly and helpful. Overall a great place to stay, just don't use the washer or dryer, they don't work too well.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey there, thank you for your comment! We need these feedbacks to become better in what we are doing. If you notice that something in our hostel in broken, just go to the reception and confront our staff with the problem. We will do everything we can to find a solution. No matter if it is the washer, dryer, bed or something else, we will try to solve the problem!! By the way, we do have a 24/7 service. That means, that there is staff the whole day & night in the hostel! Anyway, it is nice to hear that you have had a nice stay in MEININGER, Cologne! Looking forward to your next visit, nice greetings ;-)

76%

the service was good enough location not so accessible to tram i enjoyed my stay met another friend of different culture different nationality and thats really cool

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Philippines
  • Female 41+
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey there, We are sorry that you were not satisfied with the location of MEININGER Cologne! But actually I'm not sure why.. =) We do have everything in our neighborhood. We do have smaller shops, 4 or 5 bigger supermarkets, clubs, bars, restaurant, a parking house, two tram stations etc. But it is nice to hear that you have met other people in our hostel. I guess you have met them in our bar, don't you?! =) Our hostel-bar is opened the whole day & night. If you want to meet some nice people from all over the world, you have to visit the bar! And if there is noone, just take a look to the guest-kitchen in the hostel-basement. There, you can prepare your own dinner or you can cook something with other people and enjoy the evening. Thank you for your feedback!! Nice greetings ;-)

100%

It was just a fantastic experience.... Special thanks to Amiele for making me comfortable when i arrived........ I just want to say that it was great value for money.. and when ever i come to germany I will always stay there........ you guys rock kushal

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • India
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you sooo much for the rating ;-) I will pass your compliments down to Amelie! Our hostel-staff always attemps to arrange your arrival in MEININGER Cologne as comfortable as they can ! By the way, there is not a special time for the check-In. The rooms are available at 3 pm and you can check-in whenever you want to. Even in the night there is hostel-staff at the reception! That means you do not have to hurry up, cause we got a 24/7-service =) And if you are hungry or thirsty there is no problem. We offer some food like pasta or pizza and you can have a cold or warm drink in our bar ! We are looking forward to your next stay in our hostel ! Nice greetings ;-)

63%

The hostel wasn't very clean... but I did meet some pretty amazing people here. The hostel is in a pretty decent location.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for the feedback. We try to receive as much feedback as we can, because just with your help we can ameliorate our hostel. If you discover anything what is unclean, you can always contact the hostel-staff! We are here 24 hours a day, 365 days of a year. We will do everything we can to make you feel good! =) I bet that you have met these amazing people in our bar... ;-) The bar is opened all night long and you can choose between an assortment of drinks. We do have non-alcoholic drinks (cold & warm) and alcoholic drinks like beer, wine, shots and very tasty longdrinks ! =) And if you want to go out to enjoy your evening by meeting other people, you do not have to walk a long distance. In just 7 minutes you reach the Zülpicher street. There are couple of bars, clubs and restaurants where you can have fun the whole night long ;-)

80%

The hostel itself was fine - clean sheets, friendly staff, nice rooms, good location. However, the matresses were really lousy. Impossible to sleep on them, super thin, totally uncomfortable . The breakfast was good, although you have to pay extra. If you don't care about the matress, then go for it. If you want to sleep well, I would invest in something more expensive.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Couple 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your feedback! We are really sorry that you had these problems with your matress! But in this case you can always contact our staff. We do have other mattresses so that we can change them if they are to lousy to sleep in them. It doesn't matter at which time of the day you have any problems, someone of the hostel-staff is at the reception the whole day long, cause we got a 24/7-service. And everyone will give their best to find a solution that makes you happy =) Next time you will feel more comfortable ;-)

96%

Great location, structure and staff! Kudos for the help of the staff, always providing very detailed information.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
It is always nice to hear, that someone felt so much comfortable in our hostel! This is a positiv sign for us to be on the right way to become even better in what we are doing =) We are located in the student area of Cologne and it is not far to walk to the clubs, bars or shopping-streets. Actually to the popular cathedral its just a 25 minutes footway. And if you want to be even faster you can take the tram. There are two stations just three minutes away from the hostel. If you need to know anything you can ALWAYS (24/7-Service) come to the reception and ask our hostel-staff. They will give you informations, help you with problems or just give you an advice if you need one ;-)

80%

Nice hostel with good breakfast on offer. Note this is not in the centre of Cologne which is about 20 minutes away. Really liked the self catering kitchen.

Owner Comment (Show)
You are right, we are not really near to the cathedral. But in Cologne there is not only "the one" centre. Our hostel is located in the centre of the student-restaurant-bar area of Cologne. So you just have to walk 5 minutes and you will reach couple of bars and restaurants ;) To the cathedral you have to walk round about 25 minutes. If you take the tram, you'll need 10-15 minutes ;) Our guest-kitchen is opened 24/7, so that you can use it everytime. Of course it is for free and we can offer you some basics to cook your perfect dinner =) We hope that you've had a pleasant stay in our hostel! Thank you sooo much for the comment and see you soon.

96%

twin beds are not always good for couples :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Ukraine
  • Couple 18-24
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
In this case we do have an alternative solution. We can offer you a single room with a french bed in it. This french bed ist not as big as two single beds, but it is bigger than one single bed. So it should be enough to sleep in it with two persons. Especially for a couple.. =) Thanks for the rating!

83%

All in all very cosy hostel with a nice atmosphere! My only down-points are the kitchen... Wasn't very clean, which was because of other guests but still... the waterboiler and washing machine seemed to be (partially) broken during my time there.

Owner Comment (Show)
First of all I wanna thank you for your feedback! Our guest kitchen gets cleaned everyday. All the dirty dishes, glases, cutlery and everything else in there gets washed and cleaned. But if the hostel is full of guests and nearly everyone want to cook in the kitchen it could happen, that the kitchen is dirty in the evening again. If you note any broken things in the kitchen (like the boiler or washing machine...) just come to the reception and we try our best to repair it or offer you an alternative solution for that. We hope that you will visit us again. Nice greetings from Cologne =)

66%

the hostel was good,but breakfast wasn t free,they told us it was.

Owner Comment (Show)
First of all: Thank you for the feedback! But who told you the breakfast was free? We offer a breakfast for only 4,50 EUR. It is an All-you-can-eat buffet with different kinds of bread, sausages, cheese, cerials and jams. Also there is coffee, tea, juice and water included =) That means you have everything you need to have a good start in the morning =) We feel sorry if there have been any missunderstoods!

100%

Very nice hostel, we had a lot of fun and the staff ist great.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 25-30
  • (9 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for this rating!! It is nice to hear, that you had that much fun here in Cologne. We are looking forward to your next stay =)

80%

Staff there are very friendly,it is a little far from the centre station, but if you like to cook there is a supermarket nere by.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for the comment! You are right that the hostel is in a round about 25 minutes walking-distance to the central station, but we are located in the student-district of Cologne. That means you can reach the bars and clubs within 10 minutes to walk. Also you can use the trains and trams to get to the central station. With them you can be there in 15 minutes =) There are several supermarkets around the hostel. There you can buy cheap food and with it, you can cook in our guest-kitchen. This is opened 24/7 and it gets cleaned everyday, so that everything in there is sanitary =) Anyway, hope to see you once again in our hostel! =)

80%

Good hostel, but mattress had a cigarette burn and the room smelled like cigarette smoke. It would be really nice if you provide a computer free of charge to people who travel light without their own laptop.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (7 reviews)


86%

Nice hostel in pretty central location, and it's not so hard to reach the airport from here. The room I stayed on has a private bathroom, which is very cool. There's also kitchen to prepare your own breakfast/dinner. Staff is really helpful. Overall experience was pleasant.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 18 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Indonesia
  • Female 25-30
  • (10 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for the feedback! In our hostel, there are bathrooms in every room. Regardless of which room-category you have chosen, you have a bathroom in the room! You can use our guest-kitchen 24 hours a day =) So we can offer you a good alternativ solution to prepare your own food when ever you want to. Our staff cleans the kitchen everyday so we can promise that everything in there is sanitary. Thanks for the "staff-compliment" =) See you on your next stay in Meininger Köln

76%

Basically a very good hostel with good facilities and very clean... except the bathroom had a stale sewerage smell about it and the kitchen also had a similar smell.


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