{"id":1303563,"date":"2026-09-29T11:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303563"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:33:26","slug":"dusseldorf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/germany\/dusseldorf\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00fcsseldorf"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302303,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_countr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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Altbier in what the city calls the longest bar in the world, one of Europe's largest Japanese communities, Gehry buildings on the old docks, and a rivalry with Cologne that never ends.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303668","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"260+ | Bars and pubs in the old town, claimed as the longest bar in the world\r\n8,000+ | Japanese residents, among Europe's largest communities\r\n30 min | To Cologne, and the argument","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Wealthy, well dressed, and drinking a different beer to Cologne","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"D\u00fcsseldorf is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, made its money on trade and industry, and spends it visibly \u2014 the K\u00f6nigsallee is one of the most expensive shopping streets in Germany and the city is noticeably better dressed than its neighbours.\r\n\r\nThe old town is small and packed with over two hundred and sixty bars and pubs, which is why it markets itself as the longest bar in the world. It serves Altbier: dark copper, top-fermented, and the opposite of Cologne's pale K\u00f6lsch in every way the two cities can argue about.\r\n\r\nThat rivalry is genuine, ancient and mostly enjoyed. Ordering K\u00f6lsch in D\u00fcsseldorf gets you a reaction, which is the point of doing it.\r\n\r\nImmermannstrasse near the station is Little Tokyo \u2014 one of the largest Japanese communities in Europe, with the best Japanese food in the country outside a handful of Berlin places.\r\n\r\nThe MedienHafen, the old docks rebuilt with Gehry buildings, is the architectural set piece. Two days.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Airport 10 minutes by S11 or regional train, about \u20ac3.20\r\nGetting around | U-Bahn, trams and buses on one VRR ticket. Day ticket about \u20ac7.50\r\nCurrency | Euro\r\nAltbier | Served in 250ml glasses, refilled automatically. Mat on the glass to stop\r\nJapanese quarter | Immermannstrasse, near the Hauptbahnhof\r\nTrade fairs | A major Messe city. Check the calendar before booking beds","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A compact centre on the Rhine, with the docks south and the station east.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Altstadt | First-timers and nightlife | The old town: 260 bars, the brewhouses, the Rhine promenade and most of the noise. | 51.2260 | 6.7720 |  | \nHauptbahnhof and Little Tokyo | Value and Japanese food | East around the station: the cheapest beds, Immermannstrasse and good transport. | 51.2200 | 6.7940 |  | \nMedienHafen and Unterbilk | Architecture and restaurants | South: the rebuilt docks, the Gehry buildings and Lorettostrasse's restaurants. | 51.2160 | 6.7580 |  | \nFlingern | Local and creative | East: street art, independent shops and bars, with no visitors at all. | 51.2280 | 6.8130 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Drink Altbier in a brewhouse. Uerige, F\u00fcchschen, Schumacher and Schl\u00fcssel all brew on site in the old town, serve in 250ml glasses, and refill automatically until you put your mat on the glass. Uerige is the one to start with and it is standing room and loud.\r\n\r\nWalk the MedienHafen, where the old harbour has been rebuilt with Frank Gehry's three leaning buildings at the centre of it. Free, and the contrast with the old town ten minutes away is the point of the city.\r\n\r\nThe Rheinturm, about \u20ac11, gives the view, and its shaft carries the largest digital clock in the world as a pattern of lights.\r\n\r\nThe Kunstsammlung NRW, about \u20ac12, has a serious twentieth-century collection \u2014 Klee, Beuys, Richter \u2014 reflecting the art academy that trained most of them here.\r\n\r\nThen eat in Little Tokyo. Immermannstrasse has ramen, izakaya and a Japanese supermarket, and the standard is high enough that Japanese visitors eat there.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"An Altbier brewhouse | Uerige, F\u00fcchschen or Schumacher. Mat on the glass to stop\r\nMedienHafen | Free. Gehry buildings on the old docks\r\nLittle Tokyo | The best Japanese food in Germany\r\nKunstsammlung NRW | About \u20ac12, with Klee, Beuys and Richter","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Rhine promenade is free and is where the city spends its summer evenings, running from the old town south to the MedienHafen.\r\n\r\nThe MedienHafen is free to walk, including the Gehry buildings and the harbour basin.\r\n\r\nThe Altstadt costs nothing to wander, and the K\u00f6nigsallee \u2014 the K\u00f6 \u2014 with its canal and plane trees is free to walk even if nothing on it is affordable.\r\n\r\nFlingern's street art is extensive and free, particularly around Kiefernstrasse, where a row of formerly squatted buildings is painted end to end.\r\n\r\nThe Hofgarten and the Japanese garden in Nordpark are both free, the latter a gift from the Japanese community.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The Rhine promenade | Free, and the city's summer evening\r\nMedienHafen | Free, with the Gehry buildings\r\nKiefernstrasse | A painted row of former squats in Flingern\r\nThe Japanese garden | Free, in Nordpark","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Altbier is the local beer \u2014 dark copper, top-fermented, and served in 250ml glasses for \u20ac2.20 to \u20ac2.80. As in Cologne, the waiter refills automatically and marks a beer mat; putting the mat on top of your glass is how you stop. The difference from K\u00f6lsch is the entire basis of the rivalry and both cities will explain it at length.\r\n\r\nKillepitsch is the local herbal liqueur, drunk as a shot and sold from a hatch beside its own bar.\r\n\r\nRheinischer Sauerbraten and Halve Hahn appear here as in Cologne, at \u20ac12 to \u20ac18 in a brewhouse.\r\n\r\nThe Japanese food on and around Immermannstrasse is the real eating here: ramen at \u20ac12 to \u20ac16, izakaya, and a supermarket that draws people from across the region.\r\n\r\nLorettostrasse in Unterbilk has the good modern restaurants.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Altbier | \u20ac2.20\u20132.80 for 250ml. Mat on the glass to stop\r\nLittle Tokyo ramen | \u20ac12\u201316, and the best in Germany\r\nKillepitsch | A herbal shot, from a hatch in the old town\r\nLorettostrasse | The good modern restaurants","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The Altstadt is the whole proposition \u2014 over two hundred and sixty bars and pubs in about half a square kilometre, which is why the city calls it the longest bar in the world.\r\n\r\nIt is dense, loud and a mix of brewhouses, cocktail bars and places aimed at stag groups. The brewhouses are the good half.\r\n\r\nAn Altbier is \u20ac2.20 to \u20ac2.80, cocktails \u20ac10 to \u20ac14, and club entry \u20ac10 to \u20ac18.\r\n\r\nFlingern and Bilk have the less commercial bars and a younger local crowd.\r\n\r\nKarneval in February is taken almost as seriously as in Cologne, with its own parade on Rosenmontag and its own conviction that it does it better.\r\n\r\nD\u00fcsseldorf also has a real electronic music legacy \u2014 Kraftwerk formed here, and the Kunstakademie and the Ratinger Hof scene shaped a lot of what followed.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"The Altstadt | 260+ bars in half a square kilometre\r\nThe brewhouses | The good half of the old town\r\nFlingern and Bilk | Less commercial, younger, local\r\nKraftwerk formed here | And the city's electronic legacy runs deep","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"U-Bahn, trams and buses run on one VRR ticket with a day ticket around \u20ac7.50. The centre is walkable and the old town is ten minutes from the station.\r\n\r\nValidate before boarding \u2014 the fine is \u20ac60.\r\n\r\nThe airport is 10 minutes from the centre on the S11 or a regional train for about \u20ac3.20, and it is one of Germany's main international hubs.\r\n\r\nCologne is 30 minutes by regional train, and the whole Rhine-Ruhr region \u2014 Essen, Dortmund, Duisburg \u2014 is within an hour, making this the densest urban area in Germany.\r\n\r\nCycling is flat and easy, with Rhine paths running in both directions.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Day ticket about \u20ac7.50 | U-Bahn, trams and buses\r\nAirport in 10 minutes | About \u20ac3.20\r\nCologne in 30 minutes | And the argument in both directions\r\nValidate before boarding | \u20ac60 fine","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What D\u00fcsseldorf costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Expensive to shop in and reasonable to visit. Dorms are \u20ac20 to \u20ac40, a brewhouse main \u20ac12 to \u20ac18, and an Altbier \u20ac2.20 to \u20ac2.80.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac48 to \u20ac90.\r\n\r\nLike Frankfurt, this is a major trade fair city and the Messe calendar swings bed prices hard. Check it before booking \u2014 boot shows and medical fairs can treble prices for a week.\r\n\r\nThe Rhine promenade, the MedienHafen and Flingern's street art are free.\r\n\r\nKarneval week in February is the other price spike, with beds rising sharply and booking out well ahead.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac20\u201340, and far more in fair weeks\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac48\u201390\r\nCheck the Messe calendar | It swings prices hard\r\nAltbier \u20ac2.20\u20132.80 | And the refills are automatic","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"D\u00fcsseldorf is a safe city and the crime affecting visitors is concentrated in the Altstadt at night.\r\n\r\nWith over two hundred and sixty bars in a small area and a substantial stag trade, the old town at weekends is crowded and very drunk. Pickpocketing and the occasional inflated bill are the practical risks.\r\n\r\nThe station area is scruffier late at night without being dangerous.\r\n\r\nThe Altbier refill system works like Cologne's \u2014 small glasses arriving automatically, marks accumulating on the mat \u2014 and it is equally easy to lose track of how much you have had.\r\n\r\nThe Rhine is fast, cold and industrial, and the promenade has open edges directly beside where people drink in summer.\r\n\r\nValidate transport tickets \u2014 \u20ac60. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"The Altstadt at weekends | Crowded and very drunk. Watch bags and bills\r\nThe Altbier system | Automatic refills. Easy to lose count\r\nThe Rhine promenade | Open edges beside the summer drinking\r\nValidate tickets | \u20ac60 fine","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A rival city, an industrial heritage site and the Dutch border.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Cologne | 30 minutes | Regional train, about \u20ac12 | The cathedral, K\u00f6lsch and the other half of the rivalry. Order the wrong beer for the experience. |  | 1303670\nZeche Zollverein, Essen | 45 minutes | Train, about \u20ac12 | A UNESCO-listed coal mine and coking plant, the finest industrial architecture in Europe and now a museum complex. |  | 1303673\nAachen | 1 hour | Regional or ICE, \u20ac15\u201330 | Charlemagne's cathedral, the oldest in northern Europe, plus thermal baths and the Belgian border. |  | 1303583\nAmsterdam | 2.5 hours | ICE, \u20ac30\u201370 | A different country, and closer than Munich. |  | 1303674","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May to September, avoiding the big trade fairs. February for Karneval.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. As in Frankfurt, the trade fair calendar matters more than the weather \u2014 a quiet week in June can cost less than Christmas, and a fair week in March can cost more than either.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 6 | 2 | Cold and grey. Cheapest outside fair weeks\r\nFebruary | 7 | 5 | Karneval. The city stops and beds rise sharply\r\nMarch | 11 | 3 | Quiet after Karneval. Good value\r\nApril | 16 | 4 | Good. Rhine promenade reopening\r\nMay | 20 | 5 | Excellent. Long evenings on the river\r\nJune | 23 | 5 | The best month. Everything outdoors\r\nJuly | 25 | 5 | Warm and busy. The Rhine fair fills the far bank\r\nAugust | 24 | 4 | Warm, with locals away\r\nSeptember | 20 | 5 | Superb. Warm and quieter\r\nOctober | 15 | 3 | Autumn. Fair season restarts and prices move\r\nNovember | 9 | 3 | Grey and wet. Karneval reopens on 11 November\r\nDecember | 6 | 4 | Christmas markets across several squares","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A carnival, a giant funfair on the Rhine, and a fair calendar that sets the prices.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/germany\/dusseldorf\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Karneval | The week before Lent, usually February | Citywide | Rosenmontag parade and a week of costume and drinking, taken as seriously here as in Cologne. Beds rise sharply. |  | \nRheinkirmes | July | Oberkassel, across the river | One of the largest funfairs on the Rhine, over nine days, with a marksmen's parade and around four million visitors. |  | \nJapan Day | May or June | Rhine promenade | A celebration of the city's Japanese community, with performances and a large fireworks display. Free. |  | \nTrade fair calendar | Year-round | Messe | Boot, Medica and others swing accommodation prices across the city. Check before booking. |  | \nChristmas markets | Late November to December | Citywide | Several markets across the old town and the K\u00f6. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"These assume a normal week. Trade fairs and Karneval both push the bed line well above them.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 34 | 30 | 8 | 15\r\nComfortable | 60 | 50 | 12 | 32","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A modest scene near the station and the old town, with prices swinging on the fair calendar. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in D\u00fcsseldorf","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/germany\/dusseldorf\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"D\u00fcsseldorf travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"What is the Cologne rivalry about? | Beer, mostly, and centuries of trade competition. D\u00fcsseldorf drinks Altbier \u2014 dark copper and top-fermented \u2014 and Cologne drinks K\u00f6lsch, which is pale. Ordering the wrong one in either city gets a reaction, which is half the fun. They are thirty minutes apart and you should do both.\r\nHow do I stop the beer arriving? | Put your beer mat on top of your glass. Altbier comes in 250ml glasses and the waiter replaces your empty automatically, marking the mat each time. It is the system, not over-attentiveness, and the mat on top is the universal stop signal.\r\nIs the Japanese food really that good? | Yes. D\u00fcsseldorf has one of the largest Japanese communities in Europe, centred on Immermannstrasse near the station, and the ramen, izakaya and supermarket there draw people from across the region. It is the best Japanese food in Germany.\r\nWhy do bed prices jump around so much? | Trade fairs. D\u00fcsseldorf is a major Messe city and events like Boot and Medica fill every hotel in the region, tripling prices for a week. Check the fair calendar before booking \u2014 shifting dates by a few days can change what you pay dramatically.\r\nWhat is the MedienHafen? | The old harbour, rebuilt as an architecture district with Frank Gehry's three leaning buildings at its centre. It is free to walk and the contrast with the medieval old town ten minutes north is the clearest expression of what the city is.\r\nIs the Altstadt worth it? | For a night, yes. Over two hundred and sixty bars in about half a square kilometre, which is why it is called the longest bar in the world. Stick to the brewhouses \u2014 Uerige, F\u00fcchschen, Schumacher, Schl\u00fcssel \u2014 rather than the places aimed at stag groups.\r\nIs Karneval as big as Cologne's? | Not quite, and D\u00fcsseldorf will dispute that. It has its own Rosenmontag parade, its own week of costume and drinking, and a firm view that it does the whole thing with more style. Beds rise sharply either way.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare D\u00fcsseldorf hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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