Leonardo Royal Hotel Köln - Am Stadtwald

The room was absolutely gorgeous, and our receptionist, Amore, was incredibly kind and helpful. It was our first visit to Cologne, and we were thrilled that our room offered a stunning view of the lake. The hotel also has its own paid parking area, which made it so convenient to leave the car and take a short walk to the nearby tram station for easy access to the city center. Breakfast was amazing—definitely one of the best we’ve ever had! The food was so delicious, and we enjoyed it while taking in the beautiful lake view. In the evening, we also had a great time at the hotel bar, relaxing with a friend over drinks. The walls are a bit thin, so you might hear other guests if they're being particularly loud or "enthusiastically engaged" (if you catch my drift), but thankfully, it didn’t last long. Our stay was wonderful! The room felt luxurious and was fully equipped with all the amenities we needed. To top it off, there was a charming mini Christmas market in the park just behind the hotel, which made the experience even more special. I truly had so much fun and loved every moment of our visit!

We had a room with a lake view. It was beautiful. We loved that the hotel property was surrounded by nature, yet convenient to the stadium and city center. The staff was extremely helpful. There are city train stops within a 5 minute walk, restaurants and cafes are nearby. If you are traveling with children there is a nature park close by with deer and sheep. The kids can feed the animals. It was free to enter.

We stayed there for ten days and based on that we could go again. The hotel and the room were clean. The room and lifts were a bit compact as we had wheelchair. There was a problem with the minifridge but as we mentioned about it to the staff the problem was solved within a couple of hours by totally new minifridge - very efficient! The breakfast was good for example with variety of fruits, bread, cheese, cold cut, tomato, bacon and eggs and of course bratwurst. The breakfast hall had a lovely view to the park pond, and probably also the rooms on that side of the building. The location next to the city park was great. We had every day a little stroll in different routes in the park. Nearby there was also small domestic animal park and food market apparently once a week. Also bus connections to the city centre were good. Normally there would be also a tram but this time the route was under construction. The staff was friendly and helpful.

Staff were very friendly and happy to help. Nice and relaxed hotel and very clean.

The location at first was a bit far, but when we woke up to the chirping birds and nice weather, we realized this was the best place we stayed in Europe so far. The nature around us was the best part, there is a river at the back of the hotel and a park where we could jog. The hotel was indeed a 4-star hotel that is on par with the ones we stayed in Dubai. The place was very relaxing and gave us the rest period in our weary but fun travel plans in Germany.