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Cracking hostel, ideal for groups who just need a place to sleep and wash. Great location. Could do with some extractor fans in the rooms, after a lot of drinking and sausage munching, a room of 6 guys soon becomes a bit of a cesspit! Only concern was that they allowed Scott McIntyre to reside there for 3 nights. Although questions could be asked of Koln airport security for letting him into the country in the first place.BVB x x x x

The hotel is suitably located. A tram station is very close (three minutes walk) to the hotel. We preferred to walk, and the walk to the main attraction (Dom) is around 20 minutes. The hotel has all basic facilities (including a cash machine). The bar is open all night and the place is very lively and clean. The staff are helpful. Also, postcards are available and the prices are relatively cheaper than the outside market. We were four people, and we had a room which had two beds, and two bunk beds. We had a good time staying in the hotel.

We stayed at the A&O hostel for 2 nights. The rooms were spacious and very clean and provided enough room for all travelers. The bathrooms were very small but we are used to European bathrooms so it was okay. Our room over looked the road and on a Saturday night I could hear people outside all night. I am a light sleeper so I hardly had any sleep that night just listening to everything going on outside. There are no fans in the room to drown out the noise or to keep the room cool. I normally travel with my ipod and eye mask and forgot both this past trip, so that was entirely my fault. The curtains do not keep the light out too well either. The walls are very thin and you can hear the people in the room above you and outside.The staff is friendly and helpful and speak English.

Excellent for it's price. One has everything needed, no more , no less.Clean, good bed, basic Ikea-style furniture, no allergy problems, had quite nights.If you wish to have a cheap stay, absolutely top!

Stayed here for one night as part of an organised tour in December 2012.Didn't have a choice of where we were staying as this was an organised tour, but the A&O K¿¿ln was great. It's in a good location, the nearest U-Bahn is probably Z¿¿lpicher Platz but Rudolfplatz is also a short walk away (neither are more than 8 mins away) and both are well connected.Check-in was quick and they didn't ask for any additional deposit for additional key cards. The lifts were good if a bit on the small side. The corridors and stairwells are nice and large.Three of us shared a 4 person room, which had two twin beds (think they normally make up a kingsized bed) and a bunk bed. Even pushing the twins apart a bit, we still had enough room for our things. As the photos show, there was a storage unit with 4 lockers, which were big enough for bags or rucksacks. There was also a separate hanging area, with some coat hangers, which also had it's own mirror and light (the latter was really useful, as we could leave that on when someone was still out, so they could come in and still see without disturbing the rest of us). In the corner of the room was a small table and a desk lamp on one of the bedside cabinets (again useful for a similar reason).We had no problem with heat - the radiator was very good at heating the room and we were able to open the double glazed window when it did get hot. Our room faced the back, where they have a courtyard where people can sit out - being December, there wasn't anyone using this area though, so we had no problem with noise, nor from adjacent rooms.There bathroom was separated into a room with a towelrail, shower, sink and mirror, plus a separate toilet, with sink, mirror, shelf, soap dispenser and facial tissues. Really do like hostels that separate out the bathroom, so that two of you can use it at once. The shower-room was quite cosy, but there was no problem with hot water or water pressure. We had to get towels from reception but this wasn't an issue.Breakfast was good - there was a selection of rolls and bread, fresh meat and cheeses, salad, jams etc., cereals, juices and tea and coffee. There were plenty of seats and the areas were kept very clean, as was the hostel as a whole. There's a games room below the breakfast area, although I didn't venture down there, others did and enjoyed air hockey and table football. The bar was a good size and had some seats and tables and chairs as well as a pool table. Drinks were well priced and although I didn't order food, others in our group did and said the pizza was good. You can only get wifi in the bar area, but it's free, the signal was good and the connection was quite quick.Overall, I'd definitely use this hostel again - it's close to the U-Bahn and has very good facilities.