Latest Reviews for Dusseldorf

This Hotel is bang in the centre of the old part of town the Aldstadt. It is very friendly and a great base for seeing all the sites. The continental style breakfast is the best we've ever had with plenty of choice of breads meats cheese etc. If weather permitting the boat trips on the Rhine are great. And if you like your beer try the local stuff it is by far better than lager more like a Brown ale.

Booked this hotel after securing return flights with Ryanair for £27 each. Paid £23 each bed and breakfast per night and it was nice: 15 mins walk from the old town, the Rhine, shops and the Xmas markets (which don't start till the end of November but I'm sure we would have liked them!!). 1 min from tube station and tram stop taking you to 'the action' in 2 minutes.

We had a 3 bed apartment with a nice kitchen, balcony and bathroom for the 5 of us so cannot comment on the actual 'hotel rooms' but the apartment we had was excellent - free bottles of fizzy wine and water with plenty of tea and coffee in the room too! Did have to ask for a hairdryer through and I expect to have those in a 3* hotel room.

Breakfast very good, with far too much choice to be necessary and no limit on what you could eat. Lovely clean fresh sheets with the biggest single duvet I have ever seen - we weren't cold!!!!. Reception staff very helpful with free umbrellas to use if the weather is inclement (which it was - in spades!) Beware of the 'pavement' restaurants in the old town as they will rip you off for drinks and try the bar called Brolker 9 if you can find it - interesting to say the least. Rhine Tower good to kill an hour or so and you will need to if you are there on a Sunday as everything is shut (except Burger King - Great!).

On the whole a very nice hotel indeed but we felt there are far better destinations for a weekend away than Dusseldorf (although it was more fun than Cork in ireland).

This was a 2 night, short break from Prestwick, booked through the Ryanair website. The flight arrived on time at Weese Airport which is about 1 hour 20 minutes from Dusseldorf City Centre.
The bus dropped us beside the main train station which is about 200 yards from the hotel.
Hotel [24 hour] reception is very small but the staff all speak very good English and were most helpful and pleasant.
A small [2 person] lift took us up to our room on the 5th floor. As was expected, this being Germany, the room was absolutely spotless. Two comfortable single beds. Adequate drawer and wardrobe space. T.V. with a couple of English speaking channels. Glass shower cabinet in the bathroom.
After a quick wash we went to explore the surrounding area.

The hotel, right in the City Centre, is opposite a massive Marks and Spencers-type store. The Schumaker Brewery is about 100 yards away on the same street. We visited the bar / restaurant in the brewery and it was definately an experience.....on entering, it looked to be full to bursting but a helpful waitress took us through 2 large rooms to a table in a further room [there looked to be more rooms beyond too]. Waiters continually circulate with huge trays of 'Alt' [dark, and VERY strong] beer. As soon as your glass is empty a fresh one is placed in front of you. We settled for Jaeger Snizzel [breaded pork cutlet in a dark sauce] and were not disappointed. It was wonderful.
Breakfast next morning was a cold buffet. Bread rolls, meats, cheese, boiled eggs, jams and preserves, tea and coffee. Enough to get one started in the morning. The restaurant [on the first floor] is quite small and on our second morning we saw about half a dozen guests having to wait for an empty table.
Dusseldorf itself is a nice City. Very clean and with friendly locals. A visit to the Altstadt [Old Town] is a must. Great shopping and eating to be had there.

To sum up....Dusseldorf is very good for a short break away from home. Much less threatening than, say, Amsterdam.
The Rheingold Hotel is ideally situated for shopping or exploring and defies its 2 star plus rating.