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    Posted: 16 Jul 2014 at 9:31am
Originally posted by irishmale0399 irishmale0399 wrote:

Take a look at airbnb, have a few mates who use it regularly in Köln and are very happy. Alternative if you really want a hotel you should look at Düsseldorf or Bonn as alternatives. Trains run through the night at the weekend and both are only about 30 minutes.
 
thanks a million found a place 5 min walk from Venue( completely forgot to check airbnb and only used it yesterday for an apartment for Rock En Seine festival in Paris at end of August)
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Originally posted by theheff1989 theheff1989 wrote:

"Station Hostels for Backpackers" stayed here last year, handy location right beside the train station.

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"Station Hostels for Backpackers" stayed here last year, handy location right beside the train station.
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Take a look at airbnb, have a few mates who use it regularly in Köln and are very happy. Alternative if you really want a hotel you should look at Düsseldorf or Bonn as alternatives. Trains run through the night at the weekend and both are only about 30 minutes.
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Stayed in a place called "die wohngemeinschaft cologne" and it was decent. Hostel but grand.
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Sorry all for raising this thread again but i trying to get somewhere cheap to stay in Koln on 20th of Sept to go to a gig. As they are back in the top flight hotels are really expensive that wend and play at home on the Sunday. 

Could anyone point me in the direction of a decent cheap hostel/hotel that they used while there.

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Originally posted by Stretchryan Stretchryan wrote:

So a bit of advice needed for anyone that did venture to a decent restaurant while in Koln as decided to go there for NYE as have to work a half day in Lux and want to book somewhere nice as the gf will be with me.

Not quite a fancy restaurant ...
I strongly recommend the beer hall beside hotel I stayed at (Barcelo Cologne City Center). Excellent local food and great value. About 15 mins walk from town or a €10 taxi trip.
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Originally posted by Stretchryan Stretchryan wrote:

So a bit of advice needed for anyone that did venture to a decent restaurant while in Koln as decided to go there for NYE as have to work a half day in Lux and want to book somewhere nice as the gf will be with me.


If it's traditional German food you're after rather than an international steakhouse or Chinese/Thai, I went to a few decent ones during the trip.  Try these for size:-

http://www.paeffgen-koelsch.de/
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Poncho's on Salzgasse was pretty good if you like Argentinian steak http://www.steakhouse-ponchos.com/ Just off main square and nice friendly owner.
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So a bit of advice needed for anyone that did venture to a decent restaurant while in Koln as decided to go there for NYE as have to work a half day in Lux and want to book somewhere nice as the gf will be with me.
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Originally posted by colemanY2K colemanY2K wrote:

Originally posted by darmack darmack wrote:

Originally posted by colmoc colmoc wrote:

Originally posted by Metal Paul Metal Paul wrote:

Originally posted by theheff1989 theheff1989 wrote:

Crate of beer on the square on Friday night was savage craic. Espically with Hermin the German. Some stylish beard on him.
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Herman ze German was gas. "I like you but not your friends, they're all weirdos" says the German dude clearly off his tits! Wacko
To be honest I thought Kölsch was rotten, as did the rest of the Hayes clan. We all ended up drinking Jack Daniels, Tyskie, Becks or Lech. Enjoyed the trip but would have more so if we had found our hotel quicker when we got there. Wandering around in circles p*ssed for 3-4 hours nearly f*cked our trip up!
Many, many thanks to Steve for looking after us so well in Amsterdam on Thursday and again on Saturday night, the man's a legend!  


was that the baldy lad with the "f**k England" scarf who kept offering a lift to the stadium but was bananas drunk?


No he was the one with the beard, who took a bit of a shine to me. Well after the game.

Was his name actually Herman?


Herman was gas craic altogether. He disappeared for 10 minutes and came back with an Ireland jersey on him. Where did you get that we said and he said some irish lad through it on him

Ended up in the gay bar at the bottom of the square at end of Friday night and met this long haired german dude who's only English was "f**k the england" "f**k the england" ....After about half an hour and a few English lessons later he comes back with "f**k the Glasgow rangers" "f**k the Glasgow rangers"...all I knew about him was that he was a dortmund season ticket holder as he showed it to me. Serious good craic on that trip...

Haha he was over with us in the Corkonian on Friday night and that's all you could get out of him F**k England, f**k Rangers LOL the bouncer ended up f**king him out LOL
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Originally posted by darmack darmack wrote:

Originally posted by colmoc colmoc wrote:

Originally posted by Metal Paul Metal Paul wrote:

Originally posted by theheff1989 theheff1989 wrote:

Crate of beer on the square on Friday night was savage craic. Espically with Hermin the German. Some stylish beard on him.
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Herman ze German was gas. "I like you but not your friends, they're all weirdos" says the German dude clearly off his tits! Wacko
To be honest I thought Kölsch was rotten, as did the rest of the Hayes clan. We all ended up drinking Jack Daniels, Tyskie, Becks or Lech. Enjoyed the trip but would have more so if we had found our hotel quicker when we got there. Wandering around in circles p*ssed for 3-4 hours nearly f*cked our trip up!
Many, many thanks to Steve for looking after us so well in Amsterdam on Thursday and again on Saturday night, the man's a legend!  


was that the baldy lad with the "f**k England" scarf who kept offering a lift to the stadium but was bananas drunk?


No he was the one with the beard, who took a bit of a shine to me. Well after the game.

Was his name actually Herman?


Herman was gas craic altogether. He disappeared for 10 minutes and came back with an Ireland jersey on him. Where did you get that we said and he said some irish lad through it on him

Ended up in the gay bar at the bottom of the square at end of Friday night and met this long haired german dude who's only English was "f**k the england" "f**k the england" ....After about half an hour and a few English lessons later he comes back with "f**k the Glasgow rangers" "f**k the Glasgow rangers"...all I knew about him was that he was a dortmund season ticket holder as he showed it to me. Serious good craic on that trip...
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Originally posted by brianie brianie wrote:

Originally posted by daithi daithi wrote:

Great trip, pity about the result thought we might have nicked a goal to make it interesting but not to be.
Had the pleasure of having a few beers with  Newryrep (nice to put a face to the name) in the bar around the corner from the hotel on the sat night, great night with a brass band first then 2 different bands playing an hour each followed by a dj and a shout out to the 2 glasgow lads also(think they were from there), knew it was a mistake to put a time on finishing up LOL
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Had met the two Glasgow lads earlier in the Gilden brew house
 
Have to say did overdo it a bit on sat night consequently I was the colour of my shirt travelling the next day and extremely quiet Dead
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Originally posted by daithi daithi wrote:

Great trip, pity about the result thought we might have nicked a goal to make it interesting but not to be.
Had the pleasure of having a few beers with  Newryrep (nice to put a face to the name) in the bar around the corner from the hotel on the sat night, great night with a brass band first then 2 different bands playing an hour each followed by a dj and a shout out to the 2 glasgow lads also(think they were from there), knew it was a mistake to put a time on finishing up LOL
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Great trip, pity about the result thought we might have nicked a goal to make it interesting but not to be.
Had the pleasure of having a few beers with  Newryrep (nice to put a face to the name) in the bar around the corner from the hotel on the sat night, great night with a brass band first then 2 different bands playing an hour each followed by a dj and a shout out to the 2 glasgow lads also(think they were from there), knew it was a mistake to put a time on finishing up LOL
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