Dom or 4P in Cologne
Mar 9, 2008, 2:38 pm
#16
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Thanks for that last note. I'm doing a quick one night trip to CGN next month and was debating between the Dom (e122 incl full buffet breakfast) or the 4P for a Single room at e80. As a Plat, last year I was given a small, narrow room with one single bed at the 4P, and when I complained I was told sorry, you are travelling alone and we only give our larger rooms to 2 or more guests
This year, I was debating going for the 4P and trying my luck again---but I do remember the mess the construction caused, and my non view. So your comment about the ongoing construction made my decision easier. So the Dom it is, now I just have to hope for a nice upgrade with a Dom view. (Don't really care about a suite, but any room there would have to be bigger than my miniscule room at the 4P)
This year, I was debating going for the 4P and trying my luck again---but I do remember the mess the construction caused, and my non view. So your comment about the ongoing construction made my decision easier. So the Dom it is, now I just have to hope for a nice upgrade with a Dom view. (Don't really care about a suite, but any room there would have to be bigger than my miniscule room at the 4P)
Mar 9, 2008, 7:17 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Thanks for that last note. I'm doing a quick one night trip to CGN next month and was debating between the Dom (e122 incl full buffet breakfast) or the 4P for a Single room at e80. As a Plat, last year I was given a small, narrow room with one single bed at the 4P, and when I complained I was told sorry, you are travelling alone and we only give our larger rooms to 2 or more guests
Mar 10, 2008, 7:57 am
#18
Join Date: May 1999
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) and the nearby construction at 4P is gone, I think I'll stay with the the DOM on this trip.
Mar 10, 2008, 8:18 am
#19
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Both Cologne hotels work fine, and are both very convenient to the central railway station (the 4 points is 2 or 3 minutes by foot closer). Frankly, for most folks, your choice should depend on why you're in Cologne and price. For a quick one night stay, I'd pick the 4 points if it were cheaper. If price was no consideration, the Dom wins hands down as a "destination" property. Not that the 4 points is bad, but it's the kind of place you stay in for convenience and price -- not atmosphere. If you're paying your own way, both sometimes have SPG promos.
Note at the 4 points, I received a free "mini-bar" last year. It was juice and water, no booze. It wouldn't really be enough to influence my decision on where to stay, but it's always fun getting something for nothing.
Note at the 4 points, I received a free "mini-bar" last year. It was juice and water, no booze. It wouldn't really be enough to influence my decision on where to stay, but it's always fun getting something for nothing.
Mar 10, 2008, 8:26 am
#20
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They got rid of that as of January of this year. They do still provide a free bottle of water.
Mar 10, 2008, 8:32 am
#21
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BTW, as you enter the train station from the 4 points, there was a very inexpensive "chain" bakeshop to get a quick pastry or pretzel for breakfast if, like me, you're on a no-breakfast rate and don't feel like paying the freight in Euros. I can't remember the name (I'm sure someone here will), but it seemed quite popular among the Germans (who seem to be as "deal oriented" as most flyertalkers
).