Courtyard Duesseldorf Seestern

I would recommend this hotel for a quick business stay or more price-sensitive tourists.

(Adding Düsseldorf and Dusseldorf so people can find the alternative spellings)

Just throwing up some photos of the suite to which I was upgraded. I agree with others that have stated that the rooms do not feel so fresh, but they are fine. The room was clean. I slept like a baby in the bed which is the most important aspect.

The amenities were the brand standard. There were two complimentary bottles of water. As a nice touch, I got an additional platinum welcome amenity which was a bottle of local "alt" beer and a platter of some snacks. This was much appreciated since there was nothing available at the bar.

There is apparently a turndown service which had already occurred when I arrived. Typical for the region they give you some gummy bears. I always suspect that the German Dentistry Association sponsors these to drum up future business... :)

Check in took a bit longer because one guest in front of me had a booking for a bunch of rooms and one of the rooms was missing.

Once the front desk clerk managed to finish with the guests in front of me, I was greeted in a friendly manner. My membership was recognized and I I received my room keycard rapidly. I had done web check in, but keyless entry was not available.

Similarly check out was rapid and friendly. The invoice was accurate without any surprises.

I had arrived rather late, but was sad to hear that the bar did not have anything to eat. Considering I would expect that this hotel would attract a lot of last minute bookings for business people, this was a bit of a surprise for me. Definitely something they could improve upon.

I ended up just having a drink - a cocktail. I had to wait a bit longer than usual, but the cocktail was well made. The hotel bar was sprinkled with some business people. Although the bar was attractive, like most hotel bars the atmosphere was a bit dull. This was probably good for me, since I needs to wake up early. There was little temptation to stay up even later.

I have been to both Courtyards in this city. I find this one better suited for business. The other one at Hafen is suitable for leisure trips when you want to see the tourist sites. However, both are really fine for business or leisure trips.

If you are coming with public transportation I would expect each of these hotels to cost 15-20 EUR by taxi to reach from the central station. You could also take public transportation to the hotels themselves, but I did not test that.