1. Arriving at the Hyatt Regency Cologne

The Hyatt Regency Cologne is located on the banks of the Rhine River, on the other end of the Hohenzollernbrucke (Hohenzollern Bridge).  In theory, it’s possible to walk from the Köln Hauptbahnof (main train station) to the Hyatt Regency.  You just need to walk about 20 minutes from the train station, across the bridge, which will take you directly to the Hyatt’s front door.  Me, I was carrying a ton of stuff for school and travel after.  The option I took was a quick taxi ride.

Lately, I’ve been trying to boost my Hyatt Points, having recently earned one anniversary night for free (and getting close to earning another night free).  So for 160 EUR a night, and a great proximity to the cathedral, the Hyatt Regency Cologne was the one for me.

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2. Slight sign of trouble

When I first arrived in my room, I noticed that there were some spots on the bathroom floor.  I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, but then I noticed more…

Suspicious right???  I called and asked to change rooms, and they were very apologetic about it and agreed to change to the room next door.  When we arrived next door, I inspected the floor and it was the same!  I was livid!  They called the head of housekeeping down and she explained that these dark spots were embedded in the stone – it wasn’t on top of it.  She even took out a cleaning cloth and tried rubbing one away … and it’s true.  The dark stains are not on the surface. 

BUT LOOK AT THE PHOTOS.  IT LOOKS SO REAL…

3. Kind gesture after a misunderstanding

I ended up staying in the second room – what was I to do?  Continue arguing?  no no…  A few hours later when I returned to the room, they had given me a bottle of champagne in an ice bucket with a nice note.  Thank you!  That was kind… 

4. Room Service

It went great with my room service dinner, which was this amazing burrata, heirloom tomato salad and grilled salmon on wild rice.

I didn’t eat the rice … or the delicious looking garlic bread it came with.  Yes, I am trying to be a keto-friendly while traveling, which is not easy and not without effort. 

Right now, I’m currently drinking an iced tea with lemon sorbet in it.  Why?  Because I thought I had ordered a regular ice tea.  Some things get lost in translation, I suppose..

5. Keto friendly breakfast

But back to a side tangent of being keto friendly on the road… the Hyatt Regency makes it easy for me to eat keto friendly.  I had two breakfasts there – one where I ordered eggs and bacon, with a side of avocado, and one where I ate the breakfast buffet.  Both were delicious and exactly what I needed at that moment in time.  Remember though, it is the Hyatt Regency – so expect to pay upwards of 20 EUR for breakfast.

6. Sunset photos!

But back to the original reason for staying at the Hyatt Regency – amazing, super easy access to the riverfront area for sunset and sunrise photos!  There is a great riverfront area less than 2 minutes walking from the front door, with places for people to sit along the river.  The sun sets dierctly across the river and is busy around sunset.

And voila!  Sunset!

Parting Thoughts

All in all, it was a very comfortable stay at the Hyatt Regency Cologne. I’d stay there again!  It was touching that they gave a bottle of champagne for a misunderstanding.  And maybe, maybe I can see how those were the patterns in the stone.  But not all patterns in stone are obvious and look like patterns!  Some… just look like dirty spots…  But if they try to clean it in front of you and it still stays, maybe they’re telling the truth.  Thank you, Hyatt Regency Cologne for being so professional about this and not taking offense!  

Hotel Information:

Hyatt Regency Cologne
Kennedy-Ufer 2A, Cologne, Germany, 50679
Phone: +49 221 828 1234
Average King Room nightly rates: 149 EUR | $170 USD
World of Hyatt points: 15,000 per night
Category 4 Hotel

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