The Best Western Premier Hotel Regent is an ultra-modern building with a red façade located in a quiet residential area, three kilometres from Cologne's city centre. This 13-storey hotel features 178 guestrooms, all of which are decorated in warm colours, with modern design furnishings and parquet floors. All room include air conditioning, pay movies, minibars and wireless Internet. Mediterranean cuisine and an array of wines are served in the Mediterranean-style restaurant with its modern design furnishings. The Lounge Bar offers light Mediterranean snacks and drinks and a relaxed, contemporary setting. After a tiring day of business or sightseeing, guests can revitalize body and mind in the sauna, solarium, steam room and fully equipped fitness centre. Conferences and banquets can be held in the hotel's function rooms. The 24-hour front desk offers a safe-deposit box, concierge services, dry cleaning and laundry services. Those with laptops can check emails via wireless Internet. Parking (surcharge) is provided in the hotel's garage. Cologne's city centre, three kilometres away, has rich culture offerings with the Museum of Far Eastern Art, the Kathe- Kollwitz Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Historical Museum. Cologne-Bonn Konrad Airport (CGN) is 30 minutes by car, 12 kilometres (seven miles) from the hotel.

Room Types:

Double Room:   Two twin beds. Warm colours, modern design furnishings and parquet floor. Bathroom. Work desk with wireless Internet connection. Air conditioning, pay movies, direct-dial phone, in-room safe, minibar.

Single room:   One twin bed. Warm colours, modern design furnishings and parquet floor. Bathroom. Work desk with wireless Internet connection. Air conditioning, pay movies, direct-dial phone, in-room safe, minibar.

Executive Single Room:   One king bed or one double bed. Desk. Wireless Internet connection. Cable/satellite TV with pay movies. Clock radio. Coffee/tea maker and minibar. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe.

Executive Double Room:   One double bed. Desk. Wireless Internet connection. Cable/satellite TV with pay movies. Clock radio. Coffee/tea maker and minibar. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board. In-room safe.

Driving Directions: Trains service the airport. The nearest train station to the hotel is Koln Ehrenfeld. Taxis are readily available outside Terminals 1 and 2 and cost approximately 25 EUR to the hotel. Airport shuttles are available to and from Cologne and Bonn every 15 minutes during the week, and every 30 minutes at the weekend.