From the outside it seems a bit quirky and it is. The bar area is small and almost part of the reception desk. You get in the elevator and think "oh dear". You get to your room and you think "wow!". I may have been lucky but my room was massive. A separate lounge, a huge bathroom, and a sizeable bedroom. The Japanese influence means bare floors, high tech lighting, TVs and a better CD player than I've got at home. Room was slightly warm and I couldn't find the remote for the air/con so I opened a window. Staff are extremely polite and friendly (as I experienced in Tokyo), the breakfast buffet was ample and the place is a treat. At only 10mins walk from Konigsallee and 2mins from the station I would heartily recommend this hotel as an alternative to the main chains - and it was cracking value for money!

I recently stayed at the Asahi Hotel for one night. The hotel is a modern high rise building located just a five minute walk from the Dusseldorf main railway station where both the street cars and subway system will get you to anywhere in Dusseldorf you want to go. All of the staff I encountered were pleasant and helpful. The two front office clerks who assisted me spoke English well and were very helpful with providing directions and suggestions for places to visit within Dusseldorf. The room I was assigned was of good size compared to other hotels I have stayed at in Europe for the same price range. The room was nicely, but simply, appointed with furniture similar to Danish modern and had hardwood floors. The bathroom was of sufficient size and was very clean. An assortment of nice toiletries was provided by the hotel. The beds were comfortable and the linens clean and crisp. The room had an air-conditioning unit although it was not needed at the time I visited Dusseldorf. The room also had an iron and ironing board which was nice. Another nice touch was the umbrella in the room provided to the guest by the hotel since it was raining outside at the time. My room rate included a buffet breakfast. The hotel offered both Japanese and Western style buffets, both of which provided a nice assortment of fruits, cereals, baked goods, typical Japanese breakfast foods, and a nice assortment of coffee, teas, and juices. Overall, I found the hotel to be very nice, comfortable, and in a good location. I would stay at this hotel again in the future and recommend it to others. DIRECTIONS FROM THE RAILWAY STATION: Walk out the exit towards Konrad Adenauer Platz. Immediately outside the doors, turn right and walk towards, and past, the post office. The tourist visitor center is just across the street on your left before you get to the post office. Once you walk past the post office, turn left. The hotel is immediately in front of you across the road.

Die minimalistisch, im japanischen Stil eingerichteten Zimmer waren geräumig und sehr sauber, das Bad groß und gut ausgestattet. Die Betten waren hart, der Schrank viel Staufläche. Üppiges Frühstück in einem Raum mit großen Fenstern – man konnte im Hotel aber nicht zu Abend essen! Das Personal an der Rezeption war nett und hilfsbereit. Amerikaner, die auf der Suche nach einem guten und günstigen Hotel sind, sollten sich nicht von der sauberen, aber recht schummrigen Lobby (zu viel Neonbeleuchtung) abschrecken lassen – die Zimmer sind besser als die Lobby es vermuten ließe. Fragen Sie nach einem Zimmer auf einem Nichtraucherflur, da es auf den Raucherfluren recht miefig sein kann.

Le camere erano arredate in stile minimalista e con un tocco orientaleggiante; sia la camera da letto che il bagno (molto ben attrezzato) erano grandi e perfettamente puliti. I letti erano solidi e l’armadio bello ampio. La colazione era abbondante e veniva servita in una sala con delle grandi finestre (niente pasti consumati nel seminterrato!). Il personale di front desk era gentile e disponibile. Agli americani dico: se cercate un posto che offra un buon rapporto qualità/prezzo, quest’hotel è quello che fa per voi, non badate al fatto che l'atrio sia un po' buio (troppe luci fluorescenti), le camere sono molto meglio. Ai piani per fumatori l’aria può risultare un po’ stantia, se per voi è un problema chiedete una camera su un piano per non fumatori.