In hotels furnished with a retro look it’s easy to feel like you have been dropped into a 70s science fiction film. That’s not the case at Atrium Rheinhotel. Here you can admire the retro theme without being overawed by it. And black and white philosophers will love it here: colours have been banned from the atrium, while the rooms have a purist finish.

Yet you can’t have everything as the fresh flowers bring a radiant contrast – alas back tulips are not yet available. What one wouldn’t expect to find in this designer hotel are the ceiling lamps, which suspiciously look like they’re from IKEA. Nevertheless, business travellers and others, who concentrate on the bigger picture, are guaranteed to feel satisfied here. Double room EUR 108 per night.

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