good place to stay in dusseldorf for 7 weeks that's not a...

Hi there!!

Question: I%26#39;m travelling over to dusseldorf on business for 7 weeks. Alone. Which can get verrrrrry boring. Especially since i don%26#39;t have a word of german. Kinda dreading going over actually. Anyone know a good place to stay where i might have the chance of meeting other english speaking people maybe travelling? aussies, americans, british, irish etc etc

I%26#39;ve been there for a week in december and the hotel i was staying in was one of those cold soulless business type hotels out in a business park type area. Grim. Every evening surrounded by depressed looking businessmen dining alone in the hotel restaurant with cheesy musak playing in the background, the only other option then is to head up to my room and flick through 25 channels, with only one in English. There’s only so much CNN International a man can watch. So I want to find somewhere more suitable to stay. Would even consider getting myself a room in a hostel. Just somewhere with a bit of life!

Anyone any suggestions?!

Thanks a million!!

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Why don%26#39;t you just find yourself a room some place close to the old town of Dusseldorf? I don%26#39;t know whether you took a trip there in December, but there are at least five Irish pubs which are frequently visited by lots of english speaking tourists, businesspeople and some kind of irish community. The same applies to some other pubs/bars downtown. Try to avoid a Friday or Saturday for your first visit unless you don%26#39;t have a problem with really packed pubs. Another idea is the Ratinger Street on Wednesdays which is more popular to locals between 20 and 35 and has less tourists than the old town. But basically there are a lot of english speaking people or some kind of expat community as far as I can tell as a local.

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Three Options:

Hotel Orangerie, close to %26quot;Altstadt%26quot; but quiet , great Atmosphere, little boutique hotel - Tons of Tourists in walking distance, pubs etc. closeby. Pubs frequented by english speaking travellers from all over the world, specifically the irish variant ;-)

Two: Great Place that feels like home away from home: Burns Art Hotel. They rent great stylish, furnished Appartments. Always a few people staying there long time, should be possible to make contact. Close to central station.

Three: SAS Radisson Mediaharbour. Great design hotel in the center of the posh %26quot;Hafen%26quot; area. Fantastic restaurant and clubs in walking distance, less touristy, cinema with english speaking movies next door, very international scene. Less pedestrian traffic than Altstadt, you need to be a little bit more proactive trying to intermingle. But much classier.

One is for beer lovers. Two is for wine drinkers and thai food lovers, three is for prosecco afficionados.

Enjoy!

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Actually, I would try t go for a mitwohnzentrale - these people offer rooms where you can share a flat with other people. It sure has the more personal side to it and is a lot more cheaper. Otherwise, I would certainly agree with superfliege.

Let us know when you are there and we have a Altbier somewhere. I live close to the Schumachers Brewery - close to the main station.

Cheers