The Friends Hotel is housed in a modern high-rise concrete building. The medium sized lobby is appointed in a chic contemporary style, with dark brown furniture and designer chairs. It leads in turn to a pleasant lounge, where you can read, watch the plasma screen television or make use of wi-fi internet access. The property contains 74 guestrooms. They are decorated in a different style, depending on which floor they are situated on, but all feature warm, friendly colour schemes and designer beds. All are also clean and well maintained, as are the functional en suite bathrooms. The Italian restaurant serves regional and Mediterranean cuisine, with the added advantage of a nice terrace beer garden for the summer months. It also doubles as a breakfast room, offering a Continental buffet every morning. This is a very welcoming, modern hotel with helpful staff and different in style from any others in Cologne.