iPartment

Appartel am Dom
From 2570 euros per month
This apartment hotel is only a few minutes’ walk from the central train station in Cologne’s city center. The spacious rooms are all equipped with shower, WC, telephone, TV, safe, minibar, kitchenette and balconies in some cases. On request, dry cleaning and laundry services are available, as well as international daily newspapers and free use of the fitness room.
›› Altstadt-Nord, Allerheiligen Str. 2, Tel. 02 21/16 07 80, www.appartel-am-dom.de

Arthouse Apartments
From 500 euros per month
These modern and appealingly laid-out apartments in various spots around the city center have a pleasant and individual ambience. The apartments all have fully equipped kitchens or kitchenettes, an individual mail box and usually also WiFi. There’s also an optional weekly cleaning, towel and bed linen laundry service. The company’s Internet page has a good overview of your potential new temporary home, with pictures.
›› Neustadt-Nord, Bismarck Str. 44, Tel. 02 21/2 57 59 59, www.arthouse.eu

Bliev Boardinghouse
From 850 euros per month
In the Cologne dialect,“Bliev” means “stay” and once you’re inside this apartment hotel, you’ll want to stay longer. The vacation apartments are individually and stylishly furnished and accommodate up to five people. The kitchens usually have a dishwasher, microwave and glass-ceramic hob. A green inner courtyard with a sun lounging area, small fitness center and laundry is open to all guests.
›› Braunsfeld, Christian-Gau-Str. 15, Tel. 0221/40 74 94, www.bliev.de

Boardinghome Cologne City
From 2610 euros per month
Each apartment here is different from another, but they are all luxurious and are all completely individually furnished, sometimes classically elegant, sometimes unusual and modern. All have a fully fitted kitchenette, flat-screen television and free broadband access.
›› Nippes, Steinberger Str. 34-38, Tel. 02 21/27 07 09 40, www.boardinghome.de

Comfort Boardinghouse
From 570 euros per month
33 modern and tastefully furnished apartments in specially selected locations in well-kept buildings in southern Cologne. The apartments come in various sizes and have fully equipped kitchens, cable TV, stereos, alarm radios and telephones as well as a working area with high-speed Internet access, their own doorbells and individual letter boxes.
›› Altstadt-Süd, Landsbergstraße
›› Rodenkirchen, Barbarastraße, Auf dem Brand, Siegfriedstraße
›› Kontakt: Tel. 0221/39 54 76, www.comfort-boardinghouse.de

Domicilium
From 1200 euros per month
The various units here range from small 25 sq m apartments to luxury suites with a rooftop terrace and they are furnished for different requirements with wooden floors, fully equipped kitchens, walk-in closets, writing tables with a telephone and Internet access. Optional laundry and shopping service. Good transport links to the city center and trade fair grounds.
›› Braunsfeld, Scheidtweiler Str. 15, Tel. 02 21/9 54 46 40, www.domicilium-koeln.de

First Domicil
From 999 euros per month
This luxury apartment hotel with four suites  and a penthouse with a roof terrace is right near Cologne Cathedral and serves as a “home away from home.” The individually and comfortably furnished apartments for up to six people each have a bathroom with shower and WC, a fully equipped kitchen, a dining area, a living area, as well as two fabulous bedroooms with LCD TVs.
›› Altstadt-Nord, Komödien Str. 3, Tel. 0 160/7 89 00 91, www.first-domizil.de

iPartment
From 990 euros per month
You’ll feel at home right away in an apartment here after making yourself comfortable on the couch and drinking a glass of wine from the welcome package. A flat-screen TV, WiFi, kitchen with microwave, coffee machine, modern designer furniture and even a small choice of books, travel guides, CDs and DVDS all make for an elegant, rejuvenating ambience. All iPartments are in central locations such as the Gereons and Belgisches districts.
›› Neustadt-Nord, Gilbach Str. 29a Tel. 92 16 36 200, www.ipartment.de

Marsil
From 1800 euros per month
For those who like something different, this apartment hotel in Cologne city center is the right place. Each of the 10 apartments is unique with carefully selected second-hand furniture and lights as well as pictures by current fashion and art photographers on the walls, and melodic-sounding names such as Cognac or Brombeer. There is no breakfast, instead guests can create their own in the kitchenettes in the room. It also has a trendy bar.
›› Altstadt-Süd, Marsilstein 27, Tel. 02 21/469 09 60, www.marsil.de

Residenz am Treppchen
From 1400 euros per month
This apartment hotel is in Cologne’s southern part 10 minutes from the city center and close to the Rhine. The owner’s slogan is “the No. 1 address for a second home” and the place has a personal atmosphere that will meet all your wishes. There are 10 apartments in six categories with balconies or terraces.
›› Rodenkirchen, Kirch Str. 8, Tel. 02 21/357 98 44, www.residenz-am-treppchen.de

Bonn

Appart-Hotel Bad Godesberg
From 2970 euros per month
A nice, quiet apartment hotel with 23 spacious and comfortably furnished apartments with their own kitchen, separate sleeping and living rooms, and a recessed balcony or terrace. Each apartment is named after a famous person from Bonn and is decorated with pictures of their lives and works.
›› Bonn-Heiderhof, Schlehenweg 6, Tel. 0 228/32 900, www.apparthotel-bonn.de

Derag Hotel Kanzler
From 1530 euros per month
Serviced apartments tailored to the needs of long-stay guests. The apartments are 16-80 sq m and are furnished in a home-like way with a full kitchen or kitchenette, a living/work area, sleeping area and modern technology. Rounding off the offerings are services such as a shopping and laundry service and use of the health and fitness area at no extra charge.
›› Bonn-Zentrum, Adenauerallee 148, Tel. 02 28/68 44-0, www.deraghotels.de/pages/KA.htm