This is located in a hotel across the street from the back of the main train station in Köln.
I had to rent a car for a day and booked it online from the US. Everything was straight forward and easy to get a reservation and estimate. I made sure to get automatic because I'm not so good with stick shift.
I got there and everything was ready as planned. For Americans, make sure you have your valid drivers license with your current address on it. I had my international driver license and they didn't need it but I had it just in case.
They weren't very good with English so I did everything in German and could understand the speaking but had some difficulty with the contract that was all in German.
I got the car for the day and returned it that evening in the key drop at the hotel.
The confusion was that they held a large amount for the car, over double the estimate, for a week. Later they made a deduction for the correct amount so they did charge the right price at the end. Also, they immediately emailed the contract I signed but never got the final invoice even though I emailed and asked for it.
I ordered the gps to be included, but it was pretty lousy so I used google maps on my smartphone. The car also had used coffee cups inside that weren't properly cleaned.
Overall it worked out and it was a standard car rental. Just make sure you book ahead with what you want and keep a printout of your estimate and reservations. read more