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Former water tower, near the Eifel Nature Park, Phantasialand, Cologne, Bonn, and hiking trails

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A living room with a staircase, a sofa, a chair, a small table, and a potted plant.
A bedroom with a bed, bedside table, lamp, window, radiator, and a view of the outside.
A garden entrance with a black door, surrounded by lush greenery and flowering plants.
A dining area with a glass-top table, wooden chairs with green cushions, and a green pendant light.
A living room with a red-striped sofa, a glass-top coffee table, a wooden cabinet, and a built-in shelving unit.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 1% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Private garden
    A rare find — relax in the peaceful, private garden space.

Popular amenities

  • Electric vehicle charging point
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Garage parking available
  • Internet
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Bornheim, NRW
  • Place, Rhineland Nature Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Phantasialand
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Place, Cologne Cathedral
    ‪40 min drive‬
  • Airport, Cologne (CGN-Cologne - Bonn)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Sofa Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden

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About the area

Bornheim

Located in Bornheim, this apartment is in a rural area and on a river. Augustusburg Park and Max Ernst Museum are cultural highlights, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Bonn Marketplace and Bonn Christmas Market. Check out an event or a game at LANXESS Arena, and consider making time for Phantasialand, a top attraction not to be missed. Explore all the area has to offer with ecotours, hiking and cycling.
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Bornheim, NRW

What's nearby

  • Rhineland Nature Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Phantasialand - 17 min drive - 8.3 km
  • LANXESS Arena - 40 min drive - 29.5 km
  • Cologne Cathedral - 40 min drive - 27.7 km
  • Cologne Trade Fair Grounds - 41 min drive - 30.1 km

Getting around

  • Merten U-Bahn - 4 min drive
  • Weilerswist Station - 9 min drive
  • Cologne - Bonn Airport (CGN) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cocorico - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Jafari Bar - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Mandschu - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Rutmors Taverne - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Former water tower, near the Eifel Nature Park, Phantasialand, Cologne, Bonn, and hiking trails pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total).

How much is parking at Former water tower, near the Eifel Nature Park, Phantasialand, Cologne, Bonn, and hiking trails?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Former water tower, near the Eifel Nature Park, Phantasialand, Cologne, Bonn, and hiking trails?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Former water tower, near the Eifel Nature Park, Phantasialand, Cologne, Bonn, and hiking trails?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Former water tower, near the Eifel Nature Park, Phantasialand, Cologne, Bonn, and hiking trails located?

Situated on a river, this apartment building is within 9 miles (15 km) of Augustusburg Park, Phantasialand and Dreifaltigkeitskrankenhaus Wesseling. Rhine and Max Ernst Museum are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 58 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 58 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 58 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 58 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 58 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our family had the incredible opportunity to stay at the Water Tower. Beautifully transformed into an extremely unique home. Beautiful furnishings mixed with fun antiques. Very comfortable and well stocked kitchen. Beautiful gardens. Thanks for the pasta and sauce and welcoming Rose'. Appreciate the friendly hosts/owners. So kind to our family. This is a must see and experience for anyone. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Our whole family loved this place! We enjoyed our hosts immensely! And we spent alot of time in their enchanting garden. Our stay in the Historic Water Tower was beyond our expectations!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Amazingly unique

The Boys provided exceptional hospitality and rhe stay was warm, cozy and perfectly stocked. We love the Chickens!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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This was absolutely the best rental we have ever stayed in! It exceeded all of our expectations. Not only was it pristine but it was fully stocked with anything we could possibly need. The garden was beautiful, even in winter. The hosts were kind, welcoming, and informative about their property and the surrounding areas. We found the home so romantic and are honestly sad to be leaving.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Perfect weekend

We had a perfect stay at the Water tower. We went to Phantasialand, which is a 15 min drive from the location. The house was in perfect condition, clean and everything was taken care of, from towels, beds and even food and drinks. Thank you to the owners!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Fantastic accommodation

Beautiful watertower accommodation nearby phantasialand and nature for walking or bird spotting. Claus and Roger are very kind and helpfull. Thank you for this great experience and Beautiful place to stay. Kind regards, Family Streur
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Aug, 2023
Is was our pleasure! Hope we will see you all again! Many thanks!
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10/10 Excellent

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Unique opportunity!

We had an amazing time staying at the water tower for two nights! Such a quaint quiet neighborhood. The location was great for us to venture to Belgium one day and up to Cologne on the second. So many details to list - fresh eggs from the chickens who live on the property, a stunning garden and the most pleasant hosts.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Phantastico

We stopped here for 2 nights whilst visiting Phantasialand. Beautiful, Quirky, Unique but also very practical and complete accomodation. Would happily have stopped here for much longet
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Amazing attention to detail ♥️

The property is just stunning, inside and out. Everything you could possibly need is thought about by the wonderful hosts. They provided some food essentials including vegan options which was perfect as my husband is Vegan. The rooms are well equipped, clean and decorated so beautifully. We had a wonderful time. 😀
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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More beautiful than the description

Amazing home. We (2 adults, 2 teens) loved our stay in the water tower. It was the most fully prepared and stocked Vrbo i have ever stayed in, and had a really cool folding bed in the sitting room. Loved the chickens, THE GARDEN, and all the thriving plants in every window. We were lucky to see the Queen of the Night cactus share her rare bloom. Claus and Roger were very responsive and offered great suggestions about options for exploration. Easy access to many interesting places. Would love to go back some day!
Queen of the Night.
One glimpse of the garden
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Magic

Our trip took us to Germany to visit the Christmas Markets and the tower was the perfect place to adventure out to all the different villages. We arrived late in the evening and found fresh eggs, bread, milk, pasta etc left for us in the kitchen. It was a lifesaver in the morning. It was super clean and has everything you need for a comfortable stay. It's hard to put into words how incredible our stay was at the tower. It us such a unique property...it feels like you stepped into a fairy tale!10/10 recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
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10/10 Excellent

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A lot of stairs in a rural setting

This property is on four storeys with stairs between each and not within walking distance of any shops or cafes. If that's going to be a problem for you I'd not recommend this property. For us it was perfect. We were travelling by car and the property was perfectly located mid way between Cologne and Bonn. It was an easy drive to both cities. The house itself is beautifully fitted out and was more than comfortable for our family of two parents and three kids.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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A perfect outer city stay!

The hosts clearly care about their guests. Their property is lovely and attention to every detail is made for their guests comfort. Our family of 4 were thrilled with the water tower as a living space. It is so unique and fun. It was very nicely decorated and comfortable with ‘little extras’ provided to leave guests want for nothing. Roger and Claus went above and beyond. Such friendly and hospitable hosts. The property is located in a very quiet suburban neighbourhood. The nearest towns are easy to access and have all you need for shopping needs. In these towns you can catch trains into Cologne. Very convenient. We highly recommend to anyone wanting a quiet, unique, and lovingly cared for accommodation, to stay at the Water Tower house. It is not an ideal place for anyone with mobility issues due to the number of stairs, but everyone else will enjoy it immensely. Thank you Roger and Claus. We’d love to come back.
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2023
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10/10 Excellent

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June 13th-17th 2025

Beautifully converted water tower over four floors. Living room, kitchen and main bathroom on the ground floor, bedroom with quality double sofa bed on the first floor, small bathroom and bedroom with double bed on the third floor, and large bedroom with double bed on the fourth floor. Lovely and cool inside even when the weather was hot (but with heating for if it got cold). Tastefully appointed with a mixture of modern furniture and more classic styles. Very clean and appointed with quality items, in particular, the kitchen which was very well stocked with cutlery, utensils and welcoming items like eggs (from the chickens), milk, wine, butter and popcorn :-) , etc. We could not find anything that we lacked. Added to that, there was a beautiful garden, with multiple sitting areas, and of course the chickens. The local area is made up of countryside (growing a lot of apples and pears) and villages and has plenty of places to visit and eat and drink and of course Bonn and Cologne are relatively close. Claus and Rüdiger were excellent hosts and put a lot of effort into making it a beautiful visit.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Wir hatten ein paar schöne Tage in einer tollen und herausragend ausgestatteten Unterkunft mit sehr netten Gastgebern.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Wir haben uns in der Unterkunft sehr wohlgefühlt. Alles ist mit viel Liebe zum Detail eingerichtet, und man merkt, dass die Gastgeber viel Freude und Herzblut hineingesteckt haben .Die Unterkunft ist mit allem ausgestattet was man braucht und mehr. Sehr nette Gastgeber, schnelle und unkomplizierte Kommunikation.Ich kann die Unterkunft nur weiterempfehlen!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Außergewöhnlich und besonders ! Die Unterkunft als auch die Gastgeber haben unseren Urlaub mit 6 Personen und 2 Hunden unvergesslich gemacht. Gleich bei der Ankunft begann die Erholung, der bunte Garten mit den unzähligen Kräutern und Pflanzen ist ein Traum. Vielen lieben Dank für die wundervolle Einrichtung, die absolut einzigartig ist, die superleckere Marmelade, die schöne Atmosphäre, die süßen Hühner, die alle einen besonderen Namen haben und für Frühstückseier sorgen, man könnte ewig so weiter schreiben...wir können euch und euren Turm nur weiterempfehlen!!!!Einzigartig und wunderbar !Jederzeit wieder! Wir sind bunt und ihr seid es mit eurem Turm auch. Bitte bleibt so!!!LG von den 6 HarzernJanine, Steffen und Kinder
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Ankommen und sich sofort willkommen fühlen.Der Aufenthalt im Wasserturm war etwas ganz Besonderes, man weiß gar nicht wo man anfangen soll. Die Gastgeber sind sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit, die Kommunikation war schnell und reibungslos. Die Wohnung ist sehr gemütlich, mit viel Liebe eingerichtet und extrem sauber. Die Küche ist sehr gut ausgestattet, es ist alles da, was man braucht. Zudem waren der Kühlschrank und die Schränke so gut gefüllt, dass man sofort das Gefühl hatte, Freunde zu besuchen. Es gibt nichts zu bemängeln und wir würden jederzeit wiederkommen. Vielen Dank für den tollen Aufenthalt.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Das war ein gelungenes Rundumpaket. Es fehlte wirklich an nichts.Die Wohnung hat durch den Turm ein tolles Ambiente und die Gastgeber sind äußerst zuvorkommend.Wir hatten einen total angenehmen Aufenthalt.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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was geweldig om hier ons koperen jubileum te vieren, met hetgezin
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Alles, was man sich nur wünschen kann, war da. Der Wasserturm ist einzigartig und super eingerichtet.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Ankommen und wohlfühlen - das war unser erstes Empfinden als wir in dieser architektonisch tollen Unterkunft eintrafen, und dabei ist es bis zum Schluss geblieben. Der Wasserturm ist eine wirklich individuelle Wohnstätte inmitten eines bezaubernden Gartens mit vielen bunten Blumen, auch mit einigen Hühnern.Die Ausstattung, vorrangig die der Küche, ließ bei uns keine Wünsche offen. Alles ist sehr gepflegt, sauber, durchdacht gestaltet und liebevoll eingerichtet.Unsere Gastgeber waren außergewöhnlich herzlich, aufmerksam und trugen dazu bei, unseren Aufenthalt besonders angenehm zu empfinden.Wer was Besonderes sucht, ist hier genau richtig - einfach genießen, staunen und wiederkommen wollen.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Super einmalige Location in einem alten Wasserturm! Sehr nette Gastgeber und Nachbarn. Ausstattung war grandios! Grüße an die Hühner. :D
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Der Wasserturm ist mit sehr viel Liebe und kleinen Details eingerichtet und man fühlt sich vom ersten Moment wohl. Dazu tragen auch die beiden Gastgeber bei.Ein ganz großes Kompliment zu der super ausgestatteten Küche, wo wirklich nichts fehlt.Lieben Dank, dass wir dort wohnen durften und wir kommen wieder.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2025
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