Guesthouse in Düsseldorf
If you are looking for a guesthouse in Düsseldorf, you are usually looking for exactly this: personal hospitality instead of an anonymous hotel lobby. Here your host welcomes you himself, you stay in quiet, green Gerresheim — and pay fair rates from €60 per night.
The warm alternative to a hotel
- Personal welcome from the host, no check-in machine
- Quiet green setting instead of a hotel block on a main road
- Newly furnished rooms with attention to detail
- Coffee and tea station in the room, bakeries and cafés nearby
- Insider tips from a Düsseldorf historian in person
- Host rating of 8.6 out of 10 on Booking.com
- German, English and Spanish spoken
- Booking.com Traveller Review Award 2025 (8.6)
Arrive like visiting friends
Our guesthouse is a well-kept family home in quiet Gerresheim that host Bernhard Philipps has turned into a small, personally run pension. Here the host knows your name, hands over the key in person — even late at night — and takes time for a proper introduction to the house and the neighbourhood.
That warmth shows up in almost every review. “The welcome with key handover and all necessary information was warm and very thorough,” writes one guest. Another puts it more briefly: “You feel at home from the first minute.” And a third: “Outstanding host! So much has been thought of.”
As a trained historian and true Düsseldorfer, Bernhard also knows stories and corners of the city that no guidebook covers — from the ancient centre of Gerresheim to the loveliest paths through the woods right outside the door.
Breakfast, Düsseldorf style
Every room has a kettle, coffee and tea — so the first cup happens in your bathrobe. For a proper breakfast we recommend the bakeries and cafés in the historic centre of Gerresheim, a few minutes' walk away: fresh rolls and honest coffee instead of buffet monotony. Along the way you experience a district that is older than Düsseldorf itself, complete with basilica, pedestrian zone and a long shopping street.
Afterwards, public transport takes you to the Old Town with “the longest bar in the world”, to the Königsallee or the Rhine embankment in 20–30 minutes. In the evening you return to the calm of the residential neighbourhood — ideally with a seat in the garden under old trees and a drink from your in-room fridge.
Guesthouse instead of hotel: the everyday difference
A guesthouse is not a stripped-down hotel — it is its own way of staying. Instead of a lobby, key cards and breakfast time slots you get short distances, real people and a house that someone genuinely cares about.
In practice that means: your questions are answered not by a call centre but by the host himself — by phone, email or at the front door, in German, English or Spanish. Special wishes like a late arrival, a cot or an early coffee before departure are not “requests to housekeeping” but a quick word between people.
The numbers show the concept works: a host rating of 8.6 out of 10, the Traveller Review Award 2025 and regulars who come back on every Düsseldorf visit.
Good to know for your stay
The key facts about our guesthouse at a glance:
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Guesthouse rooms from €60 per night. Single rooms from €60, double/family rooms from €80, including taxes and fees.
Frequently asked questions
What distinguishes a guesthouse from a hotel?
The personal touch: instead of reception shifts, the host looks after his guests himself. That means short distances, individual arrangements and a family atmosphere — at prices without the hotel overhead.
Is breakfast available at the guesthouse?
There is no breakfast buffet, but every room has a kettle, coffee and tea. Several bakeries and cafés in the historic centre of Gerresheim are a few minutes’ walk away and make the better breakfast.
Is the guesthouse really quiet?
Yes — the house sits in a quiet residential neighbourhood surrounded by green, the windows are soundproofed and quiet hours apply from 11 pm. “Very quiet” is one of the most frequent phrases in our reviews.
Do you speak English?
Yes, the host speaks German, English and Spanish — international guests are expressly welcome.
Are there rooms for families?
Yes, the double/family room sleeps 2–3 people. A cot (0–3 years) is free on request; an extra bed costs €15 per night.
Contact & Enquiry
The best way to reach us is by email or via the enquiry form. Of course you can also call us, even for last-minute bookings.
familiephilipps@t-online.de 0211 / 23 11 66 Düsseldorfer PrivatzimmerBernhard Philipps
Eifgenweg 7 · 40625 Düsseldorf-Gerresheim