In the spa quarter of Bad Godesberg, the Best Western Hotel Kaiserhof, Bonn, Germany, sits among historic sights with direct train and motorway links, near the congress centres, the underground and the station, with comfortable modern rooms, free Wi-Fi, a fitness center, a spa with sauna and steam bath, a small bar and a breakfast buffet. The villas and promenades of Bad Godesberg lie close by, with the Rhine and the centre of Bonn a short ride away. Cologne and its great cathedral are within easy reach by train, and the wooded Siebengebirge hills rise just across the river. Bonn stretches along the Rhine at the foot of the Siebengebirge hills, the birthplace of Beethoven and the former capital of West Germany. The ruined Godesburg castle looks down on Bad Godesberg from its hill, the riverside promenade draws walkers along the water, and grand old government villas recall the city's decades at the centre of the republic. Riverboats and vineyard slopes line the Rhine just upstream.