Oh my…worst hotel room in recent memory and we travel a lot. The Holiday Inn Express we stayed at off the highway the night before to cut our long drive in half was a million times better (and quite a bit cheaper with free breakfast and free parking). We’ve actually stayed here before (mother-in-law lives in Duisburg) and booked because we found the room to be good last time. Well, apparently we had a renovated room last time (which was over 5 years ago) and this time we got a tiny, old room with ZERO shower privacy. Literally, the shower was in the walkway between the front door and the bed (glass door, fully exposed). No big deal for me and my husband, but the STRANGEST shower set-up we have ever seen in well over 150 hotels around the world. The shower also had some mold around the edges. The room was also only prepared for one guest as there was only one bath towel and one blanket on the bed (many German hotels have individual blankets instead of a double blanket). The hotel is well positioned and the breakfast was decent, but it’s definitely showing it’s age with wear and tear. Carpets are dingy and need replacing. Walls need to be repainted. Now I understand why the review score has plummeted. We will definitely look for a new hotel in Duisburg for our next visit.