The guesthouse Alanus Gästehaus is part of the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences in Alfter, a small community near Bonn. It is quietly located on campus in the outskirts of the small city. On foot, the train station in Alfter with connection to Bonn and Cologne can be reached in 30 minutes.

The hotel and guesthouse Zur Krone is situated in the centre of Alfter. Variety of shopping options is near by: A Supermarket, a pharmacy, a bakery, a post office and a bank. The next bigger cities in the surrounding are Cologne and Bonn, just 30 and 10 kilometres away.