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0.84km from Sesame
With a stay at The Ascot Hotel Köln, you'll be centrally located in Cologne, within a 5-minute drive of Cologne Cathedral and Musical Dome. This boutique hotel is 16.7 mi (26.8 km) from Phantasialand and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Chocolate Museum.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including a health club and a sauna. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Restaurant serving guests of The Ascot Hotel Köln. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Limited parking is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 44 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Kkriden 2020.08.09
We made a reservation for this hotel somewhere in April but due to corona we where not allowed to visit Köln. So we rebooked this hotel for August (instead of 3 nights now 2 nights, but we allready paid it for three nights). The communication via email is great!! Quick response. A couple of days in front of our arrival we received an email about the breakfast (which was included). The did not serve a regular breakfast due to corona but instead of this coffee and tea and a croisoint was provided for free in the bar. About our room we had a upgrade and the room was big. And we had a balcony 😍😍. But to be honoust for a 4 star hotel we missed some things. Booking promised us slippers,bathrope etc. But it wasn’t there. No bath only. Shower. No fridge.... What i said. Breakfast was a coffee and croisant served at the bar but we had to wait a while for this 😞. Also due to corona the rooms will not be cleaned. If you wants new coffee capsules, towels, etc, you have to ask at the reception. We asked for new coffee capsules en hot the answer that it was only offered as welcoming.......after saying it was mentioned in the elevator we got some new ones. By the wat the location of the hotel is great. And as last. The lady of the reception asked us to pay an amount of money for the change of rate for the room. Although it was some euro’s we allready payed enough. Normally this weekend we should have payed about 150 euro......we payed 285 euro’s. So why should we pay the difference rate of the room. I give this hotel 3 out of five but it should have been 2,5. I don’t think i will visit this hotel again....
8 review
3.7/5
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NZD 171
per night
1.19km from Sesame
A stay at URBAN LOFT Cologne places you in the heart of Cologne, within a 5-minute drive of Musical Dome and Neumarkt. This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Chocolate Museum and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from University of Cologne.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a rooftop terrace. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Satisfy your appetite with international cuisine at EAT & DRINK, a theme restaurant where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge, take in the garden view, or dine alfresco. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 213 air-conditioned rooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
GGuest User 2022.09.24
It was a very modern and clean stay. The room was nice and soundproof when the windows were closed. The bed was not the most comfortable bed for a hotel and a little noisy as if there was a plastic wrapping. So every time there was movement it would wake the other person up. But overall would recommend giving it a try! We are light sleepers and it might have been just the mattress in our room.
Outstanding
43 review
4.6/5
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NZD 231
per night
1.75km from Sesame
With a stay at Best Western Plus Hotel Köln City in Cologne (Ehrenfeld), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Cologne Cathedral and Musical Dome. This spa hotel is 17.7 mi (28.5 km) from Phantasialand and 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Chocolate Museum.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, shopping on site, and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a meal at Tri Forum, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 205 guestrooms featuring tablet computers and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature hair dryers and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
JJulesMM 2023.10.03
Location good, everything clean, rooms maintained and attractively furnished. It would be nice if you don't have to try to fail to connect your iPhone to the TV for 2 hours. Breakfast is rich and pleasant long, please don't come here every 2 minutes to clean, that's a little nervous. The reception is unfortunately over-required with the smallest problem (unfortunately, it would also be appropriate to believe the guest again and again when he reports where he booked something. He usually knows it better than any funny “system”). Otherwise, and yet a successful stay with improvement potential.
Excellent
49 review
4.4/5
Price from
NZD 148
per night
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With a stay at AMERON Köln Hotel Regent, you'll be centrally located in Cologne, within a 10-minute drive of Cologne Cathedral and RheinEnergieStadion. This hotel is 17.8 mi (28.6 km) from Phantasialand and 3.1 mi (5 km) from Chocolate Museum.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including a sauna and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy Italian cuisine at Cantinetta Trattoria Bar, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a 24-hour business center, and express check-in. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 178 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
GGuest User 2023.01.30
We had 5 rooms during Orgatec Exhibition. Hotel was new, employees were kind, breakfast was good and in general it was a clean hotel. It is not in city center but really easy to reach Rudofplatz or Heumarkt with 2 Tram Lines and it takes only 5 stops. Also there were some restaurant and supermarkets around for our needs. Therefore we enjoyed our stay in hotel. Only thing which was negative, you need to inform reception each morning for cleaning rooms. Otherwise it was not cleaned. (we are not informed about this during check-in so we learned that after first day) Despite we informed that for each day, second day of our stay 2/5 rooms are not cleaned. Except this, it was all well clean
Outstanding
43 review
4.8/5
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NZD 212
per night
2.9km from Sesame
With a stay at B&B Hotel Köln-City in Cologne (Ehrenfeld), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Cologne Cathedral and Musical Dome. This hotel is 17.9 mi (28.9 km) from Phantasialand and 3 mi (4.9 km) from RheinEnergieStadion.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, a 24-hour front desk, and an elevator. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 221 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
GGuest User 2023.09.09
We booked a last minute trip to Köln and booked a 2 double room. We had to pay €200,00 deposit in cash. There was no other way to pay cash. After we got the money we only get the money back when we don’t smoke in one the rooms. After we arrived we went straight to a rave party and came back to sleep 4hours and check out before 12:00. So we did everything as they asked but the receptionist said that we smoked in our room because they allegedly found ashes on the balcony of the window. We didn’t even openend a window and we ran out of cigarettes. I smoked the last one in front of their hotel. They took pictures of the balcony and showed some ashes. The picture could have been from any other room cause they all look each other. So we didn’t get our money back they called the police on us. Police says they can’t do anything about it and that we have to file a complaint. When we asked to see the previous pictures of the room from the previous guests they say they don’t check it every time. So how can they be sure it wasn’t someone’s else previously.
Very Good
64 review
4.0/5
Price from
NZD 149
per night
3.85km from Sesame
Located in Cologne (Ehrenfeld), B&B Hotel Köln-Ehrenfeld is within a 10-minute drive of Cologne Cathedral and RheinEnergieStadion. This hotel is 20.6 mi (33.2 km) from Phantasialand and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) from Musical Dome.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 160 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
GGuest User 2022.08.27
This hotel should only be used as a bed to sleep in, and expect absolutely nothing more. I was here on business with 2 colleagues and everything was just ok. The people in the reception looked very bored and uninspired. The room was alright, the housekeeping a joke. To be fair, with 3 people living in a very small room the space to clean was minimal as we had to spread quite a bit, but I expected the trash bin to be emptied. The beds were alright and the AC excellent, which was good as the area around the hotel tend to be noisy as it is in the industrial part of town. There was a brief 10 minute walk to the s-bahn. Very few choices of food around the area. The breakfast, that they priced up from €7.50 to €10.50 from our booking to arrival is not worth the money, with a very bad selection and slow refill when there is a lot of people. The Frau managing the breakfast area was very agressive in asking for room number and barely understood any English making it very awkward. If you are a smoker, then the smoking area outside does not have any place to sit. Unless there is no other available places to stay, I will not come back to this hotel.
67 review
3.9/5
Price from
NZD 167
per night
Marsdorf | 6.81km from Sesame
Enjoy your stay at our B&B HOTEL Köln-Marsdorf and discover the diversity of this impressive city. A visit to the world-famous Cologne Cathedral is an absolute must. But Cologne has much more to offer: With over 2000 years of history, countless and diverse treasures are waiting to be discovered by you.
GGuest User 2022.12.21
400e for 2 nights for 2 rooms is a crazy amount of money for an ibis Budget. Just paid 100e less for a Lovely house in Bruges! However, hotel prices in Koln were incredibly high family of 5 we had little choice . Did the job but certainly not worth that amount of money. It was clean, comfy beds and powerful showers as a positive. Let's be honest thank goodness it was at that price. Good location outside of the LEZ zone and a quick hop onto the tram 8 mins walk away.
7 review
3.5/5
Price from
NZD 102
per night
12.88km from Sesame
With a stay at Leonardo Hotel Köln Bonn Airport in Cologne (Porz), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Cologne Cathedral and LANXESS Arena. This eco-certified hotel is 20.8 mi (33.5 km) from Phantasialand and 8.6 mi (13.9 km) from Cologne Trade Fair Grounds.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Vivaldi, a restaurant which specializes in international cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Cologne? This hotel has 4209 square feet (391 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Stay in one of 177 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
TTom Erik Skjønsberg 2023.02.26
Nice hotel close to the Köln/Bonn airport. Big plus for the 24/7 free airport shuttle that gets you to and from the airport in less than 10 minutes.
The staff is friendly and the amenities are good, with vending machines if you arrive too late for their nice restaurant. Definitely worth a visit.
Very Good
89 review
4.1/5
Price from
NZD 151
per night
Wahnheide | 14.05km from Sesame
With a stay at &REPEAT Köln Airport in Cologne (Porz), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of LANXESS Arena and Cologne Trade Fair Grounds. This hotel is 10.9 mi (17.6 km) from Cologne Cathedral and 21.9 mi (35.2 km) from Phantasialand.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at WahnSINN serving guests of &REPEAT Köln Airport. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and an elevator. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Stay in one of 145 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include complimentary bottled water, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
2023.05.01
The reason for the location of this select hotel in an area devoid of personality, tourist attractions or facilities is totally unknown to me. And to get to the hotel, from Koln central station you have to change several means of transport. The price is really indecent for what it offers. He tries to stand out but fails miserably. For a 4-star hotel, the rooms are small, with limited equipment. There is no minibar or mini-fridge, no safe for valuables. Even a wardrobe for clothes is not provided, instead you will find a sheath in the wall with several hangers. And the concept of the bathroom is totally impractical: open bathroom in the room, with all the steam that spreads in the room, without towel holders.There is no possibility of heating the room, or at least it didn't work, given that the outside temperature during the night was close to freezing. A big problem was serving breakfast: around 7 am it was impossible to find a single seat at the table. At check-out I was asked to pay for the room again, although I had paid at check-in and I also had the issued invoice. In short, there are much better places in this world to stay and feel welcome!
25 review
3.9/5
Price from
NZD 118
per night
15.32km from Sesame
When you stay at Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg in Bergisch Gladbach, you'll be connected to a shopping center, within a 15-minute drive of Cologne Trade Fair Grounds and LANXESS Arena. This luxury hotel is 12.3 mi (19.8 km) from Cologne Cathedral and 12.1 mi (19.4 km) from Musical Dome.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge). Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite at Vendome, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-in. Planning an event in Bergisch Gladbach? This hotel has 4144 square feet (385 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a train station pick-up service.
Make yourself at home in one of the 111 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring iPod docking stations and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
GGuest User 2024.02.28
Our experience was nothing short of superb. The combination of stellar concierge service, exceptional room service, exquisite food, and the heartfelt birthday surprise made our stay memorable. We left feeling more than just satisfied customers – we felt like part of a community that the hotel has masterfully created. A heartfelt thank you to the entire team for making our stay an unforgettable one. We can't wait to return!
Excellent
60 review
4.4/5
Price from
NZD 305
per night
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4.6/5
Outstanding
FfirstbignoseThe best hotel in Germany. The western restaurant on the second floor is especially amazing. You need to make reservations in advance at night. The details of the service are great. The hotel is the official designated accommodation hotel for the European Cup. I was lucky enough to see the England and Belgium players.
4.6/5
Outstanding
GGuest UserWe had to check in very late (about 02:30), but that was not a problem at all. The service was very friendly and helpful. We had booked a room for 3 people over Booking.com that was unfortunately no longer available on site. We were fully unproblematic and without additional costs ”distributed” to two Comfort double rooms and received another drink from the house bar for free as an excuse. The rooms themselves are very well equipped and comfortable. The included breakfast was the “hammer” and very rich and varied. Of us absolutely recommended. A parking house is right next to and has not cost us anything.
4.6/5
Outstanding
GGuest UserThe Courtyard Marriott of Cologne was clean, beautiful and a great location. It was a short walk to the Central train Station and near all the sights of Cologne. I was only there for one night and did not get to experience the breakfast as we checked out before it was served, but they did provide me with a lunch box which included a ham and cheese sandwich, a banana and a water. There is coffee and boxed water 24 hours a day in the lobby. The beds were super comfortable and the temperature of the room was ideal, as we had control over the air conditioner, whereas other hotels we stayed in the same week, did not allow us control and we were very warm. The room we had was a nice size and the view was of the empty courtyard which was extrememly quiet and definitely highly desirable. Front staff upon checking in, was not friendly, however after check in everyone else we came in contact with was very friendly. I didn't get the ladies name at the front desk, but she definitely didn't give us a positive welcome. Glad her shift ended and everyone else we dealt with, and passed was extremely friendly and that is what the experience should be like.
4.5/5
Excellent
ZzilongFriendly reception but work at very slow efficiency, there even was no proper queue, maybe the manger should get resign lol
4.5/5
Excellent
GGradoThe Hotel shows five stars! The room had no wifi whatsoever, although they showed three different wifi lans. Attempts to bridge this gap with mobile hotspots were not helpful. Noises from other rooms were audible, which means a bad noise insulation. Worst of all was that there was first only boiling hot water in the bathroom. This was due to the fact that all cold water supplies were closed. Still after opening them ourselves, one of the two lavatories cold water regulator was not functional. Shocking was that the shower was switching from regulated 38 degrees Celsius to suddenly boiling hot water and then to ice cold water. This made showering an unpleasant not to say dangerous encounter! You judge if this Hotel deserves the five star rating. Our attempt to communicate the shortcomings was prompted with the statement that the maintenance technicians had left! (???)
4.3/5
Excellent
GGuest UserJust an absolute great experience staying there easy to find from central station. The staff are very welcome in. Everything we requested before we arrived. Was there just the overall great day and a great great location. Definitely want to stay there again. Would recommend this to anybody.
4.3/5
Excellent
GGuest UserThe hotel is located near the Dom and the central station in a quiet street and has a private parking garage (for payment) which has quite narrow entrances and narrow parking sites. We arrived at midday; our business comfort with 2 separate bedrooms was already ready. Check-in is quickly and effectively in the small reception. The room has a bathroom with shower and toilet. There is a window that can open. The room is quiet, although on the 1st floor, there is coffee tea available. The hotel offers a lot of restaurants in the area, no restaurant for lunch or dinner.
4.2/5
Very Good
Jjerry=chenI saw that there is a Wyndham five-star hotel in Beijing before, so I thought it was good and booked it. The location is really good, just next to Cologne Station Square, just across the road. The service of the front desk girl is also very good and very enthusiastic. The room is pitifully small, and the bed is almost impossible to turn over. The hotel has been decorated for a long time, and the hygiene is average but not dirty. It may be because of the old facilities. The elevator is very small, and the elevator can only accommodate one person with a slightly larger suitcase. The hotel is next to the Cologne Cathedral, and next to the commercial area, which is convenient for shopping and dining. I didn't pay attention to not choosing breakfast when booking the room, so I bought it separately later. The breakfast category is okay.
3.5/5
JjazpopsThe hotel is an easy walk (just a few minutes) from the railway station. It is about two minutes walk to the cathedral which you can see (and hear) from the hotel: the bells chime quite loudly at about 08:00 am and other times. Rooms are a decent size and the beds are very comfortable. It is clean and in the room there is a safe, tv, bathroom with a shower (that oddly has no shower curtain or screen - the floor gets quite wet). Breakfast is good and includes the normal range of hot and cold foods from croissants, toast, bacon, egg, sausage, buns, cereals, hams, salamis, cheeses, coffee, tea, hot water and some really very nice fruit juices (some of the nicest I have tasted in a hotel). The staff in the dining area were really pleasant and friendly. The reception staff were a little more varied but polite and efficient enough. Outside the hotel doesn't look that much but it is generally pleasant and a great base inside. Next door are some convenience store types of shops and a kebab house that I tried and it was exactly the same as back home. McDonalds is just across the road, if that is your thing. We walked to all of the Christmas markets (where we did most of our eating) and around the city centre and down to the Rhine. All are in easy walking distance. There is a bag room where you can leave your bags upon checkout and come back for them later. The security of that was a little lax as people just walked in from the street and took their bags. I went to the reception and told them I was taking mine and the lady looked as if to say, ”ok fine.” No checks. There is also little checking of people walking in from the street and just going upstairs but the doors on the rooms were pretty secure. The lighting is not great in the room and the lights around the hotel are seemingly hanging from their connections. Overall it was a great base from which to explore the city and get to and from. good night's sleep - despite the bells and a good breakfast. I would stay again for a short break in the city.
Boutique 003 Köln am Dom, Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Cologne City Center, Cologne
Price per night from: NZD 142
3.3/5
FFlawedI stayed here for 4 nights while attending an International Expo nearby. I chose it due to ts excellent location to the old town square (5 mins walk) and nearby transit options. Check in was painful and laborious having to give all same information again despite booking online and handed an old fashioned key with a giant key ring (a door knob) The gothic decor is initially quite charming with darkened wood and portraits of dead people everywhere. The single room was cramped, tired and dated and boiling hot. With no air conditioning or the ability to open the window more than an inch I was left to roast away while trying to sleep. No sleep was managed. PIllows are thin, mattress is thin, uncomfortable bed. Shower is rubbish and a curtain so short its impossible to not cover the floor in water. No glass in room so had to get one from reception. Breakfast is ok, fairly basic cold options - meat, cheese, bread, boiled egg, cereal and juices. Dining room has some appeal and was tidy with tables cleared quickly. The main advantage of this hotel is the location, there is nothing else.
