The Best Hotel in Cologne (Köln), The Rhineland

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The tourist office, across from the cathedral, can make hotel bookings for you for the same night, at a cost of €3 per booking. If you plan to be in town for Karneval, be sure to reserve a room well in advance.

Excelsior Hotel Ernst

$$$$ | Dompl., Trankg. 1, Cologne, 50667, Germany

Old Master paintings, including a Van Dyck, grace this 1863 hotel's sumptuous Empire-style lobby, while Gobelins tapestries hang in the ballroom; the rooms are spacious, and the deluxe category of rooms melds old-world elegance with modern sophistication. 

Pros

  • Atmospheric old-world setting
  • Steps from both the train station and Dom
  • Famous piano bar is always a crowd-pleaser

Cons

  • Expensive
  • Styling and design could use an update
  • Hard beds for some
Dompl., Trankg. 1, Cologne, 50667, Germany
0221-2701
Hotel Details
140 rooms
No Meals

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