Gereonskloster 12, Altstadt-Nord, 50670 Cologne, Germany
#28 of 238 hotels in Cologne
Guests' ChoiceBased on 170 hotel reviews
8.5Cleanliness
8.9
Comfort
9.0
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.4
Staff
9.2
Value for money
7.9
Free WiFi
8.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 17 April 2022
Adi
BelgiumEverything, the location, historic building, rooms and super friendly staff. Delicious Cappuccino 😊
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 28 March 2022
Annabibuk
NetherlandsRoom was a bit too small than expected
Great experience for design and architecture lovers. Loved super friendly staff and tasty breakfast. Very decent collection of books and magazines in the library. I had a perfect weekend stay.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 27 March 2022
Angelika
Germanythe small rooms
perfect location in a extraordinary building
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 13 March 2022
Emily
BelgiumFor the price I would have liked breakfast to be included.
Beds were PERFECT, firm mattress without being hard, huge 80x80 down pillow and down filled duvets, could have happily slept forever there. Decor absolutely stunning, modern, chic.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 12 March 2022
Qicheng
United StatesWonderful historic building. Fully rennovated! Very clean!
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 7 March 2022
Erdmann
Germanynothing to complain except the washstand. too designy. 👻🤪🥸
great place for a lovely time in Cologne. very design-oriented. a treasure in the city.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 28 February 2022
Sophia
GermanyWhat a splendid place to spend a night in Cologne. The hotel is a hidden gem in the centre of Cologne with a view of St. Gereon. The staff were very hospitable and friendly. Plus, breakfast was perfect!
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 23 January 2022
Pieter
Netherlandsprivate parking not free
quiet location in middle of Cologne, nice historic building, great restaurant next door
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 24 October 2021
Ingo
Germanynoisy doors on the floor
Design Style Location
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: 8 August 2021
Torben
GermanyGreat service and very nice staff. The hotel has a unique charm: it is located in an old church, but modernized fantastically.
Stayed in August 2021
Reviewed: 7 July 2021
Holger
Germany-
the 'room' was breathtakingly beautiful. just out of this world. overlooking the park, the huge gothic windows, the super high ceiling. just phenomenal. the location is great, convenient, quiet. breakfast was good. the atmosphere in the hotel is just so unique and worth a trip!
Stayed in May 2021
Reviewed: 1 July 2021
Elizabeth
GermanyWe stayed for two nights and during this time the room wasn’t serviced. That was fine but we weren’t advised that we wouldn’t get a change of towels etc. just being told in advance would be fine!
The hotel is beautiful and in a fantastic location by the Belgian quarter. The room itself was fantastic, stylish and large and very comfortable. Ideal for a couple. The staff are very organized and the approach is informal and relaxed.
Stayed in June 2021
Reviewed: 23 April 2024
Thomas
FranceI was really really really disappointed with the room. I was expecting to be plunged into the world of design and contemporary furniture but my room felt like a dormitory in a youth hostel. And annoyingly you have no idea what the room you are booking looks like on the website which is a real shame !!!! If I had known I was going to get a ‘plain room’ I would have paid more for an upgrade !!! And for an international traveler staying in a bijoux design hotel, to not have anyone speaking any kind of English at breakfast is really not ideal. Maybe pay for your staff to have English lessons ?
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 13 April 2024
Mark
United KingdomSoulless environment.
Architecture, cleanliness and quirkiness
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 19 February 2024
Jérémy
BelgiumElevator did not function all weekend, needed to walk up to the fifth floor each time with a pregnant woman and my parents who are 60+. No apologies were given, no compensation was offered. It was really hard for the staff to smile every time. Also dirty linnen in the staircases and no climate system inside the room. This really was a dark cloud over our trip.
The building and history is fascinating and really well maintained and restored.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 27 October 2023
Jianwei
United Stateseverything else. You will regret to take this hotel believe me. The blanket is smelly and bathroom is stinky. No free water very few choice for breakfast. Super slow check out etc. one point is given to the staff. All of them are very nice.
reception
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 23 October 2023
Scott
United StatesThe room was noisy, sufficiently loud that it interrupted my sleep!
Everything was great about this hotel except the room I was in was noisy, in fact the noisiest hotel room I’ve stayed in in years. It must of been a booking.com budget special.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 3 October 2023
Andrea
United StatesNot for travelers- more for business
Location, building
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 1 October 2023
Karin
GermanyVery small room under the roof next to the elevator and no bottled water. I noticed water on the trolleys of the cleaning staff. So it is available in general but when I mentioned the missing water at the check-out my comment was just ignored. A friendly excuse would have been nice....
A beautiful building in the heart of the city.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 12 September 2023
Neil
United KingdomRoom exceptionally minimalist , no cupboards, fridge, kettle, bottles of water and at 30degrees no aircon. At the price would of expected a little more
Stunning Building, Good location, very friendly staff. comfortable bed
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 7 September 2023
Jean
FranceNo AC in the room
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 13 January 2023
Paul
Netherlandsno elevator, broken WIFI, hot room, broken airco half the electrical outlets are malfunctioning, no english speaking personell, lied about parking arrangements (scammed me, at least they tried to. go park in park in "parkhaus ring karree" for 10 euro a day) small room, nowhere to put things, only a bed and no furniture. (live off the floor) no hot water in the mornings and evenings. unnanounced but planned maintenance on the descaling installation, so salt water from the tap for hours. outlets in unhandy places. drunk people screaming under your window all night. no vieuw from the tiny window, just the next building. when you do take a cold shower, you flood the room because of the bad design
leaving this horrible place and going back. home.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 27 December 2022
Ben
Netherlandsit felt very basic, no on-site restaurant, no room service, no closet space. pillows felt worn out and no extra blankets.
the building was beautiful
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 5 December 2022
Carolyn
United Kingdomthis is an expensive hotel, and there were a couple of basic issues - wifi not working for the whole weekend, and often no hot water in the showers. Such basic problems meant that overall the hotel was not at all good value for money. we didn't have breakfast there as it was very expensive and there were much better options nearby.
lovely building in great location. staff very helpful.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 16 September 2022
Charles
Germanyrooms could be better equiped and designed
location and historical building
Stayed in September 2022
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