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Great for families
Trankgasse 1-5 / Domplatz, Cologne, NW
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4.7/5 Exceptional! (884 reviews)
Families like: babysitting, laundry
Travellers say...
"Beautiful place and perfect location, safe area, many shops and food areas"
Reviewed on 6 Sep 2021
Great for families
Kadettenstr., Bergisch Gladbach, NW
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4.7/5 Exceptional! (319 reviews)
Families like: indoor pool, babysitting, bike rentals, laundry
Travellers say...
"I loved it! The only thing the mattress could be more comfortable!"
Reviewed on 5 Feb 2020
4.3/5 Excellent! (283 reviews)
"Very friendly staff, excellent location and super clean and spacious room and bathroom."
Reviewed on 4 Mar 2020
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Great for families
4.3/5 Excellent! (221 reviews)
Families like: bicycle rentals nearby, extra beds/cots, free breakfast for the whole family, laundry
Travellers say...
"Location was great, close to the main train station. Breakfast was included and had a large selection of quality ingredients and also the option for freshly prepared eggs. Relaxing music was always playing in the reception and the staff were very helpful."
Reviewed on 11 Feb 2020
Great for families
Deutz-Muelheimer-Str. 22 - 24, Cologne, NW
4.3/5 Excellent! (986 reviews)
Families like: indoor pool, bicycle rentals nearby, extra beds/cots, laundry
Travellers say...
"Staff should be nicer and friendlier"
Reviewed on 19 Oct 2021
Great for families
Holzmarkt 4, Cologne, NW
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4.2/5 Excellent! (984 reviews)
Families like: extra beds/cots, laundry
Travellers say...
"Great location. Friendly employees"
Reviewed on 30 Aug 2021
Great for families
4.2/5 Excellent! (993 reviews)
Families like: extra beds/cots, laundry
Travellers say...
"Very good hotel , excellent location"
Reviewed on 15 Oct 2021
Great for families
4.2/5 Excellent! (985 reviews)
Families like: indoor pool, laundry
Travellers say...
"Very nice hotel in the central area. Steps away from Heumarkt and Altmarkt. Friendly staff and our room was spacious."
Reviewed on 8 Jul 2021
Pipinstrasse 1, Cologne, NW
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4.2/5 Very Good! (986 reviews)
"Excellent sound isolation - can't hear any outside noise, even though I'm pretty sensitive. Nice sheets cleaned with fragrance free detergent. Empty fridge for our use was also a plus. Bath products had unwanted chemicals, so we used our own. Hotel sent us two emails, but none mentioned that a COVID ..."
Reviewed on 30 Jul 2021
Great for families
4.2/5 Very Good! (974 reviews)
Families like: bike rentals, extra beds/cots, laundry
Travellers say...
"Shower height was too low and the gym lacked free weights and proper space"
Reviewed on 9 Feb 2020
Great for families
4.1/5 Very Good! (970 reviews)
Families like: indoor pool, babysitting, laundry
Travellers say...
"Parking is too expensive."
Reviewed on 3 Oct 2021
Great for families
4.1/5 Very Good! (991 reviews)
Families like: extra beds/cots, free breakfast for the whole family, laundry
Highly Recommended. A++ Hotel / Staff
"A+++.. i highly recommend this hotel. It felt classy as soon as i stepped into reception. The staff are at the top end of hospitality.. very professional and very accommodating.. so a big thank you to them. Very safe in these times of Covid.. they obviously have put a system in place to ensure their ..."
Reviewed on 30 Oct 2020
Great for families
4/5 Very Good! (983 reviews)
Families like: near the beach, extra beds/cots, free breakfast for the whole family, laundry
Travellers say...
"The breakfast was good. My TV did not work,"
Reviewed on 23 Jul 2021
Zunftweg 1, Huerth, NW
4/5 Very Good! (181 reviews)
"Very clean, spacious, modern room. Great value. Breakfast was not before 8AM, so I didn’t have time to try it."
Reviewed on 1 Aug 2020
Great for families
4/5 Very Good! (436 reviews)
Families like: bicycle rentals nearby, laundry
Travellers say...
"Nice hotel, nice staff. Always strange when you have to walk steps after you took an elevator but understandable."
Reviewed on 1 Mar 2020
Great for families
Komödienstrasse 54, Cologne, NW
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3.7/5 Good! (351 reviews)
Families like: bicycle rentals nearby, laundry
Travellers say...
"We couldn’t even get our room, they claimed we were in room 999, our access code didn’t work but another guest let us in, there wasn’t a room 999. We called over and over, the man who answered admitted they were overbooked, couldn’t put us in another room, and kept claiming he was contacting someone ..."
Reviewed on 7 Aug 2020
3.4/5 (977 reviews)
"Cheep and chearful"
Reviewed on 17 Oct 2021
Great for families
Mathiasstrasse 21, Cologne, NW
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3.3/5 (962 reviews)
Families like: extra beds/cots, free breakfast for the whole family
Travellers say...
"This property is surrounded by gay bars and sex shops. Very old hotel with cranky people that do not help much when you make requests. Overall it was not worth the money we paid for the room. The only good thing was it was in walking distance to Heumarkt that had good restaurants."
Reviewed on 27 Sep 2021
3.3/5 (271 reviews)
"Place is good.you need to pay for sheets aparts from charges"
Reviewed on 21 Jan 2020
Great for families
Engelbertstrasse 33-35, Cologne, NW
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3.1/5 (435 reviews)
Families like: kitchen, bicycle rentals nearby, laundry facilities
Travellers say...
"The pictures are really misleading. The property can barely be used as some place where you just sleep during the nights. The rooms are nowhere close to as nice as shown in the pictures. They are old, with all kinds of stains of the walls, the washroom is decent. Overall the area is extremely tiny. ..."
Reviewed on 30 Sep 2021
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Where should we stay in Cologne?
The historic destination of Cologne is a good choice if you've been considering a getaway with your children. The museums and cafes are just a few things that make this an attractive family holiday destination. Take to the air and fly into Cologne (CGN-Cologne - Bonn), which is the closest airport, or Duesseldorf (DUS-Duesseldorf Intl.), which is located 24.6 mi (39.7 km) from the city centre. Cologne offers 157 child-friendly hotels and other types of accommodation so you'll have a variety of options when you're deciding where you should stay.
Families on holiday have good things to say about these places to stay:
Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg – Offers an indoor pool, 2 restaurants and laundry facilities. Guests like the central location and helpful staff at this 5-star hotel.
Hotel Lyskirchen – Features an indoor pool, laundry facilities and free WiFi. This 4-star hotel is popular with guests for its central location.
Holiday Inn Express Cologne Troisdorf – Offers free breakfast, laundry facilities and free WiFi. Guests like the overall comfort and clean rooms at this 3.5-star hotel.
Novum Hotel Leonet Köln Altstadt – Features laundry facilities, free WiFi and an arcade. The comfy beds and clean rooms make this 2-star hostel popular with guests.
When should we visit Cologne?
You're likely hoping for good weather for your family trip. Use these tips to plan when to pack up the children and head to Cologne.
- Hottest months: July, August, June and September, with an average temperature of 22°F
- Coldest months: February, January, March and December, with an average temperature of -2°F
- Driest months: March, February, April and December, with an average rainfall of 41.75 inches
- Rainiest months: July, August, June and October, with an average rainfall of 62.50 inches
What should we see and do in Cologne?
Romano-Germanic Museum and Wallraf-Richartz-Museum are interesting attractions that you and your family may enjoy exploring while you are staying in Cologne. Make sure that you have plenty of time to take in the area's activities such as Cologne Cathedral, City Hall and Alter Markt.
Cologne is also well-known for its:- Museums
- Shopping
- Historical sites
- Cafes
- Cultural attractions
- Restaurants
Getting around Cologne
Cologne has transport options that will make it easy for your family to get around. You can access metro transport at Appellhofplatz Breite Strasse U-Bahn, Neumarkt U-Bahn and Heumarkt U-Bahn. If you want to see more of the area, hop aboard a train from Cologne Central Station, Cologne Hansaring Station or Cologne West Station.
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Cologne Hotel Reviews
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3 / 5 Okay
Staff should be nicer and friendlier
A verified traveller from San Antonio stayed at Dorint An der Messe Köln
Posted 6 days ago
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5 / 5 Excellent
Very good hotel , excellent location
A verified traveller stayed at Hilton Cologne
Posted 10 days ago
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5 / 5 Excellent
Excellent service. Clean and in convenient location.
A verified traveller stayed at Steigenberger Hotel Köln
Posted 13 days ago
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5 / 5 Excellent
We really like the location, and the staff was great. We had trouble distinguishing which elevator button was for the ground level it was an "E". LOL
A verified traveller stayed at Lindner Hotel Dom Residence
Posted 1 month ago
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5 / 5 Excellent
Excellent breakfast, very well located.
A verified traveller stayed at Maritim Hotel Köln
Posted 2 months ago
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5 / 5 Excellent
Great location.
Friendly employees
A verified traveller stayed at art'otel Cologne, part of Radisson Hotel Group
Posted 2 months ago
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5 / 5 Excellent
Property in very good shape,high end covid security,thanks to covid the restaurant offers only breakfast buffet for 27 euro(the gront desk restaurant told us nithing a la carte,bufett only))😬and the dinner selection is very limited,but not easy in this times,otherwise Bar staff,front desk,housekeeping,superb,excellent,thanks for a wonderful stay
A verified traveller stayed at Pullman Cologne
Posted 2 months ago
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5 / 5 Excellent
Everything was fine staff was helpfull
A verified traveller stayed at Lindner Hotel City Plaza
Posted 3 months ago
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5 / 5 Excellent
Extremely convenient, adjacent to Haubtbahnhoff and close to Kolnerdom.
A verified traveller stayed at Wyndham Köln
Posted 3 months ago
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