Can someone recommend a hotel in Köln for a 4-night stay in late October. I'd like to stay near the cathedral and train station if possible, but without breaking the bank. I'll be meeting up with a relative who lives in Europe and will need two rooms. Thank you!
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wow ... the perils of making a hotel recommendation.
I was all set to give you one, but before doing so, I thought I'd check TA reviews to confirm it was still the place - well it seems either no longer the place to stay or it's just been subject to a few recent negative stays.
Anyway, I personally ranked it as the 2nd nicest hotel stay that I've experienced in over 30 trips to Europe - it was the saving grace to a rather dull and boring visit to Köln.
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California
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There’s an Ibis at the train station if you’re ok with a low budget chain. I stayed there in 2019. Basic but can’t beat the location. And bonus, the room windows face the cathedral.
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Duluth 🛶
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I stayed at the CityClass Hotel Europa am Dom in May of this year and really enjoyed my stay there. The rate was reasonable (I think I paid $110 per night) and the hotel was clean, roomy, had an elevator and was very close to the attractions (in fact, I had a beautiful view of the Dom from my window). I wound up getting it at the last minute as my other hotel fell through but was very happy with my choice.
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Duluth 🛶
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Forgot to mention that the hotel is very close to the train station - I think it took me 3-4 minutes and I'm not a fast walker.
If you wind up there (or someplace else nearby) I highly recommend maiBeck FÜR DICH, a nearby restaurant. I went there for lunch and it was one of the best meals I had in Germany. I also enjoyed some good sauerbraten and beer at nearby Brauhaus früh am Dom.
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Wyckoff, NJ, USA
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I think most people don't mean Hilton when they say "breaking the bank", but we were happy with the proximity to the HBF and the huge breakfast buffet.
I suspect that you already know that much of Cologne is within walking distance of the HBF, but there are few other places that you might find worth a subway ride: Botanical Garden, Medieval Museum, next to the modern Ethnographic Museum. Also a small Kathe Kollwitz museum, attached to a shopping mall. We enjoyed a long walk over the river from near the museums and back over a different bridge, maybe 2-4 miles.
One of our Kolsch stops only made potato pancakes one day a week, but we got some.
You'll have to do research, but on our visit you could sign out a key to the medieval Mikveh by leaving your passport. I think the Roman Praetorium may be closed for a while, but otherwise not to be missed.