Hotel evaluation:Very good   8,7
Sub-ratings
Elderly couple 9,3
Business traveller 8,7
Private traveller 8,6
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Welcome to the Excelsior Hotel Ernst Leading Hotels of the World...

The Excelsior Hotel Ernst is the only 5-star luxury hotel and member of the Leading Hotels of the World in the Rhine metropolis, located in the city center next to the World Heritage Site Cologne Cathedral, just a few meters from the main train station. The historic old town, the Museum of Modern Art and the House of Fragrances 4711 are all within walking distance. Koelnmesse, one of the world´s largest exhibition centers, is 4 km away. Cologne/Bonn Airport is just 15 minutes away by car. The Hanse Stube restaurant serves French haute cuisine with Rhenish accents - here, every business lunch or family dinner becomes a special event. The East Asian restaurant taku, which has been awarded a Michelin star, refines the culinary journey.

A stylish hotel providing luxurious accommodation. Every room and suite of the “Excelsior Hotel Ernst” is awe-inspiring in its elegance. Two restaurants serve mouth-watering French and East Asian dishes.

The city of Cologne charge a levies a city tax amounting to 5% of the accommodation. The cultural tax can be waived for business travelers and freelancers until June 30th, 2024 if the relevant official forms are completed correctly by you and submitted to the hotel by the time of your departure. From July 1st, 2024, exepetions apply only to individuals staying in Cologne for necessary medical reasons, as well as to required accompanying persons, provided that an appropriate application is submitte. For detailed information and additional exemptions, we refer to the current statutes of the city of Cologne. The HRS price for the accomadation is exclusive of the city tax.

Hotel Features

  • lift
  • diet menus
  • underground parking
  • Wi-Fi
  • High-Speed-Internet

Safety Equipment

  • Fire alarm
  • Smoke detectors
  • Sprinkler system
  • Automatic emergency wake-up alarm
  • Video surveillance of entrances
  • Video surveillance of hotel lobby
  • Doors with spy-hole
  • Smoke detectors in all rooms
  • Hallways equipped with fire extinguishers
  • Hotel has emergency lighting
  • Hotel stairways ventilated
  • Hotel complies with country/state/local fire laws
  • Visual alarms for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing in guest rooms
  • Audible smoke alarms in guest room
  • Audible smoke alarm in hallways
  • All guest rooms equipped with sprinklers
  • All hallways equipped with sprinklers
  • Hotel linked to fire station (Alarm automatically notifies fire station)
  • Emergency exits for each floor
  • Guest rooms accessed by interior entrances
  • Parking area equipped with lights
  • Hotel staff trained in first aid
  • Hotel staff trained in cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Hotel staff trained in automated external defibrillator usage (AED)

Room Features

Total number of guest rooms: 137
subdivided into: 19 SGL | 70 DBL | 8 Junior Suites | 21 Suites

  • Bathroom with bathtub
  • Bathroom with shower
  • air conditioning
  • telephone
  • hair dryer
  • minibar
  • satellite / cable TV / radio
  • Pay TV
  • Wi-Fi
  • work desk
  • make-up mirror
  • room safe
  • bath robe
  • Windows for opening
  • Sound proof windows
  • Separate luggage storage space
  • Emergency information

The 5-star hotel offers 137 comfortable guest rooms with Bathroom with bathtub, air conditioning, minibar, Pay TV, Wi-Fi, room safe and Windows for opening.

Apartments

Total number of apartments : 0

  • coffee machine
  • water boiler

The 5-star hotel offers comfortable apartments with .

Food & Beverages

  • Restaurant
  • Outdoor gastronomy
  • Bar

Sport & Leisure at the hotel

  • Sauna
  • Steam bath
  • Fitness centre

Key Facts

No. of meeting rooms 10
Capacity largest meeting room 200  Attendees
Space largest meeting room 166,0 m²
No. of hotel rooms 137
Distance to airport 16,0 km
Distance to motorway 1,8 km
Distance to trade fair 1,0 km

lift underground parking telephone minibar satellite / cable TV / radio room safe air conditioning make-up mirror Restaurant Bar Fitness centre

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Excelsior Hotel Ernst Leading Hotels of the World

Domplatz/Trankgasse 1-5
50667 Cologne
Germany

We speak...

  • German

Setup

Room U-shape
U-shape
Block
Conference
Banquet
Banquet
Parlam.
Classroom style
Theatre
Theatre style
Reception
Cocktail tables
Circle of chairs
Circle of chairs
Business Suite(s)   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
26 m² | 3.3 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
4
26 4
Domzimmer   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
23 m² | 2.8 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
8 10
23 8 10
Fischsalon   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
27 m² | 3.3 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
24
27 24
Gobelin Saal   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
166 m² | 4.95 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
50 120 90 200 200
166 50 120 90 200 200
Petit Palais   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
49 m² | 2.3 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
30
49 30
Salon Gereon   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
47 m² | 3.4 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
20 20 20 35 35
47 20 20 20 35 35
Salon Pantaleon   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
49 m² | 2.63 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
49
Salon Pantaleon   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
49 m² | 2.63 m Ceiling height | 4.52 m Width | 10.88 m Length
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
20 24 30 20 35 30
49 20 24 30 20 35 30
Spiegel Salon   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
30 m² | 3.3 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
28
30 28
Taku   View details of this meeting room
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Dimensions:
160 m² | 2.9 m Ceiling height
 
Capacities
(No. of attendees )
U-shape Block Banquet Parlam. Theatre Reception Circle of chairs
60 60
160 60 60

Meeting Rooms

10 meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 200 persons with state-of-the-art equipment.

Meeting Equipment

  • flip chart
  • big screen
  • loudspeaker
  • TV set
  • microphone facilities
  • Pin board
  • screen
  • Conference phone
  • Whiteboard
  • Internet access
  • Handheld microphone
  • Video projector
  • video conference
  • Moderator´s case
  • Wi-Fi
  • High Speed Internet
  • Laser pointer

Meeting Packages

Meeting packages are submitted on request.

Add-on programmes / Places of interest

Special incentives will be arranged according to your requirements.

Miscellaneous

Additional meeting equipment on request.

Key Facts

No. of meeting rooms 10
Capacity largest meeting room 200  Attendees
Space largest meeting room 166,0 m²
No. of hotel rooms 137
Distance to airport 16,0 km
Distance to motorway 1,8 km
Distance to trade fair 1,0 km

lift underground parking telephone minibar satellite / cable TV / radio room safe air conditioning make-up mirror Restaurant Bar Fitness centre

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Excelsior Hotel Ernst Leading Hotels of the World

Domplatz/Trankgasse 1-5
50667 Cologne
Germany

We speak...

  • German

Special Offers


Special offers are currently not available.

Key Facts

No. of meeting rooms 10
Capacity largest meeting room 200  Attendees
Space largest meeting room 166,0 m²
No. of hotel rooms 137
Distance to airport 16,0 km
Distance to motorway 1,8 km
Distance to trade fair 1,0 km

lift underground parking telephone minibar satellite / cable TV / radio room safe air conditioning make-up mirror Restaurant Bar Fitness centre

Visa Mastercard Diners Amex JCB

Excelsior Hotel Ernst Leading Hotels of the World

Domplatz/Trankgasse 1-5
50667 Cologne
Germany

We speak...

  • German

Location & Directions:

Arriving by car

The Excelsior Hotel Ernst has been located in a traffic-calmed zone since April 2023. Access for guests of the hotel from Rheinuferstraße, as well as the exit from the underground car park at the cathedral, remains guaranteed for motor vehicle traffic.

Arriving by public transportation

Distances / Directions:

  • HBF Köln (Station HST):   0.1 km
  • A559 (Motorway):   3.5 km
  • A57 (Motorway):   3 km
  • Köln / Bonn (Airport):   15 km
  • Düsseldorf (Airport):   40 km
  • Köln (Fair):   1 km
  • Düsseldorf (Fair):   58 km

Companies in the vicinity:

  • Bayer AG (Köln):   11.3 km
  • WDR (Köln):   0.6 km
  • Generali (Köln):   0.3 km
  • GenRe (Köln):   1.7 km
  • AXA Versicherung (Köln):   5.2 km
  • HDI Gerling (Köln):   0.7 km
  • Ford (Köln):   8.3 km
  • Toyota (Köln):   9 km
  • Züricher Versicherung (Köln):   2.7 km

Key Facts

No. of meeting rooms 10
Capacity largest meeting room 200  Attendees
Space largest meeting room 166,0 m²
No. of hotel rooms 137
Distance to airport 16,0 km
Distance to motorway 1,8 km
Distance to trade fair 1,0 km

lift underground parking telephone minibar satellite / cable TV / radio room safe air conditioning make-up mirror Restaurant Bar Fitness centre

Visa Mastercard Diners Amex JCB

Excelsior Hotel Ernst Leading Hotels of the World

Domplatz/Trankgasse 1-5
50667 Cologne
Germany

We speak...

  • German