Novotel Koeln City Hotel 4 stars

Customer review rating 4.4/5 3,971 reviews

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Novotel Koeln City
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Hotel extras

  • Right beside the River Rhine and just 15 minutes' walk to the old town

  • Bright rooms with WiFi and a workspace, as well as meeting rooms

  • Restaurant with garden

  • Family rooms and play areas for children of all ages

  • Fitness center & sauna with cathedral view (currently closed)

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Services in the hotel and nearby

Check-in from 15h00

Check out up to 12h00

Paying

Services and practical information
  • Online check-in
  • WIFI/Internet Access
  • ParkingPaying
  • Accessibility for people with reduced mobility
  • Pets allowedPaying
  • Babysitting on request
  • 100% non-smoking hotel
  • Air conditioned
  • Languages spoken at the hotel
  • Reception open 24 hours a day
  • Early check-in/Late check-outPaying
  • Laundry
  • Currency exchangePaying
Catering
  • BreakfastPaying
  • 1 restaurant(s)
  • 1 bar(s)
  • Room service
  • Snack & beverage machine
Leisure and activities
  • Fitness centre
  • Sauna
  • Babysitting on request
  • Bike rack facilities
Business services
  • 9 meeting room(s)
  • Copy/print service available

Hotel location

Novotel Koeln City

Bayenstrasse 51
50678
koeln
germany

Tel: +49221801470

Fax: (+49)221/80147148

Check-in from 15h00

Check out up to 12h00

  • BUS :  132 or 133 ROSENSTRASSE

  • TRAM 3 OR 4 :  TRAM 3 OR 4 SEVERINSTRASSE

  • STRASSENBAHN :  3 or 4 SEVERINSTRASSE

  • By plane

    DUESSELDORF AIRPORT At 45km / 27.96 miles

  • By plane

    FRANKFURT AIRPORT At 160km / 99.43 miles

  • By plane

    KOELN BONN At 15km / 9.32 miles

  • By train

    DEUTZ-MESSE At 2.5km / 1.55 miles

  • By train

    HAUPTBAHNHOF At 1.7km / 1.06 miles

GPS :50.926762, 6.963615

Congress centre

  • KOELNARENA 3.0 km / 1.86 mi
  • LANXESS ARENA 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
Congress centre

Your meetings and events

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9 

meeting rooms

From 1 to 60 

attendees

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General equipment

  • Screen

  • Flipchart

  • Auditorium

  • Soundproof

  • TV with VCR

  • Meeting room

  • Syndicated room

  • Audio and video equipment

  • Office

  • Podium

  • Lectern

  • Day light

  • WIFI access

  • Syndicate rooms

  • Overhead projector

  • Airconditioned meeting room

  • Slide projector

  • High speed transmission line

General equipment

When organizing your meeting, the hotel will be happy to discuss the availability of its facilities and services with you.

Our accommodation(s)

Spacious, contemporary design and adaptable, the Novotel room is truly a place for living. Perfect for all your needs.

Standard room with 1 queen-size bed and sofa

  • Max. number of persons: 4
  • Area: From 22 m² / 237 sq ft
  • Views: City View *

* Subject to availability

  • Wireless internet in your room
  • High speed internet
  • Coffee/tea making facilities
  • Satellite/cable colour TV
  • Bathroom products(...)

Superior Room with 1 queen-size bed and sofa

  • Max. number of persons: 3
  • Area: From 22 m² / 237 sq ft
  • Views: Garden View *

* Subject to availability

  • Wireless internet in your room
  • High speed internet
  • Coffee/tea making facilities
  • Satellite/cable colour TV
  • Bathroom products(...)

Standard Room with twin beds

  • Max. number of persons: 2
  • Area: From 22 m² / 237 sq ft
  • Views: City View *

* Subject to availability

  • Wireless internet in your room
  • High speed internet
  • Coffee/tea making facilities
  • Satellite/cable colour TV
  • Bathroom products(...)

Executive room with 1 queen-size bed and sofa

  • Max. number of persons: 4
  • Area: From 28 m² / 301 sq ft
  • Views: Courtyard View, Garden View *

* Subject to availability

  • Wireless internet in your room
  • High speed internet
  • Coffee/tea making facilities
  • Satellite/cable colour TV
  • Bathroom products(...)
Rooms

Our restaurants and bars

NOVO² RESTAURANT

Type of cuisine: Mediterranean

Mediterranean cuisine and seasonal specials are the hallmarks of our air-conditioned restaurant, which is open daily from 6:30am to 10pm. When the sun is out, our terrace is a popular place for guests to unwind with a good meal and refreshing drink.

Lunch

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Dinner

18:00 - 22:00

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NOVO² BAR

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The Novo² bar is located in the hotel's air-conditioned lobby and is a great place to unwind and enjoy good conversation with a glass of wine and some snacks in hand. We are open daily from 11AM to 1AM so why not come along and pay us a visit?

Lunch

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Dinner

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Novotel Koeln City

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ALL Rating 4.4/5

3,971 reviews

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TripAdvisor Rating 4.0/5

1,658 reviews

Nice stay in a nice location

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Ricardo Families - 02/09/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

My family and I had a good time during our stay. The staff were very nice and the hotel was close to the river with a nice view. The hotel offers a very nice breakfast and accommodations. They also have a very good Covid-19 policy, where we had "Hand hygiene stations "available everywhere. I would suggest to have a better control on the utilization.

Dear Ricardo V., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Unspectacular

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

expat014 02/09/2020 TripAdvisor review

Although you don't expect anything but the usual standard in these kind of hotels i did find it the hotel to be on the low side of the scale. The whole design is very boring and nothing exceeds a 3 star hotel. The tray with the cups was dusty, windows very dirty. So I cannot believe there are any special cleaning measures taken at the moment. Fridge did not work very well. The shower the beds were nice.

Dear expat014, Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Koeln City. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. Hope to welcome you again soon. Warm regards, Ruediger Schild General Manager

Nice stay and nice location

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

RicardoV1285 01/09/2020 TripAdvisor review

The hotel is near the river and has a nice walk distance to the city center. Also they have a very good policy against Covid-19 with "Hand hygiene stations" across the entire hotel. They also have a very nice garden area for breakfast and the staff were very nice.

Dear RicardV1285, We very much appreciate your positive feedback about your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. Many thanks at this point for your feedback to our extensive ALLSAFE hygiene measures Hope to see you soon. Warm regards, Ruediger Schild General Manager

good location

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Bobba F. Couples - 31/08/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Good service and helpful staff. breakfast was 19 euros which was extortionate. apart from that - all ok.

Dear alex S., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Good stay

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Alex Families - 25/08/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Great family hotel, excellent breakfast, clean room,close to city centre.

Dear Alexandra H., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Best service during pandemic

Customer review rating 4.4/5

R. Families - 24/08/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Breakfast buffet is open with well-managed arrangement. The room is clean just sadly no cleaning service available. The restaurant is not open so I failed to get my dinner when I'm too tired to go out. This still doesn't make sense though.

Dear Rianda R., Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Good breakfast, Clean room, affordable parking, Well located

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Mona Families - 18/08/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

During our short trip to Cologne, we spent a good time at Novotel hotel.

Dear Mona Daylamian, We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Good stay

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Patrycja Families - 18/08/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Friendly staff , walk to centre around 15-20 min , comfy hotel

Dear Patrycja S., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Reasonable stay

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Nabeel A. Families - 16/08/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

I would expect a better service from Novotel . First, the refrigerator was not working well and it seems clear that there is no maintenance or inspection for this service. The safe did not work either, despite someone trying to help.

Dear Nabeel A., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Koeln City. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured that we are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. You are absolutely right. Your room was apparently not thoroughly checked on arrival. This should definitely never have happened. We will give you 1,500 points as compensation for your ALL loyalty card and hope that you accept our apology. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Dissatisfied, this time

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Martin V. D. S. Couples - 09/08/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Since 10 years we stay in this hotel for at least 1 week every single Christmas period; and sometimes for a couple of days during other periods. I presume the employees at the desk would recognize us, after all these years, and would ask us how we are but no, it seems we are guests for the first time. Employees taking care in the breakfast room, do recognize us and ask us how we are doing. Due to the Coronavirus we understand that several safety measures are put in place. But inform your guests, when booking and on the confirmation email, which measurements you have taken. After a 12 hours car drive, being hungry and thirsty, we were told at the reception that bar and restaurant are closed. The day after we noticed that our room was not done. Asking why, the employee told us: "Didn't they told you that rooms are not done due to the virus?". No, nobody informed us. So, for one week we had to take care of emptying garbage bin, changing towels; the room got quite dirty and dusty, also because we had our dog with us for which we paid 10 € a day. We do not pretend to have the room done every single day, but staying one week without a vacuum cleaner passing by. Not very healthy for the guests staying in this room. The parking garage is a + point for the hotel. But twice in one week we have found the garage more than full. In fact, one evening the gate did not even open. An employee at the reception closed it without any information or sign. The garage has several reserved parking places (I think 4) for guests with a handicap. I am in the possession, due to severe medical issues, of a European certification allowing to park on parking places for handicapped people. Nevertheless, I found twice all these parking places occupied by cars, not displaying any authorization. When I informed the employee at the reception desk about this, he said: "I cannot do anything." Upon my question why there are reserved parking places, he answered me that this is by law. Answering him that they have no use when these places are occupied by not handicapped people, he repeated that he can do nothing. (Wrong answer! He should answer that a solution will be found.) Twice I had to find a parking place somewhere else with all consequences due to my health problems. Novotel Köln City is a children friendly hotel. In the last years we noticed that from a friendly children hotel, the hotel became a children hotel, where parents accompany them. Even when most children are well educated, it is still a running in the breakfast room and yelling and crying once a while. Sometimes it is hard to have a chat with his partner. Dogs are welcome as long as they stay in the room. (Not at the bar, which was closed, not in the restaurant, which was closed too, not in the breakfast room, not in the small garden area). But on Sunday, August 2nd, we heard barking in the breakfast room and indeed, a small white dog (Maltese breed) was present. Make your hotel a 100 % smoke free hotel ! It could have be nice to have breakfast outside, but with smokers around you it is not healthy to have a breakfast when smoke surrounds you. We already booked your hotel for one week during the Christmas period 2020. When checking out, we have cancelled this reservation and will stay this time in an other hotel in Cologne. This is really pity but this one week was not a good stay and even when you have #feel_welcome, we did not feel much welcome.

Dear Martin Van den S., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Koeln City. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. We very much regret that due to the current situation with Covid-19 we are not able to offer all services in the hotel without restrictions. Since our opening at the beginning of June, we have been trying to make our guests' stay as pleasant as possible. I regret very much that the underground car park including the parking spaces for the disabled was occupied and I apologize for the inconvenience this caused. I can assure you that we would be very happy to welcome you again at the hotel. We hope that by then the legal regulations can be relaxed and you can stay with us in the usual way. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Excellent hotel

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Domas Families - 04/08/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Was very satisfied - excellent and tidy room for a reasonable price, very friendly and helpful staff. Good location - quite close to the city center. The parking was a bit too expensive, though.

Dear Domantas A., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Good family stay

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Behruz Families - 16/07/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Well-maintained hotel with a very good location. Perfect for family stays. Very friendly staff.

Dear Behruz I., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Bad breakfast service

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Steve Families - 13/07/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

The hotel itself was okay, unfortunately the experience was tarnished by bad breakfast service. The man that taking care of guest during breakfast was rude, there’s no cutlery at the table, most of the food containers were empty.

Dear Stevanus T., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Koeln City. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured that we are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. We will give you 500 points as compensation for your ALL Loyality Card. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Can be much better

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Rola G. Business - 18/03/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

It was averagely ok

Dear Marcelo P., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Koeln City. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured that we are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Not sure

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Petar P. Families - 05/03/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Hotel is nice and clean. Reception is helpful, but bar staff very rude and ignorant.

Dear Petar P., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Koeln City. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured that we are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Perfect stay for a business trip

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Jochen Business - 05/03/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

Perfectly centrally located hotel acc/ to the NOVOTEL-standards which you know and expect.

Dear Jochen L., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Great

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Brooke Solo - 04/03/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

I really enjoyed my stay. The staff were friendly and helpful, the room was very nice. The only negative was the room service menu and food, which wasn’t quite to my taste.

Dear Brooke C., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Clean and lovely hotel.

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Jean Couples - 23/02/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

The hotel is lovely and in a good position. Not a long walk from the river, chocolate museum or city centre. Room is super clean and great size. Staff were friendly. Has a restaurant and bar and sauna/gym but unfortunately didn’t get to use any during our stay.

Dear Jean V., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Always have wonderful experience

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Khawaja F. R. Families - 21/02/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

My famliy love to stay in Novotel due to very friendly staff and clean Rooms.

Dear Khawaja Faisal R., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Koeln City. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

Na ja

Customer review rating 4.4/5

Rola G. Business - 31/01/2020 Confirmed reviews ALL

The room is fine, but the gym (for me important) is ridiculous. The parking is extremely expensive

Dear Marcelo P., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Koeln City. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Rüdiger Schild General Manager

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