Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen

Hotel near Cologne Cathedral in Cologne

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Free daily buffet breakfast
Lobby lounge
Lobby lounge
Lobby lounge
Exterior

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Mathiasstrasse 21, Cologne, NW, 50676
  • Hay Market
    5 min walk
  • Old Market
    7 min walk
  • Chocolate Museum
    8 min walk
  • Cologne (CGN-Cologne - Bonn)
    12 min drive

Room options

Family Quadruple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Economy Single Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room Single Use

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Cologne

City center stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this Old Town Cologne hotel, you'll find Cologne Cathedral and Chocolate Museum. Hay Market and Hohe Strasse are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Hay Market - 5 min walk
  • Chocolate Museum - 8 min walk
  • Cologne Cathedral - 15 min walk
  • Musical Dome - 16 min walk
  • LANXESS Arena - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Heumarkt U-Bahn - 4 min walk
  • Cologne (QKL-Cologne Central Train Station) - 14 min walk
  • Cologne - Bonn Airport (CGN) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ramen Bar Takezo Köln - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Okinii Köln GmbH - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Harrys New York Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bier- und Weinstube Kölsche Stuff - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Jogisushi - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen

Hotel near Cologne Cathedral in Cologne
Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi. Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen also features a vending machine, a front-desk safe, and an elevator.

This Cologne hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 38 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • Built in 1264
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen offers 38 accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Languages

English, German

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Free cribs/infant beds

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking within 1148 ft (EUR 22 per day)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM–10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM–11:30 AM on weekends

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • TV

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: EUR 15.00
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: EUR 15.00

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: EUR 15 per pet, per day
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 4 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • An effective city/local tax rate of 5.35 percent will be charged

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Nearby parking fee: EUR 22 per day (1148 ft away)
  • Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: EUR 15.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: EUR 15.00 (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Children 4 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

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Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 127 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 347 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 318 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 129 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 79 out of 1000 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katarina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Everything as expected.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Irene

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Brooke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent hotel in a good area. Clean and comfortable bed/bathroom. The included breakfast was very nice and the staff were super helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Maranda

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Duncan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was like a museum the most unattractive hotel reception I have been in,No facilities like cafe bar area. Rooms also dated
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Catalina

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrific customer service. Place is run down , and if you have small children be aware of all the sex shops next door
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David, San Diego

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was able to site see easily.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Gerson

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was double booked so we had to move hotels, they said we would be refunded part of the payment, never received it!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Allan

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Stephen, Swansea

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Ruth

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A full account of our stay.
Checking in in the evening the young man was overly helpful. The room did NOT look like the pictures, the carpet very dirty as was the one chair in our room. The bedding an towels nice, but we both rolled to the middle, old bed. Breakfast nice as was the morning staff. Also NO Wifi the 2 days we were there! They said…working on it?
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Very loud sometimes bathroom has boards instead of a celing
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Siddhesh

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, 20 minutes walk to central train station and restaurants nearby. Quiet, warm and comfortable. Only downside was that when we arrived, no one was at reception. We tried messaging the reception's number but the reception does not have WhatsApp so we could only contact them through the Expedia messaging system. Receptionist arrived 5-minutes later.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No thrills hotel in good location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Katja

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Good hotel,very friendly and helpful staff. Only downside is that the hotel advertises for free drinks if you don't let your room het cleaned, but there where no free drinks and the staff doesn't know anything about it although it's on a flyer in the room. So don't expect any drinks, just let your room get cleaned.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Breakfast ok,location ok but hotel has a very tired appearance. Room basic and in need of modernisation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Glyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff always welcome you checking in / out order taxis 🚕 on request arrival within less than 5 minutes
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would not recommend
There was absolutely no hot water. Any day and any time we tried it was freezing. The double bed was just two beds shoved together and they would split apart at night. Spelled weird, in the gay sex district despite not being advertised, breakfast didn’t even have coffee
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Shay

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023