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Free daily buffet breakfast
Economy Single Room, 1 Single Bed | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk
Exterior
Hallway
Lobby lounge

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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Mathiasstrasse 21, Cologne, NW, 50676
  • Chocolate Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Cologne Cathedral
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • LANXESS Arena
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Cologne (CGN-Cologne - Bonn)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Quadruple Room | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Family Quadruple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Beds

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Standard Double Room

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Economy Single Room, 1 Single Bed | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Economy Single Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Standard Double Room Single Use | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk

Standard Double Room Single Use

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Chocolate Museum
Along with a 24-hour front desk, this smoke-free hotel has a front desk safe and free breakfast. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a vending machine.
Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen offers 38 accommodations with a safe and free toiletries. Cable televisions are provided.

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

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Chocolate Museum. Features include free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, a lift and a vending machine
  • Within a 15-minute walk of Cologne Cathedral and Chocolate Museum
  • Dogs welcome for a fee
Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi. Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen also features a vending machine, a front desk safe, and a lift.

This Cologne hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (EUR 22 per day)

Food and drink

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

Family friendly

  • In-room cot

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Built in 1264
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • 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 and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
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 at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: EUR 25 per pet, per night
  • 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 cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

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

  • An effective city/local tax rate of 5.35 per cent 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 25 per pet, per night
  • 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

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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, a smoke detector and a first aid kit
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Children aged 4 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 150 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 330 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 309 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 128 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 88 out of 1005 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

8/10 Good

james

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel room was basic but clean and with a free breakfast very good value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mrs Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
We had a comfortable stay the room was clean, the bed was comfortable, unfortunately the carpet was very grubby. The staff were very helpful
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Fran

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Close to the centre. Helpful staff. Clean room. Could leave our cases there after checkout. Be aware there is a sex shop next door.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Not bad, would stay again if price was right.

Only one lady with light coloured hair and a guy was friendly, the other 3 ladys i met behind reception were very arrogant and not welcoming. Rooms were dated but fine to sleep in! Hotel itself is quite nice. The breakfast was ok not great needs more options.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Muhit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cool, Quirky and full of Character,

Great little place, huge by Europe standards, clean functional convenient. Was quirky, dark, but definitely filled with character and atmosphere look forward to staying there again next conference in Cologne
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Amirarta

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good value, location, service,Get what you pay for

This is a heritage hotel, offering good value, a convenient location with a helpful staff. When I had an issue with a third party booking company, they assisted me in resolving it. For those with reasonable expectations, it is an excellent choice. After reading the reviews, those that were disappointed were not very grounded in reality and expected the experience of a brand new hotel, which is unreasonable. For example, many people were complaining about the lack of an elevator ignoring the fact, it is an older building that cannot easily retrofit an elevator into. The location is central and some of the businesses nearby may not appeal to some, but this is not in the hotel’s control and they provide a safe and clean environment. I would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have no complaints at all about the cleanliness of the hotel, the staff or the buffet breakfast. My only complaint was that the room sound proofing wasn't as good and I could hear the conversations of the people on the street at 03:20 while trying to get to sleep. Otherwise, it was a perfectly pleasant stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Albena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Aejaz Ahmad

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Mehmet

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

dissapointed

It's an extremely old hotel. People at reception are like robots. there is no parking place. we asked for water boiler but there was no boiler at entire hotel where we could ake a cup of tea in our room. only good thing was the quite central location. If you can spend a bit more money you better look for a different hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Linda

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked for three nights and stayed one until we found a much nicer hotel. The rooms were very smelly and breakfast was awful. If you don't mind exotic massage shops a sex shop next door and a sex cinema on the other side this may be okay for you.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Conor

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

8/10 Good

Samuel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant stay and overall happy with the experience. Staff were friendly, room was good for the price, beds were very comfy. Only critiquewould be a limited selection for breakfast (however this is down to preference of course)
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good location

Very good location to get to Dom and Christmas markets. Shower flooded our first room but relocated without any hassle. Breakfast room too small and ground floor rooms were noisy at night.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel rooms were very dated and needed renovating. Shower leaked, shower rail was held up by electrical wire. There was no kettle or refreshments in the room. It's a very loud hotel, lots of doors banging throughout the day and night. The hotel is based next to a sex shop and a sec cinemas. Breakfast is basic but does the job. Staff were friendly. But we won't be returning.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, full of history, very close to centre. Great breakfast and friendly staff. Nice, comfy rooms. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

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