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Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen

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Free daily buffet breakfast
Exterior
Economy Single Room, 1 Single Bed
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
  • Place, Chocolate Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Cologne Cathedral
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, LANXESS Arena
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Cologne (CGN-Cologne - Bonn)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room Single Use

Standard Double Room Single Use

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Economy Single Room, 1 Single Bed

Economy Single Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, free cots/infant beds

Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, free cots/infant beds

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Quadruple Room

Family Quadruple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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About the area

Cologne

A stay at Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen places you in the heart of Cologne, within a 15-minute walk of Cologne Cathedral and Chocolate Museum. .This hotel is 15.6 mi (25.1 km) from Phantasialand and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Musical Dome.

What's nearby

  • Chocolate Museum - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Cologne Cathedral - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Musical Dome - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Cologne Trade Fair Grounds - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • LANXESS Arena - 3 min drive - 2.0 km

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

  • ‪Hafenterrasse - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Krua Thai - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Zerin Döner - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hotel Lyskirchen Köln - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Takezo Ramen Bar - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen

Hotel with free breakfast, 8-minute walk to Chocolate Museum
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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 38 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 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 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 at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 4 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

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

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • 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)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Altstadt Köln
Köln Novum Hotel
Novum Ahl Meerkatzen Köln Altstadt
Novum Ahl Meerkatzen Köln Altstadt Cologne
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Novum Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Köln Altstadt Cologne
Novum Hotel Köln
Novum Hotel Köln Altstadt
Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Hotel
Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Cologne
Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Hotel Cologne
Novum Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Köln Altstadt

Reviews

Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Reviews

6.8

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 151 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 325 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 307 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 127 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 91 out of 1001 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

As we need

Just spend a night. As we expected, the generous free breakfast is beyond. Very old but bed is clean. Good for budget travelers
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

10/10 Excellent

Gary

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

Lovley little

Great little hotel, lots of character Breakfast was lovley. Great location, in walking distance of everything
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unknown to us, the bed was infested with bed bugs. Completely ruined our stay in Cologne. Although the reception staff were very sympathetic, the manager/owner could not care less about our grievance.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

We strongly suspect guilty of double booking

We did not actually manage to stay at this hotel. We emailed the day before to warn them our flight would not arrive until late evening and ask about local parking, plus advice on where we might be able to eat late at night but did not receive a response. On arrival, we were told that a guest had caused damage to our room, so it was no longer available. When we tried to find out just what the problem was, the receptionist was very vague, so we very much got the impression, given that it was a very busy weekend, that the hotel had allocated our room to other guests. He acknowledged that my email had been received. He said the hotel had tried to contact us to tell us our room wasn't available but I found no record of a missed call/text/email. The hotel had rebooked us into their 'sister' hotel, a Holiday Inn, but that was in a suburb a long way from the city centre. We had specifically chosen the Ahl Meerkatzen because it was in the old city, so we would be able to meet local friends nearby and find somewhere to eat & drink until late at night. By the time we got to the Holiday Inn, everywhere in that area was closed, which ruined the beginning of our weekend stay, as we had also arranged to meet friends at the hotel for breakfast the following morning. When we complained to the hotel, they were unsympathetic, taking the attitude that they had found us alternative accommodation and did not offer us either adequate compensation or a complimentary night's stay for a future trip.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Lloyd

Travelled with family

Modest accommodations

Property photos look much nicer than actual hotel. Hotel felt more like a nice hostel. Located next to exotic shops and cinema. Nice weather during my stay so not having air conditioning was not too big of an issue. Restroom plumbing had a poor smell. Accommodations worked but I think it is overpriced for what you get.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mohamed

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Great staff Good value for money
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
You get what you pay for our room was clean very basic. Beds where comfy maid came in every day. Breakfast ok nothing special. The guy serving breakfast is the rudest most miserable man ive come accross think he needs to retire. Basil Faulty we called him. If you have not got a sense of humour or easily offended perhaps the area the Hotel in is not for you. There some dodgy looking people about if you return to your hotel after midnight but to be honest no hassle we just laughed. Hotel reception staff very helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Isabelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really cute accommodation with old-style decor. Facilities are good and the staff are nice. The buffet breakfast has a lot of options which is great!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Conor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good location. Very friendly and helpful in hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jan Kelvin

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

Historical Hotel: 5-star

I love the medieval vibes of the hotel, and upon research, the hotel has been in service since the 12th century. I love the location and its proximity to public transport and tourist attractions. The staff were also lovely.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Bailey

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

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