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Excelsior Hotel Ernst Cologne, Germany Vacations, Honeymoons and Luxury Travel Packages

Excelsior Hotel Ernst Cologne

Imagine waking up, overlooking the glorious spires of the gothic 'Dom' cathedral: - Welcome to the Excelsior Hotel Ernst - Cologne's foremost address for discerning travellers and fine accommodations Experience over 140 years of tradition and elegance in one of the finest hotels worldwide! An oasis of peace and convenience expects you in the heart of Cologne: The Excelsior Hotel Ernst is known for its meticulous attention to detail and exquisite design. Each of the 152 rooms and suites has been decorated individually and appointed with rich fabrics, paintings and precious antiquities. A harmonious blend of distinctive colour schemes gives the final personal touch.
All rooms have been designed to provide exceptional standards - traditional values have been successfully combined with modern facilities to fulfil your needs for luxury and ultimate comfort. Unwind in an atmosphere of unmatched classical grandeur and timeless elegance.
Excelsior Hotel Ernst Cologne Accommodations
Some rooms feature a spectacular view of the famous gothic cathedral. To ensure a pleasant stay at the Excelsior Hotel Ernst the rooms and suites provide the following amenities:
- Self-dial telephone(digital & analogue)
- Computer-outlet, ISDN
- Wireless-LAN
- Colour TV, satellite with CNN
- Pay TV system
- Radio
- Individual built in safe
- Air conditioning (in most rooms)
- View to the "Dom" cathedral (in some rooms)
- Facsimile - outlet (in some rooms)
The Excelsior Hotel Ernst also pampers you with some complimentary services:
- Minibar drinks
- Daily shoe-shine service
- Personal wake-up call and customised service
Relax in luxurious marble bathrooms, equipped with these amenities:
- Bathrobes and slippers
- Hair-dryer
- Toiletries
- Make-up- and shaving mirror
- Electric outlet for the safety razor
- Telephone in bathroom
- Heated towel-rack
- Bidet
- Scale
- Jacuzzi/Whirlpool (in some bathrooms)
- Television (in some bathrooms)
Rooms
49 single- and 70 double rooms reflect the classic and exceptional ambiance of the hotel - a harmonious blend of tradition, contemporary life-style and technology. Up to 35sq m in size, the rooms are handsomely appointed with a warm and welcoming character. Perfect for recovery, the rooms quietly look out to the courtyard or the side street. Allow yourself to indulge in unique surroundings, offering all-embracing comfort.
Junior Suites
19 Junior Suites (42sq m - 55sq m) are delightfully furnished, combining sophistication with true luxury. With premium view to the Cologne cathedral or the courtyard, these generous-sized one-bedroom suites offer a comfortable working area, partly featuring walking wardrobes and separate lavatories for guests. Experience distinctive accommodations for distinctive pleasures.
Suites
For total convenience 13 spacious suites (50sq m - 80sq m) have been exquisitely appointed to ultimately meet and exceed the expectations sought after by the most discerning traveller. The suites are either decorated in an impressive Louis XV or a more classic-modern style. Finest silk materials, beautifully restored antiques and luxurious marble bathrooms - each suite reflects the individual charm and splendour of the hotel. A most comfortable living room, a separate bedroom, ample closet space and partly lavatories for guests are provided. The spacious working area as well as the luxurious living-room makes these suites ideally suited to the business guests for small group meetings and private receptions. For leisure or for business - here you will enjoy the memorable view of the cathedral or the peacefulness of the quiet courtyard location, rendering your stay in Cologne to an unforgettable experience.
Excelsior Suite
The hotel's most luxurious accommodation - the presidential suite will entirely fulfil your desire for space, peace and utmost luxury. Ingenious decorations, rich fabrics, elegant antiques and the precious velvety carpet together with the warm and bright colours simply create a residential atmosphere. With 160sq m the Excelsior Suite allows for a perfect mix of business such intimate gatherings or business meetings and relaxation. A large entrance foyer leads into a generously sized living room. The Excelsior Suite consists of two bedrooms and a spacious living room with the most magnificent view to the gothic cathedral. A modern HI-FI system, remote control television with plasma display, mobile phone, facsimile machine and video surveillance are at your disposal. Relax in the luxurious marble bathroom with TV and unwind in your own private steam bath or whirlpool bath and let your personal well-being unfold freely. The Excelsior Suite can be booked with one or two bedrooms.
Lobby & Businesscenter
Adjoining to the lounge our winter garden is the meeting point of the Excelsior Hotel Ernst, and its unmistakable atmosphere stands for the timeless elegance of a 5-Star luxury hotel. With its central location opposite the Cathedral in Cologne, the winter garden is an ideal place to carry out informal business meetings and discussions or to relax one's mind with a cup of coffee after a long shopping trip and to escape the Cologne hubbub.
With its imposing interior and the artistically decorated glass roof, the winter garden is also suitable for cocktail receptions, for balls, birthdays or weddings.
The Excelsior Hotel Ernst is reknown as organiser of banquets and conferences. The rooms, which are technically equipped to a very high level, are suitable for business appointments as well as for festive occasions of almost any scale, and offer an exclusive setting for a successful event.
Excelsior Hotel Ernst Cologne Restaurants & Bars

The restaurants of the Excelsior Hotel Ernst in Cologne do not only win over various restaurant guides, but enchant our guests to the same degree with their culinary menus. From breakfast until a late dinner at the end of the day, you will be served exquisite specialities from the kitchen and the wine cellar.
Hanse Stube
"I can resist everything except temptation." (Oscar Wilde)
In the Hanse Stube, which is famous far beyond the borders of Cologne, our team creates innovative haute cuisine - french food with culinary finesse.
The remarkable wine-cellar of the Excelsior Hotel Ernst, with its exquisite selection of superb wines from all over the world, completes the overall culinary masterpiece. Allow yourself to be spoilt by the committed service team lead by Maitre Romain Witt, who has wielded the sceptre of the elegant gourmet restaurant for decades. The faultless care makes every visit to the Hanse Stube in Cologne an unforgettable experience.
The ensemble of exquisite cuisine, choice wines, traditional classic service and stylish atmosphere is certainly unique in this form, and combines the best of the lucullian delights at the highest level. Our fish parlour and mirror parlour offer an exclusive setting for private celebrations or business meals.
Taku
Exciting, young and dynamic: this is the appearance of the "taku" - the restaurant full of Asian delights at the cathedral square in the center of Cologne. Head chef Claudia Schröter offers you an unforgettable experience in the traditions of Asian cuisine and hospitality.
Refined delights - from Japanese or the somewhat more solid Chinese cuisine to the spicier varieties of Thai and Vietnamese cooking - are offered to you here. The culinary offering is accompanied by a comprehensive selection of wines from all over the world and rounded off by unobtrusively perfect service. For private celebrations, social occasions and your individual events you can also book the "taku" restaurant exclusively.
Piano Bar
The intimate and yet popular Piano Bar at the Excelsior Hotel Ernst has a warm and inviting atmosphere. The perfect combination of class, style together with the elegant wooden panelling and cosy armchairs simply creates a feeling of utmost comfort. The bar is a local favourite starting with morning coffee followed by light meals and refreshments throughout the day. Delicious finger-food and snacks are available all day. As day turns to night the Piano Bar becomes Cologne's most fashionable meeting place for discerning locals as well as for international visitors. Live piano music is entertaining you nightly (Monday to Saturday, 06:30pm-01:00am) to set the mood. Here, guests enjoy pre-theatre aperitifs, taste a typical 'Kölsch' beer, a trendy Cosmopolitan or old fashioned Martini - simply indulge in a lovely evening. The Piano Bar is the ideal place for a truly comfortable close to a successful day. Bar chef Louis de Gouveia has been awarded the title 'Bar chef of the year 2004'. Let him spoil you with his wide selection of delicious cocktails, special creations, and legendary classics. Wine lovers and connoisseurs will discover a remarkable wine menu as well as some rarities. It is one of the very few really excellent bars in Cologne... .
Excelsior Hotel Ernst Cologne Local Attractions

There are reasons enough for a visit to Cologne - the cosmopolitan metropolis of North Rhine-Westphalia! Cologne cathedral - the 'Dom' - forms the heart of the city and is the most visited monument in Germany. But there are many more sights worth seeing. Whether you choose the Romanesque churches, renowned museums, Roman excavations, a river cruise on the river Rhine or the famous perfume 4711 - in Cologne all this becomes synthesised into a thrilling work of art ... yours to explore!
Museums & Galleries:
- Roman-Germanic Museum (approx. 300m from hotel)
"Roman Art and cultural history of the city from its beginnings"
- Museum Ludwig (approx. 350m from hotel)
"Art from 1900 to the present day, history of photography collection"
- Wallraff Richartz Museum (approx.1km from hotel)
"Painting and sculpture from the 13th to the 20th century"
- Schokoladen Museum (Chocolate Museum)
(approx. 1km from hotel) "Everything about chocolate: cocoa production and processing since the 19th century"
- Sport- und Olympia Museum
(German sports and Olympia Museum) (approx. 1km from hotel) "Germany's only national sports museum; exhibitions on the social development of national, international and Olympic sports culture from classical antiquity to the present"
Cologne Cathedral (approx. 30m from hotel):
- Holy mass
- Treasure Chamber
"Precious reliquaries, liturgical articles, robes and insignia of the archbishops from the 4th to the 20th century"
- Tower ascent
"509 steps to the observation platform (95m), marvellous panorama of the city, the Rhine and the surrounding area. Belfry with the largest free-swinging bell in the world."
Ship excursions on the Rhine (approx. 600m from hotel):
Enjoy the beautiful view of the city of Cologne, or the ever-changing panorama along the Rhine as you pass by castles, the legendary Siebengebirge, etc…
Guided city tours:
- City sightseeing tour by bus (approx. 2 hours)
(departures next to the Tourist Office near the Cathedral and the hotel) "Coach route via Roman antiquities, medieval city gates, Romanesque churches, Cathedral, City Hall, Gürzenich. Modern Cologne, shopping centres and a visit to the museum for the history of Cologne"
- Special tour of Cologne cathedral
through the excavations - above the roofs of Cologne cathedral - through the treasure chamber
- Historical background of fortresses and palaces
in the southern Erftkreis region presented by a professional guide: Gracht palace, Lechenich stately castle and the moated castles of Konradsheim and Redinghoven
- Kölsch Tour
"the beer, local idioms and the way of life"
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