Still canť believe what can happen and what feeling I can have after 14 hours I spend at that hotel. Check-in : receptionist "Hmm"... yes? Absolutely no welcome, thank you, how are you... just "your room number is XXX and lift are over there". ...actually the same was check-out: "Checking-out? Your room number?" Again absolutely not how was your stay...etc....probably... more

The barcelo is just off Rudolfplatz which turned out to be a great area of Cologne with loads of restaurants and bars and cafes and despite the area being extremely busy on saturday night we heard no noise at all in our hotel room in the early hours. The rooms are average size as is the bathroom. There is a... more

Hi, We stopped here last December when we went to Cologne for the Christmas markets. It's perfecty located for all shops, markets, bars, the cathedrals etc. The food was excellent, and I found the staff to be very polite and friendly too. We booked the room and flight seperately and saved a fortune on what we were being quoted by... more

My husband and I are members of “Mi Barceló” club, so when we were going to visit Köln we chose this hotel for our stay. The hotel is well located; the room is very large and shines with cleanness. As Barceló standards claim, the staff (except the people working at the front desk) was very friendly. Regarding the receptionists, no... more

Good value hotel. Friendly and attentive staff. Rooms are clean and spacious. Fantastic shower! Great location for the Altstadt, only a couple of stops on the train, or there are plenty of bars, clubs and restaurants on the doorstep of the hotel. We will be going back to Cologne soon and we'll stay at The Barcelo. more

Due to the termination of an international assignement in abroad we were booked in this hotel for 2 months in a normal room without a safe. Therefore we have stored all our valuables in the hotel safe. After a couple of days the hotel management offered us the suit for the same room rate as we we planned to stay... more

The Barcelo is a nice hotel but a little tired. It has all the amenities that you need and it is in great location. Although a fairly long walk to the DOM and the river, it is right on the train route plus there are a lot of restaurant and shops right around the hotel. The only negative was the... more

This hotel is brilliant! We stayed her in June 2008 and thought I really should leave something on here. The hotel is in the centre of Cologne, excellent position. Very friendly check in staff, very clean spacious rooms. We didn't eat in the hotel as we wished to eat out, the hotel has loads of bars, pubs and restaurants situated... more

I stayed in this hotel December 08 with a group of 11. We were checked in very quickly, the staff we're very friendly and helful. Location was excellent, we looked out onto the christmas markets which was really nice. Rooms was really spacious and cleaned daily. The cathedral and city centre were a good twenty minute walk, but there was... more