Hotel Engelbertz

I booked Hotel Engelbertz because of its closeness to the Koln HBF and the center of the tourist area and it was a great choice!! Upon reading reviews I noticed a lot of people complaining of the noise. I'll say that it is noisy, BUT I put a white noise app on my phone and it eliminated any noise from the street at night. So don't let that deter you from this great budget hotel in a stellar area of Cologne, there are simple ways to remedy street noise in the "age of the smartphone". The breakfast was really good in the morning for a budget hotel, better than some 4 stars I've stayed at in Europe. The staff were very nice, and as there was some construction happening on the building across the street, they apologized for the extra commotion during the day. The location cannot be beat, it is only a 5-8 minute walk from Koln HBF and right off the main shopping street. It was about a 15-20 minute walk to the Belgian Quarter, and about 8 minutes to the old town and a number of Kolsh bierhaus locations! Highly recommend this hotel!

Just a short one-night stay to see the cathedral and city center, so location was important. This hotel is an easy walk from the Hbf and close to nice restaurants and the sites we wanted to see. Room was clean, included breakfast was good, and the personnel helpful. A little noisy and a little more expensive than I wanted, but was pretty much just what I wanted.

Second visit to Engelbertz, family run and they operate the hotel and are very friendly and are eager to help. For a 2 star the rooms are basic but clean and surprisingly roomy and the breakfast is more than adequate. The biggest advantage of the hotel is its location - couldn't be better no matter how much you pay for a hotel, less than 2 minutes walk you are right in the middle of everything brilliant.

Nice hotel. Great location. Good breakfast. Helpful staff. Right in shopping district. No air conditioning but we were there during a heat wave; normally wouldn't be an issue i think.

A very enjoyable hotel would stay again.