Excelsior Hotel Ernst

A fashionable distinguished hotel located opposite the famous cathedral in the downtown area. A prestigious residence for both tourists and business travelers, with the shopping district nearby. Featuring superb service and a high degree of individual attention. Each room has a hairdrier, robes, soundproof windows, direct-dial telephone, minibar, radio and color satellite TV. The leading hotel in the area.

Check-in Time:

1500

Check-out Time:

1300

Year Renovated:

2002

Total Rooms:

142

Total Floors:

6 floors.

Rooms:

142

Reservations

IB

Cancellation Policy

-24 hours, If cancellation is done less than 1 day prior to arrival the client will be charged for the total amount. Please note the different cancellation policy for the follwing fair periods: free cancellation up to 30 days prior to arrival: 31.08.-01.09.08/23.-27.09.08/21.-24.10.08/ 18.01.-24.01.09/31.01.-04.02.09/08.-13.03.09/ 23.-27.01.09/12.-15.05/29.08.-01.09/08.-13.09/ 09.-15.10.09 100% deposit upon arrival for whole reservation booked (no cancellation possible): 29.05.-10.06.2008

Directions

From Cologne Bonn Konrad Airport (CGN): Distance to Excelsior Hotel Ernst is 12 kilometres, approximately 20 minutes' drive. Getting there. Guests can arrange to be picked up by limousine or by van, for an extra fee and by prior arrangement with the hotel. High speed trains and the regional S Bahn run between the airport railway station and Cologne Hauptbahnhof (central station) every 30 minutes. The fare for a single ticket is 2.10 EUR, and the journey time is 18 minutes. The number 170 bus runs to the Hauptbahnhof and Cologne city centre five times an hour. The fare is 5 EUR for a single ticket. Taxis wait outside Terminals 1 and 2, and cost about 25 EUR to central Cologne and 40 EUR to Bonn. Prices are all subject to change. Getting around. The hotel is in Cologne city centre, opposite the cathedral. The centre of Cologne can be easily explored on foot. Schildergasse, Hohe Strasse and Breite Strasse are pedestrianised and most main attractions are located around the Altstadt, on the left bank of the Rhine. A transferable ticket (VRS) entitles travellers to use all transport facilities, including the underground, buses, trams, and RB (RegionalBahn), RE (RegionalExpress) and S (S Bahn) trains. Train only tickets can also be purchased. Both types of tickets can be purchased from vending machines at the city's train stations. Only VRS tickets can be bought from tram, bus and underground stops. Valet parking is available at the hotel (surcharge).

Area

Surroundings of Düsseldorf

Pets

True

Attractions

Dom Cathedral 0.1 Mile / 0.2 Kilometer Ludwig Museum 0.1 Mile / 0.2 Kilometer Schauspielhaus 0.5 Mile / 0.8 Kilometer Rhine Promenade 0.3 Mile / 0.5 Kilometer Philarmonic Hall 0.1 Mile / 0.2 Kilometer Cologne Town Museum 0.3 Mile / 0.5 Kilometer Joseph Haubrich Arthall 0.6 Mile / 1 Kilometer Wallraf Richartz Museum 0.1 Mile / 0.2 Kilometer Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Dining

RestaurantThe restaurant has very impressive dark wood ceiling and panelling and serves traditional European style food. There is also a patio restaurant for when the weather is fine.

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