Hotel Altera Pars

Location: Thieboldgasse 133-135, Cologne, NW, 50676, Cologne, DE

Star Rating: 8 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 9 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Amenities & Facilities

• Free WiFi
• Luggage storage
• Concierge service
• Wheelchair accessible
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Free newspapers in lobby
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)

Rooms Available

• Triple Room

  1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

  301 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Room service (limited), minibar (fees may apply), and free bottled water

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Safe, twin sofa bed, and free newspaper; cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Sofa bed
  • Bottle of water
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Free newspaper
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided

• Double Room

  1 Double Bed

  269 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Room service (limited), minibar (fees may apply), and free bottled water

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Safe, free newspaper, and desk; cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Bottle of water
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Free newspaper
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided

• Double Room Single Use

  1 Twin Bed

  269 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Room service (limited), minibar (fees may apply), and free bottled water

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Safe, free newspaper, and desk; cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Bottle of water
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Free newspaper
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided

• Single Room

  1 Twin Bed

  161 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Room service (limited), minibar (fees may apply), and free bottled water

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels

  Practical - Safe, free newspaper, and desk; cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Bottle of water
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Free newspaper
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided

Guest Reviews

• Verified traveler (8/5): Great location, nice staff, simple rooms - Location was great, close to the centre. Staff was very friendly and the rooms were clean. However, the shower’s water flow was very limited so taking a proper shower wasn’t really an option.
• Yvonne (8/5): Top locatie in oude centrum - Prima hotel met ruime kamers. Goede locatie om de kerstmarkten te bezoeken.
• Mia (4/5): - Hotelværelset var rigtigt fint og levede op til billederne på Expedia, men servicen fra personalet var skuffende. I beskrivelsen stod der, at receptionen var tilgengængelig i åbningstiden, men receptionen var lukket efter, at vi ankom. Når vi forsøgte at tage kontakt til hotellet via telefon blev telefonen ikke taget, og vi fik kontakt igennem samtaleanlægget, men vi blev med irritation og vrede. I Expedias beskrivelse stod der også, at morgenmad og parkering var tilgængelig, men der var hul i restaurantens tag, så morgenmad var ikke mulig, og der var kun et begrænset antal parkeringsbilletter med rabat til rådighed, og dem havde andre gæster reserveret på forhånd.
• Verified traveler (8/5): 좋은 숙소 - 담당 직원이 아주 친절했고, 방 상태도 좋았다. 불편했던 것은 엘리베이터가 없는 좁은 계단과 관광지들과 떨어져있는 위치.
• alhusseine2018 (8/5): Best Value for money! - If you are looking for a place close to the main means of transportation, than this Hotel should be one of your top choices. Staff is very friendly and helpful. I felt there as part of a family. Room and bed are a bit too small for my dimensions. Breakfast provides you with all basic nutrients, yet delicious and filling! Stairs are a bit steep, not suitable if you have kids in a push car, as there is no elevator.
• pwlarthur (10/5): Wonderful restaurant with outstanding staff and attention to service and quality - My wife and I visited the restaurant attached to the hotel, for our wedding anniversary, and had a fantastic experience. The food was exceptional, and you could see by the care taken with every detail that they chefs are top rate. The range of meal choices was just right to give variety but focus on quality and matching with excellent wines. The atmosphere is lovely and warm. But what really impressed us was the kindness and generosity of the staff, who went out of their way to make it a very special night for us.
• JazzBoro (6/5): Good location - Good location but steep stairs to the rooms as their is no lift. Good food available in restaurant and service from staff was good. Also very handy for Christmas Markets. Would certainly visit again in the future.
• Murat (8/5): Great location and friendly service. - Very good location - super central. Especially good location for gay travellers, as it’s in the middle of all the gay venues (10 min walk both sides). It was a bit expensive considering it’s condition, but the room was big and clean and the bed was comfortable. Breakfast was ok. Service was friendly.
• Robert (10/5): Great little hotell at Neumarkt, central and quit - Soo nice little hotell 100m from shopping area, Schildergasse. Friendly staff, had a nice large doubleroom, quit.
• Urs (8/5): Gute Lage - gutes Essen - Das Hotel ist an vorzüglicher Lage gleich beim Neumarkt mit guten öV-Anbindungen. Es wird von sehr freundlichen und hilfsbereiten Personal geführt. Offensichtlich wird das schon ältere Gebäude allerorts etwas renoviert. Hervorragendes Frühstücksbüfett und gutes Essen im Restaurant.
• Yoav (10/5): Very good hotel and a problem with Hotels.com - Except for one thing, it was really good, and the one thing has nothing to do with the hotel itself but with you, Hotels.com: Despite what was written in your email, I was charged before I arrived at the hotel, which, apparently, was a source of inconvenience, since I usually pay in cash. It should not have happened, and you should stick to your promises to your clients.
• Dr Salim (10/5): Very good - Friendly staff and good location. Breakfast was average. Very clean and comfortable room.
• 247aregg (10/5): Perfect location and friendly staff! - We went to Keulen for some days, we stayed at this hotel. It was a perfect stay! Staff was very nice and helped us with anything we needed. Also very pleasant, was the parkingplace right next to the hotel. Recommended!
• jaakkos500 (8/5): Only thing missing is air conditioning... - Location is excellent, near a subway station and the main shopping area. Breakfast is good, only the hot dishes can get stale. Staff is frendlier than one expects in Germany. Our room was a bit worn but functional... if only there had been air conditioning!
• Andre (4/5): Decepcionante - O hotel é decepcionante. O primeiro ponto a se observar é que o hotel não é acessível, não dispondo de elevador ou rampas de acesso. O acesso aos quartos é feito através de uma escada estreita. Os quartos são acarpetados e com cheiro de cigarro, pois não há distinção entre fumantes e não fumantes. O hotel está localizado próximo a bares e restaurantes o que torna os quartos orientados para a rua bastante barulhentos. O hotel também não tem estacionamento como o anúncio faz crer. O estacionamento disponível é um estacionamento público pago próximo ao hotel.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Bon petit hôtel, calme, en immersion - Le wifi est limité en volume selon le nombre de nuitées. Le minibar juste à côté du lit à débrancher pour la nuit ;-) mais un petit hôtel très bien situé et calme. À l'ancienne avec une porte (sans réception) et une vrai et clé qui donnene l'impression d'être un habitant de la ville. Je n'ai pas eu l'occasion de tester le restaurant italien qui fait partie de l'hôtel mais il avait l'air très bon. Personnel sympa.
• Verified traveler (6/5): Zufrieden - Insgesamt voll ok. Nettes hilfsbereites Personal. Gutes Frühstücksbuffet. Große Dusche. Super Lage. Wen das stört: kein Lift. laute Minibar (absteckbar), kratzige Handtücher
• marceld754 (8/5): Simple and friendly - Hotel has a great location next to the Neumarkt, but in a quiet street. Hotel is simple but very clean and comfortable. Staff is really friendly! Free WiFi is fast. Breakfast is more than alright for what it costs. Hotel has some parking cards for affordable parking (€14 per 24h). No elevator though.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Super Lage - Wir wurden sehr freundlich empfangen. Herziges Zimmer, gutes Frühstück! Nur wenige Gehminuten von der Innenstadt entfernt :-)
• Rody (8/5): Idéal pour les marchés de Noël - Au cœur des marchés de Noël et des boutiques plus besoin de la voiture des votre arrivee parking sécurisé a 50m " le top
• SEONG SEON (6/5): 깨끗한 호텔 - 대체적으로 만족합니다. 하지만 엘리베이터가 없는게 아쉬웠습니다.
• 140jonnyc (6/5): City break - A simple hotel in the center of town. It was clean but smelled of stale cigarette smoke. Friendly staff. 10 mins walk from Old Town. Very close to trams and buses. The breakfast was simple but adequate.
• Verified traveler (4/5): Alles ok aber alles riecht auch nicht sehr gut - Zimmer ok Nette leute an der reception Citylage War nur 1 nacht in K
• 426cindyv (8/5): Nice place to stay - We enjoyed our stay at this very nice hotel. The room and the European breakfast buffet were as expected. The situation of the hotel near Neumarkt is perfect. It's easy to walk to all the things to see.
• DonkaM4 (10/5): RECOMMENDED!!! - Location is excellent, in the center of the town, but in a small, quiet street. The stuff is very kind, friendly and helpful. The rooms are very clean, beds are very soacious and comfortable, pillows are perfect. Nice bathroom, very good breakfast, also wifi. A nice place in Cologne.
• Verified traveler (10/5): Central location and a great breakfast - Very central location next to Neumark, accessible by tram and metro. Getting to the old town is just a short walk. Friendly management and they serve a great breakfast.
• Verified traveler (6/5): Ok - Für den Preis voll in ordnung
• Verified traveler (4/5): Great location, small hotel but bad facilities. - Perfect location, friendly staff, nice breakfast, nice spacious clean rooms. However, wifi was almost unusable at most times, the shower barely worked and wasn't fixed after I reported it, three floors with no lift, flickering lights in the entrance gave the impression that the hotell is not really being looked after.
• machteldgruppen (10/5): Friendly staff and great breakfast - Parking place nearby hotel. You can reach everything by walk. Ideal voor christmas market visits and tourist highlights. Worth coming back for. Best breakfast for 5 euros I have had for years! .....................
• Spinniecur (8/5): very central location, nice rooms, very friendly management great breakfast - Very friendly management. When you arrive the manager explains everything to you, also suggestions where to eat, where to go out etc. We were on the fourth floor, nice room but for people who are able to take four flights of stairs. Great breakfast and location is very central. You get a discount if you directly book with the hotel. Wifi is up most of the time, otherwise ask the manager to reset it.
• Veronica749 (10/5): Great location, excellent breakfast and friendly staff - We chose this hotel because of the Trip Advisor reviews and we were well-served by them. The hotel is central, located down a small side street. It is only five minutes from the main shopping area and a 15 minute walk from the station. We had a friendly welcome and information was provided about Cologne. We were also given a password for the free wifi which proved to be excellent throughout the hotel. Yes, there are steep stairs, which we were prepared for. So you do have to take that into account. But there are lovely paintings up the stairs so you have something to look at while you take a breather! Our room was large, clean and well-furnished. The bed was comfortable. The bathroom was excellent. It faced on to the street and the only time is was noisy was on the Friday evening as 'end of weekers' had a drink outside the bar across the road. We closed the window and the noise was not a problem and disappeared by the time we were ready to sleep.The breakfast was excellent: plenty of good coffee, cooked eggs and ham, a good range of cheeses, even smoked salmon, fruit and yogurt and pastries. We couldn't fault it. All in all, we thought this a good value hotel for the facilities and location. We'd happily stay again.
• Kristian (6/5): Great location, friendly service & nice breakfast - We stayed here for 3 nights in August & found the hotel to be very central to all the sites but nicely tucked away on a side street so it wasn't too noisey. It was very hot in Cologne & the lack of air-con meant the room got very hot but a fan was supplied & it made it manageable. The room itself was fine, with a mini-bar, tv etc. The breakfast each morning was good with both continental & cooked food available. We will happily stay here again if we are in Cologne. There is a restaurant next door that did nice evening meals & a lovely local bar around the corner with lots of characters for a fun drink after dinner
• SanElpt (6/5): Great location, lovely breakfast & friendly service - We stayed here for 3 nights in August & found the hotel to be very central to all the sites but nicely tucked away on a side street so it wasn't too noisey. It was very hot in Cologne & the lack of air-con meant the room got very hot but a fan was supplied & it made it manageable. The room itself was fine, with a mini-bar, tv etc. The breakfast each morning was good with both continental & cooked food available. We will happily stay here again if we are in Cologne. There is a restaurant next door that did nice evening meals & a lovely local bar around the corner with lots of characters for a fun drink after dinner
• cb871 (8/5): Nice room and nice breakfast - Room was nice and clean (shower didn't gave pressure which is a bit annoying !). We were on the third floor and it wasn't noisy. Breakfast is very nice for such a small hotel, you have as bit of everything (fruits, cereals, dry meat, bread,...). Staff was nice and arrenging for the check in. Price is not cheap but not crazy expensive.
• spiritofscouse (6/5): Good location , good breakfast - The hotel is a 3 star rated hotel in the heart of neumarkt where all t he shopping is. Visited Germany for the medica exhibition in Dusseldorf and booked in Cologne as could not find accomodation in Dusseldorf .The hotel has no lift and the room I had was small, enough for a shower and a sleep. The guy taking care of the hotel is very friendly and helpfull and he preapres a great breakfast.
• Kobi-Baby (10/5): Great Hotel - I come to Koln Every year, This was my third time in this great city. It was the best hotel so far. the price was fair, the service was excellent and the location is wonderful. I will be back again no doubt about it.
• RuadhCamel (10/5): wonderful stay at Christmas - We very much enjoyed staying here over our Christmas break. Staff are friendly and helpful. Check in and Check out was speedy. The room was clean, warm, spacious and with large windows for natural light. The location is very good, it is about 15min. walk from the main train station. Almost everything else you would want to see in the city is within walking distance, including the zoo. There are restaurants nearby. We had the buffet breakfast each morning, and it was one of the nicest during our stay in Germany. I would highly recommend this hotel.
• JuliaCaesaris (4/5): One of the worst - I have to say I booked this hotel upon seeing the convenient location and reading the great reviews here but was utterly disappointed. The staff (the young man who apparently runs the hotel and does pretty much everything) was chatty and had a smile on his face which I thought was nice at first but in retrospect I think it was because of the joke of a room he set us up with. We stayed on the top floor, there is no elevator but the aforementioned guy helped with the luggage. The room was quite small and the furniture old. We checked in at around 10pm but still the room wasn't cleaned. The old and musty carpet was filthy, pieces of food from the previous guests were clearly visible, so bad that I had to put on socks after taking a shower. Which is another story. The bath is small and looks to be made the 70's. The water pressure was non-existent, it took 5 minutes to rinse shampoo off my hair, also the heater wasn't turned on so it was ice-cold in there. The bedsheets weren't changed I think, because I found 3 hairs (short black hair, not mine) and small brown stains of god knows what. I think this was the most disgusted I ever felt in a hotel room and I stayed at plenty cheap ones when I was younger. But this room wasn't even cheap, at 85 euros a night I think the least they could do was to vacuum the carpets and change the sheets. The only decent thing about our stay was the breakfast, yes it was just decent. An awful experience, I sincerely recommend looking at other hotels.
• 998MatthewA (8/5): Helpful Staff and Fantastic Location for Christmas Markets - I stayed here with my girlfriend when we visited the Christmas Markets. It is a 20 minute stroll from the station, and is located seconds away from the Angel's Christmas Market - the nicest of all the markets we thought. The staff were most welcoming. Our room was very clean and spacious. We booked a double but has two singles pushed together. A few more pillows wouldn't have gone amiss but that was our only complaint. Breakfast was excellent with a range of cereals, breads, cold meats, eggs and bacon, fresh coffee and juices etc. From the hotel, all other markets were less than fifteen minutes walk - the shopping district is on your doorstop and the Dom and the Rhine aren't far either. We walked everywhere. If I were going back to Cologne, especially during Christmas, I'd stay again.
• HazelD633 (8/5): Fantastic location, warm and friendly - Stayed here with teenage daughter and the location was excellent, about 2 minutes walk to the Neumarkt underground so lots of shops and sights nearby. Could walk to river in less than 15 minutes, less to the Rudolfplatz and Friezenplatz (where there are the best shops, more upmarket and lots of bars and restaurants). Room was warm, beds really comfortable. Slightly put off by smell of smoke on arrival (despite being a non-smoking hotel) so had to open window to make it fresher. Not a nice view from room 13, as it overlooks a rubbish area! Breakfast was good - eggs/bacon plus lots of meat, salmon, cereals, bread, juice etc. Saw no one eat in the restaurant at night so expect to eat elsewhere unless you want to sit on your own! Would stay there again, primarily as the welcome was so good and staff friendly and helpful.

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