Review: Hilton Cologne

 

Hilton Cologne

Trip to Dusseldorf and Cologne

Date of stay: August 9-10, 2026
Address: Marzellenstraße 13-17, 50668 Köln, Germany
Room: Booked King guest room, upgraded to King Guest Room with Cathedral Dom View
How to get here: Take S19 from the airport to Köln Hauptbahnhof. The hotel is a few minutes walk from there.
Hilton Property: Number 245 in 69 countries

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Hotel Exterior

Hotel exterior

Reception & Lobby

Hotel reception

Lobby seating area

Infused water by the lobby seating area

Elevators

The highest floor is 7th floor.

King Executive Room, 628

The bed was comfortable as expected and there were AC power plugs including USB-A and C ports.

Coffee table and chairs. For silver, gold and diamond members, the bottles of water (still and sparkling) were complimentary 👍

There were local and international TV programs.

Complimentary coffee and tea

Mini ref

Wardrobe with luggage rack, safe, iron and ironing board, slippers and a bible.

The bathroom was not the biggest we have seen but turned out okay for us. The usual Crabtree & Evelyn bath amenities were offered.

Orientation map

View of the Cologne Cathedral from the room 👍

Complimentary Drinks Voucher

As a diamond member, I got complimentary drink vouchers to be used at the Pigeon Post Bar & Eatery.

Drinks menu

Mike had a glass of sparkling wine and I had a mocktail (Pigeons Solero).

Breakfast Buffet @ konrad Restaurant (6:30-10am/7-11am)

Gold & Diamond Breakfast Area

There is a separate breakfast area reserved for gold and diamond members.

Gold and diamond members breakfast area

There is also a smoothie station and fresh passion fruit inside the separate breakfast area which is not found in the normal buffet.

Kid´s Buffet

A special kid´s buffet too 👍

Seating

Seating
 
Below are some photos from the buffet:

Breakfast cocktails (mimosa and pineapple spritz) including sparkling wine (Sekt) 👍

A glass of sekt to start the day 👍

Salads, cheese, cold cuts

Local corner

Yogurt, fruits

Hot items including sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, etc.

Made to order eggs

Belgian waffles, pancakes, carrot cake

Amenities & Outlets

Fitness center, open 24 hours

Health Club/sauna, open 4pm to 10pm (mon-fri), 11am to 10pm (sat and sun)

Pigeon Post Bar & Eatery (open 10am to 12mn/1am) They also have outdoor seating.

Restroom, located 1 level down

Located 1 level down

Exploring the Area

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Triangle offering views of the Cologne Cathedral and Hohenzollern Bridge and Cologne Opera among others.

CONCLUSION

The Hilton Cologne (used to be the Post Office and Postal Savings Bank) is the perfect hotel if you are thinking of location as it is just steps away from the Cologne Cathedral and the Hauptbahnhof where we arrived from Dusseldorf. Our room even had a lovely view of the cathedral. As for the rooms, they are modern and included USB-A and C ports by the bedside table and still and sparkling bottles of water. Sadly, here are no Nespresso machine in the room. The fitness center and the sauna area were nice touches. We also appreciate that we got complimentary drinks voucher (since they do not have an executive lounge) although a lounge in the future would always be welcomed. The breakfast buffet offering was extensive and of very good quality, and the separate area for gold and diamond members was also very much appreciated. For the price we paid, it was really worth it and we would highly recommend it to everyone 👍

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