Cologne accommodation from NZ$145

With around 94 hotels, Old Town is a hotel neighbourhood that could be a good place to base yourself. You'll find Old Town 500 metres from Cologne's downtown area. Recommended accommodation options here include the Excelsior Hotel Ernst and First Domizil.

Travelling is about choice so why not check out some alternative neighbourhoods? New Town and MediaPark are other options. The Hotel Viktoria and Mercure Hotel Köln Belfortstraße are in New Town and the Antik Hotel Bristol and NH Köln Mediapark are in MediaPark. The Hyatt Regency Cologne and Dorint An der Messe Köln are in Deutz, while Ameron Hotel Regent and Park Inn by Radisson Köln City West are part of the Ehrenfeld area.

The Hotel Elite and the Maritim Hotel Köln are located handily close to the Cologne Cathedral. The Mercure Hotel Severinshof Köln City and the Hotel Lyskirchen are near the Romano-Germanic Museum. The City Hall and the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum are two other much-visited Cologne destinations. The Novum Hotel Ahl Meerkatzen Köln Altstadt and the Aparthotel Adagio Köln City are within walking distance from the City Hall. The Hotel Allegro and the Hotel Heinzelmännchen, are near the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum.

The Hotel Christina and art'otel cologne, by Park Plaza are near the Museum of Applied Art, and the NH Köln City and Novotel Köln City are near the Galerie Der Spiegel. The Hopper Hotel St. Josef and Star Apartments Cologne - Ankerstrasse are near the Kolumba-Diocesan Museum. Places to stay nearest to the Cologne City Museum include the Star Apartments Cologne - Ecke Brunostrasse and Hotel Cologne Rudolfplatz - formerly Barcelo Cologne.

You could look at the Astoria Hotel and also the Wald-Cafe. The Astoria Hotel is 25 kilometres away from the heart of Cologne. The Wald-Cafe is situated 25 kilometres away. You could also choose to make a reservation at the Derag Livinghotel Kanzler or the Kameha Grand Bonn.

But wait, there's more! Cologne - Rhein-Erft offers heaps of other adventures too! If you're a nature lover, be sure to explore Cologne - Rhein-Erft's forests, rivers and streams. If the great outdoors are not your cup of tea, spend time at some of the region's ruins and old towns. Active types can try their hand at mountain biking, hiking and horse riding here.

The closest hotels in North Rhine-Westphalia include Bensberg and Bergisch Gladbach. Bensberg is 15 kilometres to the east of Cologne, while Bergisch Gladbach is 15 kilometres to the east of Cologne. Bensberg accommodations include the Kardinal Schulte Haus and Malerwinkel Hotel. Bergisch Gladbach hotels are the Hotel Kölner Hof Refrath and Gronauer Tannenhof.

Just because you're on vacation, doesn't mean you can't enjoy your passion for sporting events. Signal Iduna Park can be found 70 kilometres to the northeast of Cologne. The ibis Dortmund City and the Novum Hotel Unique Dortmund Hauptbahnhof are both good options if you hope to get amongst it.

Travellers transiting via Cologne - Bonn Airport might like to stay at the Airport Businesshotel Koeln or the Parkhotel St. Georg, which are both close by.