Excelsior Hotel Ernst is a palace hotel in Cologne, Germany.[1] It opened in 1863. It stands about 0.1 km from the centre of Cologne.[3]
Overview
The Excelsior Hotel Ernst is a historic hotel established in 1863 in Innenstadt, Cologne, Germany, adjacent to Cologne Cathedral.
From “Excelsior Hotel Ernst” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The palace hotel opened in 1863. It was designed by Franz Ahrens and Heinrich Müller-Erkelenz. It is listed as an architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the palace hotel is 0.1 km from the centre of Cologne. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), about 16 km from the centre of Cologne.[4]
It is one of 75 hotels in and around Cologne recorded in Wikidata, 25 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 13 chain-operated properties there. Of the 6 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Dom-Hotel, opened in 1857. See Hotels in Cologne.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Excelsior Hotel Ernst am Dom — 0.0 km
- Dom-Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1857
- Hilton Cologne — 0.2 km, opened 2001
- Hotel du Nord — 0.3 km
- CityClass Hotel Europa am Dom — 0.3 km
- Lindner Hotel Cologne Am Dom — 0.3 km
- Maria Suite am Dom — 0.3 km
- Brauhaus Sion — 0.3 km
- Hotel Mondial am Dom Cologne - MGallery — 0.3 km
- Wyndham Köln — 0.3 km
- Cologne Friesenplatz — 1.3 km
- Adina Apartment Hotel Cologne — 1.4 km
See also
- Hotels in Cologne
- Hotels in Germany
- List of heritage-listed hotels in Germany
- List of hotels opened in the 1860s
References
- ^ Excelsior Hotel Ernst (Q820475). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Excelsior Hotel Ernst. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-06-20.
- ^ Cologne (Q365). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Cologne. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.
External links
- Excelsior Hotel Ernst — official website
- Excelsior Hotel Ernst on Wikipedia
- Excelsior Hotel Ernst on Wikidata
- Excelsior Hotel Ernst on Wikimedia Commons — photographs