HotelChatter - Cologne

Snakes at a German Hotel (Ew, Ew, Ew)

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-19T16:49:58-05:00

Rather than drummers drumming, pipers piping, and golden rings, a group of Chinese visitors to Cologne, Germany had a more unseemly batch of presents for their hotel: police confiscated "100 snakes, 70 tortoises and 20 neon-colored frogs" from the three tourists, reports English-language news source The Local. And, no, a partridge in a pear tree was not included in their arc of travel companions.

Radisson Blu's Revolving Door Unfairly Attacks Justin Bieber

juliana — 2010-05-21T09:12:18-05:00

The Radisson Blu Hotel in Cologne, Germany better watch its back. After its revolving door brutally attacked Justin Bieber--without reason!--Bieber fans will be on the warpath to take down anyone and anything that messes with the bodily perfection of Bieber and his lovely lady hair.

Ok, maybe we're exaggerating. After all, Justin hitting his head on a revolving door was entirely his fault (watch the video above.) But Bieber fans did send death threats to Kim Kardashian just for posing in a pic with the Biebster so you never know what they might do to a hotel.

What Women Really Want...In a Hotel

JetSetCD — 2008-08-07T15:45:06-05:00

Occasionally when we shack up in a hotel and are confronted with gaudy brocade galore or minimalism a la copious black leather, we find ourself thinking...."whoa, we are totally not in the demographic this place had in mind."

Feeling this way in a space which is to be a temporary home is more than uncomfortable, it can be downright stunting.

To address this issue among women travelers, the Cologne International School of Design did a very awesome thing by conducting a study to discover what is needed to create a "new hotel culture" which successfully melds the design demands of both sexes.

The Hotel Chelsea Abroad

juliana — 2006-12-11T14:29:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<object width="268" height="325"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9fbg20gXBtQ" name="movie"></param><embed width="325" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9fbg20gXBtQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="268"></object></embed>Fearless Jaunted editor <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/user/djk/stories">Davie</a> headed out to Cologne, Germany this weekend where she stayed in the <a href="http://www.hotel-chelsea.de">Hotel Chelsea</a> and shot this video of her $77 a night single room. This Hotel Chelsea is much like the Hotel Chelsea in New York in that it is the artist's hotel, discovered by artists and designed and partly supported by them. Each room is filled with international pieces of contemporary art.While visiting an art hotel sounds nice, here's what Davie had to say about it:<blockquote>That's a single room and it was aging. Also, NOISY from every direction!! Especially slamming doors inside the hotel. It woke me up at least twice...Nice staff though, and

Cologne Hotel Tips: NYT has ESP?

juliana — 2005-04-22T19:46:33-05:00

<![CDATA[ Earlier this week, just a day before the new pope was named, the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/17/travel/17cologne.html?pagewanted=2&oref=login">New York Times</a> put out an article on Cologne, Germany. Now Germany is the motherland for Pope Benedict XVI and the largest Catholic cathedral in Germany is in Cologne. Eerie....Maybe the NYT had an inside source within the cardinals' conclave. Whatever it may be, several hotels were listed when traveling to the city that is "less majestic than Berlin" but apparently more "laid-back" and "fun-loving." One hotel of note is the <a href="http://www.excelsiorhotelernst.de">Excelsior Hotel Ernst,</a> which is over 140 years old and is opposite the cathedral. But a holy location is also pricey. Rooms start at $364 A more modern, and kinkier, place to stay