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a&o Köln Dom - Hostel

Travelers can unlock Cologne's iconic landmarks with tour assistance at this centrally located hostel, just steps from the Musical Dome and Chocolate Museum

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Located in the heart of Cologne, a&o Köln Dom - Hostel offers a vibrant atmosphere with in-room WiFi. The buffet breakfast fuels city exploration, while helpful tour and ticket assistance makes discovering nearby attractions easy.

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Breakfast available
The current price is AED 295
AED 331 total
includes taxes & fees
19 Feb - 20 Feb

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Single Room | Living area | TV

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Eco-friendly toiletries
Eco-friendly cleaning supplies
Pet friendly
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Twin Room | Living area | TV

Twin Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(9 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Eco-friendly toiletries
Eco-friendly cleaning supplies
  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room for Single Use

Highlights

Heating
TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Eco-friendly toiletries
Eco-friendly cleaning supplies
In-room safe
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room For Single Use

  • Sleeps 1

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About the neighborhood

Located in Innenstadt, a neighborhood in Cologne, a&o Köln Dom - Hostel is in the entertainment district and near a metro station. Rheinau Harbour and Claudius Therme are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those in the mood for shopping can visit Dufthaus 4711 and Schildergasse. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at LANXESS Arena or RheinEnergieStadion. Visit our Cologne travel guide
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Komodienstr 19-21, Cologne, NW, 50667

What's nearby

  • Closer look at the Cathedral's detailed exterior
    Hohe Strasse
    1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Cologne Cathedral
    Cologne Cathedral
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Alter Markt showing outdoor eating and a city as well as a small group of people
    Old Market
    6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • City-panorama of Cologne at dusk, Rhine, Hohenzollern Bridge, cathedral, the Musical Dome, Colonius TV tower, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
    Musical Dome
    6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Haymarket which includes heritage architecture
    Hay Market
    9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Cologne (QKL-Cologne Central Train Station)
    4 min walk
  • Appellhofplatz Breite Strasse U-Bahn
    5 min walk
  • Cologne - Bonn Airport (CGN)
    19 min drive

Restaurants

  • Café Reichard
    2 min walk
  • McDonald's
    1 min walk
  • Funkhaus Restaurant
    3 min walk
  • Wartesaal am Dom
    4 min walk
  • Galestro
    3 min walk

About this property

a&o Köln Dom - Hostel

Hostel near Cologne Cathedral
Located close to Musical Dome, a&o Köln Dom - Hostel has plenty to offer. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), express check-out, and multilingual staff
  • Secured bicycle storage, a vending machine, and a TV in the lobby
  • A front-desk safe, tour/ticket assistance, and luggage storage
Room features
All guestrooms at a&o Köln Dom - Hostel feature comforts such as free WiFi and safes.
Extra amenities include:
  • LED light bulbs and eco-friendly cleaning products
  • Bathrooms with eco-friendly toiletries and showers
  • TVs with premium channels

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; EUR 12.50 for adults and EUR 6.25 for children

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage
  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 100% renewable energy
  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options
  • Water dispenser usage encouraged

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium channels

More

  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • LED lighting
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: EUR 15
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 2:00 PM - 6:00 AM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Guests are required to download the property's a&o App mobile app before check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 17 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • An effective city/local tax rate of 5.35 percent will be charged

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 12.50 for adults and EUR 6.25 for children
  • Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: EUR 15 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property uses solar energy, plus eco-friendly cleaning products

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

A O Köln Dom
A&O Köln
A&O Köln Dom
A&O Köln Dom Cologne
A&O Köln Dom Hostel
A&O Köln Dom Hostel Cologne
Köln Dom
a o Köln Dom
a o Köln Dom Hostel
a&o Köln Dom - Hostel Cologne
a&o Köln Dom - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
a&o Köln Dom - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Cologne

Frequently asked questions

Is a&o Köln Dom - Hostel pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total). There's a fee of EUR 15 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking?

A&o Köln Dom - Hostel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at a&o Köln Dom - Hostel?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

What time is check-out at a&o Köln Dom - Hostel?

Check-out is at 10 AM. Late check-out is available for EUR 15 (subject to availability).

Where is a&o Köln Dom - Hostel located?

Located in Innenstadt, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Hohe Strasse, Cologne Cathedral, and Musical Dome. Cologne City Museum and Wallraf Square are also within 5 minutes. Cologne (QKL-Cologne Central Train Station) and Köln Dom/Central Station (tief) are within a 5-minute walk.

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Reviews

a&o Köln Dom - Hostel Reviews

7.2

Good

7.8

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

7.4

Staff & service

7.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 332 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 125 out of 332 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 88 out of 332 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 332 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 332 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient to everything.

The hotel was difficult to find the first time but once found it was very convenient to restaurants, shops and attractions.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

lily

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great location, nice staff, super comfy bed, nice bathroom, overall good stay!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is great. There is luggage storage space but can be hard to find a staff to help. Room was nice and comfortable, definitely an upgrade type of stay for backpackers.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Good location cheap and cheerful hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good

Great staff, always welcoming, smiling, polite and very helpful, especially with the luggage that we store before the check-in and after the checkout. The hotel can't be in a most convenient location
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Elinor

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
This hotel is decent value for money. Located very close to the cathedral, main station and old town. Lots of nearby places to eat. Room was a decent size although the bathroom felt cramped. Good shower, good WiFi, mattress a bit soft but still comfy. Excellent pillows.Very limited storage but plenty of plug sockets. Clean but poor attention to detail, eg a hair on the duvet. Good blackout curtains but poor internal sound proofing. Heating works well Seriously fiddly and annoying computerised check in but the staff are very nice. Overall I think this hotel is absolutely fine if staying for a single night and i would stay here again but I'd explore other options for a longer stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

Worst hotel ever for the price

WOW!! I mean if I had been reviewing this on what i paid - £300 per night, it would be getting minus 5 stars but I am reviewing it based on say an average £50 per night room rate. First of all the positives. The location is great, very central and noise levels are actually very low around there considering. The rooms seemed fairly clean and the bed was quite comfortable (if not a little basic). So now we get to the negatives. We arrived (having booked twin beds) and given room 402 which after walking 4 floors we found out was one double bed (no room around the bed to walk, literally the room was the size of the bed). We went back downstairs and after about 5 minutes we were given 408. So back upstairs we went but even worse this time the room was actually occupied (no people but a lovely laptop and phone if we had been that way inclined). So back we went again and this time given room 203 which again was two twin beds basically crammed together like a double with no room to walk around the outside. I have no idea what the room pictured is of but it certainly isn't the rooms we saw at this hotel. The rooms aren't like prison cells, they are a lot smaller than prison cells. I mean it is basically a bed and nothing else. Michael at front desk looked like he had been left on his own to manage the whole operation and couldn't look more disinterested if he tried, he did at least find our booking. Worst hotel experience - For the price - Absolutely the worst ever
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I quite liked this place for the price. Location could NOT have been better!!! It was such a perfect location! Staff was amazing and so helpful!! There was a tinnny elevator which was so helpful to get the luggage to the room. It was clean, and beds pretty comfortable. My sons bed was more comfortable then mine, mine had a weird lump/roll in the middle. It was verrrrry hot to sleep here. No ac as most places in Germany. I did bring along a little USB fan that I bought before heading to Germany that has been extremely helpful. It was loud outside. But that is to be expected so close to the downtown core/cathedral. And I wouldn’t change it for the location! We had to park about 10 min away in a parking garage which was the only downside. Other than that. Amazing place!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Karim W

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
1. Faucet was leaking and I asked for someone to fix it but nobody fixed it. 2. No hot water first day with temperatures near freezing not ideal! No apologies from staff and no compensation whatsoever
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

GERARDO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Samira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It‘s ok for a Hostel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Small but clean, friendly staff, good for one night sleep
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Just some steps to the Koln Cathedral. Breakfast is poor, elevator didn’t work the second day.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Tyge

Very good situated in Köln close to the railway station and the Dom. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

KONSTANTINOS

Liked: Staff & service

Small room for a good price

Really convenient location (a few steps from Koln central train station). Small room, friendly staff. Sheets were a little bit old and walls were dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luisa

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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Kris

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do Not Disturb!

Basic hotel room, clean and simple. However... cleaning staff need to learn what the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door means, and not let themselves in and wake me up 3 times!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The worst hotel that I have stayed ever , mini room , no bed sheet even short of bath towels, no A/C, totally a nightmare ….
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort

Minimal service but it is OK

There was one bath towel in the room. No other towels. There were soap bottles provided, one for the washbasin and one for the shower. The labels are different but the contents are the same. The bed is small enough to roll down, and there is only one power supply. Free wifi and heating are supplied, sufficient for a night's stay or so.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Tae

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
最終日以外のスタッフはとても感じが良かったですが、最終日のスタッフはトイレットペーパーがないからくださいとフロントでお願いしたら、明日の掃除のときでもいい？と言い、すぐに部屋に持ってきてとお願いしたが持ってくることは無く、フロントを何度か訪ねたが彼女は居なくてとても困りました。 シーツも擦り切れていて、ペットパッドも無く、布団は常に湿っていました。 タオルも擦り切れていたり、黒ずんでいたり、シャワーコーナーは、身を縮めないと入ることも出来ませんでした。 シャワーヘッドも壊れてホースから漏れていました。 また、テーブルも椅子もありませんでした。 2度と泊まることはないでしょう。
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Takashi

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
エアコンなし
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

sylvain

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Proche de la gare

Personnel très agréable. Chambre double très calme, propre et bien équipée. Juste un peu petite. Proche de la gare, du centre ville et de la cathédrale.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Akihiko

ケルン大聖堂のすぐ近くでした。 とても便利だと思います
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sukran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Tekrar kalırım.

Hostelin konumu mükemmel. Hiç toplu tasımaya binmeden her yeri gezdik. Hostelde iki gece kaldık. Temizlik mukemmeldi. Kahvaltı yeterliydi. Çalısanlar guler yüzlüydü. Daha ne olsun.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Konum olarak harika bir yerdeydi. Temizlik ve sıcaklık da gayet ıyıydı.Resepsiyondaki Berk bey çok sıcak karşıladı ve çok yardımcı oldu.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025