Cologne · Germany
Where to stay in Cologne: 85 quarters compared
84 places to stay in this guide fall in one of the 85 quarters of Cologne. The most are in Altstadt-Nord (33), Altstadt-Süd (15), Neustadt-Nord (13). The area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Altstadt-Nord, 0.4 km away. Nothing here is ranked: each area is described by the same facts, so you can choose by what matters for your stay.
- Quarters compared
- 85
- Places to stay counted
- 84in the 85 quarters
- Most places to stay
- Altstadt-Nord33 places
- Nearest the centre
- Altstadt-Nord0.4 km
Compare
The quarters of Cologne, side by side
Sorted by the number of places to stay. Distances are straight-line from each area's centre point.
| Area | Places to stay | From the centre | Nearest main sight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altstadt-Nord | 33 | 0.4 km | Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium 0.1 km |
| Altstadt-Süd | 15 | 1.1 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 0.3 km |
| Neustadt-Nord | 13 | 0.9 km | St. Gereon's Basilica 0.9 km |
| Grengel | 3 | 12 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 12 km |
| Nippes | 2 | 2.5 km | St. Gereon's Basilica 2.5 km |
| Humboldt/Gremberg | 2 | 3.3 km | Great St. Martin Church 2.9 km |
| Buchforst | 2 | 3.4 km | Great St. Martin Church 3.3 km |
| Neustadt-Süd | 1 | 2.3 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 0.8 km |
| Kalk | 1 | 3.4 km | Great St. Martin Church 3.2 km |
| Lindenthal | 1 | 3.8 km | Roonstrasse Synagogue 2.0 km |
| Mülheim | 1 | 3.9 km | Museum Ludwig 3.9 km |
| Braunsfeld | 1 | 4.1 km | Cologne Central Mosque 2.2 km |
| Bickendorf | 1 | 4.4 km | Cologne Central Mosque 2.4 km |
| Ossendorf | 1 | 4.7 km | Cologne Central Mosque 3.0 km |
| Müngersdorf | 1 | 5.4 km | Cologne Central Mosque 3.4 km |
| Rodenkirchen | 1 | 6.1 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 5.1 km |
| Merheim | 1 | 6.5 km | Great St. Martin Church 6.3 km |
| Junkersdorf | 1 | 7.1 km | Cologne Central Mosque 5.2 km |
| Brück | 1 | 8.6 km | Great St. Martin Church 8.4 km |
| Porz | 1 | 10 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 9.6 km |
| Urbach | 1 | 11 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 10 km |
| Neuehrenfeld | 0 | 2.2 km | Cologne Central Mosque 1.3 km |
| Ehrenfeld | 0 | 2.8 km | Cologne Central Mosque 0.7 km |
| Riehl | 0 | 3.1 km | Museum Ludwig 3.2 km |
| Bayenthal | 0 | 3.4 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 2.3 km |
| Mauenheim | 0 | 3.6 km | Cologne Central Mosque 3.3 km |
| Bilderstöckchen | 0 | 3.6 km | Cologne Central Mosque 2.6 km |
| Sülz | 0 | 3.6 km | Roonstrasse Synagogue 1.8 km |
| Poll | 0 | 3.9 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 3.2 km |
| Raderberg | 0 | 4.0 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 2.6 km |
| Klettenberg | 0 | 4.1 km | Roonstrasse Synagogue 2.5 km |
| Zollstock | 0 | 4.1 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 2.5 km |
| Buchheim | 0 | 4.2 km | Museum Ludwig 4.1 km |
| Vingst | 0 | 4.6 km | Great St. Martin Church 4.2 km |
| Weidenpesch | 0 | 4.7 km | Cologne Central Mosque 4.5 km |
| Marienburg | 0 | 4.7 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 3.5 km |
| Höhenberg | 0 | 4.8 km | Great St. Martin Church 4.6 km |
| Raderthal | 0 | 4.9 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 3.4 km |
| Niehl | 0 | 5.3 km | St. Gereon's Basilica 5.2 km |
| Stammheim | 0 | 5.6 km | Museum Ludwig 5.7 km |
| Westhoven | 0 | 5.6 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 5.0 km |
| Ostheim | 0 | 6.0 km | Great St. Martin Church 5.6 km |
| Vogelsang | 0 | 6.2 km | Cologne Central Mosque 4.1 km |
| Longerich | 0 | 6.4 km | Cologne Central Mosque 5.5 km |
| Holweide | 0 | 6.8 km | Museum Ludwig 6.7 km |
| Ensen | 0 | 7.0 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 6.4 km |
| Flittard | 0 | 7.1 km | Museum Ludwig 7.1 km |
| Höhenhaus | 0 | 7.1 km | Museum Ludwig 7.1 km |
| Neubrück | 0 | 7.2 km | Great St. Martin Church 6.9 km |
| Hahnwald | 0 | 7.5 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 6.2 km |
| Rondorf | 0 | 7.7 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 6.2 km |
| Bocklemünd/Mengenich | 0 | 7.9 km | Cologne Central Mosque 5.9 km |
| Lindweiler | 0 | 8.3 km | Cologne Central Mosque 7.0 km |
| Gremberghoven | 0 | 8.4 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 7.9 km |
| Pesch | 0 | 8.4 km | Cologne Central Mosque 6.9 km |
| Heimersdorf | 0 | 8.6 km | Cologne Central Mosque 7.4 km |
| Dünnwald | 0 | 8.6 km | Museum Ludwig 8.6 km |
| Seeberg | 0 | 8.7 km | Cologne Central Mosque 7.8 km |
| Weiß | 0 | 8.7 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 8.0 km |
| Weiden | 0 | 8.7 km | Cologne Central Mosque 6.7 km |
| Dellbrück | 0 | 8.9 km | Museum Ludwig 8.8 km |
| Finkenberg | 0 | 8.9 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 8.4 km |
| Rath/Heumar | 0 | 9.0 km | Great St. Martin Church 8.6 km |
| Lövenich | 0 | 9.0 km | Cologne Central Mosque 6.9 km |
| Immendorf | 0 | 9.1 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 7.6 km |
| Meschenich | 0 | 9.2 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 7.6 km |
| Merkenich | 0 | 9.2 km | Cologne Central Mosque 9.1 km |
| Widdersdorf | 0 | 9.3 km | Cologne Central Mosque 7.2 km |
| Sürth | 0 | 9.6 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 8.5 km |
| Eil | 0 | 10 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 9.6 km |
| Zündorf | 0 | 10 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 9.4 km |
| Chorweiler | 0 | 10 km | Cologne Central Mosque 9.2 km |
| Godorf | 0 | 10 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 9.0 km |
| Volkhoven/Weiler | 0 | 10 km | Cologne Central Mosque 9.2 km |
| Esch/Auweiler | 0 | 10 km | Cologne Central Mosque 8.9 km |
| Langel | 0 | 11 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 9.9 km |
| Fühlingen | 0 | 11 km | Cologne Central Mosque 10 km |
| Elsdorf | 0 | 12 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 11 km |
| Blumenberg | 0 | 12 km | Cologne Central Mosque 11 km |
| Wahn | 0 | 13 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 12 km |
| Wahnheide | 0 | 14 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 13 km |
| Roggendorf/Thenhoven | 0 | 14 km | Cologne Central Mosque 13 km |
| Libur | 0 | 14 km | St. Pantaleon's Church 13 km |
| Lind | 0 | 14 km | St. Maria im Kapitol 14 km |
| Worringen | 0 | 15 km | Cologne Central Mosque 14 km |
Areas: the 85 quarters of Cologne that Wikidata records as a city part of Cologne located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 84 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Restaurants, cafes and bars: as mapped in OpenStreetMap, counted in the area whose centre is nearest, the same way as the places to stay. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Main sights
Cologne's main sights and the area each is counted in
The 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions, a measure of how widely documented they are.
| Sight | Area | From the centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wallraf-Richartz Museum | Altstadt-Nord | 0.5 km |
| Cologne Central Mosque | Ehrenfeld | 2.1 km |
| Museum Ludwig | Altstadt-Nord | 0.2 km |
| Romano-Germanic Museum | Altstadt-Nord | 0.2 km |
| Roonstrasse Synagogue | Altstadt-Süd | 1.9 km |
| St. Gereon's Basilica | Altstadt-Nord | 0.8 km |
| St. Pantaleon's Church | Altstadt-Süd | 1.7 km |
| Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium | Altstadt-Nord | 0.5 km |
| St. Maria im Kapitol | Altstadt-Süd | 0.8 km |
| Great St. Martin Church | Altstadt-Nord | 0.5 km |
Hotels by area
Hotels in each area of Cologne
Questions
Where to stay in Cologne: questions travellers ask
What is the best area to stay in Cologne?
That depends on what the stay is for, so this guide does not rank them. The facts: the most places to stay in this guide are in Altstadt-Nord (33), Altstadt-Süd (15), Neustadt-Nord (13); the area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Altstadt-Nord (0.4 km); the most sights recorded in Wikidata are in Altstadt-Nord (45); the area centre closest to a station is Neustadt-Nord (Köln Hansaring station, 0.1 km).
Which area of Cologne has the most hotels?
Altstadt-Nord, with 33 places to stay in this guide, of 84 counted across 85 quarters.
Which area of Cologne has the most restaurants?
Altstadt-Nord: 266 restaurants mapped in OpenStreetMap counted there by the nearest-centre rule (each restaurant goes to the area whose centre is nearest), the most of the 85 quarters; then Neustadt-Süd (119), Altstadt-Süd (107).
Which area of Cologne is Wallraf-Richartz Museum in?
Wallraf-Richartz Museum is counted in Altstadt-Nord: its nearest area centre, 0.2 km away. Altstadt-Nord has 33 places to stay in this guide.
Which area of Cologne is Cologne Central Mosque in?
Cologne Central Mosque is counted in Ehrenfeld: its nearest area centre, 0.7 km away.
Sources: areas, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. Cologne travel guide · How this guide is made.