Maybe Cologne is not the most fun and interesting place for the child, but it certainly finds him to do. After all, there is such a huge Cologne zoo, and a cable car over Rhine, and a delicious chocolate museum, which can be reached in a multi-colored train "Bimmelbahn", and in the neighboring villages, quite nearby, in Bruel, there is a fantasy amusement park - in general bomb!
Choosing a hotel, pay attention, just as much as it is intended for tourists with a younger generation. Here Hotels that are happy to see guests with children
Hotel Geisler 3 * (Frankfurterstr. 172-174, provides babysitting and childcare services, as well as bicycle rental, including children's)
Excelsior Hotel Ernst 5 * (TRANKGASSE 1-5, fee for the population of children under 12 years old is not charged if they live in the same room with parents on existing beds. Also in the hotel there are nanny and child care services)
Hotel Santo 4 * (Dagobertstr. 22-26, There are nanny and child care services)
Ambassador City 3 * (Barbarossaplatz 4, there are nanny and child care services)
Pullman Cologne 4 * (Helenenstr. 14, non smoking hotel, baby beds are available on request, nanny services)
Wyndham Köln 4 * (Breslauer Platz 2, Children under 11 years old live in a hotel for free in the same room, if you do not need extra beds. There are nanny services)
Maritim Hotel Köln 4 * (Heumarkt 20, Children under 6 years old have the right to live for free in the same room with parents. Plus there is an expedited check-in and departure and nanny services)
Best Western Premier Hotel Park Consul 4 * (CLEVISCHER RING 121, on site there is a playground, non smoking hotel, interconnecting rooms, babysitting and a beautiful garden for walking)
Hyatt Regency Köln 5 * (Kennedy-Ufer 2a, welcoming gifts for children and adults, children under 12 live free of charge in rooms with parents, nanny services, there is an indoor pool)
Hotel Cristall 3 * (Ursulaplatz 9-11, there are nanny and child care services)
Ameron Hotel Regent 4 * (Melatengürtel 15, there are special rooms for allergies, children under 12 free of charge in a community room with parents, there are nanny services, a cozy picnic area)
Hotel Boulevard 3 * (Hansaring 14, there is a bicycle rental, nanny services)
Dorint An der Messe Köln 4 * (Deutz-Mülheimer-Str. 22-24, there is a bicycle rental, non-smoking hotel, babysitting services and a wonderful garden)
Dorint Hotel Am Heumarkt Köln 5 * (Pipinstr. 1, Nanny, Indoor Pool)
Hilton Cologne 5 * (Marzellenstr. 13-17, the restaurant has a children's menu, nanny services, garden for walking)
Marienburger Bonnel 4 * (Bonner Straße 478-482, is located near the Chocolate Museum, Nanny Services)
Hotel am Augustinerplatz 3 * (Hohe Str. 30, There are nanny services, children under 4 years old live free with parents, non smoking hotel)
BARCELO COLOGNE CITY CENTER 4 * (HABSBURGERRING 9-13, Babysitting and Child Care)
Humboldt1 Palais-Hotel & Bar 5 * (Kupfergasse 10, Babysitting Services)
Eden Hotel Früh Am Dom 3 * (Sporergasse 1, non-smoking hotel, there is an accelerated check-in and departure service, as well as nanny services)
By the way, in almost all these hotels, guests have the right to bring with them to accommodate pets. This requires an additional fee, from 5 to 30 euros per night). If an extra bed or a cot is required, the fee is also charged, from 10 euro and above.
These hotels can be bolded to sit down with children and be sure that they are entertained there and they will take care of them.
If you choose to settle the hostel, I recommend choosing a separate room so that children do not interfere with adults in a total number for 8-10 people (and we know what children are shitting). But in general, the hostel is definitely not the best option for traveling with children. Cool option - Apartments or guest houses, all, like at home, your own apartment, no one bothers anyone.
In addition to the entertainment centers designated above, you can just walk in Parks of the city . Excellent parks for the whole family:
Reinpark.
We are going there on the metro station to Koelnmesse. Excellent clean park on the banks of the Rhine with many paths, different interesting sculptures and greens.
It is considered one of the best in Germany (oh, like!). There is even a two-kilometer railway with real trays! As well as in the south side of the park, various children's events and festivals are constantly held (next to the dancing fountain).
Media Park or Media Park
We are going there on the subway station to christophshstr./mediapark or hansaring.
Media Park is dedicated to the development of modern technologies, this is a modern trendy area of the city. That is, it is skyscrapers, buildings, towers. And at the same time, a great place for walking along the lake, where you can at the same time feed the swans, and here there is a playground with slides and swings.
Botanical Garden "Flora".
The park is not very big, but very beautiful.
There are greenhouses with lush plants, beautiful walkways, rare types of trees and flowers, the small ducks are important for a duck, which can be fed with the baby. It is located at Amsterdamer Straße 34 (ZOO / FLORA Metro Station). By the way, before this garden can be reached by train "Bimmelbahn", which runs through the entire city! So the journey will be doubly more interesting! Not to say that the place is very crowded, but just the same family with children, this garden just adore! Very peaceful and beautiful place!
Stadtvald Park
Very old and beautiful forest where you can go with babies on a picnic or a walk.
The forest is just huge! But it is unlikely to get lost.
There is also a boating station and even a small Lindenthaler Tierpark zoo (Kitschburger Straße 9, in the eastern part of the forest).
In the zoo, donks, deers, sheep, turkey, peacocks, chickens and various types of waterfowl birds live in the zoo. The animals go on fenced sites, but not as in ordinary zoos, that is, they can be quietly feed and stroke them.
The zoo is open all year, in winter from 9 am to 16 or 17 hours, in warm months from 8 to 19 or 20 hours. The entrance to the zoo is free. Also in Stadtvald there are several playgrounds that will give your little kids.
If you are looking for restaurants for the whole family, the sources are advised to stay in the following restaurants: "Cafe Reichard", "Caminetto", "Cyclo", "Tutto", "Culux", "Da Enzo", "Bieresel", "La Vecchia Trattoria "," Rheinterrassen "," Filippo Nisi "," Trattoria Vesuvio ".
