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Reviews of Ruby Ella Hotel Cologne This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

79-83 Hohenzollernring, Neustadt Nord, 50672 Cologne, Germany

#35 of 243 hotels in Cologne

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 1297 hotel reviews

8.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.0

  • Comfort

    9.0

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free Wifi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: August 5, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Wow Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    We were hoping our Wow room would be a bit more wow. It just wasn't. It was cold-looking, clinical and impractical. We only stayed one night so we managed. The shower is in the same wet room as the toilet so the floor is permanently wet as was the toilet. So if you used the toilet in the night you got wet feet as the tiny bath mat was useless. as the whole floor was wet. If you used the loo, the sink was out of the toilet room so you had to go back out to wash your hands before going into the shower for example. There were no hooks in the shower room and very little space by the sink to put anything so it all became a bit of a juggling act which was just annoying and far from luxurious or a treat.

    The location was great, the car park very convenient and breakfast was good.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 26, 2024

    5.0
    The hotel is basic
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cozy Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The price was way over priced for the size of the room.

    The location was reasonable

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Wow Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The more expensive rooms are almost exactly the same as the cheaper ones. None of the rooms have a view. The room does not have a coffee maker or mini bar, which almost every hotel has. The bathroom is effectively in the bedroom.

    The lobby is very pretty and the rooms are clean. The bed is comfy. The check in and check out is very easy.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 28, 2024

    7.0
    Staff excellent, rooms poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Despite paying for a better room it was small, lacked any form of refreshments, the toilet and shower were glass walled and in the room rather than being a separate area.

    Fabulous themed and spacious communual areas, very professional staff and located close to the metro.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 28, 2024

    7.0
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    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

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    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 28, 2024

    7.0
    Expensive for small room and very small breakfast. Staff great.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very small tight room

    Decor and quirkiness

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 20, 2024

    7.0
    Heavy nightlife in the street, but quiet, nice, clean rooms!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The bed was a bit small.

    Nice clean rooms.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 19, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Cozy Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room was very hot. 4 of us in separate rooms could not get AC to make any difference. Massively increased prices when trade fairs/football on.

    Excellent breakfast, location good

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: May 27, 2024

    4.0
    Underwhelming
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The pillows were cheap and synthetic. The room was on the ground floor and had a literal wall in front of the window. There was no kettle, no complimentary coffee. Very basic and small and not at all good value for the price.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 26, 2024

    6.0
    For the price, good but not 5 star
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Loft Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was too hot, not able to open the window, limited services eg bag drops in room

    Environment

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 25, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Family with young children
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Pillows were not comfortable

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 20, 2024

    7.0
    Good location and nice design
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Wow Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There want parking spot available. Limited (cold) dishes and snacks for breakfast. Soundproof could be better.

    Nice design and a beautiful lobby. The location is good as well.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Loft Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We received a voucher for opting out of the cleaning service but we waited for ever to get a drink for them and in the end gave up and went downtown to get a drink at Brusseler Platz, which was great. The staff seem all students with little experience. It would be better to have at least one senior person in the bar to look after the guests. And it was a but noisy at night, with people smoking? outside in front of the hotel all night.

    great location, very close to Alt Stadt, but also to Belgischer Viertel and many terraces and bars. Nice atmosphere and own style, different from the big brands. We had a problem with the shower, which was fixed promptly and adequately. Beds, shower and chair were all excellent. They charge only 5 euro extra to charge the car.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 11, 2024

    6.0
    Dissapointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Wow Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Unfortunately I’m pretty sure we received the wrong (smaller) room, it was layed out differently than the one on booking.com. Furthermore, upon arrival we were told there was no parking space which was apparently incorrect when we checked again, so that was unpleasant. Also, the bathroom was not clean. Pretty disappointing

    cute style and bar downstairs

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 7, 2024

    7.0
    Would definitely stay here again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Cozy Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Breakfast is continental, so no cooked sausage/bacon etc, but plenty of bread rolls, cheese and ham as well as boiled eggs. Coffee was pre-made and in a dispenser, not quite my taste but was ok. No early check in available as it is an automated system so if you are there early you have to wait in the lobby area, but that is quite comfortable.

    Staff are amazing and the location is perfect for the centre of town as well as for the Gewoelbe club that is a 10 minute walk away. There is a supoermarket next door for easy access to snacks and water/drinks and the nearest Ubanh station is less than a minute away.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 19, 2024

    7.0
    It's fine, a nice enough hotel. Tries a bit too hard to be cool and therefore a bit lacking.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Loft Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Air conditioning was non existent, room was hot and difficult to cool down.

    Breakfast was limited, not a huge selection really. Not much point in bottomless barista, who can drink more than 2 cups of coffee at breakfast?

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 11, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    was not so clean.

    Hotel, staff, location and room designs was good.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: March 10, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Loft Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Quite expensive for what it is. The accessible shower room design could be better, water spills out into the room.

    Comfortable hotel in good location.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: February 26, 2024

    7.0
    ruby hotel is different
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    bathroom

    bathroom small. breakfast not great

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: February 22, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was quite noisy. The room was too small for the big beds, so I kept hitting my legs with the bed corners everytime I passed by. Breakfast was disappointing and quite expensive, 24 Eur. They have also the american system, they ask you to tip, even when the breakfast is a buffet.

    Bed was comfortable. Great location. Friendly front desk staff.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 18, 2024

    1.0
    A disappointing experience from checkin to departure 🤯
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Loft Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Love the concept, but hate the execution! Overall experience could not have been worse if someone tried. Unable to combine two bookings (same room category and consecutive nights), we not only were locked out of our room but also woken up by an unfriendly front of house staff member after night 1 as accused of overstaying (despite specifically highlighting this upon checkin, and getting new keycards issues in the middle of the night just to avoid such a scenario from happening). This only after housekeeping barging into the room despite the do not disturb sign hanging on the door. This happened every day of our stay - getting disturbed or woken up by housekeeping which when we explicitly asked for the room to be made up - simply did nothing at all. Not once during our 5 night stay did we come back to a cleaned room - and this should be possible despite it being the carnival weekend and it’s not my problem as a guest whom the hotel operator outsources the service to! Further, despite this being a brand new building, the walls separating the rooms are paper thin and being woken up by your neighbours beats as if the music were glaring in your own room - sub-par at best. After 5 days of no housekeeping - the only option we were given upon return to the hotel after a long day at the parade was to move rooms at 2am. And the icing on the cake came when we were woken up but 7h later by a staff member to be informed that another guest on another floor had managed to beeak their in room washbasin and that as it was close to checkout time anyway (we had not taken a shower yet btw!) they had turned off the water to our room completely already. This is an established hotel - and if ‘lean luxury’ means one cannot expect the most basic hotel services - my learning is to rely on the less pricy but cleaned at any hour during carnival motel one rooms. An overall horrible experience not to be repeated sadly.

    The 24h bar

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 16, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Loft Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Customer service is really bad

    Trendy and modern hotel

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 16, 2024

    7.0
    Great hotel but could lower cost of breakfast supplement or improve range of food
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Lovely Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast value €24 per person poor - no hot food

    Great staff Fabulous rooms

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 7, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Cozy Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Tiny room with zero shelves or hooks. Check in process was awkward

    Good location.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: February 2, 2024

    6.0
    Nice Stay in Relic themed Hotel
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Nest Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    breakfast

    location, staff etc

    Stayed in January 2024

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