Welcome to our house and to the open and friendly city of Cologne.
Breathe the same air as Napoleon once did!
Our lovingly designed rooms in French Baroque style offer an incomparable mix of luxury and elegance. The walls are adorned with opulent wallpaper, while sumptuous furniture and designer lighting create an inviting and different ambience. In this unique accommodation you live right in the middle of the city, but still in a very quiet location!
We are a self check-in hotel (without breakfast), without staff and long queues at reception.
This means you can check in with us easily, quickly and conveniently using an automated personal generated code.
In our momument protected building in the heart of the city, we offer our guests an authentic experience in a house with history without an elevator, which guarantees you a unique and individual stay.
Enjoy your own private bathroom with first-class amenities and let yourself be pampered by the high-quality beds and the variety of entertainment options. Relax in a quiet and stylish environment that invites you to linger and unwind.
2 guests
bath room
working spcae
Amelie is on the first floor facing the inner courtyard and is decoratively one of the three golden rooms with a Queensize bed of 160 x 200 cm - one mattress.
2 guests
bath room
working space
Celine is on the first floor facing Kupfergasse and is decoratively one of the four pink rooms with a Queensize bed of 160 x 200 cm - one mattress.
2 guests
bath room
working space
Jacqueline is located on the second floor facing the inner courtyard and is decoratively one of the three golden rooms with a Queensize bed of 160 x 200 cm - one mattress.
2 guests
bath room
working space
Juliette is on the first floor facing Kupfergasse and is decoratively one of the four pink rooms with a Queen size bed of 160 x 200 cm - one mattress.
2 guests
bath room
working space
Estelle is located on the second floor facing the inner courtyard and is decoratively one of the three golden rooms with a Queen size bed of 160 x 200 cm - one mattress.
2 guests
bath room
Sauna
Josephine is on the fourth floor and is our largest room, a duplex room with sauna and a Queen size bed of 160 x 200 cm - one mattress.
1 guest
bath room
working space
It is our only single room and is therefore ideal for business and budget travelers. Bed is 130 x 200 cm.
Between 1794 and 1815, during the annexation of the city of Cologne into the French Empire, ruler and general Napoleon visited the city of Cologne several times.
During this time he was married to his first wife Josephine. However, Napoleon was not a food despiser and had a great weakness for valuable, expensive and beautiful things.
He was enthusiastic about the German art of baking and repeatedly came to the bakery at KUPFERGASSE 10. He not only developed a weakness for the bakery's delicacies, but also for the staff.
Toni Schuster was a pioneer of the baking traditions, and his bakery was known beyond the city borders. However, it was his sister Gertrud who turned Napoleon's head behind the sales counter.
“The beautiful Gerdi” is said to have been the real reason why he came to Kupfergasse so often.
She later reports that he occasionally bought all the bread and pastries available to let her finish her job earlier than usual. Gertrud lived in the last room under the attic. She writes in letters that she and Napoleon often had to sneak past the rooms of the other family members. After all, the liason, or “Fisternöllche” in Kölsch (cologne dialect), was not allowed to become known.
We named this room “Josephine” to commemorate the betrayed wife.
The building is now monumentally protected and our house is named “La Belle 10” (the beautiful ten) based on “beautiful Gerdi” and our house number.
Yes, there are public parking spaces directly in front of the hotel and in the surrounding area. There is also a parking garage (Q-Park Quincy) just 80 meters away. Daily rate 8 euros on weekdays and 12 euros on weekends. We could not offer our own underground car park so cheaply. ;-)
You will receive the WiFi password when you confirm your order and can also be found in the welcome folder in the room.
After you book, you will receive an individual access code from us that will allow you to enter the house and your room. This automatically generated code will be sent to you via email from your booking platform (e.g. AirBnB, Booking.com or our website) 24 hours before check-in.
Check-in is possible from 3 p.m. onwards and check-out must be by 12 p.m. Please understand that an earlier check-in is unfortunately not possible, as our rooms must of course be cleaned for you beforehand. Our check-out time is very late riser-friendly.
Unfortunately, pets are only allowed in one of our rooms. You can bring your pet with you in the Amelie room on the first floor. Extra costs are 15 Euros.
Yes, for longer stays the rooms are cleaned once a week and bed linen and towels are changed. If you would like more frequent cleaning, please let us know.
Press "AV" on the TV remote control until you reach HDMI port 1. You can then control the Fire Stick with the small remote control. Please do not change any basic settings on the device.
We ask our guests to observe the quiet period from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. and to be particularly considerate of other guests during this period.
Please let us know immediately by email or, in urgent cases, by whatsapp call/message so that we can resolve your concerns as quickly as possible during your stay. +49174 3327148 or +49163 2937173. Your satisfaction is very important to us.
Yes, our Egyptian cotton bed linen is suitable for allergy sufferers. Our large pillows are made from synthetic fibers and the small pillows are made from feathers and down. If you have any difficulties using it, please contact us.
All of our double rooms have French beds (Queen size) - this means there is ONE mattress throughout, making it ideal for cuddling up. ;-) Unfortunately we do NOT have the option to exchange the beds into separate single beds.
