This privately-run, 3-star hotel is in the heart of Cologne, just over 1 mile from Cologne Cathedral and a 10-minute walk from Friesenstraße with its lively pubs and clubs. Free Wi-Fi is available in all areas of the hotel. The cozy rooms at the non-smoking Hotel Esplanade cable TV and a minibar. Some rooms have a balcony, and all face either the cathedral or the boulevard. A breakfast buffet is served each morning at the Esplanade Köln. The hotel bar is open every evening. Zülpicher Platz Underground Station is a 2-minute walk from the Hotel Esplanade. The Belgian and Galerie quarters are a 10-minute walk away. Guests at Hotel Esplanade Cologne also enjoy free newspapers at the front desk.