Bike-friendly holiday apartment in Cologne

Our beautiful apartment is located 5,5 km from the Cologne Cathedral and the main cycle roads by the river Rhine. It is equipped with all the comforts that will make your cycling trip an overall feel-good experience:

  • You can find the apartment very easily. It is located in a side road of the well-known Venloer Straße, very close to the regional train station Köln-Ehrenfeld, as well as the subway station Rochusplatz in the popular city district Köln-Ehrenfeld (northwest of Cologne, on the left side of the Rhine), district Bickendorf.
  • You can easily check-in at any time (after 3 pm). Check-in takes place independently via the key safe at the house.
  • You can park your bikes in our courtyard, and use the power supply for your e-bike.
  • Your accommodation has its own bathroom (towels, shower gel, shampoo and hairdryer are available) as well as a large comfortable double bed including bed linen, extra neck pillows and extra blankets. Furthermore, your accommodation contains a fully equipped kitchenette with a refrigerator and cooking facilities as well as TV and free WiFi.
  • You may also use your own washing machine with a short programme for outdoor clothing to freshen up your cycling clothes. A clothes horse is also available.
  • In the REWE-Center, which is only 2 minutes walk away, you find bike supplies and everything else you might need on the way as well as food and beverages for your next ride. A pharmacy, a drugstore, a post office, several banks and a kiosk are also within walking distance.
  • There are several bicycle shops and workshops nearby, the nearest B.O.C.24 store is 1,5 km close!
  • The accommodation is equipped with tools and a bicycle repair kit. We will also be happy to assist you personally!
  • Just around the corner are nice typical restaurants, e.g. a Cologne brewery, Pizzeria, a Turkish grill restaurant, Nobel Burger restaurant and a vegetarian restaurant.
  • 1-minute-walk away there is a recommendable breakfast cafe providing a large selection of reasonably priced products, so that you can start your next tour well prepared.
  • In addition, we have tour maps, travel guides and current event tips for you provided in the apartment.

We, the two hosts Simone and Claudia May, are cycling enthusiasts ourselves and will be happy to help you with any questions or to assist in case of glitches. A warm welcome!

Bicycle supplies in the immediate vicinity

Available in the house:

Bicycle repair kit, tools
Repair stand, floor pump
First aid kit
Maps and travel guides

Stores for supplies, spare parts, clothing:

Polo Biker Store (100 meters)
Rewe Center (200 meters) (food and non food, household supplies, electrical equipment, textiles, bicycle supplies)
B.o.c.24 subsidiary Ehrenfeld (2 underground stations, 1.5 km)
Decathlon subsidiary Breite Str. (5 km, with direct subway connection to Appellhofplatz within 10 minutes)

Shopping, food, equipment (everything within 50-200 meters):

Pharmacy
Breakfast cafe
Post office
Kiosk (magazines, smoking accessories, concert tickets)
DM Drugstore
Cleaning
Cobbler
Tailor
Several restaurants, see Surroundings

Banks:

Commerzbank
Kölner Bank
Sparkasse
Postbank