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Wedding venues in Cologne

16 venues in Cologne and within 40 km host weddings, ordered by renown and by how fully each is documented. Of those that publish a capacity, the largest, Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg, hosts up to 300 guests. 15 of them list their event spaces by name. Each page has the key facts and a request form for the events team.

Excelsior Hotel Ernst
Hotel · Cologne, Germany
Capacity on request133 rooms to stay
Carl Ernst opened his hotel opposite Cologne Cathedral in 1863, seventeen years before the spires were finished, and it still faces them across Trankgasse.
Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg
Hotel · Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
12–300 guests10 event spaces111 rooms to stay
Ten event spaces for up to 300 guests and 111 rooms in a baroque palace east of Cologne
Cologne Sportspark (Eventcologne)
Event space · Cologne, Germany
Up to 120 guests6 event spaces
Event loft and grill hall for up to 120 guests each at a sports park in Cologne
Gut Hungenbach
Estate · Kürten, Germany
30–80 guests4 event spaces26 rooms to stay
Meeting rooms for 60, a vaulted hall for 80 and 26 hotel rooms on a historic estate in the Bergisches Land, east of Cologne
Hotel am Wald
Hotel · Monheim am Rhein, Germany
50–150 guests4 event spaces97 rooms to stay
Three 80 m2 daylight rooms that open into a 240 m2 hall for up to 150, with 97 bedrooms and free parking in Monheim
Stadthotel am Römerturm
Hotel · Cologne, Germany
32–170 guests10 event spaces107 rooms to stay
Seven daylight meeting rooms for up to 170, the Römerkeller for parties and 107 bedrooms in central Cologne, 10 minutes' walk from the main station
Brauhaus Goldener Pflug
Restaurant · Cologne, Germany
40–150 guests3 event spaces
Cologne brewhouse in Merheim with rooms for up to 150 guests, a beer garden and Gaffel Kölsch on tap for company and family parties
Kochfabrik Köln
Event space · Cologne, Germany
Up to 60 guests2 event spaces
Two 95 m² rooms in central Cologne for cooking team events of 10 to 60, workshops and company parties
Hotel Restaurant Zur Post
Hotel · Odenthal, Germany
Up to 120 guests1 event space
A Festsaal for 10 to 120 guests with show kitchen and terrace, in a Michelin-starred house 15 minutes from Cologne
ANNO 1858
Event space · Cologne, Germany
Up to 150 guests2 event spaces37 rooms to stay
Event space for 80 company guests or 150 wedding guests by Cologne's Heumarkt, with a 37-room hotel next door
Hotel Restaurant Lüdenbach
Hotel · Overath, Germany
Up to 120 guests5 event spaces
Family-run hotel in the Bergisches Land for celebrations and meetings of up to 120 guests, near the A4 east of Cologne
THE CAGE
Event space · Cologne, Germany
Up to 200 guests1 event space
A 160 m² event venue in central Cologne for 60 to 200 guests, with two bars and two dance floors
Schloss Eulenbroich
Castle · Rösrath, Germany
50–130 guests4 event spaces
Seminar rooms from 30 to 230 m² and weddings for 40 to 130 guests in a castle near Cologne
Schloss Wahn
Castle · Cologne, Germany
Up to 60 guests9 event spaces
Wedding ceremonies for up to 60 in a castle garden room, with receptions in Cologne-Porz
WILKENS Anno 1835
Hotel · Kerpen, Germany
25–130 guests6 event spaces
Conferences for up to 120 and banquets for 80 to 130 in a four-star hotel with a roof-terrace event room near Cologne
Altes Freibad
Event space · Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
180–500 guests3 event spaces
Halls seating 200 indoors and a 16,000 sq m outdoor site for 500 guests near Cologne

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Questions and answers

Which venues in Cologne can host 100 guests or more?

10 of the 16 venues publish a capacity of 100 guests or more: Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg, Cologne Sportspark (Eventcologne), Hotel am Wald, Stadthotel am Römerturm, Hotel Restaurant Zur Post, ANNO 1858, and 4 more.

Which venues in Cologne have rooms for guests to stay?

7 of the 16 venues are hotels; the largest, Excelsior Hotel Ernst, has 133 rooms. For the others, ask the events team about accommodation on site or nearby.

What kinds of venues are listed in Cologne?

7 hotels, 5 event spaces, 2 castles, 1 estate, and 1 restaurant.

How are these venues chosen and ordered?

By documented renown first, then by how fully each venue is documented (photographs, rooms, capacities), never by payment: venues do not pay to appear and the guide takes no commission. How we select venues.

List updated on November 10, 2026.

The 16 venues, best first

Excelsior Hotel Ernst

Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg

Cologne Sportspark (Eventcologne)

Gut Hungenbach

Hotel am Wald

Stadthotel am Römerturm

Brauhaus Goldener Pflug

Kochfabrik Köln

Hotel Restaurant Zur Post

ANNO 1858

Hotel Restaurant Lüdenbach

THE CAGE

Schloss Eulenbroich

Schloss Wahn

WILKENS Anno 1835

Altes Freibad

Questions and answers

Which venues in Cologne can host 100 guests or more?

Which venues in Cologne have rooms for guests to stay?

What kinds of venues are listed in Cologne?

How are these venues chosen and ordered?