Accommodation
The address of the main venue is: Hörsaalgebäude, 50931 Köln, Germany
Hotels
Through the University of Cologne the ECAS conference has a discount on certain hotels through the HRS service. This also entitles a voucher for the KölnCard. The booking service is available in the languages presented below:
The discounts percentage are shown underneath the price on the site as is distance from the venue. Make sure if you are planning to arrive earlier or to stay for longer than the conference period then change the dates entered in the site by default.
Cheaper Options
Youth hostel Köln Deutz
Siegesstr. 5, 50679, Cologne
Hostel Email: koeln-deutz@jugendherberge.de
Hostel Phone: +49 221 814711
Location on Google Maps
Youth hostel Köln Riehl
An der Schanz 14, 50735, Cologne
Hostel Email: koeln-riehl@jugendherberge.de
Hostel Phone +49 221 9765130
Location on Google Maps
Die Wohngemeinschaft
Richard-Wagner-Str. 39, 50674, Cologne
For any enquiries look at this page.
Location on Google Maps
Koncept Hotel International
Blaubach 13, 50676, Cologne
Hostel Phone: +49 221 16530396
Hostel Email: hallo.international@koncepthotels.com
Location on Google Maps
404 Hostel
Neusser Str. 404, 50733, Cologne
Hostel Phone: +49 221 8205830
Hostel Email: booking@404-hostel.de
Location on Google Maps
a&o Köln Dom
Komödienstraße 19-21, 50667, Cologne
Hostel Phone: +49 221 25722574500
Location on Google Maps
There are other less central options to be found at HostelWorld.
Google Solution
Those looking for more affordable/alternative lodgings can use peer-reviewed travel advice or accommodation sites such as Booking.com, Tripadvisor, Lonely Planet, Trivago, Agoda, Wotif.com
Needless to say, you can simply google “budget accommodation Cologne” or “luxury pad rent Cologne” and see what turns up.
If you are thinking of renting a place for the week, where you can do your own cooking and may-be share the costs with colleagues/family, look at www.airbnb.com, Booking.com, the “Vacation rentals” section on Tripadvisor use the search engines on the accommodation section of the site.
For those who want to meet locals, yet keep their costs to an absolute minimum, we recommend looking at couch-surfing sites:
www.couchsurfing.com
www.globalfreeloaders.com
www.hospitalityclub.org