Bergisch Gladbach, Bergisches Land

Bergisch Gladbach – Holiday at home

Some years ago the Germans were attracted by the neighboring countries and exotic destinations  for spending the best weeks of the year but yet the trend is clearly to the category of „holiday at home“. A city which conveys this feeling greatly is Bergisch Gladbach.

The city in the magnificent area of the „Bergisches Land“ has all conditions for a holiday full of variety for the adults and the little ones. The castle Bensberg is especially well worth the visit, which has been built at the beginning of the 18th century and nowadays accommodates a five star hotel. But there e is also no problem at all to get a beautiful hotel or a comfy holiday flat for the smaller wallet.

The most ancient building of the city is the christianing church of Refrath from the 12th century, statues of the saints can be visited in the church of the holy Laurentius which are ranging back to the year 1411.

Hotel Kölner Hof Refrath

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Lustheide 45a, 51427 Bergisch-Gladbach

from 60 € per day

Free Wi-Fi and rooms with English country-house décor are offered by this 3-star hotel in Bergisch Gladbach. Drivers are only 15 minutes from the Cologne Trade Fair. Quietly located beside the Königsforster Wald Forest, Hotel Kölner Hof Refrath provides rooms with TV, desk, and modern bathroom. Some include a balcony or seating area.

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Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg

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Kadettenstraße, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach

from 117,25 € per day

Set in a grand Baroque palace with scenic gardens, this 5-star hotel in Bergisch Gladback offers views as far as Cologne Cathedral. It features award-winning cuisine and a 1000m² spa with pool. Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg offers luxurious rooms and suites with marble bathrooms and free Sky TV.

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Rheinische Landesturnschule

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Paffrather Strasse 133, 51465 Bergisch Gladbach

from 58 € per day

This 2-star-superior hotel is located in Bergisch Gladbach, a 20-minute drive east of Cologne. It features a restaurant, swimming pool, sauna and solarium. On-site parking is free. All rooms at Rheinische Landesturnschule feature a TV, Wi-Fi internet access and a bathroom with shower.

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Malteser Komturei Hotel / Restaurant

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Herrenstrunden 23, 51465 Bergisch Gladbach (NRW)

from 69 € per day

This historic hotel offers a gourmet restaurant and lakeside terrace in Herrenstrunden, 4 km from Bergisch Gladbach town centre. Malteser Komturei provides luxurious rooms and maisonette apartments with free Wi-Fi internet. The Malteser Komturei Hotel is a 17th-century building.

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Hotel Refrather Hof

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Dolmanstr. 25, 51427 Bergisch Gladbach

from 50 € per day

Refrather Hof offers free private parking. It is located on the edge of Bergisch-Gladbach, a direct underground ride from Cologne's trade fair and city centre. All rooms at the Refrather Hof include a TV, a work desk and Wi-Fi access. Refrather Hof is a 10-minute walk from the Refrath underground station and from a golf club.

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Kardinal Schulte Haus

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Overather Straße 51-53, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach

from 62 € per day

This hotel stands in a large park in the district of Bensberg, a direct underground ride from Cologne city centre. The centre of Bergisch Gladbach is a 10-minute drive away. Each room at the Kardinal Schulte Haus includes a work desk, TV and telephone. A private bathroom with hairdryer is provided.

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holiday-flat Odenthal and Altenberg

Odenthaler Markweg , D-51467 Bergisch Gladbach (Schildgen), phone.: +49(0)2202 - 84949, telefax: +49(0)2202 - 818752, email Occupancy

livingrooml, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, WC, terracce, Sat-TV, dishcleaner, refrizer, separate entrance, short distance to Cologne Center ( 15 min), Leverkusen ( 10 min), bus stop in walking distance, price: 60,- Euro/ day for 2 persons, each add person + 10,- Euro, there are 5 persons possible

holiday flat Klein

Danziger Str. 17, D-51469 Bergisch Gladbach (Hand), phone.: 02202/78211, email

 

But Bergisch Gladbach is not only a destination well-worth the visit for those loving arts especially families with children value a holiday full of variety with hikes and bicycle tours. The surrounding area of the city which is full of forests is nearly like created therefore. And anyone who hasn´t taken his bicycle with himself can in most cases rent a bicycle from the renter of the holiday home or at the hotel.

The helpful people of Gladbach do all that the visitors feel well in their beautiful city. Extensive hiking tours through the clear air and the beauty of the nature deliver pure relaxation. Who wants to restrict himself to smaller hikes will find the right area with in the near by recreation area called „Saaler Mühle“.

There are magnificent hiking trails made around the lake of Bensberg and who wants to relax on a park bench at the lake in the meantime in order to just listen to the murmuring of the leaves will just feel being unified with the nature.