The World of Hospitality Issue 43 2021 | Page 64

RUBY HOTELS

Ruby Hotels Opens First Hotel In Exciting City Of Cologne

NEW OPENINGS
“ Ruby goes Late-Night ” is now the motto at the newest Lean Luxury Hotel Ruby Ella in Cologne . The hotel is located in a prime downtown location : the former Capitol area , famous for its rich history in TV studios and entertainment . With 186 rooms across 7,500 square metres the hotel ’ s design revives and celebrates a very special era of German broadcasting history .
Ruby Hotels , the Munich-based hotel brand and pioneer of the ‘ Lean Luxury ’ philosophy , led by Michael Struck , CEO and founder , has launched its first Cologne hotel , Ruby Ella . The brand new hotel opened on June 7 , 2021 , and is the eleventh hotel of the Ruby Group .
The 186 rooms are spread over six floors and take guests into the legendary world of late-night shows , paying homage to Cologne ’ s status as the most important media location in Germany . The public areas with check-in , bar & café are located on the first floor of the impressive new building , which is ideally situated in the city center on the Hohenzollernring and in the immediate vicinity of the trendy Belgischen Viertel . As in all Ruby Hotels , the Ruby Ella Bar is open 24 hours a day for Cologne locals and provides an enrichment on the Hohenzollernring nightlife mile . Where once iconic German hosts like Harald Schmidt and Stefan Raab offered late-night shows of the highest class , today the Ruby Ella Show presents itself . Large illuminated
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