Privately owned and managed, the Chelsea is one of Cologne's most stylish boutique hotels, a favourite of painters, art gallery owners, and other artists. The 35 artfully designed and glamorously contemporary guestrooms have huge, beautifully maintained bathrooms with shower and luxurious tub. Original pieces of art fill both the rooms and the public areas. The hotel’s restaurant serves international culinary specialities and fine wines. The Café Central, with its adjacent little bistro restaurant, "OT", serves in the morning as breakfast room. The outside terrace, with palms, banana and bamboo plants, creates an almost Mediterranean atmosphere during the summer months and attracts hotel guests and Cologne natives alike.