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Eating & Sleeping

Koblenz 5 Bacharach c
4 Hotel Stein Boutique Hotel €€ 4 Rhein Hotel Hotel €€
(%0261-963 530; www.hotel-stein.de; (%06743-1243; www.rhein-hotel-bacharach.de;
Mayener Strasse 126; s/d from €85/110; pW) Langstrasse 50; s €39-68, d €78-136; paW)
Decorated in zesty colours such as tangerine Right on the town’s medieval ramparts, this
contrasted with dark timbers, Stein’s 30 welcoming family-run hotel has 14 well-lit rooms
contemporary rooms are all soundproofed for with original artwork. Rooms facing the river,
a peaceful night’s sleep. The hotel is situated and so the train tracks, have double-glazing.
across the Moselle River 2km north of Koblenz’ Guests can borrow bikes for free. Its Stübers
city centre but you won’t need to leave to dine: Restaurant (%06743-1243; Langstrasse 50;
its superb gourmet restaurant Schiller’s utilises mains €17-23; h11.30am-2.15pm & 5.30-9.15pm GERMANY 34 ROMANTIC RHINE
premium ingredients like white aspargus, Wed-Mon; v) is top-notch.
scampi, foie gras and truffles.
Rüdesheim d
St Goar 8 4 Rüdesheimer
5 Weinhotel Landsknecht German €€ Schloss Boutique Hotel €€
(%06741-2001; www.hotel-landsknecht.de; (%06722-905 00; www.ruedesheimer-schloss.
Aussiedlung Landsknecht 4; mains €14-27.50, com; Steingasse 10; s €95-115, d €125-155, ste
4-course dinner menu €42; hnoon-2.30pm & €155-165; pW) Truly good places to sleep
6-9pm Apr-Oct, noon-2.30pm & 6-9pm Wed-Sun and eat are thin on the ground in Rüdesheim,
Nov, Dec & Mar, closed Jan & Feb) The dining but this 18th-century building has 26 stunning
room and terrace at this wonderful spot 1.5km contemporary rooms designed by local and
north of St Goar feel like being aboard a cruise regional artists. Its restaurant is excellent,
boat, with close-up, uninterrupted river views. serving dishes such as cheese and riesling soup,
Sensational home cooking spans pickled veal liver with truffled mash, and roast duck
salmon with quince mousse to schnitzel with stuffed with dates and figs, with a live pianist
mushroom and riesling sauce, and red-wine- and after-dinner dancing.
marinated plums with rosemary-and-vanilla ice
cream. Many of its rooms (doubles from €90)
also have Rhine views. Mainz e
4 Romantik Hotel 5 Zur Kanzel German, French €€€
Schloss Rheinfels Historic Hotel €€€ (%06131-237 137; www.zurkanzel.de;
(%06741-8020; www.schloss-rheinfels.de; s/d Grebenstrasse 4; mains €8-23.50; hkitchen
weekday from €95/130, weekend €110/140; 5-11pm Mon-Fri, noon-4pm & 6-11pm Sat) Germany
piWs) Part of the Burg Rheinfels (p486) meets France at this dark-timber-panelled
castle complex is occupied by a romantic hotel Weinstube (wine bar) in dishes such as grilled
with 64 rooms and suites that range in size tuna with riesling and sage sauce, garlic-crusted
from tiny to palatial. All have antique-style rack of lamb with wilted spinach, schnitzel with
furnishings; pricier rooms come with a river Frankfurt-style Grüne Sosse (green sauce) and
view. The hotel has three fine restaurants: one rump steak with herb butter, as well as garlic
rustic, one semiformal and one gourmet. snails. All ingredients are fresh, so the menu
evolves with the seasons; there’s a lovely summer
courtyard. Cash only.

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