I was traveling with my two college-aged children, and we had spent the morning in Verdun, France,…read moreand needed to be in Frankfurt the next afternoon for our return trip home. I had read some TA reviews about Ruedesheim and we wanted to stay there for our last night, and this was the hotel we decided to book. We didn't arrive until after dark, about 9pm, and we weren't sure how to find the hotel - our GPS kept indicating a "street" which looked more like a sidewalk right up against some restaurant tables. We finally just parked at a hotel that had a lot, and walked to the Schloss. There we were greeted by Roamy (sorry, not sure of the spelling!) who was so welcoming and helpful! He did not make us feel like idiots for not being able to find the hotel, and was very helpful showing us on a map how to get to their parking lot (yes, you did have to drive on the "street" which we thought was a sidewalk!). Their lot is small, but has one of those barrier arms that lift so that you can enter. The reality is that all lots in Germany are small, so this should not be a surprise and quite frankly, we were thrilled to have a dedicated space for our car. Back in the lobby, we were offered sparkling water or wine while we checked in, then headed up to our room.
Our room was up in the bell tower, (room 31) and the bells are very pretty when they ring (which only rings from 10a-10p). This room was beyond our wildest dreams - by far the most amazing room we had stayed in our entire trip! Large room, with a canopy-style bed in the center, and a small third bed off in a side alcove. Two nice big sitting areas, and windows, windows, windows! Our bathroom was huge (seriously, I think some of our hotel rooms on our trip could have fit inside this bathroom!) A large, spacious shower plus a separate large and beautiful soaking tub which was a welcome treat! Our room also overlooked the Biergarten, and being a Saturday night they had live entertainment (very amusing to listen to "Our Way" by Frank Sinatra sung in German!) If you had small children that needed to go to sleep early I would say that it might have been too loud, but we actually enjoyed sitting in our room with the window/doors open enjoying the music.
I loved that our room curtains did an excellent job of keeping the space nice and dark in the morning. We had a wonderful night's sleep, and went down to the breakfast around 9am in the "Schloss-garden". It was outdoor seating with some areas covered by a pergola type roof. Loved the fresh rolls and fruit, and the staff was very friendly and helpful. We wanted to visit in the town, and to take the Seilbahn up to the monument, and were happy to discover from the front desk clerk that we were only a couple short blocks away from the base of the Seilbahn (took less than 5 minutes to walk). We were also allowed to keep our car in the parking lot until early afternoon which was also a blessing - the morning desk clerk was so nice and helpful too! The owners of the hotel are in the wine business, and we learned from the clerk that their wine shop was also just a few blocks away and they encouraged us to visit for a tasting. We went later in the morning and really enjoyed it!! They let you taste whatever wines you want, and then they took us down into their cellars which was really amazing - you can see all the casks, etc. We had to buy some wine after all that - it was quite an experience! We highly recommend a stay here - it was top of our list from our trip and we would not hesitate going back. Everything about it gave us the perfect ending to a memorable trip!