Located nicely and providing a perfect central base, Hotel Unstruttal was our choice for our wine…read morecountry getaway Very large rooms, free wifi but th beds are not the most comfortable. The setup is almost like camp where there is a very thin mattress that is sitting on wooden slats. No refrigerator in the rooms which would have been nice. If there are hotels in wine country, having a fridge would be an ideal addition to chill the days' purchased bottles of delicious wine But aside from those small suggestions, there was free wifi and the shower was fantastic Location was central to all our winery visits & the breakfast buffet was a lovely setup of cheeses, meats, breads and eggs and the most wonderful homemade jams & jellies We tried an elderflower jelly that was to die for. So flowery and sweet - we tried to sneak our way to purchasing a jar but didn't work out.....will just have to dream about this deliciousness and look forward to coming back

We've eaten good food and consumed some of the world's finest wines in France, Austria, Germany,…read moreCalifornia, etc. My wife and I both agree that we've never eaten as well as we did in the Hotel Unstruttal. It simply was a new experience in good eating for us. The wines? Saale-Unstrut wine, from what once was a part of East Germany, still is too little known in almost all places. That's both fortunate and unfortunate. Fortunate because it's Germany's 4th smallest wine-growing area, so the supply is a bit limited. Unfortunate because the best Saale-Unstrut wines are markedly better than the best in a few of Germany's better known wine districts. In character, the Saale-Unstrut wines compare closest to the best wines in Franconia (Franken). Hotel Unstruttal offers a wide selection of many of the best Saale-Unstrut wines. One finds the high point in the dry Rieslings and Pinot Blancs (Weißburgunder on the label). However, our positive astonishment went to the 2014 Burgwerbener Herzogsberg Blauer Portugieser (Portugais bleu) from the Thürkind family in Gröst. One knows the Portugieser as a light, fruity red wine best suited for summer evenings in an Austrian Heurigen. Hotel Unstruttal and the Thürkinds surprised as with a very serious Portugieser of strong character and depth that can hold its own against most German and Austrians Pinot noirs (Spätburgunder). The accomodations? About as good and tasteful and comfortable as they can get in the European countryside. And then we have the Schlagobers (whipped cream atop an Austrian coffee) of the Hotel Unstruttal: The owners Jan and Ria Kannetzky. One would seek a friendlier and finer host and hostess combination in vain. Summary: We're already dreaming about returning to Freyburg and the Hotel Unstruttal next year. Mark Oliva Altershausen/Steigerwald in Northern Bavaria