Burg-Hotel — Hotel in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

We loved our visit and would definitely stay here again. ||We thoroughly enjoyed our 2-night sojourn at the Burg Hotel and whole-heartedly recommend staying there. The hotel was a perfect fit for our visit to Rothenburg ob dem Tauber. ||Herr Otto Berger checked us in and he was as traditional - old school - as one could get. His Reception desk featured merely a pad a ledger with lists names of guests arriving and departing. He carefully drew a line through our name to confirm our arrival, handed us keys (not magnetic swipe cards and certainly not keyless app-based access) before taking us up to our room. I did spot a computer in the office behind the seat but never saw Herr Otto at the terminal.||Herr Otto was almost always to be found at the small lobby, usually seated at the table greeting his guests in English and German. He would inquire as to their plans for the day and how their day had gone. I twice overheard him regale guests of how, back in 1986, he had had conversations with a certain Argentine priest who would walk past Burg Hotel. Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio was spending a few months living in Rothenburg to learn German. Of course he was speaking of Pope Francis.||He was unfailingly courteous. He asked about our car and promptly guided me to the large barn a few buildings back up the road from the hotel. He directed me personally into my parking spot. He would make morning rounds at breakfast greeting his guests and asking how they were doing. It cost only €10/day to park.||The hotel was partly half-timbered and the main structure seemed to be of stone but it was all quaint and picturesque. It abuts the city’s defensive wall overlooking the valley of the Tauber River. The oldest part of the building dates back to the 12th Century and the cellar features multiple stone arches dating back those many centuries. It once housed artifacts that are now in the Middle Ages Criminal Justice museum, commonly known as the “torture museum”||The hotel was accordingly a beautiful and historic hotel that catches your eye as you walk up to it. The there is a small garden up front and grape vines climbing the facade; we could see clusters of dark red-purple grapes during our visit. The interior is likewise quaint but well-maintained and clean. The the nature of the build is such that an elevator could not be installed. Pack small and light to make the climb easier.||Space was not an issue in our first floor suite near the breakfast area. There was a living room with a couch and 2 armchairs. The windows looked east over the convent garden. On the right after the entrance was a surprisingly large bathroom with a bathtub and a huge towel drying rack.||The bedroom had a comfortable four-poster bed, a massive 4-door armoire with the middle doors being mirrored. There was a work desk and a smallish flat screen TV mounted on the wall above it. The 2 windows faced north towards the city wall and one of the city’s 46 defensive towers (Bettelvogtsturm or Bailiff’s Tower) as well as over the convent garden. ||Breakfast was very much a communal affair. I believe family members staffed the kitchen. They took the coffee and egg orders. Bread/pastries, cereal and fruit were available as were selections of cheese and cold cuts. ||The Jakobsweg or Camino de Santiago runs past the front of the Burghotel and you can see the route marker embedded among the cobblestones in front of the hotel. Of course the way lead to the main place of worship in the town, St. Jakobskirche just up the road to the left out the door. The center of this small, historic town is just a few minutes stroll from Burg Hotel.||I recommend turning right from the hotel then turn left and taking a walk along the wall until you reach the Burgtor Turm or Castlegate Tower. Admire the gate and pass through to the Burggarten beyond. The views of Rothenburg across the Tauber river valley are incredible.||Off course Herr Otto will be very happy to offer advice as to where to visit and eat.||I highly recommend spending more than a day in Rothenburg ob dem Tauber and, if you do, definitely stay...

I am so shocked and disappointed at the way I was talked to and treated by the owners father in law. When I arrived I noticed the bed only had blankets so I requested a top sheet to be put on the bed so he asks the cleaning woman she hands him a sheet and he hands it to me to go upstairs and put on myself? This was a little shocking but not a big deal. This is the first five star hotel I have ever been with without air conditioning.

I returned from breakfast after my first night to find the nice cleaning women just leaving the room, I explained to them the floor was sticky in the area I was exercising and the shower had a large drainage issue the water doesn't go down it just fills and spills over the side. I was a little surprised to have these issues in a five star hotel but I figured they would be resolved quickly and no big deal. I was very surprised to work out again in the morning and find the same sticky areas in the floor and then to shower and have the water fill up and overflow again. When I went downstairs to check out I explained the issues to an older man who I was told is the owners father in law I was verbally attcked for no reason I didn't say I wasn't paying I didn't say I wanted a discount I was just informing him of the issues that I had. When I explained the shower issues two days in a row his exact response was "you should have taken a bath" SERIOUSLY? The response is I'm sorry or anything that resembles it. So then I explain the floor is still dirty after asking for it to be moped and of course with his five star response he goes up the stairs and puts his hand on the floor in two to three places and yells it's not sticky here? This is how the staff treats you at this hotel so when your paying the cost of a four to five star hotel here depending on season realize it's the city and the building you are reviewing not the staff. The staff here is disgraceful I only group them all together because a staff is only as good...

Следующий приезд в Ротенбург-на-Таубере у нас будет «юбилейный» – десятый. Мы влюблены в этот город-сказку, любуемся им не первый год - во все времена года, и ни разу не изменили этому очаровательному отелю. Город знаю практически наизусть и не смогу назвать более удачного расположения, даже не тянет в другие отели, куда я из любопытства заглядывала. Редчайший случай, когда не надоедает ни город, ни отель. Silence Burghotel является частью городской стены, в тихом месте, но при этом до центральной площади – рукой подать. Все достопримечательности в шаговой доступности, но шум от толпы туристов не долетает до этого романтического уголка. Здание дышит историей, с одной стороны к нему примыкает очень приятный сад, скрытый от основного потока стеной, с другой стороны… вот здесь начинается следующая сказка, после легенд города перед вами открывает свои страницы долина Таубера. Невероятный вид – эксклюзив этого отеля! И каждый номер – неповторим, со своей изюминкой. Если окна вашей комнаты выходят в сад или на улочку, то завтракать вы точно будете с фантастической панорамой холмистых далей. Но можно побаловать себя, если выбрать номер с видом на долину, есть двухкомнатный люкс (room № 2) с собственным выходом на террасу в стене под башней, на которой рядом с древним колодцем можно посидеть за столиком, а потом посмотреть в подзорную трубу со стены или выйти отдельной калиткой в сад. Короче, здесь удовольствие расширяется до 360 градусов. А хотите «3-D» впечатлений – в отдельном крыле есть многоуровневые апартаменты 17 века – Bettelvogtshouse с 3 спальнями и очаровательной гостиной, где можно остановиться компанией до 6 человек. Тут и выход на ту же прекрасную террасу с калиткой в сад, и свой широкий балкон со столиком этажом выше, и виды из верхних спален – тоже мечта фотографа. Самое ценное в этом номере – неиспарившийся дух столетий, застывший в максимально сохраненном интерьере и предметах быта далекой старины. Мы неоднократно останавливались там, когда приезжали с друзьями – незабываемые впечатления от живой истории. Хотя те комнаты на двоих, когда мы приезжали одни, тоже – одна другой чудесней: где кровать с балдахином и изразцовая печка, где приметы более поздних эпох, но везде присутствует своя особая светлая аура. И еще неотъемлемой частью сохраняемых традиций, которыми вас встречает отель, являются сами хозяева – очень приветливые люди, дочь и отец - от которых веет аристократизмом и гостеприимством одновременно, и остальной персонал доброжелателен… Важным моментом является наличие собственного гаража рядом с отелем. Во всех номерах прекрасная сантехника, мини-бар, сейф, все для чая, гладильная доска халаты, тапочки, отличные косметические принадлежности. Беспроблемный wi-fi. Порадует вас и вкусный разнообразный завтрак, как и все остальное превышающий по уровню количество присвоенных отелю звезд. Имеется небольшой, но очень хорошо оформленный велнесс-центр, где можно отлично расслабиться, на сайте отеля есть виртуальный тур по нему – лучше один раз увидеть… Любите музицировать - есть и пианино, и рояль в уютных помещениях отеля. Отсутствие собственного ресторана не снижает впечатления от этого места, тем более что кухня – не главное достоинство этого города, но попробовать местные блюда можно в одном из многочисленных заведений, куда так приятно прогуляться по волшебным улочкам города…Кстати, на случай дождя имеются зонтики. Я не нашла того, чего бы нам не хватало для полного комфорта и радости. С нетерпением ждем новой встречи с уникальным отелем в...