Hotel-Restaurant Wanders — Restaurant in Emmerich on the Rhine

Hotel Wanders is an OK, family hotel in Elten. ||I found it on recommendation of distant friend. And from the website, I got a good impression.||Reservation by Phone was Easy (they speak German and Dutch, close to the border).||Finding it was easy: centre of town. And check-in was simple and smooth.||There is a private parking, which is always greatly appreciated to store the motorcycle.||||The (single) room was Good, Quality bedding but a little soft. A small desk to sit and work, and a good shower.||But wifi, hm.. Internet speed was very typical for german-countryside (e.g. you get 2 Mbps on the good moments, and occasionally a timeout or a no-response). You also have to re-logon a few times??||Why does it seem the quality of the wifi (actually, of the broadband, in Germany is getting worse instead of better ? ||Phone tethering worked slightly better, most of the time.||||Evening meal: I tried to get a snack or a light evening meal in the restaurant. ||The Restaurant is ok, but be there early, kitchen closes at 2100 (we are close the the dutch border, ppl eat early there).||The evening menu is ok, it is very German, and you should not ask too many questions.||The choices for starters and desserts were limited. Service is a bit brusk, especially if you ask too many questions, if you are late (20:45) and possibly if you are the sole single person, and at 50+ years old, you are also the youngest person in the restaurant. Don’t be a bother. And dessert was ice-cream-only.||||Sleep was good.||||Breakfast is OK, and it starts at 0800. ||If, like me, you want to use the early hours of the morning to ride quietly or to make good progress in light traffic, you have to be patient. For me it was a late start, and I lost at least an hour of good riding.||(It is on my checklist: ask what time is breakfast, but sometimes I forget to ask…)||Checkout was smooth, payment by card was not a problem.||||All in all an OK hotel, but you have to fit the “profile” (elderly tourists?) and don’t ask too...

Hotel Wanders is an OK, family hotel in Elten. ||I found it on recommendation of distant friend. And from the website, I got a good impression.||Reservation by Phone was Easy (they speak German and Dutch, close to the border).||Finding it was easy: centre of town. And check-in was simple and smooth.||There is a private parking, which is always greatly appreciated to store the motorcycle.||||The (single) room was Good, Quality bedding but a little soft. A small desk to sit and work, and a good shower.||But wifi, hm.. Internet speed was very typical for german-countryside (e.g. you get 2 Mbps on the good moments, and occasionally a timeout or a no-response). You also have to re-logon a few times??||Why does it seem the quality of the wifi (actually, of the broadband, in Germany is getting worse instead of better ? ||Phone tethering worked slightly better, most of the time.||||Evening meal: I tried to get a snack or a light evening meal in the restaurant. ||The Restaurant is ok, but be there early, kitchen closes at 2100 (we are close the the dutch border, ppl eat early there).||The evening menu is ok, it is very German, and you should not ask too many questions.||The choices for starters and desserts were limited. Service is a bit brusk, especially if you ask too many questions, if you are late (20:45) and possibly if you are the sole single person, and at 50+ years old, you are also the youngest person in the restaurant. Don’t be a bother. And dessert was ice-cream-only.||||Sleep was good.||||Breakfast is OK, and it starts at 0800. ||If, like me, you want to use the early hours of the morning to ride quietly or to make good progress in light traffic, you have to be patient. For me it was a late start, and I lost at least an hour of good riding.||(It is on my checklist: ask what time is breakfast, but sometimes I forget to ask…)||Checkout was smooth, payment by card was not a problem.||||All in all an OK hotel, but you have to fit the “profile” (elderly tourists?) and don’t ask too...

Did a six day motorcycle trip through Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. This hotel was our first night stop. ||||The owner was very helpful, providing information about the town, providing a safe place to keep our motorcycles, and information on our motor route. He is fluent in German, Dutch and English. He is a fifth generation hotelier and it shows. He knows his business. Overall, the hotel is very high quality, nice decoration. It also has a restaurant. ||||I stayed in room 12. Very clean and bright. The room was quiet both from outside noise as well as indoor / hotel noise. Carpet was clean and bedding was very clean and comfortable. A good sized closet is just inside the door. This room is on the shady / cool side of the building in the evening so it was pleasant for sleeping. ||||The bathroom: Large tub and plenty of hot water. Very good quality construction: everything had a solid feel and the room was well maintained. Tiled throughout.||||The restaurant provides good food at a good price. Good selection of items to choose from. Breakfast in the morning was included. The selection was also good and the food of good quality. ||||Wifi is provided and works well, but sometimes for only 5...