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$$$ Gasthof Goldener Greifen,
once Mayor Toppler's home, is a big, traditional,
600-year-old place with 14 spacious rooms and all the comforts. It's run by a helpful
family staff and creaks with rustic splendor (Sb-€48, small Db-€65, big Db-€85-90, Tb-
€105-125,Qb-€125-150,10percentlessfor3-nightstays,non-smoking,payWi-Fi,full-ser-
vice laundry-€8, free and easy parking, half a block downhill from Market Square at Obere
Schmiedgasse 5, tel. 09861/2281, fax 09861/86374,
www.gasthof-greifen-rothenburg.de
,
info@gasthof-greifen-rothenburg.de
, Brigitte and Klingler family). The family also has a
couple of free loaner bikes for guests and runs a good restaurant, serving meals in the back
garden or dining room.
$$HotelAltfränkische Weinstube amKlosterhof
is
the
place forwell-heeled bohemi-
ans. Mario, Hanne, and their lovely daughter Viktoria rent six cozy rooms above their dark
and evocative pub in a 600-year-old building. It's an upscale
Lord of the Rings
atmosphere,
with TVs, modern showers, open-beam ceilings, and canopied four-poster beds. They also
have two similarly decorated rooms of equal quality in another building a couple of doors
away (Sb-€59, Db-€65, bigger Db-€78, Db suite-€89, Tb-€88-98, cash preferred, kid- and
dog-friendly, free Wi-Fi, free parking, off Klingengasse at Klosterhof 7, tel. 09861/6404,
fax 09861/6410,
www.altfraenkische.de
,
info on second building at
www.am-klosterhof.de
,
altfraenkische-weinstube@web.de
).Theirpubisacandlelitclassic—andafavoritewithloc-
als, serving hot food to Hobbits until 22:30, and closing at 1:00 in the morning. Drop by on
Wednesdayevening(19:00-24:00)fortheEnglishConversationClub(see“MeettheLocals”
on
here
).