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strasse 38, tel. 06743/1277,
www.hotel-zur-post-bacharach.de
,
h.zurpost@t-online.de
, Pre-
coma family).
$$HotelKranenturm,
offeringcastleambiencewithouttheclimb,combineshotelcom-
fort with
Privatzimmer
funkiness right downtown. Run by hardworking Kurt Engel and his
intense but friendly wife, Fatima, this 16-room hotel is part of the medieval town wall. The
rooms in its former
Kranenturm
(crane tower) have the best views. When the riverbank was
higher, cranes on this tower loaded barrels of wine onto Rhine boats. While just 15 feet
from the train tracks, a combination of medieval sturdiness, triple-paned windows, and in-
cluded earplugs makes the riverside rooms sleepable (Sb-€40-46, small Db-€59-65, regu-
lar Db-€64-70, Db in huge tower rooms with castle and river views-€73-80, Tb-€85-95, Qb
great for families with small kids-€100-115, lower prices are for 3-night stay, family deals,
cash preferred, €2 extra with credit card, Rhine views come with train noise, back rooms are
quiet, non-smoking, showers can be temperamental, kid-friendly, good breakfast, free Inter-
netaccessandWi-Fiincommonareas,laundryservice-€13.50,closedDec-earlyFeb,Lang-
strasse 30, tel. 06743/1308,
www.kranenturm.com
,
hotel-kranenturm@t-online.de
)
. Kurt, a
good cook, serves €10-16 main courses in their recommended restaurant.
Sleep Code
(€1 = about $1.30, country code: 49)
S
= Single,
D
= Double/Twin,
T
= Triple,
Q
= Quad,
b
= bathroom,
s
= shower only.
Staff at all hotels speak at least some English. Breakfast is included and credit cards
are accepted unless otherwise noted.
To help you sort easily through these listings, I've divided the accommodations
into three categories, based on the price for a standard double room with bath:
$$$ Higher Priced
—Most rooms €80 or more.
$$ Moderately Priced
—Most rooms between €55-80.
$ Lower Priced
—Most rooms €55 or less.
The Rhine is an easy place for cheap sleeps. B&Bs and
Gasthäuser
with €25-30
beds abound (and normally discount their prices for longer stays). Rhine-area hostels
offer €20beds to travelers ofany age. Each town'sTI is eager to set youup,and find-
ing a room should be easy any time of year (except for Sept-Oct winefest weekends).
Bacharach and St. Goar, the best towns for an overnight stop, are 10 miles apart, con-
nected by milk-run trains, riverboats, and a riverside bike path. Bacharach is a much
