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more interesting town, but St. Goar has the famous castle (for St. Goar recommenda-
tions, see that section).
Prices can change without notice; verify current rates online or by email.
$$ Pension im Malerwinkel
sits like a grand gingerbread house that straddles the town
wall in a quiet little neighborhood so charming it's called “Painters' Corner”
(Malerwinkel).
The Vollmer family's 20-room place is super-quiet and comes with a sunny garden on a
brook, views of the vineyards, and easy parking (Sb-€43; Db-€68 for one-night stay, €63/
night for 2 nights, €60/night for 3 nights or more; family rooms, cash only, no train noise,
non-smoking, free Wi-Fi, bike rental-€6/day, parking; from Oberstrasse, turn left at the
church, and stay to the left of the babbling brook until you reach Blücherstrasse 41-45;
tel. 06743/1239,
www.im-malerwinkel.de
,
info@im-malerwinkel.de
, Armin and Daniela).
Several German towns have guesthouses called
Im Malerwinkel
; when reserving, double-
check that you're contacting the one in Bacharach.
$$ Pension Binz
offers four large, bright, plainly furnished rooms in a good location
with no train noise (Sb-€37-40, Db-€60-65, Tb-€78-83, higher price is for one-night stay,
cash only, no Internet access, Koblenzer Strasse 1, tel. 06743/1604, fax 06743/937-9916,
ht-
tp://pensionbinz.funpic.de
,
pension.binz@freenet.de
,
Carla speaks a little English).
$ Hotel Hillen,
a block south of Hotel Kranenturm, has less charm and similar train
noise (with the same ultra-thick windows). It offers spacious rooms and friendly owners
(S-€30, Sb-€35, D-€40, Ds-€45, Db-€50, Tb-€65, Qb-€80, ask for Rick Steves price when
you reserve direct with this topic, 10 percent discount for 2-night stay, family rooms, cash
only, closed mid-Nov-Easter, Langstrasse 18, tel. 06743/1287, fax 06743/1037,
hotel-hil-
len@web.de
, kind Iris speaks some English). The hotel also rents bikes (see
here
)
.
$PensionLettie,
runbyeffervescentandeager-to-pleaseLettie,rentsfourbrightrooms.
Lettie speaks English (she worked for the US Army before they withdrew) and does laun-
dry for €13/load (Sb-€38, Db-€55, Tb-€75, Qb-€90, Quint/b-€105, ask for Rick Steves price
with this topic when you reserve direct, €5 discount for 2-night stay, 10 percent more if pay-
ingwithcreditcard,non-smoking,buffetbreakfastwithwafflesandeggs,notrainnoise,free
Wi-Fi, inland from Hotel Kranenturm, Kranenstrasse 6, tel. 06743/2115,
pension.lettie@t-
online.de
).
$ Pension Winzerhaus,
a 10-room place run by friendly Sybille and Stefan, is outside
the town walls, 200 yards up the side-valley road from the town gate, directly under the
vineyards. The rooms are simple, clean, and modern, and parking is easy (Sb-€33, Db-€49,
Tb-€69, Qb-€79, ask about discount when you book direct and show this topic at check-in,
