Must-see hotels in The Romantic Road

  • Burg-Hotel

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Each of the 17 elegantly furnished guest rooms at this boutique hotel built into the town walls has its own private sitting area. The lower floors shelter…

  • Dinkelsbühler Kunst-Stuben

    The Romantic Road

    Personal attention and charm by the bucketload make this guesthouse, situated near the westernmost gate (Segringer Tor), one of the best on the entire…

  • Hotel Herrnschlösschen

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Occupying a 900-year-old mansion, this top-class hotel is a blend of ancient and new, with Gothic arches leaping over faux-retro furniture and ageing oak…

  • Schlosshotel Harburg

    The Romantic Road

    One of the most truly romantic places to stay on the RR, part of Harburg Castle has been transformed into a very comfortable hotel which combines the…

  • Dom Hotel

    Augsburg

    Augsburg's top choice packs a 500-year-old former bishop's guesthouse (Martin Luther and Kaiser Maximilian I stayed here) with 57 rooms, all different but…

  • Deutsches Haus

    The Romantic Road

    Concealed behind the town's most ornate and out-of-kilter facade, the 19 elegant rooms at this central inn opposite the Münster St Georg flaunt antique…

  • Art Hotel Ana Flair

    The Romantic Road

    One of the few hotels outside the historical walls, the crisply contemporary Ana Flair, right opposite the train station, is the latest addition to the…

  • Steigenberger Drei Mohren Hotel

    Augsburg

    Proud dad Leopold Mozart stayed here with his prodigious offspring in 1766 and it remains by far Augsburg’s oldest and grandest hotel. The punctiliously…

  • Hotel Rebstock

    Würzburg

    Würzburg's top digs, in a squarely renovated rococo town house, has 70 unique, stylishly finished rooms with the gamut of amenities, impeccable service…

  • Babelfish

    Würzburg

    With a name inspired by a creature in Douglas Adams' novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this uncluttered and spotlessly clean hostel has 74 beds…

  • Hotel Poppular

    Würzburg

    Relatively basic, city-centre hotel above a wine restaurant where rooms have a vague Scandinavian feel about them and are immaculately kept. All in all an…

  • Übernacht

    Augsburg

    Professionally run, 21st-century operation spread over three floors of a former office block with a wide selection of bright dorms, doubles and apartments…

  • Kaiserhof Hotel Sonne

    The Romantic Road

    Right on the main square, Nördlingen’s top digs once hosted crowned heads and their entourages, but has quietly gone to seed in recent years. However,…

  • Hotel Zum Winzermännle

    Würzburg

    This family-run converted winery is a feel-good retreat in the city’s pedestrianised heart. Rooms are well furnished, if a little on the old-fashioned…

  • Gasthof Goldenes Lamm

    The Romantic Road

    Run by the same family for four generations, this stress-free, bike-friendly oasis has pleasant rooms at the top of a creaky staircase, plus a rooftop…

  • Altfränkische Weinstube

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    This very distinctive, 650-year-old inn has eight wonderfully romantic, realistically priced rural-style rooms with exposed half-timber, bath-tubs and…

  • Hotel am Rathaus

    Augsburg

    With a central location just steps from Rathausplatz and Maximilianstrasse, this boutique hotel has 31 rooms with freshly neutral decor and a sunny little…

  • Stadthotel Augsburger Hof

    The Romantic Road

    The 15 en suite rooms at this highly recommended traditional inn are a superb deal, and have chunky pine beds and well-maintained bathrooms throughout…

  • Kreuzerhof Hotel Garni

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Away from the tourist swarms, this quiet family-run B&B has charming, randomly furnished rooms with antique touches in a medieval townhouse and annexe…

  • Hotel Raidel

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    With 500-year-old exposed beams studded with wooden nails, antiques throughout and a welcoming owner, as well as musical instruments for the guests to…

  • Drei Kronen

    The Romantic Road

    Situated opposite the train station a little way along Bahnhofstrasse, the 'Three Crowns' has the town's most comfortable, if slightly cramped, rooms and…

  • Hotel Dortmunder Hof

    Würzburg

    This bike-friendly hotel occupies a brightly renovated building with spotless en suite rooms with cable TV. Parking can be arranged close by, and there's…

  • Jugend & Familengästehaus

    The Romantic Road

    Located just outside the town walls, this shiny, 186-bed hotel-hostel-guesthouse is spacious and clean-cut. There are two- to six-bed rooms, ideal for…

  • Gästehaus SLEPS

    Augsburg

    The SLEPS is simply the singles and doubles at Augsburg's youth hostel (Jugendherberge), rebranded as a guesthouse. Rooms still have that whiff of…

  • DJH Hostel

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Rothenburg's youth hostel occupies two enormous old buildings in the south of town. It's agreeably renovated and extremely well equipped, but you can…

  • Camping Kanu Club

    Würzburg

    Around 2km to the south of Würzburg, this is the closest camping ground to the town centre. Take tram 3 or 5 to the Judenbühlweg stop, which is on its…

  • DJH Hostel

    Würzburg

    At the foot of the fortress, this well-equipped, wheelchair-friendly hostel has room for over 230 snoozers in three- to eight-bed dorms.

  • DJH Hostel

    The Romantic Road

    Dinkelsbühl’s renovated 25-room hostel in the western part of the Altstadt occupies a beautiful 15th-century half-timbered granary.

  • Pension Birgit

    Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    This basic owner-run Pension offers Rothenburg's cheapest rooms in an epicentral location. Rates include a very modest buffet breakfast.