Miscellaneous Tips, Germany

From the Frankfurt airport, we rented a car which came equipped with a navigator, therefore making it easy to reach our first destination, the Best Western Parkhotel Rodermark where we had made reservation for one night. From the airport, the drive took no more than 35 minutes in total

Our hosts were waiting for us and the check-in was done very quickly. We were given a room on the 2nd floor, with a balcony facing the wide fields and trees at the back of the property.

Our modest room, although small and not air-conditioned, had a definite charm. Very clean, it came with a large comfortable bed, a TV set, a small fridge and a coffee maker, a desk and coffee table and chairs. A large window and door gave onto our balcony. The bathroom was quite small but modern and well equipped with hair dryer & a facial magnifying mirror mounted on the wall above the vanity. Toiletries such as soap, shower gel & shampoo were also provided.

The hotel's Beer Garden was the perfect place for our first meal in Germany and we ate outside on the patio bordering the lake as the sun was setting behind the trees. Our waiter was very pleasant, charming and very helpful in giving us menu recommendations in order to sample some good German food. Our enjoyable conversation with him made us feel so very welcome in the country.

The breakfast buffet available the next morning was quite impressive! The dining room is warmly decorated and welcoming. It supplied us with a wide variety of choices and more food than we could have possibly needed, all very nicely displayed and very good.

As soon as we drove onto the hotel grounds, we immediately loved this quaint Bavarian-style hotel in the countryside of Rodermark. Approximately a seven minutes drive from the town’s main street (Ober Roden), the hotel is surrounded by large fields and trees which were full of blossoms at the time of our visit. The property also borders a small lake adjacent to the Beer Garden’s patio so it offered a very peaceful and relaxing retreat surrounded by the lovely sights and sounds of nature. We had pre-booked online from home in Canada and were not sure what to expect but we were certainly not disappointed.

We believe the hotel is very popular with business groups / conventions so it is wise to book early in advance. We would have loved to stay there again in the fall of 2007 but it was not available for the date we wanted.

Germany Hotels