Heidelberg end of April

[lcdm]

My family and I (five in total; 3 adults, 2 children) will be traveling to Germany and France at the end of April. We are flying into Frankfurt and will stop in Heidelberg (or there about) for a few days before continuing to the Alsace region in France. Can anyone recommend a good (not too expensive) hotel/inn and restaurants. I would prefer staying and eating at locally owned places (as opposed to chain places).

Thanks,

Lisa

[legourmet]

My family and I (five in total; 3 adults, 2 children) will be traveling to Germany and France at the end of April. We are flying into Frankfurt and will stop in Heidelberg (or there about) for a few days before continuing to the Alsace region in France. Can anyone recommend a good (not too expensive) hotel/inn and restaurants. I would prefer staying and eating at locally owned places (as opposed to chain places).

Thanks,

Lisa

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How many EUROs would you spend for a night per person.

[lcdm]

Thanks for your response, for accomadations I'm thinking 2 rooms (a triple and a double) priced about 100-150 Euro (less would be nice). For places to eat we were thinking moderately priced traditioanl food.

[Peter B Wolf]

Thanks for your response, for accomadations I'm thinking 2 rooms (a triple and a double) priced about 100-150 Euro (less would be nice). For places to eat we were thinking moderately priced traditioanl food.

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I recommend 'Neckargemuend', about 15 M east of Heidelberg.

Personal friend of mine owns the "Griechische Weinstube", Neckarstrasse 38 in Neckargemuend (ZIP D-69151) Tel: 01149-6223-2285, his name is Norbert Girnth, he is a Master Chef and a Judge of International Cooking Competitions. In the early Nineties he hosted a Delegation of American Chefs from the American Culinary Federation on tour of Europe for 14 days. I was their translator.

Anyway, next door to his Restaurant is a very nice local 1st Class Hotel, he has connections! Ask to be put up there.

Don't let the Greek sounding name of his place distract you, as his dad was a Wine merchant importing mostly Greek wines in the '20s/'30s. The food is strictly 'typical German'

Note my BIO and you will understand my connections to him.

A very fine place to eat in Heidelberg is the Hotel Zum Ritter, Norbert can advise.

Let me know how you fared.

[therese]

I've personal experience at the Hotel Zum Ritter and Weisser Bock, both very centrally located in the old town. I preferred the lodgings at the Weisser Bock, and the restaurant there was quite good. I didn't have a chance to eat at the Zum Ritter, but it looked nice.

The Weisser Bock has a partner hotel, the Kulturbrauerei which looks very cool from the pictures. It's in a quieter neighborhood, not so near the town square, and the restaurant (where I have eaten, in the Brauhaus room) was very good.

Both of these hotels offer suites as well as rooms, and the price points are on the mark.

Have a great time---Heidelberg's a fun town for walking, especially with kids. They'll enjoy watching boats go through the locks on the Neckar.