Landhotel Ringelsteiner Mühle

At the foot of the Eltz path

The Ringelsteiner Mühle is an old mill converted into a hotel and restaurant in the Elz valley, in the municipality of Moselkern. It is right where the walking path to Eltz Castle begins: according to the castle, from here it is 2.5 km through the forest. That is why it works so well as a stop before or after the visit, with a sunny terrace, partly covered, beside the stream.

It is also a hotel, with 30 rooms and a little wooden cabin in the garden, if you want to sleep in the valley and reach the castle first thing.

What you eat

The house defines its cooking as regional and homely, traditional and varied; it publishes each season's menu as a downloadable document, currently the autumn one. Its strong point is the cakes from its own bakery, which are served as a buffet in the afternoon. The Treis-Karden tourist office's dining guide gives it some hundred seats inside and another hundred outside, so there is rarely a lack of room outside on non-peak days. The website does not publish prices: expect the level of a regional-cooking restaurant.

Hours

The kitchen is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 13:00 to 20:00, and the place closes at 22:30 at the latest. The cake buffet runs from 14:00 to 17:00, the same days. From 18:00 to 20:00 they serve a menu for half-board guests. On Mondays and Tuesdays the restaurant is closed and you can only sleep, with breakfast. To book a table, the house refers you to its contact form. It sometimes holds crime-theatre dinners; the next ones are on 6 November 2026 and 19 March 2027.

Getting there

By train, get off at Moselkern station, on the Koblenz–Trier line, and walk along the Elz valley to the mill. By car, continue along the valley road from Moselkern. From the hotel, the path to the castle is about 45 minutes on foot.

With children and with a dog

The cakes and the terrace by the stream work with children, and the path to the castle is flat. The tourist office's dining guide marks it as a venue that admits dogs, and the hotel accepts one per room.