Hotel Lohspeicher

The house

The Lohspeicher is a small hotel in the heart of Cochem: a half-timbered house of 1839 on Obergasse, which leaves the market square. It is run by a family and presents itself as a boutique hotel, with ten non-smoking rooms decorated one by one and named after Moselle wines: Burgunder, Dornfelder, Eiswein, Beerenauslese.

The house has closed its à la carte restaurant and keeps the hotel and breakfast. The buffet is served daily from 8:30 to 10:00, with regional products, and in good weather it is set out in the Lohgarten, the house's garden. Anyone not staying there can also have breakfast, by giving notice beforehand.

The rooms

There are four types. The Typ Mosel doubles, on the first and second floors, have 19 to 25 m² with shower. The Riesling triple, of 35 m² on the second floor, looks onto the garden and a terrace towards the old Capuchin convent, with a double bed and a single one. The Low Budget doubles, of 15 m², are on the third floor with a view of the town. And the Burgblick triple, of 55 m², also upstairs, has a seating area, a bath and a view of the Reichsburg. All have free wifi, satellite television and towels.

The website does not publish prices, check-in and check-out times, or whether there is a lift. With a house of stairs and three floors, expect to carry your suitcases up on foot. Ask when you book.

Getting there and parking

By train, get off at Cochem station: the hotel is on the other side of the old town, a walk across the bridge and along the river promenade. It is the best option for a trip without a car, because the boat, the castle slope and the chairlift are a few minutes' walk away. By car, the old town is narrow and the house itself quotes a guest's review that misses parking closer by: leave the car in the car parks on the riverbank and walk.

What is nearby

The market square and the Rathaus Café Rünz are round the corner. From the square leaves the climb to the Reichsburg, and the chairlift station is on Endertstraße. The landing stage for the boats to Beilstein is next to the old bridge.