Hotel Gothisches Haus

Hotel Gothisches Haus facade

ABOVE: The Hotel Gothisches Haus is built behind an historic façade on the Marktplatz, Wernigerode's main square. BELOW: An evening view of the hotel, a single room, a bathroom, and a flower for the first flush of your stay.

Hotel Gothisches Haus Wernigerode single room daisy in toilet

by Durant Imboden

The scenic town of Wernigerode, Germany has no shortage of accommodations: Its official Gastgeber guide lists scores of hotels, pensions, guesthouses, religious institutes, youth hostels, and private vacation rentals, but none enjoys a better location than the Hotel Gothisches Haus on the Markplatz in Wernigerode's pedestrian zone.

The Gotisches Haus is a "four-star superior" member of the Travel Charme group, which operates about a dozen hotels in Germany and Austria. Its 116 air-conditioned bedrooms, suites, and public rooms are built behind a half-timbered historic façade that faces Wernigrode's Rathaus, or Town Hall, and it offers the level of comfort that you'd expect of a hotel in its category. (It also features a number of small but creative touches, such as a basket of candies in each room and daisies in the toilets.)

In addition to well-equipped rooms--including a half-timbered honeymoon suite--the Hotel Gothisches Haus has several restaurants plus a summer terrace, a spa, fitness facilities, and a large lobby with plenty of seating and a bar. The breakfast buffet, served in "Die Stuben," is included in the hotel's standard overnight and half-board rates. Wi-Fi is free, and you'll find a complimentary Internet PC in the lobby.

Location: The Hotel Gothisches Haus is about 2 km from Wernigerode's Deutsche Bahn and HSB Harzer Schmalspurbahn railroad stations. Car parking is available for a fee, and you can rent bicycles for excursions outside the pedestrian zone.

For more information, or to book a room, visit the English-language Hotel Gothisches Haus pages at TravelCharme.com.

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