Schmidtburger Hof

The hotel is a out 45-60 mts from Mainz and Wiesbaden and therefore well situated for city visits and peaceful evenings. Rooms are simple and straightforward but very comfortable, the location is perfect for peaceful surroundings and long summer walks around he vines. The restaurant is great, good food and of course local wine is offered, good value and a good wide selection to suit many tastes. I can imagine sitting outside in the summer, in the variety of cozy corners with a glass of wine, must be dry relaxing…. The only gripe is the inconsistency in hot water during a shower…a) it is not hot and b) during use it kept going cold. Of, and following a great dinner the breakfast feels a little bit of a let down, very small and not specifically memorable with a little choice, no labels for milk, juice, yoghurt, meat, a only egg for warm….

Somehow I expected more….the great stuff: the hotel is set in a tranquil and beautiful village in the middle of the Wine region about 45-60 mts from Wiesbaden and Mainz. Really perfect. It had a very good evening restaurant with traditional foods and own wine and it is set out cozy corners and seats dotted around the garden, which I can imagine are super in the Summer….. But_ I know we did not expect luxury but we are paying more than €175 per night and frankly it is too much. For that I could have had a great hotel room in the old town in Mainz. Here we got a quite basic room, it is cold outside, well under -5 Celsius and our shower is barely hot enough and keeps going cold every time someone else uses something in the system. After a good dinner, the breakfast is a tiny, basic and loveless disappointment, nothing special at all. All of this combined to leave a rather disappointing feeling….I won’t race back, there are plenty of other similar places…..