Our YHA hostel was close to the station and close to all the noise. Trains going past all the time and very noisy. The hostel is modern but built into an older building. Irregular shape and has many non-linear features with complicated passages. We could see a castle on the hill through one of the skylight windows.
This was our first experience of a German Youth Hostel. The emphasis is on youth, and by that they mean school children. Best to be avoided. Nothing wrong with the hostels but very much aimed at the large school groups. Breakfast is usually included, and a cheap dinner is offered too, but there are no facilities to cook your own, and it is even hard work to get hot water for a coffee/tea.
Room lovely – big with a decent opening window and a modern bathroom.
Downside – too many children and no curfew and lots of train noise
- The good
- Pleasant large room
- Opening windows
- Modern bathroom
- The bad
- Too many children
- Too many children with low discipline
- No curfew
- Some room have a lot of train noise.
Next – The Rhine village of Kaub