| Best Western Bellevue Rheinhotel
is a family-run hotel of charming Art Nouveau (1887) overlooking the river in the valley
of the Loreley. Renovations in 1999. Conference center with Internet ISDN connection and
all modern facilities. Number of Rooms: 93
Meeting Space: Accommodates up to 200
Credit Cards: American Express, Master Card, Diners Club, Visa Currency:
German Marks
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation policies vary from hotel to hotel.
Most current and accurate cancellation policies will appear on your confirmed reservation
notification. Guarantee: You must use a credit card to book on-line.
Check In: 2:00 p.m. Check Out: 11:00 a.m.
Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time +1 (Summer +2)
Airports: Cologne/Bonn 120 kilometers, Frankfurt 120 kilometers
Ratings: 4 stars
Pet Policy: Pets are allowed for an additional 6 EUR per day.
Hotel Amenities:
Dinner restaurant "Pfeffermühle"
Daily bistro luncheon
Lounge
24-hour front desk
Concierge
Safe-deposit box
Babysitting service
Room service
Laundry and valet services
RV and truck parking
Meeting and banquet facilities
Fitness center
Sauna
Steambath
Indoor pool
Free parking
Parking garage 8 EUR per day
Pets allowed - 6 EUR per day
Local tax 0,50 EUR per day
Guest Rooms:
Satellite television
Telephone
AM/FM alarm clock
Hairdryer
Mini-bar
Modem lines
Non-smoking rooms and rooms to accommodate guests with disabilities available.
Local attractions, events, and activities include
Leisure activities in Boppard
Chairlift
one of the highlights is a chairlift ride to the "Vierseenblick", the view of
the four lakes. It takes 20 minutes to the hilltops with a spectacular birds eye view down
to the great winding river Rhine. The chairlift is in operation from April to the 31st of
October.
Rhine Express - The mini-train offers a 40-minute tour around Boppard, past the remains of
the fortifying walls dating back to the Romans and the Middle Age, past the Romanesque and
Gothic Parish Church of St. Severus and Carmelite Church, and many other historic
edifices.
Guided tour through Boppard - A guided tour will bring alive Boppards past history. Tours
in English take place Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m., starting point: Tourist Office Boppard. For
special arrangements call 06742/3888, fax 81402.
Museum - The towns museum is housed in the part of of the Electors castle built in 1340:
pre- and early history, and sacral art are exhibited in the tower.
Bentwood Furniture - More than 100 examples of Thonet furniture are exhibited in honor of
one of Boppards sons, Michael Thonet, the inventor of the Bentwood technique. Open from
April to October, Tu-Su. 10:00 to 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. No entrance fee. For
guided visits please contact the local Tourist office.
Special Events* Rhine on flames
1st Saturday in July - near Bingen/Rüdesheim; 2nd Saturday in August - near Boppard to
Koblenz; 2nd Saturday in September - St. Goar/ St. Goarshausen.
Rheinuferfest: 3rd weekend in July from Friday - Sunday. Catering stands along the
riverbank in Boppard with music and entertainment, fireworks and tombola.
Cyclists weekend: "Tal to Tal" - last Sunday in June national roads along the
riverbank between Koblenz and Bingen are for cyclists only. Fun and entertainment with
radio and TV on Boppards Market place.
Carnival in Boppard: Week "end" from the 2nd to the 8th of March 2001 with
fancy-dress parties, and processions in Koblenz and Mainz. Evening procession in Boppard.
On 6th of March - Fancydress ball in the Best Western Bellevue - Rheinhotel in
Boppard.
Local attractions, events and activities
Leisure activities in the "Valley of the Loreley":
There are 19 castles in the valley around the Best Western Bellevue - Rheinhotel in
Boppard. Some suggestions are:
Marksburg Castle in Braubach: The only undestroyed castle along in this area. 12th to 14th
century. Worth seeing: armour; torture equipment and weapons. Guided tours in English;
coach parking facilities.
Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar: Founded in 1245, the medieval ruins and tunnels of the
fortress provide an impressive glimpse into the defense structures of this castle.
Stolzenfels above Koblenz-Stolzenfels: Built as a summer residence for Friedrich Wilhelm
IV of Prussia in 1825 - 45. Timbered walls; display of medieval armour and weapons.
The Pfalz: A picturesque castle on a small rock in the middle of the River Rhine near
Kaub.
Burg Sooneck: Near Niederheimbach; built in the 11th century, twice destroyed (1253 and
1282). Collection of antique furniture, armour and weapons.
Other excursions:
German Doll Musuem in St. Goar
Falconery at the Castle Maus near St. Goarshausen
Adventure Pool Tauris near Koblenz
Neuwied Zoo in Neuwied
Garden of living Butterflies in Bendorf - Sayn Castle-Park (Schlosspark): 15th of March to
the 1st of November.
Siegfried's mechanical Music Museum in Rüdesheim from March through November
Asbach-Uralt Brandy Distillery, Rüdesheim
Boat landing and excursion entrance located on the premises
500 meters from the main station
120 kilometers from Cologne and Frankfurt Airport
Area Map
How to find us:
From the motorway A61, Koblenz-Mainz, exit Boppard, to the B327, turn right, after 50
meters turn right again. When you reach Boppard go straight under the railway underpass
onto the Karmelitenstrasse, after about 50 meters turn to the street
"Rheinallee".
Best Western Bellevue Rheinhotel
D-56154 Boppard on Rhine river
Germany
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