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Paying almost €1000 for 3 nights one would expect a clean room and clean towels daily. NO. Come on, these are the basics. I politely explained it to the front desk, their reply; personel too busy. It is for the environment. I booked a hotel, no ecologically self-indulgent eco cult. Also when we politely said that we would like to have dinner, the staff responded angry that we didn’t make reservations. This hotel is clearly understaffed. No good hotel manners or etiquette. When we politely told our griefs, it was basically our own fault, that’s the feeling they gave us. No small refund, no apologies, nothing!! Do yourself a favor: don’t go there!

Major attractions are the surroundings, mainly the so-called Dolomites and the Auberg. And more generally the many walks around, as the Eifelsteig track from Aachen to Trier, passing in Gerolstein. Few historical buildings in town : the Burg, the Museum, maybe some others. That museum seems highly interesting but it was unfortunately closed when we were there, in low season. Some restaurants, among which the "Costa Verde" where we had our nicest dinner in Germany.

Nice view at the rocks. Not a very exciting city center but that is also not what we had expected. A typical small German town/village with the majority of big retail chains at the outskirts of the town. People were friendly, two restaurants we liked were Athen (Greek) and Balkan Grill (Croatian/German). Simple but well prepared grill/fish etc. A tip is the public swimming lake “Gemündener Maar”. Not far away. You need to register due to Covid for one of two time slots 11.00-15.00 and 16.00 to ?? More info to be found on their web site. 5 euro per ticket but we thought that to be worth it. Would not visit Gerolstein soon again, probably Daun is a bit better as location to stay. But all in all it is the company of your travels that defines the fun you have. Not the place, weather or much else!

We didn't stay in Gerolstein itself but in Müllenborn. It was a beautiful area and a good starting point for visiting Daun, Gemündener Maar, and Pelm. We enjoyed the Animal Park in Daun, which you drive through with your car, and the Adler and Wolfspark in Pelm. You do need a car to see the area or you need to be a competent cyclist as the area has some substantial hills!