![]() ![]() There are many hotel options in Boppard in different categories, many of them with river views as well, so I feel I would need to have had a lot more nights in a lot more places, and to have some stays a lot more recently, to give a seal of approval on a specific place. No clue what they're doing about breakfast in covid days. Both had fabulous breakfasts but all my stays at this point were 4+ years ago. No noticeable train or boat noise in either place. The morning church bells at the Hubertus did not go unnoticed, but then I tend to sleep with the window open and am an early riser. Both were good stays, and I would book again in these places, but then I don't hang out all that much in hotel rooms and I tend to like just about everything if a place is clean, competent and not unfriendly. Pat: In recent years I've stayed in the Sonnenhof and the Hubertus in Boppard. Wine and wineries: this is what the Rhine is all about, and Boppard has no shortage of wineries: Beer: you can get this everywhere, of course. There's a good bit more going on in Boppard than in St. Goar is very scenic and very quiet, maybe slightly geriatric by comparison with Boppard, which has a much greater number of restaurant and lodging choices and at times even a slight buzz to it. With 3-4 days, I would think you might enjoy a visit there, possibly with a cruise to Beilstein.Īs for the towns themselves, St. ![]() Marksburg Castle, in the old-world town of Braubach, is the best medieval castle experience on the Rhine IMHO and is reachable from either town by train - you'll save maybe 20-25 minutes round trip by train from Boppard.Ĭochem is a fine place to visit for several reasons. 2.) Layover times in Koblenz for the RB trains is significant - about 35 minutes, vs. Goar is served only by RB milk-run trains, while Boppard is served by RE regional express. ![]() Why the huge time advantage from Boppard? 1.) St. Goar takes 3:17 round trip, while Boppard > Cochem > Boppard takes 1:57. Cochem, Trier and other Mosel towns you might choose to visit will require a disproportionate amount of actual travel time - from St. There's no huge time advantage for one town over the other.īut things change if you plan on doing outings up the pretty Mosel River via Koblenz. Goar is a convenient and desirable base town for visits on both sides of the river, slightly better than Boppard for access to points south, slightly worse than Boppard for points north. If you are only visiting towns along the Rhine, and don't mind paying for your day passes and the hours restrictions they carry with them, St. Both centrally are well located for outings, generally speaking. Goar are separated by about 10 train minutes. ![]()
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