3 Best Hotels in The Romantic Road, Germany

This hotel's rococo facade has welcomed guests since 1408—which also is the name of the hotel restaurant—but only recently a part of the Best Western chain for bookings and other perks. Rooms are all individually decorated and furnished in an English country-house style. The spacious lobby, with an open fireplace and beckoning bar, sets the tone, and there's an attractive winter garden where you can enjoy a cup of coffee.

Set atop vineyards and overlooking the towers of Würzburg, the Schloss Steinburg offers regal manor rooms as well as crisp and serene modern lodgings. The castle was first built in 1898 over the ruins of a medieval monastery; the Bezold family have expanded upon it over the last 75 years. The oldest rooms have many original details intact while the newer rooms are closer to the hotel's spa, which has panoramic views of the old city. The restaurant serves regional as well as more pan-European dishes.