What's it like in Rothenburg Old Town?

Rothenburg Old Town is an historic neighbourhood known for its major shopping area. Are you looking for Rothenburg Old Town travel tips? Make sure that you visit Market Square and German Christmas Museum while you're in the neighbourhood.

Where is the best place to stay in Rothenburg Old Town?

Based on Expedia customer reviews, Burg-Hotel Relais du Silence is the highest ranked property in Rothenburg Old Town. This hotel offers a restaurant and a fitness centre. Other top choices in the neighbourhood include Hotel Herrnschloesschen and Hotel Eisenhut .

How many hotels should I expect to find in the Rothenburg Old Town area?

Expedia has 38 hotels and other accommodation options in Rothenburg Old Town to choose from, making this an ideal home base for exploring the greater Rothenburg ob der Tauber area.

If I need to cancel my hotel reservation in Rothenburg Old Town, will I receive a refund?

Yes! Most hotel bookings are fully refundable as long as you cancel prior to the hotel's cancellation deadline, which is often 24 or 48 hours before check in. If you have a reservation that's non-refundable, you might be able to cancel it and get a refund within a 24-hour period of booking. Add dates, click "Search", then use the "fully refundable" filter to view the best deals available in Rothenburg Old Town.

What is there to do in this Rothenburg ob der Tauber neighbourhood?

Rothenburg Old Town's sights and attractions like Doll and Toy Museum, Medieval Crime Museum and German Christmas Museum offer insight into the local culture. As you're discovering the neighbourhood, Market Square and Criminal Museum are some other places worth a visit. A few places to visit in the area around Rothenburg Old Town include Franconian Way of St. James, Frankenweg Trail and Ratsherrntrinkstube. While you're out sightseeing, Rathaus and Rothenburg Town Hall are a couple of additional sights to visit in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Top 10 Rothenburg Old Town Hotels of 2025

Top 10 Hotels in Rothenburg Old Town

Hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets, individually decorated

"Fantastic old properly but with modern features. Some old hotels show signs of age but the owners of the Eisenhut have made sure that things are clean and new without spoiling the charm of a century’s old building . Brilliant location , very attentive staff. No cons at all with the hotel, but for info don’t follow set nav when Christmas markets are on , all surrounding roads around the hotel are blocked off . So it may be better asking for the car park location and parking first as this is...

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23 Feb - 24 Feb

"Very nice hotel and people is excellent! I’ll come back with my family soon!"

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8 Mar - 9 Mar

Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

"The manager Filip was very kind and knowledgeable! The dining experience was absolutely superb. If I could give more stars, I would. He had very excellent wine pairings and was very helpful when we had questions. Helped us with our bags up and down the stairs. He even valeted the German super car we rented! Michael also made our breakfast experience smooth and easy. The staff is so friendly and attentive to their guests. My only regret is that we didn’t stay longer!"

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2 Mar - 3 Mar

"Great location…easy to drive to…considering its Rothenbug"

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23 Feb - 24 Feb

"Good location on the edge of the old town, right near the wall. Safe and convenient. Rooms were decent, clean enough, pretty basic. Staff was not friendly nor helpful, unwilling to give us basic space for our family to gather outside our rooms (3 rooms for 4 nights, thought that might warrant using an empty table in an empty room of the restaurant, but not allowed even when restaurant empty). They appeared overworked and frustrated. It was over the Christmas holiday, so that was surely part...

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26 Feb - 27 Feb

"Amazing trip. Great location. Excellent service."

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26 Feb - 27 Feb

"Great view from dining room "

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24 Feb - 25 Feb

"Fantastic location with outstanding service - making our 38th wedding anniversary extra special. thank you for the availability of Hotel Sonne. Exceptional hotel from check-in to check-out - every experience."

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18 Mar - 19 Mar

1 bedroom, desk, cots/infant beds, free WiFi

"Excellent location in the center of town, staff was amazing, free parking, very walkable into old town. Room was great with plenty of room"

"We really enjoyed our stay at the Glocke. Its a very unique building and tactfully decorated. The room was spacious. The breakfast was nice and the staff were very helpful and friendly. The location is a huge bonus point. Just a 2 min stroll up the street and you are in the main square area. We repent for not staying for more than one night at the Glocke. "

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23 Feb - 24 Feb

"Perfect."

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23 Feb - 24 Feb

"This historic hotel is truly one of a kind! It’s the oldest in the area and has been beautifully renovated. The staff are super friendly and always ready to help. We stayed in the charming and spacious attic suite, and we absolutely loved it! We loved this hotel so much that we even bought a miniature clay building of it as a souvenir. We highly recommend this hotel, and when we get the chance to visit the area again, we will definitely stay here once more!"

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6 Mar - 7 Mar

"Great stay"

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25 Mar - 26 Mar

"Great staff and location, in the heart of town. "

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25 Mar - 26 Mar

"Great location and excellent breakfast. Friendly and helpful staff... an older building with a lot of charm!"

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2 Mar - 3 Mar

1 bedroom, premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds

"Beautiful and quaint. Every detail so well thought out. Wish we could have stayed longer. I hope to return!"

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25 Feb - 26 Feb

"Near the main square so it got a little loud with the tourists. Still really nice place to stay for a couple of nights and explore the town. "

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25 Mar - 26 Mar

"Quite clean. Breakfast is simple but good and the host family is very kind and always available to help. Nonetheless, rooms are small and soundproofing is poor so you can hear noises from other rooms (e.g. toilets flushing, bathroom extractor fans, rushing water from the showers, etc.). Overall, we found it overpriced: during the same holiday, we stayed in 3 and 4-star hotels in the very centre of Nuremberg, Bamberg and Regensburg and they were all cheaper than this pension."

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25 Feb - 26 Feb

"Let everyone know it’s inside the wall and some hotel parking available . Great trip"

"great location minutes away from main square. no frills, above a grocery store but clean room. restroom shared and down the hall but price appropriate."

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23 Feb - 24 Feb