Even though Rothenburg can be easily visited on a day trip, this medieval town is best experienced on an overnight stay, preferrably at a hotel inside the city wall, after most of the tourists have left. A nice place to stay in Rothenburg is Hotel Gerberhaus, a half-timbered 16th-century building located inside the city wall, not too far from the towers gate.
The building was charming and very well maintained. Open stairways covered with earthtone Mexican tiles led to guest rooms on the upper floors. Our double room, which was on the top floor, in the front of the building, was small but full of character. The room which had dormers, gave the quaint feeling of being in someone''s attic. The beds were small twins with down comforters and pillows. We really liked the bathroom which was very modern and extremely clean. Toilet tissue was like all other hotels in Germany, rolls of thin rough brownish recycled paper!
The cafe which also served as breakfast room is on the main floor. Breakfast which was included in the rate was plentiful. And there were several bottles of beer on the breakfast buffet!
We were there at the end of May and the hotel garden was covered with beautiful lavender-colored flowers named wisteria. If the weather permits, breakfast could be served back here. The garden backed against the old city wall.
Car could be parked along Spitalgasse at night but had to be moved before 9:00am.
Hotel Gerberhaus, which we found based on Rick Steve''s recommendation, was a very good hotel at excellent price (Doubles for DM100-145).
The pictures shown are taken from the hotel website.