Hotel a l'Oriel

Alsace Hotel Review

Hotel a l'Oriel

Riquewihr, France

Travels with Friends Charm Rating: 78

Details- This hotel is located inside the most charming Medieval village in Alsace, and one of the more charming in all of France. This can mean mobs of tourist during the day, but a real charmer for those who stay the night, or visit during off season. All of the 19 rooms have Old World charm as does the breakfast room. Half timbered walls and ceilings prevail throughout the hotel and its rooms. Rooms 10, 11, 12 and 14 are on the upper floor and have angled attic style ceilings just under the roof (11 and 12 are the better ones for light). Our favorites are rooms 2 and 7 in the higher price range, because they are a bit larger and have a bay window.

Notes- The basement of the hotel or caveau is a cave like cellar that has been converted to a weinstube / bar. The bright orange walls make it an inviting and relaxing rooms. The smoke from the bar, however, can make it way up into the hotel and even into some of the rooms. Cars are not allowed inside the town walls so you must park outside and walk in. Public metered parking is 3 Euros per day or locked parking is 8 Euros per day.

Quotes- "When it comes to Old World charm, this is one of my favorite places. " Steven Hurley, March 2002.

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