(Recommended by Ben)

My room for the last two nights in Germany was a roomy Einzelzimmer with toilet/bath/shower en suite, phone and satellite TV for 23 Euro per night. The breakfast is excellent and the little restaurant is known for it's large portions, Bürgerliche Küche and Wildspezialitäten. If you are driving - there is ample parking available and if you are arriving by train just let Herr Wiese know ahead of time and he will pick you up at the Bahnhof.

Shopping in Bacharach is always fun at the Phil Jost shops at Rosenstraße 16 and Blücherstraße 4. And one special shop that I always recommend is Frances Geuss's Woodburn Haus just across from the Hotel-Restaurant "Altkölnischer Hof" and the Altes Haus.

Whether you are traveling by car or train - Bacharach is an excellent location to spend your last night in Germany. By car you can be at the Airport in about an hour and if traveling by train the time is also about one hour. The two times I have used the trains to depart from Bacharach I have caught the 0530 train from Bacharach which is a direct (no train changes) connection to the Frankfurt Flughafen. The cost for a ticket to the airport is 9 Euro (purchase at vending machine). I have always arrived in plenty of time to be one of the first persons in line for my departing flight to the US. In 2006 I was first in line well before the airlines opened up their security line. I was able to sit down and have coffee and a roll at a coffee Kiosk within 25 feet of my bags (which allowed me to watch them the entire wait). So don't rule out staying along the Rhine for those last days of your vacation.

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