(Recommended by Chris and Kelsey)

Hotel Burg Colmberg
Family Unbehauen
Burg Colmberg
91598 Colmberg
Tel - 9803/91920 ~ Fax - 9803/262
Email - info@burg-colmberg.de
Halfway between Ansbach and Rothenburg o.d.T.
Castle grounds over seven centuries old - a hotel for 40+ years
Singles - Doubles - Suites

(Chris) ...We wanted to stop by Ulm and see the cathedral, but we wanted to get to Rothenburg since we've heard from so many people how neat it is. This weekend was one of the busiest at Rothenburg because there was the Meistertrunk Festival or MasterDrink festival going on and we couldn't get a room at any of at the hotels recommended by this site.

We stayed at a castle hotel in Colmberg - the Burg Colmberg. This was a really old castle hotel and only about a 15 minute drive from Rothenburg. The castle is beautiful with old armor in the dining room, old church inside, old decor and complete with creaky floors and character to boot! Of course a beer garden in the center of the castle courtyard. We loved the Franconian contryside around Rothenburg, the scenery is beautiful! Burg
Colmberg's website has a few nice pictures of the area.