PAPA RHEIN Hotel & Spa

We had a few days of hotel tours in the area, and we arrived from one of the highest-rated 5-star hotels in Hessen. And let me tell you: PAPA Rhein surpassed it by far! PAPA is extraordinary; it is incredibly clean, the rooms are cozy, and there is a very warm atmosphere! Everyone, absolutely everyone on the staff, is friendly and smiling. The breakfasts are delicious—IT'S SIMPLY OUR TOP CHOICE. Usually, we always book suite-type rooms, but we only had a twin available this time, and it was fantastic!

This review is for the restaurant Boothaus in the hotel. It is again in "The Guide" and completely undeserved. Slow service, and food that at it's best, is barely acceptable. I had the fish, which was basically a scrap from a salmon, the tail section that was cut off from the main filet, boned, and cooked to the correct temperature in a sous vide. The skin was left on, and the lateral line not removed. It was a tasteless, expensive dish with elaborate presentation. That did not excuse the poor quality. Stay away.

I took my son (8 years old) for a night there so we could spend some quality time together. All in all we loved it! Our room was great - we loved the deco and the balcony with a view of the Rhine. We hit the pool and relaxed in the spa area. A few minor complaints here though! 1. My son couldn’t get a bath robe but other kids at the pool seemed to have them. 2. Kids are only allowed in the pool until 16:30. This is too early as lots of families like a swim after a day out before dinner. This should definitely be moved back until @18:00. The bar area was lovely with a small sandy area with swings which really appealed to my son. The service was friendly and the prices acceptable. We were not happy when we booked the hotel though that we could only get a dinner table at 17:30. We would never eat so early! Maybe ok for people with toddlers! The hotel offers 2 sittings - 1 at 17:30 and 1 at 20:00. We were lucky in that our reservation could be switched to 20:00 on the day of our arrival. This was however a bit too late for an 8 year old and we had to get snacks from the Trust Bar (a nice touch!) to keep us going. We would ideally have wanted to eat @ 19:00. We ate in the Italian restaurant and the food was good. We thoroughly enjoyed the breakfast next day although a second coffee machine would be good for busy mornings like this one. Overall we had a great experience but there is bit of room for improvement. We do however plan on returning!