Hotel Spitzweg Rothenburg
by the TopOfHotel team
Hotel Spitzweg is a boutique inside an old house where no two rooms are alike and the owners look after you themselves.
Hotel Spitzweg is a boutique inside an old house where no two rooms are alike and the owners look after you themselves.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Hotel Spitzweg Rothenburg is a boutique stay inside an old house in the heart of the old town, and the owners running it themselves is what gives it that warm, stay-with-a-Bavarian-family feeling. It scores 8.9/10 on Agoda. The house is furnished with genuine antiques and collectibles, and every room is decorated differently — some have exposed wooden beams, others an old cabinet and collected paintings. More than one guest has described it as feeling like staying in a museum you can actually live in.
Food and amenities
Breakfast is a homemade German-Bavarian spread — fresh bread, sausage, cheese, fruit and drinks — and it's good and unfussy. The owners usually come round to greet guests and point them toward sights and local restaurants that don't show up in the guidebooks. Wi-Fi is free, and there's a small garden courtyard.
Location and getting there
You're in the middle of the old town: about 3 minutes on foot to Marktplatz, 5 minutes to the Plönlein, and 3 minutes to St. Jakobs Kirche, with the full loop of the town walls taking roughly an hour to walk. Parking is very limited, so reserve ahead or use the P5 lot just outside the walls.
Things to know before booking
There's no lift, so you walk up to your room — if stairs are an issue, ask for a ground-floor room when you book. Some rooms are small and oddly shaped because the building is an old house, so if you can, ask to see the room before checking in, since they vary a lot. And parking really is tight: don't plan on driving up to the door without sorting it in advance.
Our take
Spitzweg is for couples and travelers who want a personal place with real character rather than a chain, who like antiques and history and aren't bothered about the missing lift. For from $100 a night, what you get for the experience is very good value.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- The building is an old house furnished with real antiques and collectibles, so the atmosphere is genuinely characterful rather than styled-on.
- Every room is decorated differently — this feels nothing like a chain hotel, and several guests compare it to staying in a museum you can actually live in.
- The owners run the place themselves, which makes the whole stay feel warm and personal; they greet guests and point them to local spots.
- Central old-town location — you can walk to all the main sights, with Marktplatz 3 minutes away and the Plönlein about 5.
- Good value for this kind of boutique stay, with rooms starting from $100 a night.
- There's no lift, so you carry your bags up the stairs — if that's an issue, ask for a ground-floor room when you book.
- Some rooms are small and oddly shaped because it's an old house; if you can, ask to see the room before you check in, since they vary a lot.
- Parking is very limited and needs to be reserved ahead, or you park at the P5 lot outside the town walls.
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Insider Tips
- Ask to look at the room before you check in if any are still free — they differ noticeably from one another.
- Don't skip the homemade German breakfast if it's included in your rate — fresh bread, sausage, cheese, fruit and drinks.
- Ask the owners for restaurant recommendations; they steer you to local places that aren't in the guidebooks.