Eguisheim was elected in 2013 as the most beautifull village of France. And it is really worth a visit! And this all year round, in spring & summer you'll find flowers on all windows & during Christmas all is enlighted, amazing!
The Hostellerie du Pape is a former wine farm which has now 47 charmant rooms.
It has a big parking space in the back of the hotel.
Rooms:
We stayed in a standard double room with 2 seperate beds (190 * 80).
Most of the rooms have double beds (190*160) and there are family rooms with 3 real beds & an extra bed which can be adres on request (only for children).
The rooms do have a desk, minibar(empty), small wardrobe & flatscreen. There is a wooden floor in the rooms!
There is free WiFi in the room - which is a little slow for short movies on FB or wathever. But works well for text & images.
Family roomBathroom:
The bathrooms are rather small with bath or shower (depends on the room). We had a room with bath which is ment as shower too, but as there is no real pinpoint provided, you have to hold the thing in your hands (consequence: all is wet afterwords). There is no thermostatic fauset, so it takes a while to have the right temperature.
Next to the bath there is a sink with hairdryer (poor quality), so ladies take your own!
Liquid soap is provided in a dispenser, as well shoe shine & xtra soap. Also tissues provided + 1 big and 1 small towel per person (unfortunately no foot mat, cause it would have helped...)
Most of the rooms have a seperate toilet.
HINT: if you only take showers, ask for a room with shower.
Breakfast:
The breakfast is served as a buffet and is really extensive cfr the French standards. There is really a wide selection of everything and even more then 5 different kind of pies. There is also Nutella & a sparkling wine (unfortunately not cremant d'Alsace, which is a missed chance).
Diner:
We stayed in halfboard and enjoyed the 3-course menu. The food is of a very good quality & served really nicely on your plate.
The wine menu is wide and they offer you several bottles of wine from Eguisheim wine farmers at a reasonable price.
Advantages:
- ideal location at 100m from the main square of Eguisheim.
- free parking space
- very large breakfast buffet
- high quality food served in a gastronomical way
- Charming rooms
Disadvantages:
- bath with poor shower facilities
- poor quality of hairdryer (but it is already a plus for a 3* hotel)
Conclusion:
I would rate the Hostellerie du Pape 8/10 for a 3* hotel. The hotel is clean, staff is friendly & food is of a very high quality. So when you look for a gastronomic hotel in the Alsace region, this is a great adress. Especially with it's great location in Eguisheim! I would rather advice this for couples as there are no real kids facilities.
