Riverside half-timbered hotel built in 1628 and owned by the Wenckstern family ever since. Hotel and Gasthaus Ilse share the Rhine view between them, with a cavernous wine cellar where the family wines are served.
The list: Wenckstern family wines served in the historic vaulted wine cellar; Rheingau list in the restaurant
Address: Rheinallee 5-7, 65375 Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, Rheingau
Hotel and wine house in a 1720 half-timbered building in central Hattenheim, run by the Laufer family for three generations. Eight comfort rooms and renovated deluxe rooms with vineyard-themed names alongside a 350-bottle wine list.
The list: 350-bottle Rheingau-led wine list in the restaurant and Vinothek, with a broad selection of Rheingau estates under one roof
Five double rooms attached to the Adler Wirtschaft of chef Franz Keller in central Hattenheim. Modern French bistro programme using meat from the family Falkenhof farm and Rheingau wines from neighbouring estates.
The list: Rheingau wine programme alongside the Adler Wirtschaft restaurant; close to Hattenheim VDP estates
Family-run hotel in central Ruedesheim, run by the fifth generation across the street from Weingut Georg Breuer. Forty-two rooms with 70 beds, breakfast and walking access to the Drosselgasse and the Rhine promenade.
The list: Walking distance to Weingut Georg Breuer Vinothek opposite; close to the WINEAROUND tasting walk
Hotel and wine tavern on the Drosselgasse opened 1927 and run by the third generation of the Ohlig family. Sixty rooms around a courtyard, plus the Weinfass option to spend the night inside a giant wine barrel.
The list: Wine tavern with Rheingau Riesling and Spatburgunder; Drosselgasse vinothek access alongside
Hotel attached to the Weinhaus Sinz restaurant in Wiesbaden-Frauenstein, in the middle of the city's vineyards. Seventeen rooms across the main building and three guest houses, with regional Rheingau wines in the dining room.
The list: Rheingau wine list in the restaurant; estate visits from the Wiesbaden vineyards nearby
Estate suite at Weingut Balthasar Ress on the Hattenheim riverfront, in the former bishop's residence beside the vinothek. Estate Rieslings and Pinot tastings on site at the working VDP winery.
The list: Estate VDP Rheingau range on tap at the vinothek; in-house tastings and guided cellar visits
