Rhineland-Palatinate is a state in western Germany defined by the Rhine, Moselle, and Nahe rivers, rolling vineyard hills, and dense forests. It is home to the Rhine Gorge and the legendary Loreley rock, Germany's oldest city Trier with its Roman Porta Nigra, the romantic hilltop castle Burg Eltz, and the Romanesque Speyer Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The state is also Germany's wine heartland, crossed by the historic Deutsche Weinstrasse (German Wine Route) through the Palatinate Forest.
Luxury hotels
Five-star and palace properties.
Hyatt Regency Mainz
A five-star riverfront hotel on the Rhine promenade in Mainz, with panoramic river-view rooms, a rooftop restaurant, and immediate access to the old town and cathedral.
Moselschlösschen Spa & Resort, Traben-Trarbach
A riverside wellness resort on the Moselle with an extensive spa, indoor pool, and sauna landscape set among terraced Riesling vineyards.
Häcker's Grand Hotel, Bad Ems
A thermal spa hotel in the historic royal spa town of Bad Ems, with an indoor pool and full-service spa beside the Kurpark and the Lahn river.
Weinromantikhotel Richtershof, Mülheim an der Mosel
A restored 19th-century wine estate turned luxury spa hotel on the Moselle, pouring tastings from its own vineyard alongside a full wellness area.
Schlosshotel Kurfürstliches Amtshaus Dauner Burg, Daun
A hilltop Schlosshotel built on the grounds of the former castle of the Counts of Daun, overlooking the Vulkaneifel's volcanic maar lakes.
Fine dining
Michelin-starred and chef-driven restaurants.
L.A. Jordan
Chef Daniel Schimkowitsch's three-Michelin-star restaurant inside the Ketschauer Hof, built on the grounds of the former Bassermann-Jordan winery on the Palatinate Wine Route. Reduced, creative cuisine blending French classics with Japanese precision.
Steinheuers Restaurant Zur Alten Post
A two-Michelin-star restaurant in the Ahr valley red-wine region, celebrated for exceptional classical cuisine and one of the country's most respected wine cellars.
Bagatelle
Chef Gerald Schöberl's one-Michelin-star restaurant on the Moselle riverbank in Trier, weaving Japanese influences into French classics for the only starred table in Germany's oldest city.