2 Bedroom cottage home in quiet wine-country village on the Mosel.

Visiting a beautiful region, such as the Moselle, is even better when you find such a quaint, old house, full of atmosphere and ideally located near all the nicest places and vineyards.
The kitchen has everything you need to prepare your meals, if you don't want to take advantage of the great restaurants in the area (and if you are really lazy, you can find the very best right outside your door: Ingrid and Olaf, at the Ratsschenke, offer fine food, and, of course, great wine!
Ingrid is the lady who will welcome you upon arrival, to let you into your "new home away from home". Parking is in front of the barn, outside the entrance door. There are two bikes if you want to keep fit, and ride up and down the river banks, which is really recommended. If you are not extra-fit, and haven't been cycling for a while, you can ride downstream to Wolf (or to Traben Trarbach) and then take the boat back to Zeltingen (bikes allowed on board at no extra charge), from where you can ride back (downstream again ... easier!).
The 2 bedrooms are big,, the sitting room/dining room is cosy, with flat screen TV.
If you cannot leave without your laptop, no worries: the wi-fi connection works perfectly well!
By now, I guess you understood how enthusiastic we were about our accomodation: should we go back to the area (and we will!) we will surelky book it again!
Just one advice for the tall guys (and girls!): this is a 1661 house... even Germans in those days must have been short: ceilings are low, so beware of wood beams!
Thanks to all the villagers, who helped with information and directions, and, again, to Ingrid for her help throughout...

The pictures do not do this lovely house justice. We loved “Haus Margarete” as it offered us wonderful accommodations in a less touristy setting among "real" people that live and work in the village. Some of the wooden beams are a bit low for a person like me (187 cm tall), but you tend to learn quickly after a few encounters. Hey, it's all part of the charm.

The kitchen was well equipped and the living/dining room cabinet had all the plates, cup and glasses we needed for our family of four. Our kids (age 2 and 6) loved the steep stairs and they shared the room with the two single beds. The house was very clean, the beds were good, the extra toilet on the 3rd floor was a bonus, and the WIFI helped us look for activities and excursions in the area.

The region is beautiful and offers excursions for all ages. We enjoyed lovely warm weather as we bicycled in the local area and visited a number of the public swimming pools. Within a hour drive we were able to visit places like Burg Eltz, Idar-Oberstein, the child-friendly amusement park in Klotten (near Cochem) and many other great places (numerous quiet villages and towns along the Mosel and up in the eifel and the Hunsruck). We enjoyed our stay immensely and one week was perfect for us to get a good feel for the region. The Mosel, the Eifel and the Hunsruck offer many great attractions and excursions.

I almost forgot about the beer, wine and food, which were amazing as well. Ingrid and Olaf Melcher at Ratsschenke were wonderful. Their lovely restaurant seemed busy all days of the week and that says a lot in a quiet little village like Erden. The last night we were there their patio was full so they served us food on our own little patio, which was only about 25 metres from the restaurant's patio.

Dating from the year 1661, the access for those who are less mobile is not ideal in this house. We recommend this charmingly little house to anyone of any age, as long as you don't mind climbing a few stairs.

We loved this old half-timber house! Stayed a week with husband, sister and brother-in-law. Lots of room, great village, and Ingrid was wonderful and helpful. The food at her restaurant was so good and we loved her pizzas delivered to our patio table in the evening! The husbands hit their heads a few times on the low beams, but it was all part of the charm. Great place to stay for location.