Enjoy our fitness equipment

We have set up a fitness room for you below our Wellness Oasis. Take the elevator directly from your floor to the basement. There you will find a Kinesis machine, a circuit with various equipment, a water rower (rowing machine), a cross trainer, a bike and a weight training bench with weights.

Our gym is not a professional gym where the exerciser is accompanied by a therapist.
Instead, you can use the variety of equipment at all times as you wish! All the equipment is at your free disposal!

Hike in our nature

An extensive network of hiking trails through meadows and colorful mixed forests awaits you here.

When you leave our house you are directly in it, because we are surrounded by floodplains, meadows and forests.

You can get a first impression of the many hiking trails that exist in our immediate vicinity here or here.

More tourist maps with points of interest, hiking maps in scale 1:25000, postcards and other information material of the surroundings are available at the reception.

Hiking maps in scale 1:25.000 € 9,00
Map of the sights € 3,50
Mill path info sheet free of charge
Picture postcards free of charge

Fishing on our lake ponds

Fishing is possible in the waters around our house upon presentation of a fishing license according to the state fishing law.
You will receive a permit with further information at the reception.

Please do not fish at the pond at the house and also not at the sauna bathing pond.

Nordic Walking

Ever done it? Nordic walking is a completely different exercise routine while hiking, an optimal full-body workout in the fresh air in our beautiful forests. Try it once, how it feels to consciously include your arms in the hiking process.

At the reception you can get your suitable poles for a rental fee of € 5,00.

Mountain-E-Bikes

With our CUBE e-bikes you can explore the surroundings faster and have a larger radius of action.

Ask at the reception for availability.

Suggestions for mountain bike tours are available here. Additional map material is also available from us.

E-bike incl. helmet € 30 per day

Punting

is possible at any time from spring to autumn. The jetty is behind the pavilion.

Please be considerate of the swans and other animals – especially during the breeding season.

Mill Path

The new hiking trail from the hotel through the lovely Salm Valley to Himmerod and to Eisenschmitt

Liesertal – trail

Narrow rocky paths on the slopes of the Lieser valley – long stretches through untouched nature

Maars of the Eifel

Maars are the trademark of the volcanic Eifel. Each maar is absolutely unique! Fall in love with this unique design of nature!

Manderscheider
Burgenstieg

In the election for
“Germany’s most beautiful hiking trail 2020
the Manderscheider Burgenstieg (with Rittersteig) was voted third in the category “day tours”.

The Manderscheider Burgenstieg with Rittersteig is one of the partner trails of the Eifelsteig in the Volcanic Eifel.

The almost 6-kilometer-long circular hiking trail leads around the charming small town of Manderscheid, which is known for its castles separated only by the valley of the Lieser River.

The hike takes about two hours and is classified as “medium” challenged.

Circular hiking trail
“Preserve Creation

The Salm Valley, chosen in 1134 by St. Bernard of Clairvaux as the most suitable place for a monastery, still has the special aura that may have appealed to the founder of the monastery 900 years ago.

Today, the monastery area welcomes you with an atmosphere of silence and gathering that is soothing and relaxing.

From this silence you are invited to walk along the “Path of Creation” through the Salm Valley and let yourself be addressed by the meditation panels on stone steles. Information boards give information about the events in our valley.

You can find a description of the path here.

The new
Castles – Via Ferrata

“The hike of a special kind”

A unique nature experience around the spectacular backdrop of the two Manderscheider castles. You can now climb around the castles!

Germany’s best “extra-Alpine via ferrata” is now officially open. It consists of three stages, each of which can be experienced individually or connected by short hiking passages.

The Burgen-Klettersteig may only be climbed with personal safety equipment for via ferrata (helmet, climbing harness and via ferrata set) and requires physical fitness, surefootedness and a head for heights. Alpine dangers!

Abbey Himmerod

The Cistercian church is open for you – not only for Sunday masses.

The Cistercian monastery of Himmerod is the oldest foundation of the order of Bernard of Clairvaux on German soil. The initially wooden monastery complex, which the monks had moved into in 1136, was replaced by the stone Romanesque church building consecrated in 1178. Subsequently, the monastery of Himmerod developed into a religious, cultural and economic center of the Eifel.

Today it is a place of inner contemplation and a place where you can enjoy internationally recognized organ concerts played on the famous Klais organ in special acoustics… a unique musical experience!

The Old Mill
in Himmerod

Since 1998, in the old mill on the old monastery grounds, you can get a lively insight into the history of the Cistercians in general and Himmerod Abbey in particular.

A separate section in the Gothic attic is dedicated to the spirituality of the Cistercians. The magnificent architecture of the Cistercians is recalled to the visitors by means of a Romanesque model of Himmerod Abbey and the model of the church restored in the 1950s.

Mill museum Schweich
in the upper Molitorsmühle

The ancestors of Hotel Molitors Mühle in Eichelhütte come from this “Obere Molitorsmühle” in Schweich. In 1870, Nikolaus Molitor, a son of Johann Molitor from Schweich, had transformed the ironworks in Eichelhütte into a grain mill. Only in 1917 the guesthouse was added.

The descendants have transformed the Obere Molitorsmühle with all their love into a jewel of a museum. The Branz siblings are directly related to us and offer guided tours in their museum. Through the completely preserved mill technology on four floors you will get an insight into the everyday life of the miller’s craft. Here you can still experience how the water wheel is set in motion and then the grain is ground through the mill.

Clara Viebig Centre

Clara Viebig – The Eifel poetess tells about the life in the village Eisenschmitt, where iron was produced for many centuries, especially she reports about the social developments that happened in the village after the decline of the iron industry from 1860.

Maarmuseum Manderscheid

The museum focuses on the formation of the “eyes of the Eifel”, as the deep blue maars are also called. A walk-through model of a maar vividly illustrates how a maar is constructed. In showcases you can admire typical Eifel landscapes in miniature. The highlight of the Maar museum, however, is the “Eckfelder Urpferdchen”. This is an almost completely preserved skeleton of a pregnant mare from 45 million years ago. Science is really fun at the Maarmuseum!

Oil mill in Bruch

The grinding mill of Bruch is one of the oldest salt mills, it is already mentioned in the freedom letter for the valley Bruch from the year 1284 as a ban mill. As early as 1909, the miller Matthias Molitor supplied some private buildings next to his mill operation with electrical energy. He was the brother of Nikolaus Molitor, who had bought the mill here in Eichelhütte.

The oil mill has been completely preserved in its building structure until today and was extensively renovated and repaired in the years 1984/85 including the entire mill technology. The grinding mill with pan grinder and its two runner stones, heating furnace and press and the old chamber of the grinder with furnishings can be visited at any time by the current owner Mrs. Birgit Molitor (of course also related to us).

Eifel bell foundry
in Brockscheid

The craft of bell casting has been practiced there since 1620. At that time, they did not have a fixed workshop at a particular location, but moved from community to community to be able to cast bells on the spot. Today you can get not only large bronze bells, but also brass and bronze bells, all kinds of bronze art castings, bronze and iron stove plates, and of course we can make your own art casting according to your wishes.

If you return after the tour with a big bronze bell, please do not ring too loud!
😉 🛎 😉

Bell Street 51 – 54552 Brockscheid

Our wines
from the winery Ludger Veit

Have you ever read the name “Veit” on our wine list?
Get to know the varied and award-winning wine collection from our relatives in Osann-Monzel.

Yes, our relatives, because our grandmother Katharina Molitor, the founder of our hotel business, came from Brauneberg of the Moselle!

Nowadays, every Saturday afternoon in summer, our relatives offer a wine tasting of their wines in a relaxed atmosphere in the courtyard of their winery.
From fresh fruity white wines to summery rosé and strong red wines, they have the right wine for every lover.
🥂🍷🥂

So buy directly from our relatives!
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Our brandies and liqueurs
from the winery Herrenhof

This small winery is located in the picturesque village center of Minheim. As a named cultural monument, first mentioned in the 13th century, it is since 1640 in the Thielen winery tradition and is continued by Andrea Thielen with your husband Peter – and, how could it be otherwise, they are related to us.

We source our fine brandies and liqueurs from them!

So visit our relatives and taste from their varied offer! And maybe you will come back to us in the evening “with a noble box”!
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The Roman Villa Otrang

With an area of more than 3,600 square meters, the Roman villa is one of the largest and best preserved Roman villa complexes north of the Alps.
Because of Corona, you can currently only visit the exterior. Of course, you can also look through the windows and admire the wonderful floor mosaics.

The Furnace and Iron Museum

The Stove and Iron Museum is home not only to stoves and irons, but also to many thousands of rarities and unique items from other fields! On an exhibition area of about 500 m² are exhibited more than 200 different cast-iron stoves and 40,000 exhibits, such as Taken plates, scales and weights, waffle irons and hosti irons, fireplace saws, irons, wall and grandfather clocks, gramophone and much more.

Fell visitor mine

The Barbara-Hoffnung visitor mine consists of two typical roof slate pits (mines) from the turn of the century, one above the other. Since its opening on May 01, 1997, more than 330,000 visitors have entered the mine. A guided tour underground lasts a good hour at a constant temperature of 12 to 13 degrees Celsius.

Gerolsteiner mineral water

How is mineral water actually produced? And what is so special about Gerolsteiner? If you would like to learn more about mineral water, you are invited to a free tour of the visitor center in Gerolstein.

Learn how the water gets into the bottle and experience mineral water bottling up close. Of course, you can taste and enjoy the products at your leisure.

Bitburger brand experience world

You like to drink Bitburger Pils with us? Then take a look at how your beer is made.
The way from the small country brewery to one of the most important private breweries in Germany.
Be sure to try your freshly brewed beer in the brewery after the tour… with a pretzel, of course!

With us, you can always convince yourself later that our Bitburger beer is also completely fresh from the barrel!

Eagle and Wulf Park

In and around a ruined castle from the 12th century is an eagle and wolf park Kasselburg. The largest wolf pack in Western Europe is housed there in a 10-hectare area. Many special activities and events, such as knight games, falconry days, wolf nights and Christmas markets are offered for you throughout the year.

Moll candle factory

Visit the candle manufactory in the climatic health resort Manderscheid. Be there when candles are made.

During a tour of this candle manufactory you will experience the fascination of warm, living candlelight.

The historic town of Bernkastel

The town of Bernkastel is full of historic buildings and modern hospitality. In the middle of one of the largest wine-growing areas in Germany, you can stroll, dine, take boat tours and much more.

Visit our wellsprings

The word spring is called “Drees” in our country and comes from the Celtic “Dreyse”, which means “bubbling spring”. It is related to the old Germanic word “Thrais” for bubbling or whirling. In the Volcanic Eifel, the word has been preserved in dialect and refers to local mineral water and carbonic acid springs. Almost every place here has its Drees, to which it lends its name. Among them are such famous ones as Dauner, Gerolsteiner and Dreiser.

Vulkanhof goat dairy

In Gillenfeld, on the beautiful Pulvermaar and in the heart of the unspoiled landscape of the Volcanic Eifel, lies the goat cheese dairy Vulkanhof. The family business was awarded as one of the best cheese dairies in all of Germany (‘Der Feinschmecker’) and is appreciated for high-quality and fine, regional goat cheese products.

Not only can you taste cheese there in the farm store or even buy it, you can also book farm tours, go hiking with goats and even visit a cheese school.