I stayed in Hotel Lindenwert in December when the xmas market was on. It is right in the centre of all the activity without being noisy. Very comfortable, clean rooms and lovely food. Would recommend it to anyone its great value for money.

We arrived in Rudesheim after driving from Rothenburg. It was a nice drive, not long and pretty easy going. Driving along the Rhine as you approach Rudesheim is lovely. The river is wider than we expected and there were plenty of river boats and barges floating along..
The Lindenwirt is off the main street so no view of the Rhine, but this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Because the Lindenwirt is kind of hidden among the back streets the train noise is muffled and we barely noticed it. The train comes through town (along the Rhine - must be a lovely train ride) often and it is very noisy. We sat at a cafe and had drinks and lunch all the while knowing that any minute that train would be rolling through, sure enough, at least twice during lunch. I believe I would have had a hard time sleeping 60 feet from the tracks. Our room was a standard double and we paid 110 Euro, breakfast included. Two beds (the couch arms folded out to create another bedding option, interesting) were a little tired but the room was clean and the bath spotless. A small window looked out over a nice residential area with laundry drying and children playing. The breakfast was typical; meats, cheeses, solf-boiled eggs (yum), yogurt, dried fruits, tomatos, oatmeal, coffee, tea, juices, milk. Plenty of food and good quality. We did see a large boar being brought in for dinner though had other plans that night.
Overall, I would say this hotel was neither fabulous nor dismal. It was a satisfactory place to stay and there were plenty of happy people around at breakfast. There is a courtyard to park your car where you will also find their famous "Wine Barrel Rooms". We took a peek in and thought it would be fun (maybe) to stay a night, but boy were they tiny, and I mean tiny.

Right in the centre of the action, we had a room that overlooked the famous Drosselgrasse. The room was fairly normal for the price range, and was a bit hot (there was a heat-wave hitting Europe at the time!), with no air cond. Reception were friendly, and the buffet breakfast was a good standard continental. The room was a little noisy at night untill all the winestubs/cafes closed (as we were one of the Drosselgrasse rooms) but didn't have any problems sleeping despite this, and the view out the window and the central location made up for any noise inconvenience (also, most rooms in the hotel are not directly above the Drosselgrasse - we just happened to get one of the few).

The "charm" level is very high at this nice, little place. It fits perfectly into the cobblestone streets and attractive shops and cafes of Rudeheim. The reception and restuarant definitely has a very cozy feel to it. The room itself was quite basic but was fairly sizeable. The 2nd floor room we had looked out over a neighboring hotel's open-air restaurant which was nice. The bathroom was large which is definitely unusual for Europe.

Our only complaint was that because of the close proximity of all the hotels in Rudesheim, night time meant we were exposed to all the very late night happenings in neighboring hotels. It just so happened on this weekend, it was "Biker Days". So tiny Rudesheim was overrun with Harley's and the black leather. Normally this wouldn't bother us, but what I imagine is normally a sleepy little town was rocking with some very drunk karaoke-ing until 4AM.

Other than that, I would certainly recommend Lindenwirt to anyone looking to lose themselves in the charm of Rudesheim.