The hotel is very close to the railway station, but also on the fringe of the old town and pedestrian zone. Rather large, with a convention center attached. There are some fantastic modern suites in the 500-year-old tower next to the main building. We did not have one of those, but the "comfort" double room was very nice too. The room was spacious, the bathroom was too, and unusually it had large windows to the outside. The towels were a bit old, and the bathtub is not the most modern (of some kind of fake marble), but apart from that, no complains. There is a pool, small fitness room and a sauna area with 5 different saunas of various temperatures, with and without steam. The hotel is labyrinthic, and it was difficult to find the way to the pool area and back, but this is about the only complaint. The bar area is not exactly cosy, it is modern and in the entrance hall.

This is a wonderful hotel for the family (and for others)! We booked a very reasonable summer family rate directly with the hotel (email), which included breakfast and dinner.

The food was outstanding, both the traditional German fare and other selections offered. We found that they had a table reserved for us in the lovely restaurant each night. Very interesting decor. The children were allowed the choice from the adult selections of the 3 course meal or a children's menu. My daughters are now a great fan of panna cotta. The breakfast buffet was very good as well; served in a sunny warm room overlooking the patio. Hot and cold buffet items were continually refilled by an attentive staff.

The entire staff was very helpful, informative and overall very pleasant with the kids. The pool was warm, and had some wonderful surprises for the children (a tunnel/cave with moving water and fountain).

The location was perfect for sight seeing on-foot around town. Shops and the pedestrian walk were right outside the hotel. Bus stop out front took us directly to the mine museum. With kids, I would recommend the little "train" tram tour in the center of town, which gave us a nice overview or start to our day. We also set them to the task of finding all the "boulders" that were placed at the important sites in town

Room was wonderful. Clean and unique; it included a smaller adjoining room for the children. Beautiful interior and exterior, what fun to stay in a historic building (with modern amenities).

Excellent! Will go back again! This was a wonderful two day stay, at a very interesting hotel. Highly recommend!

Have just returned from a memorable winter week`s holiday at the Achtermann. Included in the charge of 100 Euros per day for 2 persons was an expansive buffet breakfast and free use of the swimming pool and saunas. As we stayed for 7 nights we were given a large room with sofa, armchairs and writing desk. Hotel restaurant offered local specialities at reasonable cost and we also enjoyed relaxing in the most comfortable surroundings of the hotel cafe. All staff were most helpful and friendly. I doubt if we would find a similar class of hotel at such a price in the UK!

We were very excited to stay at this hotel since it was a restored castle. The location was great, close to train station and town. It is rated a 4 star. The breakfast was excellent but the rooms were very small, with tiny bathrooms and stained carpets. Certainly not worth the 4 stars in our experience. It did look like there were some larger rooms on the ends of the building with bigger windows but we didn't have one of those.