When arriving (by Railpass on the train), I already knew from reading other reviews the winery was very close to the train station. My boyfriend and I waited and let the train depart before moving off the platform. Sure enough, the place is right there! I loved how easy it was to get to. We stayed in room 4, it was clean and roomy with a little table and chairs. The bathroom was rather small, we both couldn't fit in it at the same time (and we aren't big people!). The shower was incredibly small, you only get a few small bars of soap, no shampoo or anything, and the towells have seen much better days.
We were greeted by a younger girl that could only speak some English (and the older lady didn't speak any), so I think a few of the important instructions were lost, like breakfast. But, it wasn't too hard to figure things out. The bed was comfy, but I had a very hard time sleeping. There were stairs on the other side of the wall where our heads were. And, apparently kids were staying up there because they were running up and down the stairs for a few hours, no, they were stomping up and down the stairs. Outside of the rooms have small table and chairs set up, when people would retire for the night, they would sit and relax for a bit. Which was pretty loud. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep.
Due to the lack of Enligh, when asking directions to a place to eat, we got a blank stare in response and decided it best to say thank you and just started walking towards the castle. After a few minutes walk, you come to a more touristy street. We found a bar to sit outside and eat at. After that, we kept walking towards the castle, just wandering the streets of Cochem. It was so much fun, the city is so quiant and cute. By reading reviews of the castle, I already knew to save my money and not pay to go inside. But, the view was worth the hike up the hill!! It was beautiful, overlooking the city and the Mosel was breathtaking. I also got some amazing pictures of the castle.
