Hotel Restaurant Lüdenbach

For business reasons, I’ve been coming to Overath for the last 12 years at this time of the year. On previous visits, I’ve stayed at the Hotel Kellerman (don’t, unless you want to revisit the 1970s) and the Bergischer Hof, which was fine until the new owner decided to play fast and loose with customer service. I’m only sorry I wasn’t aware of the Lüdenbach. It’s ample clean rooms are a joy, the bathroom is spotlessly clean and the newly installed thick windows will ensure a peaceful night’s sleep despite being close to the main road in and out of Overath. However, it is the staff that make a place and the service is nothing but exquisite. Friendly yet professional, attentive yet unobtrusive. The breakfast is superb - plenty of cold meats, cheeses, eggs, cereals, all kinds of bread, juices, fresh fruit and if you’re the kind of person who likes herring for breakfast, then there is that too! The full car park in the evening is testament to the fine restaurant attached. I ate a couple of times, and can also recommend it. Finally, the cherry on the cake is the possibility of relaxing in a decent sized sauna, complete with its own loungers, seating area with large fresh, clearly new, towels. If you are staying in or near Overath the Lüdenbach deserves your attention.