We arrived in Koblenz at the end of a beautiful day-long cruise up the Rhine from Mainz and found a cab to take us to our hotel -- which we somehow thought was in or near the Altstadt. As our drive went on and on, past the city limits, we looked at each other in horror. How had we ended up so far from the town center? What we were doing in the suburbs? Happily, Fährhaus turned out to be a delight. At the reception desk, Andreas welcomed us with Champagne and escorted us to our room; we had been upgraded to the Marina Suite, which overlooked the Moselle River through floor-to-ceiling windows that one could open to the evening breeze. We began to relax.
Andreas had mentioned the pool, roof deck and sauna, so we changed into swimsuits and went upstairs. The sauna was the highlight--the most gorgeous sauna I've ever seen. It's large, and one wall is glass, with the same fabulous river view. Absolutely perfect.
We had dinner in the hotel restaurant, out on the terrace, again overlooking the river and small marina that adjoins the hotel property. The food was superb and the setting incomparable.
Our one slight criticism of Fährhaus is the extreme level to which "smart" electronics have been taken. We had trouble figuring out some of the locks and lights. Sometimes simple is better.
In all, though, Fährhaus excelled and we were happy for our "mistake" in booking so far from the city center.