8/10
Finding the hotel by car is impossible without navigator - the drive through the town is quite challenging. The hotel is located at the rim of the town - you can walk 10 minutes to the town centre dowhills - the return trip is more challenging uphills. So if you have good legs for walking you may enjoy spectacular walking paths right from the hotel door to the hills behind (even all the way up to Brocken, some 16km). Especially at golden leaf time in October the nearby forests are just splendid! From hotel to the castle in sight it is about 30 minutes. Good breakfast and dinner also (for which you may have to book a table in advance).