The Mosel Chalets do everything differently and do everything right

As a guest in the Mosel Chalets. A guest contribution by Charlott Tornow:

When I think back to summer 2020, I get really sad about our current situation. Holidays were almost impossible this year and then Germany experienced a boom as a travel destination like it had not for a long time. While I always shamelessly scorned German destinations before, they have now become my place of longing. Of course there were regions that I always wanted to see, but there was still time. Now I didn't want to go to Rügen, the Bavarian Alps or the Moselle quickly enough. The Moselle! If someone asks me where I liked it best in Germany this year, then the region in Rhineland-Palatinate comes first.

The Moselle in Rhineland-Palatinate as a place of longing

On the one hand, this is due to the many small fairytale towns along the river: At Eltz Castle, hidden in the Eltz Valley and unscathed since the 13th century, you can't get enough of it. Cochem, with its colorful half-timbered houses and the mighty Reichsburg, looks as if someone at Disney had too much imagination. Insane hiking trails meander between the thousands of vineyards, offering brilliant views of the Moselle after a sweaty ascent. And to the left and right of the river, countless fruit trees are waiting to be relieved of their plump fruits during mouth-robbing tours. The Moselle is a land of milk and honey for the stomach and the senses and if that's not enough for you, you can treat yourself to the right choice when choosing a holiday accommodation.

My highlight on the Moselle were the four nights that I stayed in Mosel Chalets was allowed to stay overnight. In the small village of Pommern, near Cochem, there are three designer holiday homes, which not only impress with their perfect location with a view to the west and the Pomeranian vineyards, but also stand out architecturally from the half-timbered cities of the Moselle.

With its pointed roofs, the front of the three houses is reminiscent of the house of St. Nicholas, which we used to paint as children. The entrance can be reached via a steep wooden staircase, on which you can watch the incredibly beautiful sunsets in summer with a glass of wine in hand. Once you have entered one of the houses through a large sliding door, you don't immediately have the feeling of being inside: Large glass fronts adorn the entire front and flood the rooms with light during the day. The living and dining area is only interrupted by a narrow gallery up to the roof truss, through which the sleeping area in the rear part of the house can be reached.

Sustainability meets design in the Mosel Chalets

The connection to nature is evident not only in the architectural concept, but also in smaller details. Natural materials such as untreated spruce wood from local forests and old wood were used in the construction of the glass wood houses. The furniture and furnishings are free from plastics. You will also look in vain for environmentally harmful air conditioning systems, because the house is naturally warmed up by the large glass fronts. If you do get cold, you can use a portable parking heater, which you can turn on with a clear conscience, because all the electricity is obtained from a solar system on the roofs of the houses and the heat for the integrated underfloor heating from a heat pump.