Title: Spessart Travel Guide: Best of Spessart, Germany Travel 2026 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in Spessart](https://expedia.co.uk/Spessart-Hotels.d553248634739937983.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in Spessart](https://expedia.co.uk/Spessart-Holiday-Rentals.d553248634739937983.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[Flights to Spessart](https://expedia.co.uk/Cheap-Flights-To-Spessart.d553248634739937983.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Spessart Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Spessart.d553248634739937983.Car-Hire-Guide)[Spessart Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Spessart.d553248634739937983.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Spessart Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ![#OnTheRoad](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/55237/e5edce41-99c4-43b5-a9eb-3d3d3ce7aff0.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![#OnTheRoad](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/55237/aec70b29-b442-41d2-9057-93e809855410.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![The last of the castles on our recent tour of Germany, but by no means the least. What a stunning setting for a castle! Well worth a visit (the hotel right next door is very charming too!) Wikipedia describes it as follows: Mespelbrunn Castle is a late-medieval/early-Renaissance moated castle on the territory of the town of Mespelbrunn, between Frankfurt and Würzburg, built in a tributary valley of the Elsava valley, within the Spessart forest. It is a popular tourist attraction and has become a famous Spessart landmark. #instone](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6131180/d83f1f7e-0fb0-4fa9-afd1-d4cdb6744738.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Bad Orb](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/5493/5fa1d464-dfc1-435b-a58b-a67005bdcda1.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Schloss Johannisburg and Grounds showing heritage architecture, landscape views and a lake or waterhole](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248621532508370/3ee9e940-d898-4ac3-8bb3-f5d868f1c854.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Spessart Things to do - Top hotels in Spessart - Top Holiday Rentals in Spessart ![Scandic Frankfurt Hafenpark](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/79000000/78330000/78320600/78320555/572f2624_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Scandic Frankfurt Hafenpark Eytelweinstrasse 1 Frankfurt Hessen £61 10 Apr - 11 Apr includes taxes & fees Stay at this luxury hotel in Frankfurt. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and a fitness centre. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in ... 9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,066 reviews) Wonderful staff, beautiful and well maintained hotel. Truly amazing breakfast, so much choice. Reviewed on 19 Mar 2026 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=10%2F04%2F2026&endDate=11%2F04%2F2026&selected=78320555&PinnedHotelID=78320555&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=553248634739937983) ![Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/7000000/6430000/6421900/6421811/4df20f91_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 44 Frankfurt HE £68 6 Apr - 7 Apr includes taxes & fees Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Frankfurt. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and a 24-hour fitness centre. Our guests praise the breakfast and ... 9/10 Wonderful! (1,144 reviews) This place was perfect for a short stay! Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=06%2F04%2F2026&endDate=07%2F04%2F2026&selected=6421811&PinnedHotelID=6421811&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=553248634739937983) ![Steigenberger Icon Frankfurter Hof](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/20000/13800/13760/859d442d_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Steigenberger Icon Frankfurter Hof Am Kaiserplatz Frankfurt HE £194 6 Apr - 7 Apr includes taxes & fees Stay at this luxury hotel in Frankfurt. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a full-service spa and 3 restaurants. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their ... 9.4/10 Exceptional! (1,000 reviews) All fine Reviewed on 6 Mar 2026 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=06%2F04%2F2026&endDate=07%2F04%2F2026&selected=13760&PinnedHotelID=13760&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=553248634739937983) [See all 2,698 properties in Spessart](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.Hotels.DestinationExperience&startDate=22%2F03%2F2026&endDate=23%2F03%2F2026®ionId=553248634739937983) Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply. ![Vacation home/event location, 285 m² living area, 300 m² secluded outdoor area ](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/40000000/39170000/39168800/39168777/b53b774c_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Vacation home/event location, 285 m² living area, 300 m² secluded outdoor area Rieneck Bavaria Stay at this family-friendly holiday home in Rieneck. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a garden and laundry facilities. 9.8/10 Exceptional! (120 reviews) Ich war mit meinen Freunden für ein Wochenende in diesem tollen Ferienhaus. Die Wohnungen (besonders die große Wohnung) sind super ausgestattet und gemütlich eingerichtet. Die Gastgeber sind sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Insgesamt sehr zu empfehlen! Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Rieneck-Hotels-Vacation-Homeevent-Location.h39168777.Hotel-Information) ![Waldhaus in der Rhön](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/94000000/93250000/93246800/93246754/e9492f4e_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Waldhaus in der Rhön Zeitlofs Bayern Stay at this holiday home in Zeitlofs. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a garden and laundry facilities. Popular attractions German Bicycle Museum and Grosser Kursaal are located ... [](https://expedia.co.uk/Zeitlofs-Hotels-Waldhaus-In-Der-Rhon.h93246754.Hotel-Information) ![Rioca Frankfurt Posto 7](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/103000000/102460000/102456700/102456623/dd60d609_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Rioca Frankfurt Posto 7 Adickesallee 36 Frankfurt HE Stay at this aparthotel in Frankfurt. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and parking (surcharge). Popular attractions Alte Oper and MyZeil are located ... 9.6/10 Exceptional! (219 reviews) Laundry was not great, it took a wash app on the phone and was poor to no service in laundry room. Couldn't start dryers at all. Everything else is top notch, I mean everything. Reviewed on 18 Mar 2026 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Frankfurt-Hotels-Rioca-Frankfurt-Posto-7.h102456623.Hotel-Information) [See all properties in Spessart](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.Hotels.DestinationExperience®ionId=553248634739937983&sort=VACATION_RENTAL) Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. 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