Holiday home Alte Fär­berei Runkel

Heritage monument on the outside, ver­satile space on the inside: Between the Wes­terwald and Taunus, at the center of the postcard view of Runkel, the Alte Fär­berei (Old Dye­house) mirrors in the tranquil Lahn River. As part of the monument ensemble of the castle town, the building was trans­formed into a self-catering house for larger groups.

Where today families, friends and com­panies gather to cele­brate, brain­storm or work, in the early Middle Ages the Mero­vin­gians washed their laundry in the river. Until the 19th century, when the “Alte Farb” was built on the same spot as Run­kel’s first dye house. The pre­served building, however, dates back to 1928 and was res­tored 90 years later in close con­sul­tation with the monument pre­ser­vation aut­ho­rities, largely gutted inside and rebuilt. Since then, the Alte Fär­berei has com­bined its his­toric exterior with a modern interior that offers space for up to 30 people.

Whether for family reunion, a party with friends or work­shops — the guest house is rented only as a whole and has five bed­rooms with double beds, two triple rooms and 14 more mat­tresses that can be dis­tri­buted on the floor in a large room in the attic. The heart of the house is a 70 m² mul­ti­func­tional room on the first floor, which can function as a dining room, living room, reading room, playroom, study, home theater, seminar room and party zone — depending on your mood and needs. Fur­nished with three large solid wood tables and casual stools and beanbags. For more privacy, the room can also be divided with the help of shelves. To make cooking a com­munal expe­rience, there is a well-equipped kitchen with a large cooking island. If the attic is not used as a bed space, there is addi­tional room for yoga ses­sions, play ses­sions or playful kids.

While pre­serving the old building fabric, the house was tho­roughly reno­vated with time and patience and, using par­ti­cu­larly high-quality mate­rials, in accordance with the requi­re­ments of a listed building. The entire interior design as well as the fur­nis­hings are mini­malist, clear, bright and of refined craft­smanship — with bright color accents. Very much a dyer’s house.

What to do

Swimming in or canoeing on the Lahn, various water sports activities such as stand-up paddling or rafting, hiking and biking along the Lahn hiking trail, in the Kerkerbachtal valley or on the planetary nature trail, visiting Runkel Castle or the 300-year-old Hofen mill, cooking together, sightseeing in Limburg or pilgrimage along the Lahn (Lahncamino).

Why we like this house

Hidden behind a historic façade - plenty of space for all those who finally want to get together again or learn to know each other

This house is great for

For meetings with family or friends, workshops, seminars, corporate events or as a workation.

Sustainability

Public transport: Runkel train station is a few minutes walk away, with direct connections to Limburg or Fulda, the ICE train station Limburg-Süd is 10 minutes away by car and 50 meters from the house there is a bus stop with local connections.

Details

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