Hotel-Restaurant Zum Schwarzen Bären

I loved this hotel in the picturesque little town of Emmersdorf. It is a very prety little town. Our room did overlook the restaurant and since there was no air conditioning we had our windows open. It was rainy so the outdoor seating was not in use, but if it had been I suspect it might have been a little noisy. As it was we were across from the church/school. Just before 7 we were awakened by the voices of the children and then the church bell rang for a good 3 minutes. That was fine with us as we wanted to be up and out, but for those who wanted to sleep in it might have been a problem. The restaurant at the hotel was very good and reasonably priced. It should be noted that Emmersdorf is across the river from Melk. We had thought that we could walk across the bridge to get back and forth, but it was longer and not a walkable route. There was a bus that ran, but at 2 E a trip that got to be costly. The boat trip on the river that left from Melk did stop at Emmersdorf if you "raised the flag."