The 70s and 80s live music and the rustic ambience with a slight Caribbean feel invite our guests to linger. Thanks to the relaxed, cosy atmosphere created by Ulli and his young team, many guests feel at home and quickly become friends.

His dreams came true. With more than 200 accordions, the Quetschkommod is the No. 1 in Drosselgasse’s bar scene – today as in the past. Young & old meet here to spend unforgettable hours and have fun parties.

Behind the counter, Hayo is definitely a character. Open-minded, good-hearted, with both feet firmly rooted in Rüdesheim. Hayo gets actively involved – no matter whether helping with carnival, local politics or various associations. He has plenty of stories in stock, which he likes to share with his guests. He has also established his passion, hand-made live music, here. Posters throughout the building bear witness to the numerous musical events that have taken place here or, as Hajo puts it, "are evidence of his efforts to import culture into RÜD." Years ago he visited Ireland for the first time, and a shamrock heart has been beating in his chest ever since. Although he is an "old hand" on the Rüdesheim gastronomic scene, his team keeps him young.

After the success of Gnoom, on 8 May 1983, Hajo opened Hajo´s Bierakademie in the guest lounges of his parents’ hotel. Here, guests could acquire a beer doctorate, among other things. With live music, football & draught Guinness, it already met all of the requirements for an Irish pub. So, after travelling to Ireland for the first time in 2001, Hajo renamed his Bierakademie in 2008, and it has been called the Irish Pub ever since. It added Irish flair to the establishment, which prompted Hajo to change the hotel’s name to the Germania lodge.

1975. Eight friends spend their holidays in Zandvoort in the Netherlands and stay out late boozing in "Gnoom", a pub with loud rock music and an open-minded atmosphere.

Back home, Hajo decided that Rüdesheim was missing a pub of this kind. So he took over the Germania cellar and turned it into a fun pub, one of a kind. It became home to the legendary Gnoomtown chiefs and achieved unparalleled fame for its atmospherre during football tournaments and carnival sessions. Thanks to the chiefs, its anything-but-mainstream music, and its youth-centre feel, the Gnoom (Dutch for gnome) became a cult pub, known way beyond the borders of the Rheingau area. Generations of locals have partied through the nights there ever since.

Our door is probably the most-photographed door in Rüdesheim, because it features our mascot, a little gnome. And this gnome has seen many guests come and go. Both local youths and tourists have been coming to the cellar for decades to listen to the beat of many different variations of rock music. The music lovers serving behind the bar and providing music and cold drinks all grew up here. You could say – they started their careers as regular guests before becoming our DJs. Quite a few of those who curiously stuck their heads around the door became guests. And when the door opens, you are always surprised how bright it has become outside. Seems like the gnome is having a lot of fun, right?

The 70s and 80s live music and the rustic ambience with a slight Caribbean feel invite our guests to linger. Thanks to the relaxed, cosy atmosphere created by Ulli and his young team, many guests feel at home and quickly become friends.

His dreams came true. With more than 200 accordions, the Quetschkommod is the No. 1 in Drosselgasse’s bar scene – today as in the past. Young & old meet here to spend unforgettable hours and have fun parties.

Behind the counter, Hayo is definitely a character. Open-minded, good-hearted, with both feet firmly rooted in Rüdesheim. Hayo gets actively involved – no matter whether helping with carnival, local politics or various associations. He has plenty of stories in stock, which he likes to share with his guests. He has also established his passion, hand-made live music, here. Posters throughout the building bear witness to the numerous musical events that have taken place here or, as Hajo puts it, "are evidence of his efforts to import culture into RÜD." Years ago he visited Ireland for the first time, and a shamrock heart has been beating in his chest ever since. Although he is an "old hand" on the Rüdesheim gastronomic scene, his team keeps him young.

After the success of Gnoom, on 8 May 1983, Hajo opened Hajo´s Bierakademie in the guest lounges of his parents’ hotel. Here, guests could acquire a beer doctorate, among other things. With live music, football & draught Guinness, it already met all of the requirements for an Irish pub. So, after travelling to Ireland for the first time in 2001, Hajo renamed his Bierakademie in 2008, and it has been called the Irish Pub ever since. It added Irish flair to the establishment, which prompted Hajo to change the hotel’s name to the Germania lodge.

1975. Eight friends spend their holidays in Zandvoort in the Netherlands and stay out late boozing in "Gnoom", a pub with loud rock music and an open-minded atmosphere.

Back home, Hajo decided that Rüdesheim was missing a pub of this kind. So he took over the Germania cellar and turned it into a fun pub, one of a kind. It became home to the legendary Gnoomtown chiefs and achieved unparalleled fame for its atmospherre during football tournaments and carnival sessions. Thanks to the chiefs, its anything-but-mainstream music, and its youth-centre feel, the Gnoom (Dutch for gnome) became a cult pub, known way beyond the borders of the Rheingau area. Generations of locals have partied through the nights there ever since.

Our door is probably the most-photographed door in Rüdesheim, because it features our mascot, a little gnome. And this gnome has seen many guests come and go. Both local youths and tourists have been coming to the cellar for decades to listen to the beat of many different variations of rock music. The music lovers serving behind the bar and providing music and cold drinks all grew up here. You could say – they started their careers as regular guests before becoming our DJs. Quite a few of those who curiously stuck their heads around the door became guests. And when the door opens, you are always surprised how bright it has become outside. Seems like the gnome is having a lot of fun, right?