Inn At Hermannhof
August 2025
Exquisitely restored from the late-1860s, it hugs the Missouri River. Outside its front door, Hermann’s historic district offers quaint boutiques and restaurants. Across the street lie Hermannhof Winery tasting room and the Hofgarten, a European-style brick courtyard filled with flowers and tables. It connects to the Black Shire Distillery and G. Husemann tasting rooms. Award-winning Wagon Works BBQ serves tasty fare in warmer months.
St. Louis businessman Jim Dierberg and his wife, Mary, fell in love with Hermann at Maifest celebrations in the late-1960s. Their first investment was Hermann’s bank followed by the Hermannhof Winery. In 2005, they spearheaded the town’s million-dollar makeover and now own numerous properties including six hillside cottages, former wine houses used by German settlers in the 1830s that now contain luxury suites, plus several wineries, the Tin Mill restaurant and Tin Mill Brewery.
On a Sunday night, my husband and I checked into the inn for our anniversary and couldn’t have been happier. Our spacious suite, one of six, offered 900 square feet of high-end luxury akin to something in historic Williamsburg. Early American reproduction furniture with modern conveniences included a king-sized pencil-poster bed of tiger maple and gas fireplace. Another gas fireplace flanked a whirlpool tub in the expansive bathroom that featured heated floors plus an oversized six-head shower.
“Mary Dierberg handpicked everything from the artwork to the furniture and fabrics,” says Georgie Busch, Director of Hospitality. “Local artist, Carole Behrer, painted many of our pieces using a Colonial art form of stencil painting on velvet. She also handpainted the solid wood doors with feathers.”
The next morning, we lingered over a three-course breakfast served downstairs in the Festhalle dining room. Breakfast changes daily but will often include house-made granola and mouthwatering bacon from Hermann Wurst Haus, just across the street.
The adjacent Celebration Hall seats up to 250 people for weddings, reunions and retreats. Saturdays in October, an authentic German band performs. In-house catering and a professional kitchen are available.
Established in 1837, Hermann was settled by a group of German Philadelphians who ventured west to preserve their language, customs and culture. Today, German flair remains alive and well with numerous area wineries, wine trail events and the ever-popular Oktoberfest. Hermann Farm showcases Missouri’s agricultural and winemaking heritage and its Black Shire draft horses via carriage or tram tours.
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