Tucked away in the black forest this is the prefect hotel to come and get away from 'whatever it is…read moreyour trying to get away from'
The first thing I should write before I go any futher is 'Your mobile phone will not work in the hotel!' You will have to walk more then 1km down the road or go hiking up one of the trails around the hotel to find reception- I say this now as nobody warned me when I went to spend C'mas and New Years here so I spend 3 of the 8 days I spent here unreachable by family and loved ones back home :-( and finally someone told me where I could find reception.
This place is really beautiful all year around but Winter and summer are my favorites with ice and snow turning it into a winter wonderland around C'mas and during summer blueberries and blackberries grow everywhere and the neighbouring winneries are just getting ready for grape picking season.
The hotel is about 40 rooms big and the rooms although not the biggest hotel rooms I've come across are comfy and well sized (plus you won't want to be spending much time in your room here anyways) the mini bar can be stocked to your requirement all you need to do is order.
Brunch is served in the hotels Breakfast room which during summer opens up for outdoor seating so that you can enjoy all the unusal amount of sun this part of Germany gets- and the Brunch here is the best I've had in Germany HUGE sellection and REAL breakfast items as well....so alot more then just your usual cheese and cold meat stuff.
Actually pretty much everything I've eaten in this hotel is fantastic... they have a really good chef and the meals here are usually 3-4 course (unless it's new years and C'mas and in those cases we had a menu that went on for hours and hours with the last dish desert being served at 11pm)
The wine list is really extensive too as we're in the middle of Germany best wine region and the owners are friends with many of the wine making familes aroudn here and of course France is only half and hour drive from here so you pretty much have no reason to drink out of the regional wine list.
The dayspa has a sunbed, massage rooms, beauty therapy (They use Thalgo here), waxing and lounges to relax and read on... a huge swimming pool which is heated all year around- a wirlpool and a three room sauna area with nordic sauna, wet sauna and a cooler tempture wet sauna for kids.
For things to do around the area while staying at the hotel- there's a huge selection of forest trails for cycling or walking plus wineries to visit and day trips into France and Freiburg are very easy.
The Owners (Holgar and Yara Weber) are great people, extremely friendly and helpful as are their staff.
