The Black Forest
This welcoming family-run number lodges in a half-timbered house a couple of minutes' stroll from the monastery. Light, spacious rooms are done out in…
Must-see hotels in Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest
Swabian Alps Region
Occupying a late-9th-century house right in the heart of Tübingen, this four-star hotel has been given a contemporary facelift, but some original features…
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The standards at this smart, immaculately maintained hostel are as good as at some chain hotels. Rooms have Ikea-style furnishings and fruity colour…
Swabian Alps Region
This centuries-old pad is as posh as it gets in Schwäbisch Hall, with a wellness area and plush quarters, from the red-walled romance of the Chambre Rouge…
The Black Forest
This stout half-timbered house shelters simple pine-clad quarters, which are a little dated but perfectly comfortable. Spacious family rooms are available…
Munich
If you like your history laced with quirkiness, you'll be delighted with this rambling neo-Gothic mansion. It's an utterly charming place where rooms…
The Black Forest
Standing proud on Triberg's main drag for the past 400 years, this historical hotel has quarters with a baroque or Biedermeier touch, some beautifully…
Munich
As supercentral as you could wish, this slender, medieval-style hotel occupies a gabled and turreted building overlooking the Viktualienmarkt. Bedrooms…
Regensburg
Regensburg’s only backpacker hostel has its very own convenience store, which doubles up as reception, but it isn't open 24 hours, so late landers should…
Stuttgart
It’s worth going the extra mile to this charismatic 18th-century hotel. At the pricier end of the spectrum, the spacious, warm-hued rooms have whirlpool…
Berchtesgaden
Within ambling-distance of Berchtesgaden centre, this family-run gem provides almost unrivalled views of the valley and the Alps beyond. The timber-rich…
The Black Forest
This converted watermill houses one of Villingen’s smartest hotels, with forest walks right on its doorstep and a recently added spa and fitness area…
Passau
This immaculate place, in a restored mansion near the tip of the peninsula, offers great value for money and a friendly, cosy ambience. Each of the 16…
Steigenberger Drei Mohren Hotel
Augsburg
Proud dad Leopold Mozart stayed here with his prodigious offspring in 1766 and it remains by far Augsburg’s oldest and grandest hotel. The punctiliously…
The Black Forest
But a two-minute stroll from the shores of Titisee, this family-friendly guesthouse has recently modernised rooms – some big enough for families – done…
Füssen
The BCH is a colourful, well-run place created out of a part of the Zum Goldenen Posthorn Hotel. Dorms hold four to six people, and while bright, the…
Würzburg
Würzburg's top digs, in a squarely renovated rococo town house, has 70 unique, stylishly finished rooms with the gamut of amenities, impeccable service…
Nuremberg
Tranquilly located in the antiques quarter near the St Sebalduskirche, the Agneshof’s public areas have a sophisticated, artsy touch. The 74 box-ticking…
Munich
Though now not as excitingly different as it once was, Munich's first boutique hotel is all about understated retro design and amiable service. Rooms won…
Nuremberg & Franconia
For those who prefer their complimentary pillow pack of gummy bears served with a touch of history, Coburg's most characterful digs started life as a…
Füssen
This late-19th-century former holiday home for nuns and monks has been converted into a quirky design hotel. The lounge is straight out of a design…
Berchtesgaden
Belonging to the same family for well over a century, this professionally run hotel offers a romantic vision of Alpine life with rooms bedecked in frilly…
The Black Forest
Don't be put off by the rather bright yellow facade: this hotel extends a warm welcome, with an understated interior that blends rustic materials with…
Würzburg
With a name inspired by a creature in Douglas Adams' novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this uncluttered and spotlessly clean hostel has 74 beds…
Munich
Located south of the Isar, this charming base puts you close to the Deutsches Museum, the bar- and restaurant-filled Gärtnerplatzviertel and the Gasteig…
Munich
A slice of small-town Bavaria teleported to the slightly seedy area south of the Hauptbahnhof, this rustic oasis has its chequered curtains, carved-wood…
Nuremberg & Franconia
Outside the summer months (rates increase considerably mid-July to end of August) this is a great little deal within easy walking distance of the sights…
Munich
The restored Renaissance facade of a former post office hides this high-concept jewel, which wraps all that's great about Munich – history, innovation,…
Bamberg
Bamberg's backpacker hostel is a well-kept affair, with clean dorms, a fully functional kitchen and a quiet, family-friendly atmosphere (staff stress this…
Munich
Back in the 19th century, Wagner, Puccini and Rilke shacked up at the Marienbad, which once ranked among Munich's finest hotels. The place is still…
Nuremberg
This crisp, 21st-century 90-bed hotel-hostel boasts spotless dorms, the trendiest hostel bathrooms you are ever likely to encounter, premade beds, card…
Regensburg & the Danube
Many of the rooms at this characteristic inn, opposite Zwiesel train station, run by three generations of the same family, open to balconies with views…
Konstanz
Right on the banks of the Rhine and just a couple minutes' stroll from the lakefront, this contemporary bolthole has sleek, understated rooms in natural…
Konstanz
This 600-year-old patrician house features parquet-floored, individually decorated rooms, which are bright and appealing if a tad on the small side. The…
Würzburg
Relatively basic, city-centre hotel above a wine restaurant where rooms have a vague Scandinavian feel about them and are immaculately kept. All in all an…
Berchtesgaden
In the heart of town, the Edelweiss is a sleek affair. The style could be described as modern Bavarian, meaning a combination of traditional woodsy flair…
Nuremberg & Franconia
Bayreuth's top address since 1753 stands just a few metres from the opera house and oozes refined elegance, with many of the rooms decorated in…
The Black Forest
The Hogwarts gang would feel at home in the 12th-century Schloss Ortenberg, rebuilt in whimsical neo-Gothic style complete with lookout tower and wood…
Munich
This small but posh player delivers old-world charm and is sure to delight the romantically inclined. The mood is set at check-in where fresh orchids,…
Stuttgart
Fun-seekers on a budget should thrive at this popular hostel within walking distance of the city centre. Rooms are kept spick and span, and the bar, sun…
