From the owner: Aktiv entspannen im persönlich geführten 4-Sterne Sport- und Wellness-Hotel am südlichen Rand der…read moreLüneburger Heide in Niedersachsen. Umgeben von wundervollen Wanderwegen und Ausflugszielen für die ganze Familie, finden Sie hier Entspannung und Ruhe und tanken Kraft für den oft stressigen Alltag. Neben einem breiten Spektrum an Sportaktivitäten mit erstklassigen Trainingsbedingungen, bietet das laVital sehr gute Tagungsmöglichkeiten, ein umfangreiches Gesundheits- und Erholungsangebot sowie ein hervorragendes Kosmetikinstitut "schön & gepflegt". Das Restaurant "Viva la Vita" verwöhnt mit einer leichten und vitalen Küche, überrascht mit ausgesuchten Weinen und feinen Desserts. Familienfeiern, Empfänge oder auch Geschäftsessen gehören ebenfalls zum Angebot.

Definitely a good choice for if you are conducting business in the Wolfsburg/Gifhorn/Braunschweig…read morearea, as I was, but I would highly recommend having a car (they have plenty of free parking) if you want to be able to get out and explore the area, go to Volkswagen's Autostadt, etc., as the hotel itself is isolated and not very close to anything walkable. Closest DB train station is about a 30 minute walk away. Reception is friendly and they seem to have moderately good English, impressive for a non-tourist area since my German is just good enough to start a conversation and not much else. Restaurant actually had some good choices, reasonable prices, and they have English-language menus as well. Breakfast buffet was very good. Hotel has three floors and there is elevator access in both buildings. My room was clean, tidy, and not overly-spartan. I had a flat-screen TV, lots of closet space, and more than adequate room on the bathroom counter for toiletries et al. Lucky for me, I had a tub/shower combo as opposed to the often-tiny showers in this area of the world. Bed was super comfortable, lots of lighting and sunshine in the room, and although my room (and maybe the hotel) didn't have A/C, it was cooler here and I left my windows open all day and all night for a nice breeze; not too much traffic noise as this hotel is not in an urban area.

Most staffs are really nice and the amenities are also very nice besides no club lounge…read more I had dinner at Terra. I wanted to have the wine bottle comes with my package. But one male staff told me that they could change from the one bottle of wine to the paring wine set without extra charge. But it took too long to receive dishes to enjoy with the wine. Only 3 course dinner took about 3 hours. My boyfriend received his beer and I received one glass of sparking wine after 30 minutes. All the beer form was gone and warmer to make a toast together. After soup, we could not receive the main dish over 1 hour. My white wine became warmer and I finished before the main dish came. I complained about the situation to female staffs. Then we received the main dishes. I was served the same sparkling wine again. And I didn't receive a glass of different wine to pair with the dessert. It was tasty but very frustrating dinner. Next morning we found the bill was wrong when we checked out. I asked the front desk male staff to check about it to the restaurant manager. But he told me that he was not able too. My partner got upset and told me to give up. It was not right. So I told about the female staff working next to him. She was not to fix the issue, either. So I asked her to tell about it to the restaurant manager how disappointed we were. It's not reasonable to pay that amount for this guest service. My boyfriend wrote that it's for my birthday. But no one said happy birthday and no special service as my friends received when they celebrated their special days on other Ritz Carlton. Again we had great time but are very unhappy about the way too long dinner and the wrong billing.

This is a spectacular hotel in the middle of what I call Volkswagen Disneyland, a wonderful family…read moreoriented place dedicated to automobiles and particularly those of the Volkswagen family. we were upgraded to a magnificent corner suite and were able to eat at a Michelin star restaurant in the hotel. it is fantastic and probably the best restaurant in Germany. The hotel went above and beyond and had several unique treats for us based on our stay.