From the owner: Vor den Toren Hamburgs, am Rande der Lüneburger Heide gelegen, ist das Flair Hotel Zur Eiche,…read morewelches in fünfter Generation geführt wird, eine angesagte Adresse, wenn es um Übernachtungen, Feierlichkeiten oder Tagungen geht. Privat oder geschäftlich, Ruhe pur oder zentral gelegen.

Stayed here with my 10 year old daugther. We had just visited Denmark and was on our way to the…read moreSouth part of Germany and needed a place to stay for the night. All the places in Hamburg were too expensive. Not too far from the freeway. You could park free onsite. It was approximately 30-40 mins south of Hamburg. Was given a room at the other building. We were on the 2nd floor and had a nice view of the park. The room was a bit dated but clean. The bath room wasn't too small. It was decorated nicely and had a nice sink and shower. The tv in the room was a small flat screen on the wall. The bed was comfy. However, the blanket was a bit thin. It was July and I had to wear a sweatshirt to keep warm. The breakfast buffet was from 730am - 9:30am. There was only 1 other famiy in the room. The room is quite big. There is a variety of yogurt, sliced meats, hard boiled egg and scrambled egg, tee-wursten (similar to pate), variety of bread and water, milk, juice and coffee. We got there at 8:30am. As soon as I entered the breakfast room, the lady asked me if I wanted coffee. As soon as she provided me with a carafe, she disappeared. Normally, I am not a complainer of food. However, the bread there wasn't fresh and very hard. I couldn't understand how that could happen since breakfast didn't start too long before and directly across the street from the hotel was a bakery. The rest of the food was fine. I had a hard time logging into wifi. You get a piece of paper that said you need to connect to Heidenauer Hof and not Heidenauer Hof 2. However, after several attempts to log onto the 1st domain. I tried the 2nd and was able to log in. Aside from the bread and wifi, the place wasn't too expensive to stop for the night.

When we entered the front door we were afraid the place might be closed because it was dimly lit,…read morebut we were immediately greeted by a sweet waitress that welcomed us and showed us to our table. The restaurant is spacious yet cozy with lots of wood, a typical "village tavern" for the area. Parking was no problem at all. The menu featured many typical dishes like deer, all kinds of asparagus dishes and typical "Schnitzels". Except for a few "snack" dishes all dishes come with the soup of the day and dessert. All dishes are also available in "small portions" for a few Euros less. Prices are more than fair, same for beverage prices. We ordered Jägerschnitzel and Rahmschnitzel. Soup of the day was a delicious creamy mushroom soup, which contained lots of real mushrooms. Really good! Then the main course arrived. Everything was delicious, and the portions are more than generous! One of the best Schnitzels I've ever had. Finally the dessert, ice cream with homemade strawberry preserve and whipped cream. Real whipped cream! Simple, yet amazing! Bottomline: great place for authentic, traditional German food at great prices. What's missing for a fifth star? The ambience is a bit simple, the menu could have a few more choices if you don't like deer, asparagus and fish, there are few choices left.