Hotel is beautiful. You enter a reception area where you are met, taken up an elevator to the…read morereception desk. Rooms were spacious and beautiful. A nice amenity is the fresh fruit and chocolate in the room. Breakfast is included with the room. The dinner at the restaurant was wonderful- there are numerous choices at a buffet for appetizers, with the remaining four courses served by wait staff. After a starter of a caprese salad, I had courses of a wonderful cold tomato soup, gnocchi, sea bass and homemade ice cream and sorbet with fresh fruit compote. The hotel offers cooking classes with their world class chefs. The classes are excellent but they are conducted in German. If you do not speak German, they will be difficult to follow or enjoy. Even with someone provided to translate, the class, tips and normal comraderary is missing from the experience.

From the owner: Umrahmt von hohen Tannen und sanften Hügeln liegt die Traube Tonbach inmitten einer der schönsten…read moreNaturlandschaften Europas. Hier atmen Sie die berühmte Schwarzwald-Champagnerluft und spüren schon beim ersten freundlichen Empfang, dass der Sinn für Luxus, Tradition und Lebensart in diesem eleganten Haus auf sehr persönliche Weise gepflegt wird. Schließlich befindet sich die Traube Tonbach seit mehr als 220 Jahren im Familienbesitz.

On arrival at the hotel parking is easy (on the park deck opposite the hotel), with plenty of space…read more(which is important in this part of Baiersbronn). Access to the hotel is easy and reception staff are friendly and quick. Rooms are reasonably spacious, clean and in good condition. The hotel, being on the edge of town, is quiet. A lift provides access to the various floors. A table in the restaurant is allocated to you, so for both breakfast and dinner (for those on half-board) you can go straight to your table without waiting to be seated. The quality of food served to those on half board is very good, with a soup, salad (from the extensive buffet), choice of mains and dessert. A once-weekly treat for meat lovers is the "grill evening" where the main course is replaced by a grill-buffet (of a very high standard). Service in the restaurant is quick (even on busy nights) and very friendly. Breakfast consists of an extensive buffet offering various cheeses and an array of cold meats (including fine Schwarzwälder Schinken, naturally), yoghurts, preserves, fruits juices and a wide selection of bread and rolls. The cafe (with terrace) offers coffee and cake from lunchtime onwards. Spa and sauna facilities are extensive and modern with a humorous Black Forest twist in the form of the "tree-house sauna". Further renovations of the reception and bar area are planned. Location-wise, the hotel sits at the top end of Tonbach, just up the valley from the Traube Tonbach. The area has extensive walking, hiking and cycling routes with extremely well marked paths and routes. The hotel also makes an excellent base for gourmets visiting the world famous restaurants of the town of Baiersbronn, in particular the "Schwarzwaldstube" which is only 100m away. In summary, this is an excellent family run hotel - ideal for a relaxing spa stay or for those seeking the exercise of walking / hiking / cycling or for gourmets.

One thing to note upfront is that room prices are per person per night, not per room per night…read more That's pretty clear on the website, but since it's atypical, it's worth pointing out. From the moment you pull in you are going to be treated well; when you do arrive, just pull up to the gate (which will open automatically), pull around to the front, and let them whisk you and your luggage inside, and you car to be parked for you. From the front desk to the restaurants to the facilities, service was wonderful. The rooms are classical European, but more spacious than usual, and extremely well maintained. Expect feather pillows though, so if you are allergic to dust or down, you may want to bring your own foam pillow. Our room had a nice little balcony with a great view of the hills, even if the weather for our stay didn't let us use it much. That said, even cold and rainy weather won't keep you from using the sizable pool complex. They have three outdoor pools, one of which is heated and which you can can enter from inside; we had a fantastic time on a cool rainy afternoon lounging outside in the heated pool. If the weather is nice, they also have a second entirely-outdoor pool, and a natural pool that was closed for the season. Inside they have a normal pool, plus several varieties of hot tubs. There is a second entirely spa area that is sans clothing (except for a couple hours during the early afternoon, maybe 1200-1500), and has multiple spas, dip pools, hot tubs, ice baths, etc. Both the normal pool area and the sans clothing area have multiple sitting areas as well, so we spent hours in there alternating between reading, swimming, and snacking from the selection of cakes/pastries and beverages (all included in your room rate except bottled water for some reason). Definitely a relaxing way to spend a drizzly day! As for the food, even if you don't take advantage of the Michelin 3-Star restaurant (which is a substantial extra cost obviously), the food included in your room rate is unbelievable. The breakfast buffet is the finest I think I've ever seen, and the room rate also included a light light option at the pool, mid-day snack, afternoon tea, buffet dinner, and a midnight snack. Suffice to say, you're going to eat well! Wonderful service, amazing facilities, fantastic food, and a beautiful location, but you are paying full price for all of that.

Where is the six star option when you need it?! This place is absolutely incredible. Like, best…read moremeal ever (at the 3-star Michelin restaurant snugly nestled into the lodge-like building where every expertly and creatively crafted dish bested the last), best spa ever (huge indoor and outdoor pool/spa facility with several saunas, steam rooms, hot tubs, and a large beautiful quiet area for naps/relaxation, and best brunch ever (are they kidding with that charcuterie station, my god!). Staff was super nice and the grounds were immaculate. They even had a cute schoolhouse/camp thing for kids which I'll be taking advantage of once my daughter is old enough. The list goes on. Even though your wallet will be significantly lighter after spending a night here (or even enjoying a meal at the restaurant), it will be an experience to remember and well worth every penny spent. I can't wait until my next visit!