Colmar is a beautiful little city with a beautiful little train station. We spent about an hour…read morethere before a train ride to Strasbourg, and while I would not recommend arriving that early with small children (we were walking from our hotel and didn't want to get caught in the rain), it was an attractive place to pass some time. The exterior was storybook lovely, with a long red brick facade and a prominent clocktower with a green shingled roof. There were a lot of trees fronting the entrance that were decorated for Christmas. My three-year-old and I took a walk around the promenade out front, and it was pretty scenic. There's nothing to do inside the station but wait, so plan to get in and get out if possible. The walk to or from old town is only about fifteen minutes. It makes sense to take the train to Colmar, and worth admiring the train station while you're there.

We arrived here by (slow) train from Basel for two days of exploring Colmar. This is definitely not…read morea large station compared to Basel (massive) or Strasbourg (large) but it's bigger than some of the stations we stopped at on the way here. Easy to navigate with good signage, lifts, escalator. There is a bus stop outside and a taxi stand. We walked the three blocks to our AirBNB. Colmar has one of the larger Marchés de Noël (aka Christmas markets) complete with a massive Ferris wheel. There are plenty of other things to see in this lovely town in one of France's many wine regions. [Review 21168 overall - 88 in France - 131 of 2024.]

Very typical and nice European countryside hotel. Comfortable but not extravagant. Maybe 30…read moresmallish rooms. Parking can be an issue but is free if you can park on the property. Clean and fresh. Everyone here is very pleasant and helpful and they all speak some English. Very conveniently located in the wine country. I would stay here again.

Definitely recommend this hotel for anyone going skiing in La Bresse. Easy to find and lots of…read moreparking. The rooms are large and comfortable and there's an indoor pool you can relax in after a long day of skiing. There's not too much to do in this town but there is a grocery store (I think it was a Carrefour) down the street and there's a café across the street from the hotel that had the best seafood quiche and pastries.

A lovely boutique hotel in the heart of the old town housed in a building that dates from 1609. Our…read moregroup of 5 had three rooms -2 on third floor (203, 206) and one on top floor (304). All provided a comfortable, quiet sleep in a nicely air-conditioned environment but all were a bit different. The hotel name (house of the heads) is derived from the distinctive terra cotta heads that cover the front facade of the hotel. 203 had been recently updated so the bathroom was new with a spacious shower and updated fixturing and lighting. 304 was smaller but had access to the hotel's small balcony out front with a bistro table and two chairs. We had fun waving to the tourists taking pictures of the facade from it. This room was not updated and like our room, 206 had an older bathroom with a tub and hand-held shower wand. 206 was the largest of our three rooms with plenty of room to spread out although storage space for unpacking was quite limited-just a modest closet. 206 had the same tub configuration and also a single sink, but did have a tiny phone booth-sized shower. Our bed was firm but comfortable. My only nit (my wife's actually) was the hair dryer not seeming to work properly. Breakfast was included in the room rate and included the typical items you see in Europe-breads, cheeses, yogurt, fruit -and was served on the first floor above the lobby. We enjoyed our two-night stay in early August and found the front desk staff-especially the afternoon/evening duo - quite helpful and speaking good English. I'm hoping on a future visit to see all the rooms updated in the style of room 203 which would raise my review to 5 stars for sure.

This was definitely a unique hotel. The building is a historical landmark built in the early 1600s,…read moreadorned by 106 distinctive little heads (statues of course). The interior has been renovated to look like a quaint cottage with modern touches (the hotel lobby has a modern look, but the restaurant portion and room I was in had a more cottage-y feel). It's a good place for a romantic stay. I was in a room on the top floor that had a small balcony facing the street - pretty quiet in this part of town. The furniture was not the fanciest, but the room was cute, the bathroom amenities were nice, and I really liked their selection of complimentary soaps and lotions (Nuxe Paris brand). The hotel is gated and there is a beautiful courtyard in front of the entrance, where guests in the restaurant downstairs can sit. The rate I got was pretty decent for the value. However, something I did not appreciate was how they were sneaky about the breakfast situation... As a way of background, for this trip I had booked nearly a dozen hotels, so it was hard for me to remember exactly which hotels included breakfast. (FYI - this one did not.) When I checked in, they gave me an overview, then casually mentioned "...And breakfast is at (so and so) AM down this corridor..." without stating the price, in a way that made me think this hotel includes breakfast with its stays... until I received the final bill upon check-out and the total ended up being $40 more than what I had expected. This took me by surprise because up to this point, every other hotel that charged breakfast would say "breakfast is at [this time and location] and it will cost $xx.xx" and every hotel I've been to that included breakfast would say what this hotel had told me. Overall, nice hotel, but definitely be on your toes for any unexpected charges. It was definitely not a few dimes and nickels for me!

Beautiful hotel in Alsace among the vineyards. Kind staff who can speak English. Gorgeous views. I…read moreonly wish they had air conditioning. Check out the restaurant for a nice breakfast spread and nice dinner.

Great place for a traditional dinner with great service and gothic atmosphere. The waiter was…read moreespecially kind as she went for us when as we forgot our iPad.