Hotel Bareiss

Hotel Bareiss

Hotel Bareiss sits in Mitteltal, a hamlet in Baiersbronn's stretch of the Black Forest where the Bareiss family opened a small guesthouse, the Gasthaus Kranz, and grew it over generations into today's 124-room resort. Guests can walk the garden, settle onto outdoor furniture on the terrace, or spend an afternoon at the picnic and barbecue areas scattered across the grounds. What separates this hotel from other Black Forest resorts is not only the beauty and spa area, with its sauna, steam room and seasonal outdoor pool, but the restaurant Bareiss, which carries three Michelin stars, a rarity for a hotel built around long family stays rather than solo culinary trips. That combination decides who checks in. Parents traveling with children get a children's pool, babysitting and childcare on request, and a property named the world's best hotel for children at the Prix Villégiature Awards. Pet owners can bring a dog for a nightly fee. Diners planning a trip around one meal find one of the country's most decorated tables under the same roof. Anyone hoping for a hushed, adults-only retreat should look elsewhere, since the resort runs a full family calendar of activities year round. Rooms range from the 388-square-foot Standard King up to penthouse suites near 732 square feet, each fitted with a private bathroom, safe and toiletries as standard. Wheelchair access extends to the restaurant, multilingual staff cover the 24-hour reception, and a garage with electric car charging waits outside. Check-in runs from 3pm, check-out by 11am. Few hotels manage to be a serious food destination and a serious children's destination at the same time. Bareiss does both, in the valley where it began. A family-run Black Forest resort where a three-Michelin-star restaurant sits alongside a children's pool and babysitting service. Not for anyone seeking a quiet adults-only escape. Rooms run from 388 to 732 square feet, all with private bathrooms and safes.