Germany Guide
The Black Forest
Acommodation
1 
Am Markt Marktplatz 18 
07221/270 40 
www.hotel-am-markt-baden.de Friendly, family-run pension on the charming Marktplatz – ask for a room with a view. Fairly basic, but hands-down the town's best budget choice. Price: €81-100
2 Atlantic Sofienstr. 2a 07221/36 10 Traditional number opposite the theatre whose rooms are comfortable if a little dated. It's worth paying the extra €12 for views and a balcony over Lichtentaler Allee. Price: €151-200
3 Bad-Hotel Zum Hirsch Hirschstr. 1 07221/93 90 www.heliopark-hirsch.de Thermal spring water flows from the taps in antique-furnished rooms at this historic hotel in the central Altstadt. Its fine public rooms include an especially splendid ballroom. Price: €151-200
4 Badischer Hof Lange Str. 47 07221/93 40 www.steinberger.com Landmark place that was long the social centre of the rich and famous and whose thermal pools, steam baths and saunas make it the luxury historic hotel of choice for spa-goers – some rooms even have thermal spa water on tap. Price: €201-250
5 Belle Epoque Maria-Viktoria-Str. 2c 07221/30 06 60 www.hotelbelleepoque.de An 1870s villa every inch the retreat of Second Empire aristocrats. Sixteen luxurious rooms are furnished top to bottom in rich antiques and cleverly hide all their mod cons from view. Rooms are themed; book early – advance reservations are a must – and you can choose between the styles of Empire, Louis XV, Biedermeier, Victorian, Louis Philippe and Louis XVI. Price: €251 and above
6 Brenner's Park Hotel Schillerstr. 4–6 07221/90 00 www.brenners.com The queen of Baden-Baden addresses in its own park before Lichtentaler Allee has all the effortless elegance of the town's heyday and remains world class. Lounges are furnished in Second Reich antiques, rooms have flowery fabrics and chandeliers. There's also an excellent modern spa and gym complex and the Park-Restaurant is a gourmet address. Doubles cost €310 but you can pay as much as €1650 for a suite in high season. Price: €251 and above
7 Der Kleine Prinz Lichtentaler Str. 36 07221/34 63 www.derkleineprinz.de Occupying two elegant city mansions, this sister hotel to the Belle Epoque has an upmarket rustic air and is decorated with prints of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's charming hero. Every room has a special feature – whirlpool, fireplace, balcony, tower – and the quality of the service and its restaurant are outstanding. Price: €201-250
8 Löhr Lichtentaler Str. 19 07221/30 60 Central hotel, and by local standards cheap, with clean but nondescript en-suite rooms. Has wi-fi. Price: €81-100
9 Rathausglöckel Steinstr. 7 07221/906 10 www.rathausgloeckel.de Family-run hotel with neat and small pine-furnished en-suite rooms with the occasional nineteenth-century touch. Some have views over the town's roofs. Price: €81-100