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private luxury hotels in baden-württemberg FIVE STAR SUPERIOR HOTELS. Nine hotels in SOUTHWEST GERMANY, the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Hermann Bareiss and Hannes Bareiss Frank Marrenbach, Executive Director Roland and Waltraud Burtsche HOTEL BAREISS BRENNERS PARK-HOTEL & SPA COLOMBI HOTEL www.bareiss.com www.brenners.com page 22 page 10 page 16 Many have a long history. All are privately owned. Most are still FAMILY-RUN. Some are located in glorious countryside. Others are in the heart of beautiful cities. Think culture and nature. Savour great experiences and total relaxation. Eat sumptuous meals. Sleep soundly. Feel and enjoy. Meinrad Schmiederer The Zepf Family Dr. Caroline von Kretschmann THE BEST IN THE SOUTHWEST. RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX HOTEL DOLLENBERG HOTEL ERBPRINZ DER EUROPÄISCHE HOF HEIDELBERG www.dollenberg.de www.erbprinz.de www.europaeischerhof.com page 28 page 34 page 40 You have to attempt the impossible in order to achieve the possible. Hermann Hesse (Calw, SouthWest Germany 1877) Birgit and Peter Kolb The Finkbeiner Family Heinz Schiebenes HOTEL RIVA HOTEL TRAUBE TONBACH WALD & SCHLOSSHOTEL FRIEDRICHSRUHE www.hotel-riva.de www.traube-tonbach.de www.schlosshotel-friedrichsruhe.de page 46 page 52 page 58 S imply perfect! They say that when God created the earth, He did a little test. He took a small piece of land, and gave it hills and valleys. Then He added water, forests and meadows, He made the sun shine brightly and added occasional rain showers. H e tinkered with it for quite a while, until He decided that everything was perfect. Then He sat back and said: “That’s the model: Now the world can be created.” That model was SouthWest Germany! KUNST IS OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE in Baden-Württemberg The A to Z of SouthWest Germany From poets and philosophers to inventors and legends: Welcome to SouthWest Germany! A IS FOR AUTOMOBILE F IS FOR FOOTBALL K IS FOR KUNST It was back in 1886, in the city of Mannheim, The FIFA World Cup in 2006 fi lled ... which means art in German. Baden- that Carl Benz patented his three-wheel car Germany with enthusiasm and sporting Württemberg is home to many of Europe’s with its internal combustion engine: spirit. Jürgen Klinsmann and Joachim leading cultural institutions, from Stuttgart’s a moment and a machine that changed the Löw, as coach and assistant coach, both world-class ballet and opera to great art history of the world. At the same time, in from Southwest Germany, made the galleries. The highlights of Stuttgart’s State the Stuttgart suburb of Cannstatt, Gottlieb German summer fairytale come true. Gallery (Staatsgalerie) include Italian, Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach were also Dutch and Flemish artists as well as 19th perfecting their own horseless carriage, H I S FOR HOCKENHEIMRING and 20th-century stars. Karlsruhe’s State Art laying down the foundations of the world’s One of the world’s great motor racing Gallery (Staatliche Kunsthalle) is a fi rst motor industry. And today, SouthWest circuits, the Hockenheimring is just walk-through art history lesson, while the Germany is still the home of the world’s south of Mannheim. Since the 1930s, the Museum Frieder Burda (Baden-Baden) is most coveted cars: Mercedes-Benz, Porsche triangular, 7.5-mile course through the in a striking modern building designed by REPRESENTS AN AMAZING and Audi. Learn all about the men and forest has been a regular venue for Formula New York architect Richard Meier. VARIETY OF ART: their motors in some of the world’s most One races, including the prestigious The Kunstmuseum in Stuttgart fascinating car museums: The Mercedes- German Grand Prix, held here in alternate Benz Museum and The Porsche Museum years. This draws 120,000 spectators, in Stuttgart; and also the Automuseum but other events also attract massive Dr. Carl Benz in Ladenburg and the crowds: motor cycle racing championships, Dornier Museum in Friedrichshafen. endurance races, historic car meetings, and even rock concerts. Among its 300 exhibits, the museum has some of the latest formula cars and racing bikes. Open year round. C IS FOR CREATIVE MERCEDES BENZ MUSEUM IN When it comes to writers and thinkers, STUTTGART: The interior design nowhere else in Germany matches the of this unique Museum gives each array of talent produced in SouthWest visitor the freedom for inspiration Germany. Leading the list are three and to follow own ideas. cultural titans: the philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, the author Hermann Hesse and the playwright, philosopher and poet F riedrich Schiller. Find out more in the 90 museums and memorials dedicated to the men and women of literature. THE BLACK FOREST – famous all over the world THE STEIFF TEDDY BEAR Named after U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt W IS FOR WELCOME Wherever you want to stay in SouthWest Germany, one of our nine 5-star hotels is M IS FOR MEDICINE M IS F OR MICHELIN STARS N IS FOR NOBEL PRIZE R IS FOR RITTER SPORT S IS FOR STEIFF waiting to welcome you – in cities, such as The university hospitals in Freiburg, The Michelin Red Guide, the world’s SouthWest Germany has a special The square Ritter Sport, the world’s most The Stei ff teddy bear was created by Heidelberg, Baden-Baden, Freiburg, and Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Tübingen, and Ulm most respected gourmet guide, has connection with several Nobel Prize recognizable chocolate bar, was developed Richard Steiff, nephew of the toy company’s Ettlingen; in the Black Forest; on Lake are known for their world-class medical awarded SouthWest Germany’s winners. Albert Einstein and Hermann in 1932 by Mr. Ritter’s wife, Clara. She founder. At a trade fair in 1902, an American Constance; and in Hohenlohe. Some have research facilities, their outstanding restaurants an astonishing 66 stars. Hesse are from the region, while many came up with the idea of a chocolate bar buyer saw the potential of the cuddly, a long history, others are known for their professors and doctors and their excellent That is unmatched by any other more taught at the fi ne universities: that fi ts neatly into a jacket pocket. In mohair bear. The “teddy” nickname (from world-class cuisine and hospitality. All are patient care. So, it is no wonder that visitors German state! What’s more, three of Robert Koch, W. C. Röntgen, Werner Waldenbuch, just south of Stuttgart, you U.S. President Theodore “Teddy” Roose- unique, and are much more than “just” from around the world come here for Germany’s ten “3-star” chefs are in Heisenberg, Klaus von Kitzing, and can visit the factory, the factory shop and velt) stuck. Visit the factory in Giengen an hotels. They are your home from home in treatment. SouthWest Germany. Christiane Nüsslein-Vollhard. its art gallery. der Brenz, where they are still made. SouthWest Germany. SOUTHWEST GERMANY: Hills and valleys, rivers and lakes, SQUARE, PRACTICAL great cities, genuine hospitality AND DELICIOUS: Ritter Sport 9 12 This is the holiday you have always dreamed about. Under broad blue skies and endless sunshine, relax in the hotel’s giant swimming pools, both indoors and out, the elegant gardens, the natural beach and the Bistro “Oase”. WELCOME TO THE BLACK FOREST. Welcome to the Hotel Bareiss. The Black Forest. Vacation. Total Pleasure. WHAT MAK ES THE BAREISS SO SPECIAL? Is it the rooms that are tastefully elegant yet cozy? Is it the quality of the cuisine in the hotel, with its three à la carte restaurants and, above all, the 3-star Restaurant Bareiss? Or is it the new, spacious Wellness & Spa, with its relaxing lounge and living room area? Or perhaps, it is the appeal of the “3 generation” holiday packages that bring families together? The pretty Children’s Village? The cheerful Sattelei hiking hut? The historic Morlokhof, dating back to 1789? UNSPOILED NATURE. THIS TREASURE IS THE HOTELʼS MOST PRECIOUS It is all of these – and more! What makes POSSESSION. NO-ONE CAN STEAL THIS the Bareiss extra special is the staff, always TREASURE. IT BELONGS TO THE WORLD. ready to listen and understand, to help The Hotel Bareiss in the Black Forest. and to laugh. That is what friendship is all about. And that is what real hospitality is all about. Hotel Bareiss im Schwarzwald Gärtenbühlweg 14 D-72270 Baiersbronn-Mitteltal Telephone: +49 (0)7442 47 0 Fax: +49 (0)7442 47 320 info @ bareiss.com www.bareiss.com 15 18 Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa is much more than a luxury hotel. It is a combination of philosophy and beauty, of fi tness and health, and of outstanding culinary experiences. And the hotel is set in one of the world’s most beautiful destinations: Baden-Baden. WELCOME TO BADEN-BADEN. Welcome To Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa. FEEL AT ON E WITH THE ART AND THE ARTISTS IN GERMANYʼS LARGEST OPERA AND CONCERT HALL. Experience a unique evening in Baden-Badenʼs Festspielhaus. Urban chic in the country. SAVOIR-VIVRE IN BADEN-BADEN The grand hotel on the Lichtentaler Allee is known affectionately as “Brenners” by its regular guests. With a proud 140-year tradition and a reputation that is respected around the world, this legendary hotel has been owned by the Oetker family since 1941. It can even claim to be the “Cradle of the European Union” because early negotiations about European political union between France and Germany took place at the hotel in 1962. In the 1980s, Brenners was one of Europe’s fi rst grand hotels to incorporate a spa and wellness center on property. The opening of the “New Brenners Spa” in the Villa Stéphanie in the spring of 2014 sets new, even higher standards in Europe.