A spa-town grand hotel in Baden-Baden, a gourmet resort in the Tonbach valley or a quiet spa hotel in Badenweiler: whichever of the luxury hotels in the Black Forest appeals to you, our personal advice helps you find the one that suits you best. A suitespot booking secures, depending on the hotel, breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – on average around €500 in value for two nights.
Hotel Traube Tonbach · BaiersbronnEach of the luxury hotels in the Black Forest has its own strengths. Food lovers and families head to Baiersbronn and the Hotel Traube Tonbach: the Schwarzwaldstube has held three Michelin stars since 1992, and children have the Kids Court and a pool of their own. If you want a Black Forest spa hotel with grand-hotel flair, stay at the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden on the Lichtentaler Allee, with its spa and Medical Care in Villa Stéphanie.Which of the best hotels in the Black Forest suits you depends mostly on the setting: spa town, forest valley or old town. Below you’ll find the best-known hotels, with their location and suitespot Score. Our tip: for thermal baths and park walks, stay at the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden; for great food and forest air, the Hotel Traube Tonbach in Baiersbronn.
| Hotel | Location | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden | Lichtentaler Allee | ★ 4.8/5 | 694 € |
| Roomers Baden-Baden | City centre | ★ 4.5/5 | 180 € |
| Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden | City Centre | ★ 4.7/5 | 220 € |
| Colombi Hotel Freiburg | Old Town | ★ 4.1/5 | 249 € |
| Hotel Traube Tonbach | Baiersbronn | ★ 4.9/5 | 345 € |
| Maison Messmer Baden-Baden | City Centre | ★ 4.5/5 | 229 € |
| Hotel Schwarzmatt | – | ★ 4.3/5 | 241 € |
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4.8OETKER CollectionSchillerstrasse 4/6, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany
4.5Marriott BonvoyLange Strasse 100, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany
4.7H RewardsKaiserallee 2, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany
4.1Leaders ClubRotteckring 16, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
4.9Tonbachstr 237, Baiersbronn, 72270, Germany
4.5Hommage CollectionWerderstraße 1, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany
4.3Schwarzmattstraße 6A, 79410 Badenweiler, Germany
Two of Baden-Baden’s big names reopened in 2025 after major renovations. The Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden has welcomed guests again since October 2025 after the most extensive renovation in its history: Countess Bergit Douglas turned the 79 rooms and suites into 27 different room concepts, the marble bathrooms are carved from solid blocks of stone, and 19th-century doors, staircases and beams have been restored. Families will find new family rooms and suites with more connecting doors on the 5th floor.
Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden · Lichtentaler AlleeOn the Kurgarten, the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden reopened on August 14, 2025 as a Steigenberger Icon. Today you swim in the vitality pool of THE VAULT Spa & Suites, partly set in the vaults of a former bank, and take your aperitif on the LUIZA Rooftop Terrace with 360-degree views over the town. The hotel is also home to Germany’s first Porsche Studio.
The Hotel Traube Tonbach in Baiersbronn is under renovation but open: since January 2026 it has been undergoing a phased renovation, due to be completed in mid-2030, which will turn about 150 rooms into around 100 larger units. First up is the Rinkenkopf wing with new maisonette suites with kitchenettes. The restaurants have been in the new main building since April 2022, after a fire destroyed the historic building in January 2020. If you are looking for a 5-star hotel in the Black Forest for quiet days, our travel advisors will gladly tell you which phase of the work in the Tonbach valley is under way.
In the south, the Hotel Schwarzmatt in Badenweiler has had new hosts since March 2025: it now belongs to Privathotels Dr. Lohbeck and remains a member of Relais & Châteaux. In 2020 the facade, balconies and roof were clad in new timber.
Swimming is part of the stay almost everywhere in the Black Forest; what differs is the kind of pool. If you want a 5-star hotel in the Black Forest where you can swim in the open air, look closely: at five of the seven hotels, the pool is indoors.
Outdoors, you swim your laps at the Hotel Traube Tonbach: the large outdoor pool is heated all year, and the hotel also has a sports pool, three whirlpools and a separate children’s pool. In Baden-Baden, the pool at Roomers Baden-Baden is on the roof – an infinity pool heated year-round with views of the Black Forest, open from 8 am to 1 am, right next to the Rooftop Bar.
At the Maison Messmer Baden-Baden you swim under a glass dome: the warm 60 m² indoor pool is part of the Art Deco Royal Spa, with children’s sessions twice a day. The indoor pool at the Colombi Hotel Freiburg in Freiburg also lies under glass, with an integrated whirlpool.
Roomers Baden-Baden · City centreAt the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden, the indoor pool is designed in Roman style and gets plenty of daylight; in summer the doors open onto the park terrace by the River Oos, and there is a daily splash hour for children. At the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden, the vitality pool is part of the spa in the former bank vaults.
The Hotel Schwarzmatt in Badenweiler has a 6 x 10 meter freshwater pool heated to 28 to 30 °C with a massage jet, open daily from 7 am to 8 pm. Because the Sano e Salvo spa is reserved for hotel guests, you have it largely to yourselves.
Baden-Baden has bathed in its own thermal water since Roman times, and you can still experience it today at the Caracalla Therme and the Friedrichsbad. The spas of the luxury hotels in the Black Forest build on that tradition, each in its own way.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comSpa and medical center under one roof: that is what the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden offers. Brenners Spa & Wellbeing is set in the historic Villa Stéphanie, and some treatment rooms have their own terrace facing the park. There is a Finnish sauna, bio sauna, steam bath, outdoor area and cold plunge pool, plus Augustinus Bader facials and Lomi Lomi and Abhyanga massages. Villa Stéphanie is also home to Brenners Medical Care, which offers check-ups, naturopathy, physiotherapy and aesthetic medicine.
At the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden, THE VAULT Spa & Suites covers 1,300 m² on two levels, partly in the historic vaulted cellar where a bank once kept its safes. Besides several saunas, a steam room and the vitality pool, you can book private spa suites; treatments use 111SKIN, and the spa is open daily from 9 am to 9 pm.
The Roomers Baden-Baden takes a more contemporary approach: the Roomers Spa on the 4th floor has a hammam, a whirlpool and a Finnish sauna with Black Forest views, with treatments using Dr. Barbara Sturm products. At the Maison Messmer Baden-Baden you relax in the Royal Spa among Art Deco details, a Klimt-inspired sauna area and an ice fountain; yoga and Pilates are offered once a week.
Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden · City CentreIn the Tonbach valley, the Hotel Traube Tonbach brings spa and nature together: several saunas, a sanarium, a blossom steam bath, nine treatment rooms including a spa suite and dedicated treatments for children aged 4 to 14. In the south, the Hotel Schwarzmatt keeps its Sano e Salvo spa for hotel guests, with three saunas, a sun pavilion, Abhyanga massages and Gertraud Gruber natural cosmetics.
In Baden-Baden, plan an afternoon at the Caracalla Therme or the Friedrichsbad and then return to your hotel spa. At the Maison Messmer Baden-Baden next to the Kurhaus and the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden on the Kurgarten you stay right in the spa quarter.
Baiersbronn is known as the gourmet valley of the northern Black Forest, and the Hotel Traube Tonbach is one reason why. In the Schwarzwaldstube, Torsten Michel gives classic French cuisine a modern twist, and the restaurant has held three Michelin stars since 1992; sommelier Stéphane Gass pairs the menus, the vegetarian one included. The 1789, where Florian Stolte cooks with Far Eastern influences, has one Michelin star. If you choose a 5-star hotel in the Black Forest mainly for the food, plan at least one evening here. The Schwarzwaldstube is open for dinner Wednesday to Sunday and for lunch on weekends.
In Freiburg, food lovers book the Zirbelstube at the Colombi Hotel Freiburg: French classics in a room paneled in Swiss stone pine, awarded one Michelin star, Tuesday to Saturday from 7 pm. For regional Baden cuisine, there are the Falkenstube and the Hans-Thoma-Stube, paneled with wood from an old Freiburg wine tavern and a 1776 farmhouse parlor. From November 2026 the Colombi Chalet reopens in the garden with alpine hut cuisine.
Colombi Hotel Freiburg · Old TownIn Baden-Baden, a Galician charcoal grill is the centerpiece at the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden: at Fritz & Felix, Farid Fazel cooks in an open kitchen, with interiors recalling the Roaring Twenties. For something more classic, try Stefan Naatz’s Restaurant Wintergarten, which overlooks the Lichtentaler Allee and holds the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. At the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden, Executive Chef Marcel S. Traber serves French and European cuisine at the Café de l’Europe.
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At the luxury hotels in Baden-Baden, evenings start above the rooftops: on the LUIZA Rooftop Terrace at the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden with 360-degree views, or in the Rooftop Bar at Roomers Baden-Baden next to the infinity pool. Downstairs at Roomers, moriki serves pan-Asian cuisine based on a concept by The Duc Ngo. French bistro dishes with regional wines await in the Theaterkeller at the Maison Messmer Baden-Baden, followed by the Fireplace Bar with its gin selection and Black Forest tapas.
At the Hotel Schwarzmatt, Milchrahmstrudel and Black Forest cake from the hotel’s own patisserie are served between 2 and 5 pm. At the Hotel Traube Tonbach, you can have the cake with coffee at the Rosengärtle.
The Hotel Traube Tonbach goes back the furthest: in 1789 Tobias Finkbeiner opened a tavern for woodcutters and charcoal burners in the Tonbach valley, and today the family runs the hotel in its eighth generation. Harald Wohlfahrt led the Schwarzwaldstube kitchen from 1980; Torsten Michel has been in charge since 2017.
Maison Messmer Baden-Baden · City CentreIn Baden-Baden, several luxury hotels tell the story of the spa town. Johann Friedrich Baptist Messmer founded the Maison Messmer Baden-Baden next to the Kurhaus in 1834; its guests included Queen Victoria, Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Emperor Wilhelm I with Augusta. In 1872 Anton Alois Brenner bought the Stéphanie-les-Bains on the Lichtentaler Allee – the beginning of the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden, which Rudolf-August Oetker acquired in 1941, making it the first Oetker hotel. After the Franco-German treaty talks of 1962 it was hailed as the “Cradle of Europe”.
On the Kurgarten, the Steigenberger brand began in 1930 at the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden. In Freiburg, the Colombi Hotel Freiburg was the first larger hotel to celebrate its topping-out in 1956 after the bombing of 1944, and the Burtsche family has run it since 1978. And the Hotel Schwarzmatt in Badenweiler started out in 1967 as the small Pension “Siesta”, run by the Mast-Bareiss family as a sister hotel of the Bareiss in Baiersbronn, until it took its current name in 1973.
Michelin Keys recognize hotels, not restaurants. The Hotel Traube Tonbach holds the highest level, three Michelin Keys. The Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden and the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden have two Keys each, the Maison Messmer Baden-Baden has one.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comMichelin stars for restaurants are a separate matter: three for the Schwarzwaldstube and one for the 1789 at the Hotel Traube Tonbach, one for the Zirbelstube at the Colombi Hotel Freiburg. The Schwarzwaldstube is also a member of Les Grandes Tables du Monde.
Hotel SchwarzmattThe Hotel Schwarzmatt has been a member of Relais & Châteaux for around 30 years, and the Colombi Hotel Freiburg belongs to The Leading Hotels of the World. In 2017 Roomers Baden-Baden won the Iconic Award for Piero Lissoni’s design; it also holds the Green Key label and received an award in the Falstaff Spa Guide 2023.
Many miles separate the northern and southern Black Forest, and each place has its own rhythm. Where your luxury hotel in the Black Forest should be depends above all on the reason for your trip.
In Baden-Baden you stay in the spa town, with short walks between the Kurhaus, the theater and the Festspielhaus. The Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden sits in a private park on the Lichtentaler Allee and the River Oos, the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden on the Kurgarten opposite the Kurhaus and casino. The Maison Messmer Baden-Baden stands right next to the Kurhaus, and Roomers Baden-Baden faces the Festspielhaus. Our recommendation: the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden.
In Baiersbronn you stay in a valley rather than a town: the Hotel Traube Tonbach lies in the Tonbach valley in the Black Forest National Park region – the address for food lovers, families and anyone who wants to be in the woods first thing in the morning.
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In Freiburg im Breisgau, the Colombi Hotel Freiburg is on the Rotteckring next to the Colombipark, at the edge of the old town and about six minutes’ walk from the Minster – ideal if you want to combine the city, the market and the vineyards.
Roomers Baden-Baden · Black ForestIn Badenweiler, the spa town in the Markgräflerland, the Hotel Schwarzmatt offers a quiet, green setting on the edge of town; EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is about 45 kilometers away.
If you want to see both north and south, split the trip: two nights in Baden-Baden for the thermal baths and the Festspielhaus, then on to the Hotel Traube Tonbach in Baiersbronn for an evening at the Schwarzwaldstube. If you prefer the south, combine Freiburg’s old town with a few quiet days in Badenweiler.
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Points and status are available at three luxury hotels in the Black Forest: Marriott Bonvoy at Roomers Baden-Baden, H Rewards at the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden and Leaders Club at the Colombi Hotel Freiburg. Because suitespot books directly with the hotel, your points and status nights count and your status benefits apply.
Roomers Baden-Baden · Black ForestHalf board is available at two hotels: at the Hotel Schwarzmatt you can add the dinner menu, and at the Hotel Traube Tonbach the Restaurant Silberberg handles buffet and half-board dining, from breakfast to gala dinners.
Best time to visit: every season has its charm – park terraces and rooftop pools in summer, colorful forests in autumn, saunas, thermal baths and warm pools in winter, when the Colombi Chalet opens in Freiburg. If you have your eye on a 5-star hotel in the Black Forest, book early for weekends when there is a performance at the Festspielhaus and for a table at the Schwarzwaldstube.
How long to stay: two to three nights per place – one for the spa and thermal baths, one for the big evening at the restaurant and one for the forest. Combine two luxury hotels in the Black Forest and you experience spa town and valley on one trip.
Three hotels belong to major programs: Marriott Bonvoy at Roomers Baden-Baden, H Rewards at the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden and Leaders Club at the Colombi Hotel Freiburg. Because suitespot books directly with the hotel, you earn points and status nights there and keep your status benefits. At hotels without a points program, the suitespot benefits come on top of your rate.
3 of the 7 hotels in the Black Forest belong to a hotel loyalty program, spread across three programs. Marriott Bonvoy, H Rewards and Leaders Club are represented with one hotel each. The other 4 hotels are independently run – there you receive the suitespot benefits without a loyalty program.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in the Black Forest |
|---|---|---|
| H Rewards | 1 hotel | Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden |
| Leaders Club | 1 hotel | Colombi Hotel Freiburg |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 1 hotel | Roomers Baden-Baden |
Which hotel in the Black Forest suits you often comes down to a few questions: is there a pool or a spa, how old is the building, when was it last renovated, and has the hotel received an award? The overview answers them for all seven hotels at a glance.
3 of the 7 hotels are housed in historic buildings. The oldest is Hotel Traube Tonbach, welcoming guests since 1789. 6 hotels have a spa, 7 a pool. 4 hotels hold a Michelin Key.
✓ = available, – = not available, blank = no information.
| Hotel | Opened | Renovated | Pool | Spa | Michelin Keys | Forbes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden | 1872 | 2025 | ✓ | ✓ | 2 Keys | |
| Hotel Traube Tonbach | 1789 | 2026 | ✓ | ✓ | 3 Keys | |
| Maison Messmer Baden-Baden | 1834 | 2019 | ✓ | ✓ | 1 Key | |
| Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden | 2025 | ✓ | ✓ | 2 Keys | ||
| Hotel Schwarzmatt | 1973 | 2020 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Roomers Baden-Baden | 2016 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Colombi Hotel Freiburg | 2016 | ✓ |
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It depends on the occasion. For food lovers it is the Hotel Traube Tonbach in Baiersbronn, with the Schwarzwaldstube and three Michelin Keys. If you want a grand hotel, a park and a spa, stay at the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden on the Lichtentaler Allee. For the spa town and a rooftop bar we recommend the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden on the Kurgarten.
The Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden offers a spa and Medical Care in Villa Stéphanie. At the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden, THE VAULT spa covers 1,300 m² on two levels, with private spa suites. In the Tonbach valley, the Hotel Traube Tonbach has nine treatment rooms, several saunas and treatments for children.
All seven hotels have a pool. Outdoors, you swim in the year-round heated pool at the Hotel Traube Tonbach and in the heated rooftop infinity pool at Roomers Baden-Baden. The indoor pools at the Maison Messmer Baden-Baden and the Colombi Hotel Freiburg lie under glass domes.
At the Hotel Traube Tonbach, Torsten Michel cooks in the Schwarzwaldstube with three Michelin stars, and Florian Stolte’s 1789 has one star. In Freiburg, the Zirbelstube at the Colombi Hotel Freiburg holds one Michelin star.
The Hotel Traube Tonbach holds three Michelin Keys. The Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden and the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden have two Keys each, the Maison Messmer Baden-Baden has one.
The Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden reopened in October 2025 after two years of renovation, and the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden on August 14, 2025, as a Steigenberger Icon. The Hotel Traube Tonbach is being renovated in phases from January 2026 until about mid-2030 and stays open throughout.
Yes, at three hotels: Marriott Bonvoy at Roomers Baden-Baden, H Rewards at the Steigenberger Icon Europäischer Hof Baden-Baden and Leaders Club at the Colombi Hotel Freiburg. Because suitespot books directly with the hotel, points and status nights count.
Where your 5-star hotel in the Black Forest should be depends on the occasion. For thermal baths, the Kurhaus and the Festspielhaus, choose Baden-Baden, for example the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden on the Lichtentaler Allee. For food and forest, Baiersbronn and the Hotel Traube Tonbach. For the old town and the Minster, Freiburg and the Colombi Hotel Freiburg; for quiet days in the Markgräflerland, the Hotel Schwarzmatt in Badenweiler.
The Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden has the Alois’ Nest kids club for children aged 3 to 12, babysitting and new family rooms. The Hotel Traube Tonbach offers childcare in the Kids Court, an adventure playground, a children’s pool and spa treatments for children aged 4 to 14.
Yes, at several hotels, for example the Brenners Park Hotel Baden-Baden, the Hotel Traube Tonbach, Roomers Baden-Baden and the Hotel Schwarzmatt. Dogs are not allowed in the Hotel Schwarzmatt restaurant; our travel advisors will check the rules before you book.
First the location: spa town, forest valley or old town. Then your focus – spa and pool, an evening at a Michelin-starred restaurant or activities for children. Also check renovations and closures.