Castle spas and Black Forest wellness retreats

Birkenhof Oberstaufen — Small owner-run Steibis feel-good hotel with panorama sauna, natural swim pond and Allgäu quiet in Oberstaufen, Germany.

Hotel Quellenhof — Family Herndl & Kaiser thermal-town spa hotel in Bad Füssing with pool terrace wellness setting in Bad Füssing, Germany.

Kneipp- & WellVitalhotel Edelweiss — Family Schneid Kneipp and WellVital hotel in Bad Wörishofen with classic Bavarian spa culture in Bad Wörishofen, Germany.

Holzschuh’s Schwarzwaldhotel — Baiersbronn Black Forest hotel with spa-led stays in the Murgtal hiking landscape in Baiersbronn-Schönmünzach, Germany.

Heselbacher Hof — Baiersbronn Black Forest wellness hotel known for a generous spa landscape amid hiking country. in Baiersbronn, Germany.

Klosterhof Alpine Hideaway & Spa — EU Ecolabel alpine spa hotel near Bad Reichenhall with Artemacur Spa, brine floating, and hammam rituals. in Bayerisch Gmain, Germany.

Alpenhotel Fischer — Adults-only Berchtesgaden spa hotel featuring the Watzmann-Spa with indoor pool and five saunas. in Berchtesgaden, Germany.

Hotel Randsbergerhof — Four-generation Bavarian Forest hotel with a 1,600 m² wellness oasis and heated sky pool over Cham. in Cham, Germany.

Pfalzblick Wald Spa Resort — Dahn Wald Spa resort in the Palatinate Forest with spa, hiking and panorama restaurant stays in Dahn, Germany.

Neo-Gothic Thuringian castle spa: forest wellness, Weimar culture, and a German Schloss with 200 years of ducal history

High-altitude Schwarzwald wellness: pine baths, mountain sauna, and the healing Black Forest air at the foot of Germany's highest forest peak

die bergruh — Intimate Allgäu spa hotel above Weißensee with alpine views, indoor pool, and a modern sauna world. in Füssen, Germany.

Hotel Hirschen Horn — Bodensee peninsula wellness hotel in Gaienhofen-Horn with spa hospitality on Lake Constance in Gaienhofen-Horn, Germany.

800-year-old Augustinian monastery in the Rheingau: cloister wellness, Rhine valley Riesling, and a contemplative spa with medieval roots

Eco-luxury Alpine wellness in the Bavarian Chiemgau: organic mountain spa, hay flower treatments, and the Alps at the window

Wander- & Wellnesshotel Nägele — Hiking and wellness hotel in Höchenschwand with indoor pool, salt grotto, saunas and massage centre in Höchenschwand, Germany.

Basler Hof — Family-run Black Forest spa hotel with a 1,000 m² wellness area, ten saunas, and its own spring-water pools. in Lauterbach, Germany.

Boutiquehotel Ochsen — Owner-run Hochschwarzwald boutique hotel in Saig with pool-wellness and regional herbal spa rituals in Lenzkirch-Saig, Germany.

Hotel Franks — Family Frank Allgäu wellness hotel in Oberstdorf for mountain spa and active valley holidays in Oberstdorf, Germany.

Gut Steinbach — Relais & Châteaux Chiemgau estate with a 2,000 m² Heimat & Natur SPA on a working Bioland farm. in Reit im Winkl, Germany.

PANORAMA Allgäu Spa Resort — Century-old Wanner family land-and-wellness hotel in quiet Rückholz panorama countryside in Rückholz, Germany.

Hegers Parkhotel Flora — Family-run Hochschwarzwald hideaway with over 1,000 m² of spa space above Lake Schluchsee. in Schluchsee, Germany.

Naturresort & Spa Schindelbruch — Harz nature spa resort in Stolberg with forest wellness programmes and resort lodging in Südharz OT Stolberg, Germany.

das tegernsee — Lakeside Tegernsee spa hotel blending Bavarian hospitality with a full wellness and sauna programme. in Tegernsee, Germany.

Seehotel Wiesler — Lakeside 4-star superior retreat on Titisee with a nature spa and panoramic Black Forest views. in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany.

Wohlfühlhotel Kastenholz — Eifel feel-good hotel in Wershofen with spa and nature-rest programmes away from big chains in Wershofen, Germany.

Thermal spa in the UNESCO Spreewald biosphere: punt boat channels, sauna world, and a waterway landscape unlike anywhere else in Germany