TOP CountryLine Hotel Ritter Badenweiler

Badenweiler is a total gem and proven by the German Met Office to have air so great it curative! There are great little shops and a stunning public spa. This hotel is perfectly fine for the money, although the restaurant is overpriced for dinner-go elsewhere. But breakfast was excellent and included-few hotels manage scrambled eggs well and we couldn't get them to turn the coffee machine on so coffee was ghastly! The hotel is faded but absolutely fine. Clean and quiet, and you get what you pay for. Service was excellent.

I wonder why the mini-bar was not available. When I opened the little fridge, it said to ask reception if we want it the mini-bar to be filled...... the thing is the point of the mini-bar is to be available at all times! If I check in in a hotel at 11 at night and I open the mini bar fridge I would like to see something there. My husband wanted some chocolate but it was empty.

The hotel is based in a beautiful little town and from the outside it is ok. Stepping inside is like entering the set of Faulty Towers. Furniture and decor are very dated (although clean). Very very strong smell of cigarettes from the reception that leaks into the rooms. They were smoking in the back office in the evening. Staff were super friendly and cheerful just a shame about the smell and the decor.

If you're into classic hotels, this is for you. Our rooms were huge, more like a suite. And there's towels everywhere. The city is beautiful. It's a perfect place for spending a couple of days.