What it is

A newly-revamped spa hotel in the foothills of the Black Forest.

What it isn't

Filled with Twittering club kids from Berlin. People come here to relax and revive, not to blow off steam.

What we think

Health-obsessives have been traveling to “take the waters” in this thermal spring spa town since the Roman era. Enter the 100-room ‘Brenners’, which has soothed heads of state (Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, King Edward VII) and other powerhouses (from Bono to Victoria Beckham) since it opened its gilded doors in 1872.

You're here because

Your email inbox pings every thirty seconds, and you need a true break. What worked for Chancellor Merkel might just work for you.

The Moment

As the sun streams through the trees and dapples the light at your table, you tuck into a saddle of venison, with juniper berries and seared chanterelles—and can see it’s no wonder the place has two Michelin stars.

Restaurants & Bars

Fritz & Felix - Casual Fine Dining

Wintergarten - Regional and Mediterrane cuisine

Rive Gauche - An exquisite culinary voyage through France offering classics such as rillette de saumon, pissaladiere, steak frites and crème brulée

Oleander Bar

Cigar Lounge

Brenners Horse Range - Lounge in Iffezheim

Location

Alongside the leafy, crocus-and-daffodil-lined Lichtentaler Allee.