Intimate Alpine household
The Bentele family runs this quiet Allgäu retreat with warm personal hospitality, cozy communal lounges, and understated Bavarian charm.
What it’s good at
Notable
Hands-on hospitality by the Bentele family with plush bathrobes, custom woodwork, and attentive Allgäu care.
Notable
Four traditional Alpine Stuben serving modern Allgäu soul food alongside regional mountain breakfast spreads.
Listed
A heated indoor pool with garden views, Finnish sauna, steam bath, and holistic bodywork treatments.
What they say
One Michelin Key
Michelin
The Bentele family runs a delightful hotel with high-quality, tastefully decorated guestrooms which are comfortable, elegant and decorated with pretty, modern details.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Set along Kalzhofer Strasse in Oberstaufen, hiking paths and cross-country ski trails run directly from the front door.
The rooms
Rooms feature warm custom woodwork and private balconies framing views across the surrounding Allgäu mountain peaks and gardens.
The indoor pool
Bring a swimsuit.
The heated indoor pool sits beside sculpted timber wave walls, with deck loungers looking out toward the garden.
The spa
Treatment rooms host hot stone bodywork and facials. The thermal area includes a Finnish sauna, steam room, and infrared cabin.
The gym
The fitness room holds cardio machines, free weights, gymnastics mats, and fascia rollers for daily stretching.
At the table
Chef Manuel Gorbach serves modern Allgäu dishes across four pine-clad Stuben and a terrace facing the village church.
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Gold
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Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.