Thatched country farmstead
The family-run farmstead spreads across restored barns, where afternoons drift between cottage gardens and a duck pond.
What it’s good at
Listed
Holstein countryside hospitality surrounded by cottage gardens and historic farmstead structures.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
comfortable, upmarket guestrooms in both the main building and the Alte Scheune (Old Barn). Café Tausendschön serves homemade cakes, and outside you will find a large garden with a duck pond.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Travemünde and the Baltic coast are a short drive away, with quiet lanes through the Holstein countryside right outside.
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The rooms
French Tréca beds sit in wood-paneled rooms, and suites under the thatch look out through mullioned windows.
The saunas
Warmly lit wooden saunas hide in the historic barn, and guests carry bathrobes out to loungers on the lawn.
At the table
Tables in the glass winter garden look onto the pond, and Café Tausendschön bakes tarts beside an antique cast-iron stove.
How it began
Rudolf Böckmann founded the estate on a former livestock farm in the 1970s, naming it after an on-site pottery workshop.
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How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
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.