Hotel Engel Obertal – Wellness & Genuss Resort

What We loved: 💞||Service: The staff at Engel Obertal were incredible! Friendly, attentive, and truly embodied luxury hospitality. |Food: Wow! From the 5-course meals to the buffets, everything was fresh, delicious, and creative. …

This was our first stay in a wellness hotel in Germany and I wasn't expecting half of what we found. The hotel itself is beautiful, a bit of a mix between old style German and modern. …

Unfortunately it did not meet our expectations.We stayed 1 night at the Wellness & Genuss Resort - Engel Obertal and these were our impressions:Great was:- the reception with suitcase pick up, champagne and the accompaniment to the room.- The very nice entrance area.- The beautiful & very clean room. With a welcome gift (fruit, chocolate & water).- The dinner: There was really no shortage of indulgence here. We had the 5-course menu with salad buffet, porcini mushroom soup, beef fillet, fish wrapped in bacon, cheese platter to choose yourself & Grand Manier mousse for dessert. All the dishes were delicious and prepared with great attention to detail. The service was also super nice.- Breakfast was great 👌 the corner where you could squeeze your own juice with fresh fruit. Freshly prepared egg dishes, fruit, pancakes, various teas, sparkling wine, cheese. Teas, sparkling wine, cheese and meat platters, cornflakes, various breads, sausages, etc. breads, sausages, etc. Everything your heart could desire!- We left with freshly baked bread and water for the journey home.Why we wouldn't come back:- The building site, which we were not informed about. I'm a bit tired of hotels that carry out major renovations without informing guests (and yes, there are other ways). The front façade of the hotel is currently being scaffolded and the terrace of one of the restaurants is being completely renovated (see pictures). Even though it may not bother many people and we did not experience any noise disturbance.I would at least like to have the opportunity to decide for myself whether to check into a hotel with a building site. At a 5-star hotel in Scotland, we were informed of this in advance and could then decide whether it bothered us or not.- the sun lounger situation: when we arrived - without exaggeration - all the sun loungers were occupied. The sunbathing area was full. The person at the spa couldn't really help us. And the receptionist also referred us to the spa staff again (super helpful when the person couldn't help us) ... We then found two sun loungers that were still free somewhere and put them in the shade (there were no more parasols).- Some other things that weren't great: the sun loungers were okay, but the side table was a plastic table. Also, the water fountain by the pool didn't work and we felt that some areas should have been cleaned better (e.g. the sliding glass door from the indoor to the outdoor pool).- We found a pair of pants (presumably from the previous guest) in the room.Since the wellness pool area did not convince us and since we are of the opinion that the construction site should have been declared, we would not come back. We have high expectations of a 5 star hotel for the price, which unfortunately were not met.As described above, there were also many positive points, which should make the feedback objective and helpful.

We were disappointed that the demi-pension evening meal on a Thursday in March was NOT the 5 course sit down meal (promised on the Engel's own website) at a table with a table cloth and comfortable chairs but a bistro table/chairs and a …

Beautiful, relaxing hotel surrounded by natural beauty. Exquisite ability of the staff to make it both, family friendly and relaxing for adults. My children will never forget the treks in the Black Forest. …

This is a historic hotel, a bit dated, but renovations are being undertaken. I worry they may lose some of its old German ambience. The setting is lovely, just outside this small village, with lots of walking trails to choose from. …

Great hotel with outstanding wellness area and beautiful surroundings with an amazing outside natural pool

Best experience and such a good balance in everything 🤗💗🤩definitely we are coming back 👌👌👌

Beautiful surroundings, competent, friendly service, very nice wellness area, sport program, very good food... It is a traditional hotel with many guests who have visited yearly for decades and some rooms are a bit weary. On the other hand, the hotel has completed many tasteful and modern renovations and continues planned renovations. We stayed a week (5th visit) and were not inconvenienced in any way by the construction.

No value for the money. Very old rooms with a weird smell. Very pricey for what you actually get. The only nice thing was the sauna and wellness area. The staff including the hotel manager was also not very friendly. We booked it for our honeymoon and the staff not even mentioned anything like congrats or a little note to be attentive. Afterwards we went to Strasbourg and the staff there prepared a very nice surprise for us (cake, flowers, a bottle of Champagne). It was a really nice gesture of the hotel in Strasbourg. This is how it‘s done right.