Kurhotel Fontenay
A five-star private hotel in Kneipp's home town of Bad Wörishofen — run by the house itself as “le petit château”: classic spa, beauty and Kneipp treatments under one roof, listed by Michelin, Falstaff and Feinschmecker.
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Kurhotel Fontenay: greetings from the front desk
The Kurhotel Fontenay***** lies in Bad Wörishofen, the home and place of work of Sebastian Kneipp and thus the classic place of origin of the hydrotherapeutic wellness tradition. The operator is Holzbock GmbH; the house calls itself “le petit château” — a privately run hotel classic, not chain-affiliated, listed by Michelin, Falstaff, Feinschmecker and the Varta guide. The Fontenay thermal bath, a sauna landscape, beauty treatments and the Kneipp treatments that define the place meet a kitchen under Manfred Hör, who complements the traditional dishes with modern lightness.
Fontenay thermal bath and sauna landscape
The house's own Fontenay thermal bath combines a pool, a sauna landscape and rest areas. The beauty bath in the Caracalla tub — water, light and fragrance in a single tub — is the signature treatment of the house and part of several packages.
Kneipp treatments at the place of origin
Bad Wörishofen is not just any Kneipp health resort — the priest Sebastian Kneipp developed his hydrotherapeutic method here. The Fontenay integrates the teaching as standard: Kneipp refreshing affusions, hay-flower compresses, a thermal brine bath, wraps and baths as part of the spa programmes. The house's own therapeutic-fasting programme (longevity fasting with Kneipp at the place of origin) is also led by a spa doctor of its own.
Beauty and skincare
Classic massages, aromatherapy, hammam rituals, lymphatic drainage, facial and beauty treatments — beauty baths in the soft-pack system as a complement to the Kneipp treatments. The beauty offering is not organised as an extra but as a second pillar beside the thermal bath.
Cuisine — listed by Michelin
The hotel kitchen under Manfred Hör is listed in the Michelin, the Feinschmecker, the Falstaff, the Schlemmer Atlas and the Varta guide. Concept: traditional dishes with modern lightness; dietary and vegetarian variants belong to the standard menu. A sun terrace and a garden lounge serve the warm season.
Rooms, suites and apartments
Single rooms in the categories comfort, de luxe and apartment, with the option of a connecting door. Comfort and de luxe double rooms; plus apartments and suites. Dog-friendly rooms are in the programme; the sister address “Residenz Villa Lür's” is available for long-term stays.
Location in the Kneipp health resort
Bad Wörishofen lies in the Unterallgäu — a state-recognised Kneipp health resort with extensive grounds and parks. The Fontenay lies near the town centre, within walking distance of the spa park and the historic old centre. The Allgäu hiking landscape and the pre-Alps are within day-trip distance.
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Kurhotel Fontenay
Eichwaldstr. 8-12
86825 Bad Wörishofen
Bavaria, Germany
Frequently asked questions about the hotel
Why is Bad Wörishofen THE Kneipp town?
The priest Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897) developed in Bad Wörishofen his hydrotherapeutic teaching, known worldwide today as the “Kneipp cure” — water affusions, wraps and baths as an integral method. Bad Wörishofen is a state-recognised Kneipp health resort.
At the Fontenay the teaching is no marketing ornament but is implemented with medical supervision in the wellness and medical packages.
Which Kneipp treatments does the Fontenay offer concretely?
Kneipp refreshing affusions, hay-flower compresses, a thermal brine bath as well as wraps and baths — integrated into the spa programmes as standard, not as a special booking.
In addition a spa doctor of its own leads the house's therapeutic-fasting programme (“longevity fasting with Kneipp at the place of origin”) — fasting and Kneipp hydrotherapy at the place where the method arose.
What is the beauty bath in the Caracalla tub?
The signature treatment of the house: water, light and fragrance in a single tub, staged as a beauty bath and part of several packages. It is complemented by beauty baths in the soft-pack system, hammam rituals, lymphatic drainage and classic facial treatments — beauty here is a second pillar beside the thermal bath, not an extra.
How good is the kitchen at the Fontenay?
Good enough for the guides: the kitchen under Manfred Hör is listed in the Michelin, the Feinschmecker, the Falstaff, the Schlemmer Atlas and the Varta guide. The line is traditional dishes with modern lightness — dietary and vegetarian variants belong to the standard menu, and in summer the sun terrace and garden lounge join in.
“le petit château” — what does the self-designation mean?
On its own website the house calls itself “le petit château” — little castle. That refers both to the villa's architecture and to the family private management without chain affiliation.
Are dogs welcome — and is long-term possible too?
Dog-friendly rooms are in the programme — state it when booking. For longer stays the sister address “Residenz Villa Lür's” is available for long-term living.
