Michelin Moments: 1 Key – 2 stars – 3 nights

This package bundles the house's two Michelin distinctions into a single booking: the Michelin Key for the hotel (one of the first awarded in Germany at all — the “Key” is the new Michelin rating for hotels introduced in 2024) and the two Michelin stars of the house's own “Oswald's Gourmetstube” under head chef Thomas Gerber. Three nights with pampering board flank one starred evening; on arrival a bottle of champagne waits, and on the second day a 25-minute aroma partial-body massage relaxes the spine before the next round in the Finnish sauna calls.

The hotel is a family-run four-star-superior house, a member of Relais & Châteaux, in Kaikenried on the Bavarian Forest Nature Park. The spa area comprises around 4,000 m² with a rooftop pool, an XXL sky whirlpool, an aroma steam bath and a wellness garden — the quiet complementary programme to the culinary focus of the package. For guests who plan one hotel trip a year as a culinary anchor, this is probably the most consistent choice in the house.