"Das Schiff (“The Ship”) owes its name to a family ancestor, an Austro-Hungarian sailor who came back to Hittisau, Austria in 1840 to launch an inn with decidedly nautical airs. It’s been in the Metzler family ever since, a finely preserved and periodically renovated masterpiece in a region known for its traditional woodwork. Besides that, the area is famous, in no particular order, for farmhouse cheese, cross-country skiing, and transfixing views over the Bregenz Forest — all available in spades on this good ship. Rooms are a restful respite from the action, all plush bedding and rich with local wood grain, perfect to empty the mind and fill the soul." - Tablet Hotels