André Marques
Google
We stayed here for 2 nights as a weekend getaway to visit the Christmas market at Ravenna Gorge and the surrounding area. The hotel was easy to find using Google Maps and there's an outside parking and a covered, paying, one (you need to get your card at the reception first, though, and there's no direct entrance to the hotel from the underground parking lot, so not very practical with ice, snow and luggage).
Speaking of luggage, we found strange that at a 5 star hotel no one bothers to help you with your suitcases when climbing the stairs to the reception, nor the many stairs to the suites... Fortunately we had small carry-on luggage.
Also, I found very annoying that at the reception they insisted we had made 2 reservations for 2 rooms, which we didn't and we tried to prove that by showing our email booking confirmation. We had booked our suite months in advance and they insisted a second room (of different rate) was also booked, which it wasn't (even the name they said it was under was incorrect, I don't know any Sophie and since we were asked how was Luxembourg when leaving, I presume they had another booking from some lady named Sophie from there with the same last name...). I found all that very strange. It made me think if their booking system had been hacked, or was just unorganized, or if they were just trying to charge us another room... It was a first in our many trips in Germany, and it was certainly unpleasant. It borderline seemed they were calling me a liar...
The suite itself was very good, very spacious and with a lovely bathroom. Until the lights went out and 2 members of the staff had to come to our room to try to turn them back on. Also, no evening turndown service, which we were also expecting for a 5 star hotel and over 1200 euros 2 nights stay. But just minor details.
The hotel was clean and it looked like it had renovations done recently.
The restaurant was beautiful. The menu, however, was a little confusing, and we noticed that other guests were also trying to figure out how the orders worked. Also, some doubtful choices for a gourmet experience, like tarte flambée, which costs 12 euros on nearby places. Again, we were expecting a different kind of quality and choice for the price.
We can't say we had a bad stay, but we didn't feel like coming back, especially after that awkward and almost rude welcoming. There are great luxury hotels at the Black Forest region, which offer better customer service and overall quality for the same or even lower price.
Finally, the area nearby is nice but nothing special in our opinion.