“Were previous reviewers really at the same hotel?”

Our family (4 adults) went for a relaxing weekend to the Black Forest and stayed at the Hotel Rothfuß. Some of the previous reviews did not sound too promising but our experience was considerably different. All of us liked their rooms (two single rooms, no. 25 and 27, one double room no. 24), all … more

Our family (4 adults) went for a relaxing weekend to the Black Forest and stayed at the Hotel Rothfuß. Some of the previous reviews did not sound too promising but our experience was considerably different. All of us liked their rooms (two single rooms, no. 25 and 27, one double room no. 24), all of which were recently renovated. The bathroom was spacious, I simply would have wished for more storage space around the sink. Also, as the shower doors opened into the bathroom, the bathroom floor got wet after taking a shower. During the night, a lamp on the balcony wall that could not be switched off cast its light into my room. As I am quite sensitive to light at night and there we no shutters, only curtains that did not block the light completely, I did not sleep well. There had been so many bad reviews concerning the food, therefore I kept asking the others how they liked their dishes. The first evening we chose different main courses from the menu - the vegetarian pasta, the bouillabaisse, and twice the Piccata Milanese. The second evening all of us took the chicken curry, and each time the food was very good. You get a small appetizer, a soup, salad from the buffet, the main course, and dessert. Perhaps something could be done about the wheat beer that only comes in a 0.3 l bottle (0.5 l is the regular size) from a brewery in the black forest. It was funny to see that the non-alcoholic wheat beer had the right size and the beer containing alcohol looked tiny in comparison. In the mornings, I scrutinized the breakfast buffet. First of all, the nutella jar was there all the time although no children were at the hotel (a previous reviewer had claimed otherwise). Indeed, the plates for scrambled eggs and bacon are small but no-one stops you from returning to the buffet for a second or third helping. There is a big variety of jam, cold cuts, cheese, fish, fruit salad, fresh fruits, cereal, bread and rolls. The owner Ms. Richter and other staff were very friendly, helpful and professional. I also noticed that the waiters served us in the correct order respecting gender and age of the guests, which I rarely see anymore today. Our sitting arrangement made it more complicated for the wait staff to serve us in the mentioned order, so it was obvious that their behavior was not just coincidental. I did not try the swimming pool or the sauna, so I cannot judge those facilities. The hotel is located high up, so you need to park your car and then walk up a ramp. For elderly people who have trouble walking a location closer to the center of town might be more suitable. Then again, being higher up you have a great view over the valley and the adjacent mountains, and no traffic. However, the church bells ring every quarter hour except between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

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