Brenners Park - Villa Stephanie (Baden-Baden, Germany)
Jun 23, 2022, 12:19 pm
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I would like to say a few words about gastronomy. Breakfast is a la carte and was served in the park. The food was quite good, although some of the pastries were a bit dry and the pancakes a bit burnt. Overall OK, but certainly not something I will remember for years to come.
There are 3 restaurants in the hotel, all of which we tried. The first is La Rive Gauche, which is outside the hotel grounds. It's quite good and relatively cheap, but in the end you can eat somewhere else.
The second is the Fritz & Felix. A very nice grill in the hotel. The food was quite good, although the prices are also high. I was offered a grilled sole, but when I saw the price later I was a bit surprised. I thought the price for the fries and the burnt vegetables was rather sporty at 8 euros each.
It was really annoying that 90 percent of the guests were smokers and smoked like hell. Eating with plenty of stinking toxins is not really my thing. To make matters worse, guests were also served cigars.
On the last evening we ate at the gourmet restaurant Wintergarten. The food was quite good, although half of the dishes were over-seasoned. Even though it cost 300 €, it was certainly not at star level.
Some guests couldn't get over how great their experience was. Personally, I didn't leave angry, but I wasn't thrilled despite the good "Eisauflauf Stephanie".
There are 3 restaurants in the hotel, all of which we tried. The first is La Rive Gauche, which is outside the hotel grounds. It's quite good and relatively cheap, but in the end you can eat somewhere else.
The second is the Fritz & Felix. A very nice grill in the hotel. The food was quite good, although the prices are also high. I was offered a grilled sole, but when I saw the price later I was a bit surprised. I thought the price for the fries and the burnt vegetables was rather sporty at 8 euros each.
It was really annoying that 90 percent of the guests were smokers and smoked like hell. Eating with plenty of stinking toxins is not really my thing. To make matters worse, guests were also served cigars.
On the last evening we ate at the gourmet restaurant Wintergarten. The food was quite good, although half of the dishes were over-seasoned. Even though it cost 300 €, it was certainly not at star level.
Some guests couldn't get over how great their experience was. Personally, I didn't leave angry, but I wasn't thrilled despite the good "Eisauflauf Stephanie".
Jun 23, 2022, 12:21 pm
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In summary, the Brenners is a decent hotel with good service, but nothing totally outstanding. It may be one of the top 5 in Germany, but there are more exciting hotels abroad. Nevertheless, it can be recommended.
Jun 23, 2022, 12:37 pm
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Thanks for the review. I have always been intrigued by this one as I have a soft spot for old European classics.Our house cat is also named named Cleopatra or Cleo for short but she is certainly not as dignified as this cat as ours was found as a stray!
Dec 21, 2023, 4:51 pm
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The hotel appears to be under significant renovations...does anyone have any specific details or has been there this fall?