Hotel Ritter Durbach ★★★★

The flamed Japanese yellowfin mackerel, seared with a charcoal finish, gently falls apart when you nudge the flakes, causing droplets of dashi to fly as the delicate fish separates. Your fork finds a crisp green apple, a welcome, yet startling, textural contrast to the velvety white fish and sharp hints of horseradish that graced your palate moments ago. Wilder Ritter presents colourful and imaginative dishes in a transcendent culinary experience. Unexpected, refined and utterly delicious, smoked salmon paired with an incredible wasabi sorbet, celery baked in salty dough and glazed etouffee pigeon with bitter sweet chocolate; these are a select handful of many artistically construed dishes on offer.

Missing an extra pillow from home? Sleep first class and don´t miss a peaceful night’s sleep. Simply ask the front desk for the calming product you desire, and the team will do their best to provide everything from a neck roll pillow to a hypo-allergenic synthetic duvet. You can even request a soothing cup of herbal tea, a hot water bottle or a midnight snack! If all else fails, gently pull on the cord by your upholstered bed head and drift off in search of fluffy white clouds to the melodious sounds of a music box.

The satisfying hum of an engine will attract any car aficionado, however the first vintage automobile hotel on the Baden wine route is in a class of its own. Take your friends or colleagues on the road in a Mercedes Benz vintage bus, manufactured in 1963, featuring original seating complete with espresso machine, mini bar and personal chauffeur! Alternatively, leisurely drive down winding roads through the Alsace and Vosges mountains, or the enchanting Baden wine route, in a classic car like the Porsche 356.