The Sunday Times

25 of Europe’s coolest places to stay

25 of Europe’s coolest places to stay

16. Alpenloge, Bavaria, Germany

Alpine stays can be cheesy — not this one. Alpenloge, in a Thirties-style building on the Germany/Austria border and in easy reach of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, has design flair. The location is pretty special with the nine rooms looking out over either meadows, the Allgau Alps or the village of Scheffau with its red onion dome church. And they’re luxuriously kitted out with botanical prints, velvets and designer chairs. The wellness area has a panoramic view sauna and there’s a restaurant that makes use of local produce including fish from Lake Constance.

Two nights’ B&B from £600 (alpenloge.com). Fly to Zurich

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Terrace
Terrace of Suite Three with sun loungers and a view across the meadows to the snow-capped Alpine panorama
Design
Armchair upholstered in sheepskin beneath a brass floor lamp
Breakfast
Tiered stand with cheese, cold cuts and fruit, alongside juices and coffee
Alpine meadows
Alpine meadow and forest above Scheffau, with the hills of the Westallgau behind
Detail
Black surface-mounted switches against wallpaper with vine leaves and a bird
Lounge
Alpenloge's lounge with a bar cart, botanical wallpaper and dark green armchairs
View
Two sun loungers on an Alpenloge balcony with a view into the green
Fireplace
Panorama Suite Seven with a gas fireplace as room divider between the sleeping and living areas
Badstube
Small oil bottles with sprigs of rosemary, a rose and a brass bowl on a wooden table
Bathroom
Freestanding bathtub with a towel rail and a dark tiled wall
Terrace
Terrace of Suite Three with sun loungers and a view across the meadows to the snow-capped Alpine panorama
Design
Armchair upholstered in sheepskin beneath a brass floor lamp
Breakfast
Tiered stand with cheese, cold cuts and fruit, alongside juices and coffee
Alpine meadows
Alpine meadow and forest above Scheffau, with the hills of the Westallgau behind
Detail
Black surface-mounted switches against wallpaper with vine leaves and a bird
Lounge
Alpenloge's lounge with a bar cart, botanical wallpaper and dark green armchairs
View
Two sun loungers on an Alpenloge balcony with a view into the green
Fireplace
Panorama Suite Seven with a gas fireplace as room divider between the sleeping and living areas
Badstube
Small oil bottles with sprigs of rosemary, a rose and a brass bowl on a wooden table
Bathroom
Freestanding bathtub with a towel rail and a dark tiled wall