Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa Retreat & Cultural Hideaway

Everything in this hotel was perfect. They take much care for the little details. A very welcoming and warm hotel. The hotel and the rooms are very clean, beautifully decorated. The food is very good! The hotel view is special, to the bavarian Alps.

I can't say enough nice things about this vacation. The property is beautiful with a backdrop of the Alps; The numerous restaurants and eating options were all fantastic; Our room was perfect; Walks on the trails were spectacular; and the staff, the staff were always smiling and happy to answer any question or accommodate any request. The jazz concert celebrating Christmas music was wonderful and added to the magic of the entire experience. The pools, saunas and yoga were wonderful and perfectly matched to the experience. I have a few more places on my bucket list but I really hope to return here one day to enjoy the wonderful experience (and the elephants, you'll understand when you go!). Many thanks to all of the staff who did so many nice things to make this experience so memorable.

Elegant hotel with stunning views . We stayed in the Retreat . It’s our maybe 5th visit and just gets better and better especially the quality of service . The gym and pool are great and everything is spotless. We attended a concert which happened to be on which was very enjoyable. An oasis and totally relaxing .

What a gorgeous hotel, located right next to the German Alps. We got lucky and they were covered in snow, which we could admire from the many outdoor infinity pools at the hotel. The spa was also fabulous, and I had the BEST MASSAGE OF MY LIFE from Michaela. My parents also tried the Hamman and the hot stone massages and raved about both experiences. They have so many options to choose from; you could get a new treatment every day for a week and never get bored (although you might be broke by the end). I also adored the candied almonds and chocolate they left for us in the rooms. One thing that also pleasantly surprised me was how little crowds there were. More often than not, we had entire pools to ourselves, or shared with at most 1-2 other couples. It made the entire experience feel very serene. I also was very impressed by the fact that this hotel hosted the G7 conference twice, and even displayed pictures of Merkel and Obama having a discussion on the hotel grounds! My one complaint was the sleep quality. The rooms were HOT, even after leaving the windows wide open in the middle of December. The pillows also ******. Okay, I lied. Two complaints. While the food was very good at both restaurants we tried (Ikigai and Tutto Mundo), the service was painfully slow. Our dinners were 4 hours and 3 hours respectively. And, the waitress at Ikigai was a little rude, although the service in general at this resort was top-notch. For anyone looking to relax for a few days with gorgeous views from pools you get entirely to yourself, look no further!

I have stayed at this wonderful place 2 times before with my wife and kids. It has always been excellent. But unfortunately this third time was different. We visited over the weekend and upon arrival we found out that the full actual schloss, hideaway, was fully booked and closed off for a private event. That means no access for us to that spa area, no visits to the restaurants and jazz bar there and no access to the kids club and almost no kids activities. But we paid the same price as usual. If we would know this earlier we would have changed to another weekend. We mentioned it twice during our stay that we were very disappointed with this and the answer was simply: oh, sorry to hear that. So, very disappointing I must say.

This resort is great for relaxation, a true gem! Great location! Very kind service and a stunning castle with a beautiful library, bar, book shop ... only the SPA has too much patina and could need some love (renovation). We definetely will be back.