Gästehaus Zur Lilie

Bait and switch: the pictures of the outside building is not where your room is. You have to check in at the beautiful looking restaurant but walk down the street and around a corner to find the box shaped hostel like building. The wall paper inside the room is peeling and ripped. Towels are old and thread bare. Bed is hard and pillows don’t hold their shape, thus your head. Breakfast advertised for 10 euros on Hotels.com but was actually 15. You get a plate of cold cuts, bread basket, yogurt and a cup of grapes and melon. As advertised on Hotels.com “limited parking “ means x1 spot! We had to find a paid parking. If I were in my 20s traveling the country with a backpack this place would be perfect. I’m traveling cross country in a car with 2 friends.

Fair but parking is not convenient

Our stay in Triberg was in a cozy, cabin-style room that had a lot of charm. Check-in was a bit unconventional — we had to go to a restaurant up the road to pick up the key and check in. Thankfully, our taxi driver from the train station was familiar with the setup and got us there without any trouble. Triberg itself is a very cute town, but it’s worth noting that most places close quite early — often by 6 or 7 PM — so plan accordingly if you want to shop or grab dinner. Overall, a charming and peaceful place to stay, especially if you’re looking for a quiet escape.

I booked this hotel for a night on 23 June. Long before my arrival, I emailed this hotel on 16 June informing them about my late arrival after 2100hr. and requesting for late check-in. The hotel emailed me on 18 June, telling me the key would be stored in the key box next to the entrance door. They also sent me the password for the key box. However, when I stood at the hotel door on 23 June, keying in the password to the key box, no key fell out. I stood helplessly at the hotel door, with all my luggage. I called the hotel phone but caught no one. I also emailed the hotel, but again got no response. I thought I needed to spend the night on the street with all my luggage. Luckily there was another hotel nearby where Iwas able to walk in and obtain a room to spend the night. Now I returned home 2 weeks after this episode, I still got no response from the hotel, not even a "sorry" which made me very disappointed.

The property has recently been renovated so was clean and tidy and very warm. The staff were very friendly and accommodating with our limited German. The breakfast was delicious and well worth the extra.