About us

As native hosts from the Black Forest, my husband and I would like to welcome you to our vacation apartment. With deep-rooted knowledge of our homeland, we look forward to giving you insider tips for unforgettable experiences in the region. Our passion for the nature and culture of the Black Forest is reflected in the design of our accommodation. Enjoy authentic hospitality and the beauty of the surrounding landscape with us. We are here to make your stay as pleasant and enriching as possible.

Bernd & Kristine Alex

Information

  • The Villa Schwarzwaldblick has been furnished with great attention to detail, a mixture of antique and modern, in a way that makes us feel at home.

There are comfortable sofas, seating areas for playing games, spacious dining tables and electric fireplaces that invite you to enjoy a cosy get-together.

The kitchens are fully equipped with new electrical appliances (fridge, stove, dishwasher), including a Nespresso coffee machine. The beautiful views of the greenery from the balconies and terraces invite you to linger. There is plenty of seating and lounging furniture.

Professionally cleaned

Our team follows the highest standards when it comes to cleaning. Every apartment is cleaned between each stay, mainly using ecological cleaning agents (including Ecolab).

Workstation & WLAN

Our apartments are ideal for both working and relaxing. Each apartment has a workstation with a screen, mouse, keyboard and docking station, as well as fast WLAN (free of charge). Fibre optics will be available from approx. 2025.

Drinking water

The water supply in Seelbach comes exclusively from springs in the side valleys and is of excellent quality. The mineral content corresponds to that of mineral water.

Independent check-in

We offer independent check-in and 24/7 support for our guests. Whenever possible, we comply with the request for a contactless stay.

Seelbach+ package

  • Seelbach vacation guests who pay visitor's tax receive a guest card with the following included services:
  • Free use of public transport throughout the Black Forest as far as Strasbourg
  • Free admission to the Seelbach family pool, the Freiamt & Lahr indoor pools
  • 2 Euro discount on the 'Schwarzwälder Hof' sauna paradise
    Free boules, mini golf (up to 18 years), tennis Discounts on hiking and cycling maps and many excursion destinations (guest journal (Schwarzwald Tourismus))

Hiking and cycling trails start directly at the house. In 20 minutes, you can hike to the next summit and visit the ruins of Lützelhard Castle.

In Seelbach and the surrounding area you will find

Sports facilities

  • Tennis courts (Seelbach & Wittelbach) Minigolf (free with tourist card)
  • Horse riding (Moser's Ranch, Schwörer Hof, Kempfenhof)
  • Spa & wellness with indoor pool at the Schwarzwälder Hof
  • Seelbach swimming pool free of charge with spa card E-bike rental in Kuhbach (2 km), soon also in
  • Seelbach Ortenau Golf Club in Kuhbach (3 km)
  • Cycle paths

Car & bike

Petrol station with bakery & car wash E-charging station / 6 min. on foot, village center
E-bikes for hire in the neighboring village of Reichenbach

Castles

  • Lützelhardt (20 min. walk from the house)
  • Hohengeroldseck castle
  • ruins Hohkönigsburg
  • castle in Alsace Hohenzollern Castle (120 km)

Culinary delights

  • Ice cream parlor in the village
  • Belmondo Seelbach, Italian restaurant
  • Zum Sternen (hiking inn on the Hasenberg)
  • Gasthof zum Bären (family restaurant)
  • Sodkarle (hearty Baden cuisine)
  • Schwarzwälder Hof
  • 2x Pizza & Döner/Kebab

Bakeries:

  • Heitzmann, Hug's Backstube, Krämer, Dilger, some also open on Sundays

Shopping:

Edeka Kohler (7.00-21.00), Netto, Lidl in the neighboring village of Reichenbach

Surroundings

  • Hotel Adler /Reichenbach Country inn
  • Zum Kreuz, Prinzbach Biereck (great view of the Black Forest)

Towns and cities

  • Freiburg (61 km), 3rd place of the top cities 2022
  • The historic market town of Haslach (18 km)
  • Gengenbach (18 km), beautiful old town center The “Städle”
  • Zell am Hamersbach with the mountain destination Brandenkopf (945 m), the highest peak in the central Black Forest
  • Schiltach with its historic town center (40 km)
  • Strasbourg with its famous cathedral (54 km), e.g. accessible by train from Biberach
  • The Alsatian wine route with many surprises Basel, world-famous museums & historic works of art

Sights & museums

  • Vogtsbauernhöfe open-air museum in Gutach (25 km)
  • Upper Rhine Tobacco Museum in Riegel (also historical facts about Seelbach)
  • Haslach Museum of Traditional Costume (20 km)
  • St. Peter and St. Märgen monastery complex (58 km)
  • Triberg Black Forest Museum
  • Test tower for elevators in Rottweil (viewing platform at a height of 232 m, elevator with 64 km/h) (52 km)
  • Museum Schauinsland museum mine (50 km)

Amusement parks Europa-Park

Rust - Germany's largest theme park, as well as the newly opened water world “Rulantica” (Europe's best water park) right next to Europa-Park (20 km)

Mountains

  • Hoher Geisberg (614 m),
  • landscape conservation area Feldberg (1,493 m) - highest mountain in the Black Forest and Feldsee lake (80 km)
  • Kandel - climb its pass or even the summit; from Waldkirch (274 m above sea level), the mountain road (almost 1000 meters in altitude over 12 km) leads in many serpentines to the 1242 m high Kandel (35 km)
  • Brandenkopf, 945 m, the highest mountain in the central Black Forest
  • Kaiserstuhl with its famous vineyards (45 km). Tip: the 'Badische Winzerkeller' in Breisach am Kaiserstuhl (60 km)
  • Hornisgrinde

Water & lakes & thermal baths

  • Seelbach family pool (free, with spa card)
  • Boat trip on the old Rhine arms of the Taubergießen nature reserve (25 km)
  • Germany's highest waterfalls: Triberg waterfalls (45 km)
  • Lakes: Titisee and Mummelsee (80 km), Lake Constance, natural gems such as Wildsee, Glaswaldsee Allerheiligen monastery ruins and waterfalls (50 km)
  • Baden-Baden: Caracallatheme & Friedrichsbad
  • Freiburg: Keidel mineral thermal baths (64 km)
  • Weil am Rhein, Laguna fun pool (116 km)
  • Wutach Gorge - The Grand Canyon of the Black Forest (90 km)
  • Alsace / Vosges (40 km)
  • St. Peterstal mineral springs (40 km)


Especially for children

  • Steinwasen Mountain Wildlife Park with summer toboggan run near Freiburg (70 km)
  • Erdmannshöhle (beautiful stalactite cave) near Hasel (district of Lörrach)
  • Zoo in Basel (120 km)
  • Railroad: with the Black Forest Railway from Biberach (7 km) or Hornberg (30 km) via Triberg to St. Georgen - 37 tunnels and many bridges on a route of only 27 km can be experienced Many other well-known railroad lines, such as the Acherntalbahn, the Kaiserstühler Rebenbummler, the Höllentalbahn and the Sauschwänzlebahn Steinwasen Mountain Wildlife Park with summer toboggan run near Freiburg (70 km)


Further tips in Alcace

  • Wutachschlucht - The Grand Canyon of the Black Forest (90 km) Alsace / Vosges (40 km), especially with the chapel on the rocky plateau of Dabo, Lutzelbourg boat lift (80 km) Odilienberg, the Hohkönigsburg (60 km)
  • Riquewihr wine village (70 km)
  • Monkey forest and falconry (demonstration with birds of prey) near Kinzheim (50 km)
  • Mulhouse car museum in Alsace (90 km)

Rules

House rules

Dear vacation guests! Our vacation apartment should be a second home for you. You should feel comfortable and be able to relax. We have put a lot of effort into the furnishings, and hope you will find everything you need. The following house rules are intended to help you enjoy a harmonious stay. We have also listed some rules which we hope you will understand. Treating the apartment properly will allow us to offer you and other guests satisfactory accommodation.

General

If anything is missing in the apartment, or you need help, please contact us. All things that are in the apartment/house or on the balcony or terrace-or belong to it, may be used by the guests. Please handle all furnishings and inventory carefully and treat the rental property carefully. Please ensure that your fellow travellers also comply with the rental conditions.

Allergy-friendly furnishings

The house is allergy-friendly (oak floors in 4 bedrooms, 2x wool carpeting, allergy-friendly bedding, 1 Swiss stone pine bed, 2 rattan beds, 2 solid wood beds). We use ecological cleaning agents & soaps.

Kitchen

Please treat the kitchen equipment and technical appliances with care. As nobody likes a dirty kitchen, please only put dishes, pots and cutlery in the cupboards when they are clean and dry. Please do not place hot pots and other hot objects on the tables or worktop without a trivet. Always use a chopping board as a base when cutting. Please leave the interior of the oven and microwave in a clean condition.

Damage

Nobody intentionally damages things, but something can happen to anyone that something breaks. We would be pleased if you would inform us of any damage so that we do not have to wait until after your departure to discover it during the final cleaning. The tenant is liable for damages in the amount of the replacement costs. To avoid mould growth, we ask you to ventilate the rooms sufficiently, at least once a day, for 5–10 minutes, especially after showering.

Duty of care

We ask our guests to treat the rental property carefully and ensure that fellow travelers and relatives comply with the rental conditions. The entrance door should always be closed and locked when leaving the house. All (roof) windows should also be closed when leaving the apartment, and awnings should be retracted to prevent possible damage caused by storms or burglary. Water and electricity resources must be used sparingly. Waste disposal is separated into residual waste, glass, paper and packaging (plastic, polystyrene, tin cans) with the green dot. Appropriate containers are available on the property. Please only use garbage cans and cosmetic bins in the bathroom with bin liners, and dispose of these in the residual waste garbage can. No waste, leftover food, harmful liquids or similar may be thrown or poured into the kitchen sink, toilets, washbasins or showers! Avoid anything that could lead to blockages in the pipes (no toiletries in the toilet).

Should a mishap occur (extreme dirt, liquids on the floor or work surfaces, etc.), we ask you to clean it up immediately. We invite you to leave the apartment swept clean on departure and to put all used dishes back in the cupboards.

Quiet times

 In the interests of good neighborly relations, we ask you to observe the public rest periods such as midday, night and Sunday. Out of consideration, quiet should also be maintained in the vacation apartment itself between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Internet/WLAN

A wireless internet connection (WLAN) is available in the vacation apartment/holiday home. The access code is available in the apartment. Using the Internet with your WLAN-enabled device (notebook, PDA, smartphone, etc.) via the WLAN connection is free for the tenant. You use the Internet at your own risk; the landlord excludes any liability concerning the tenant's use of the Internet. For the use of Internet access via WLAN, the WLAN usage rules must also be observed. Please understand, however, that we (must) secure ourselves against misuse with a signature on your part.

Smokers

Smoking is not permitted in the apartment. In the event of non-compliance, a cleaning fee of 250 euros will be charged. Please leave the vacation apartment/house when smoking.

Pets are not allowed

Bringing pets is not permitted. In the event of non-compliance, an extra cleaning fee of 250 euros will be charged.

Parking facilities

You can park directly on the roadside before the vacation apartment/house; other public parking spaces are nearby. If a parking space is made available to you, this does not constitute a safekeeping agreement. The landlord is not liable for loss or damage to motor vehicles parked or manoeuvred on the property and their contents, except in cases of intent or gross negligence. Domestic authority If repairs are required immediately, it may be necessary for the landlord to enter the vacation apartment without the guest's knowledge.

Keys

If you receive a key beside the Nuki code, please do not hand it over. Any loss of the keys must be reported immediately, and the guest is liable for the amount of the replacement costs. Commercial photography/ videography/ illegal activities are not permitted.

Commercial photography/ videography/ illegal activities are not permitted.

Liability

The landlord is not liable for the valuables of the guest(s).
Parents are liable for their children and have a duty of supervision.

Check-in / Check-out

Arrival is possible from 15.00 contactless.
On the day of departure, we ask our guests to vacate the vacation apartment/vacation home by 10.00 a.m. at the latest.

On your departure, the vacation apartment/holiday home should be left as you found it. If the number of guests differs from the reservation, 50 euros per guest per night will be charged.

By booking the vacation apartment, we assume that the house rules have been accepted.

Thank you for your attention. We wish you a pleasant stay and lots of fun, relaxation, and recreation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Your hosts