Meister Bär Hotel Frankenwald

Nice hotel with a great location for an overnight stop. The food was okay given that there’s not much else in the area. Very friendly staff and fresh and clean rooms. Elevator is a plus.

Great spacious rooms for our family of 4 Good breakfast, acceptable German food for dinner opportunities.

We've been at this hotel twice: 2024 and 2025 Pros: - both times our rooms were big with a big closet and a seating area for 3/4 persons inside and 2 persons outside (see pics) - hair dryer in the bathroom. I used it on our first stay and it was surprisingly powerful and dried my long hair fast - you can order latte macchiato, cappuccino, etc for breakfast for free - Wi-Fi works and there is no need to register or enter password - big balcony with walls all around so you can sit outside even when it rains. It also offers complete privacy, you can't see any other room or balcony. - The view is quiet and private. On our first stay it was facing trees (see pics), on our second stay it was facing the highway (see pics) - the balcony has carpet floor so you can go outside in socks even in the winter - the staff is friendly and helpful - there is elevator - there is a fridge with drinks in the lobby including beer and still water (you have to pay in the reception) - mini-fridge in the room - the hotel bar is open all day until 22h so you can get drinks (also coffee drinks) any time of the day and they also give you a tray if you want to bring it to the bedroom. The prices are normal, what you would pay in a bakery, so there is really no need to leave the hotel - the hotel works with an Italian restaurant that delivers the food to your hotel room. That was the most amazing part for us, really so convenient, specially when you have kids. They offer pizzas, pastas, salads and meat. The food is not amazing but it's ok (tip: bring salt and dinnerware or ask at the hotel bar) - the hotel bar also serves one hot meal at night but we didn't try it - breakfast starts at 6h30 which is great for families with kids that wake up early (ends at 10h) - check-out is very easy, just leave the door key card at the reception - there was an ashtray in the balcony - free parking - children up to the age of 6 don't pay if they sleep in their parent's bed - a complimentary sowing kit in our bedroom on our second stay Cons: - There are no big beds, only 2 mattresses next to each other with nothing to keep them together (not even a big sheet). Unfortunately the gap between the 2 beds grows wider and wider during the night (see pics). This was the biggest con for us because our son sleeps between us - on our first stay the toilet was old and it had yellow calc stains which I found a bit icky (see pic). - on our first stay the balcony door was made of glass and didn't have shutters or black out curtain so we couldn't make the room completely dark - breakfast was ok the first time but quite poor the second time. A lot of the food was old, the eggs were the same from the day before, the fruit salad was even frozen - at the breakfast buffet many of the tea mugs and jam cups were dirty - the playground is only a slide that is very shaky and doesn't look stable. There's still the frames of an old swing that doesn't exist anymore - the first time we stayed we got a new free bottle of gas water in the bedroom every night. The second time the room didn't even get cleaned during our stay so we were stuck with a garbage bin with poopy diapers