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Hotel Hotel Bären in Vorarlberg, Bregenzerwald, Mellau / AT – Austria

Hotel Hotel Bären

The Hotel Bären in the village square of Mellau in the Austria’s Bre­gen­zerwald is one of the few stone houses within a village cha­rac­te­rized by wooden houses. Its new owners have breathed new life into the tra­di­tional house, which dates to 1872. It was com­pletely refur­bished and it has been given a modern look inside. Ori­ginal ele­ments were pre­served or rein­cor­po­rated: the beds, for example, were made from the wood from the old roof truss. Much emphasis was placed on robustness and dura­bility. Natural mate­rials, simple fur­niture designed by local artisans, and a reduction to the essen­tials create an calm and casual ambience. This relaxed sim­plicity runs throughout the whole house — from the hotel rooms (with a terrace or kit­chenette), and the purist sauna with a rela­xation room and mountain views, to the Café Deli where hotel guests and locals mingle throughout the day.

Guests can also relax with yoga. Studio B on the ground floor of the hotel hosts open yoga classes, courses and retreats. The newly built yoga room with solid oak floors, walls plas­tered with clay and linen curtains has a soothing, tranquil ambience.

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What to do

Sauna & relaxing, road bike & mountain bike, hiking, yoga, winter sports, skiing, mountain sports, cultural events and workshops (e.g. beekeeping, baking).

Why we like this house

A modern hotel with an informal ambience – a nice mix of rural and urban.

This house is great for

Sport lovers, couples and families


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Details

Region AT – Austria, Vorarlberg, Bregenzerwald, Mellau
Bregenzerwald, Vorarlberg
Name Hotel Bären
Scenery on the village square of Mellau and surrounded by the landscape of the Bregenzerwald
Number of guests 26 rooms for 1-5 people
Completed 2015
Design Bernd Frick (architect), Reuthe
Published ZEIT-Edition Hotels zum Verlieben 2021, DIE ZEIT Reisen-Spezial 43/2019
Awards Vorarlberg Tourism Innovation Recognition Award 2018
Architecture Old & new
Accomodation Hotel
Criteria Rooms for 1-2 (hotel), Rooms for 1-4 (hotel), Dog-friendly, Family, Hiking, Mountains, Restaurant, Sauna, Skiing, Spa, No car needed

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3 Comments

Wir hatten wirklich wun­der­schöne Tage im „Bären“! Anlass war eine Fami­li­en­feier und von Jung bis Alt waren alle Betei­ligten absolut begeistert. Das Hotel wird nicht nur sehr lie­bevoll geführt, auch das Per­sonal war unglaublich nett und auf­merksam. Unser abso­luter Lieb­lings­platz: das Deli, das von einem gran­diosen Früh­stücks­buffet über kunst­volle Snacks und Kuchen bis zum Ape­ritif nach dem Wandern für fan­tas­tische Ver­pflegung gesorgt hat. Dicht gefolgt von der Sauna mit Blick auf die Alpen­ku­lisse. Eine traumhaft schöne Region und ein cooler Ort zum Sein und Zusam­men­kommen. Unser Fami­li­en­treffen wird ab jetzt zur Insti­tution im Hotel Bären und das nächste Mal auf jeden Fall noch das Rad ein­ge­packt …

Harald Bühler sagt:

Wir waren im Sep­tember 2021 eine Woche zu Gast im “Bären” und haben die Zeit dort wirklich genossen. Es ist dies ein lie­bevoll geführtes Haus (sehr nettes Per­sonal!) in mitten des Bre­gen­zer­waldes; viele Wan­der­touren beginnen direkt vor der Tür. Und wer auf der “rich­tigen” Seite des Hauses wohnt, blickt vom Zimmer direkt auf die mächtige Nord­seite der Kanisfluh. Bis zur Tal­station der Mel­laubahn sind es ca. zehn Fuß­mi­nuten.
Wir hatten eines der wenigen Zimmer unterm Dach mit großer Ter­rasse belegt — perfekt für sonnige Tage.
Das Früh­stück im Haus ist der Hammer — selten sind wir kuli­na­risch so gut in den Tag gestartet wie hier! Besonders die Mehl­speisen haben es in sich (kein Wunder, wir sind ja in Öster­reich…)! Ach ja, und der Espresso dort ist um Längen besser als in den meisten Hotels landauf, landab.
Das Yog­a­n­gebot ist über­schaubar (immer gibt es eines), variiert in der Qua­lität aber doch sehr stark.

Peter Koch sagt:

Die Homepage sieht schon mal sehr gut aus…

Karl Förster sagt:

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