Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten - Berchtesgaden, Germany     

The Vier Jahreszeiten hotel in Berchtesgaden is amongst the best hotels we've ever stayed in, and one we now recommend without hesitation to friends considering a stay in the beautiful Obersalzberg region. The staff are very welcoming, friendly and (thankfully) speak good English! They're also very helpful if you need to arrange taxis, shuttle buses, tours or early-morning breakfast packs. The bedrooms are unexpectedly spacious - and if you get the option of a mountain view, take it! There's little to beat the sight of the lower town spread out beneath you, the view stretching all the way across to the snowy twin peaks of the Watzmann mountains. The spectacular view also greets you in the morning from the breakfast bar, which offers a substantial Continental breakfast. Dinner is the meal worth staying around for, however - the head chef trained at the Waldorf-Astoria, and it shows! During our two weeks at the hotel the chef took our vegetarian/pescatarian preferences into account and served us some delicious three-course meals.