Gut Riedelsbach is a hotel in Neureichenau, in the far south-east of the Bavarian Forest near the Dreisessel and the Austrian and Czech borders. It calls itself the first beer and wellness hotel, and both halves of that name are the point: a small brewery of its own and a large spa under one roof.
The brewery sits in the inn, with the kettles in view of the tables, and makes a blond, a Schwarzbier, a Pils and a stronger seasonal beer. There is a beer garden, a bar and lounge, and spa treatments built around hops and beer. The newer wing is a flat-roofed white building around a garden courtyard with loungers, looking out over meadows and wooded hills.
The wellness area covers more than 3,000 square metres: a 20-metre forest pool, a saltwater infinity pool, an indoor pool, an outdoor whirlpool and a row of saunas, among them a hop sauna, a salt sauna and a forest sauna. The rooftop pool, the roof terrace and some of the rest rooms are textile-free and open from age 14. Two of the other pools can be used with or without swimwear, and a separate textile area is there for anyone who prefers it.
The owners are a married gay couple, and the hotel says so on its own site, where it calls itself gay-friendly and runs packages for LGBT guests. Its logo carries a rainbow heart. Families come too, with minigolf, disc golf and a playground in the grounds.
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