A few steps from the main station and adjacent to the zoo, this hotel looks, and sometimes behaves, like a palace. It's proud of its marble bathrooms, a mirrored elevator dating from 1914, and a menu from 1943, but the guest rooms are similar to those of modern hotels. The restaurant Zum Grossherzog ($$-$$$; closed Sun.) serves international haute cuisine, and the very gemütlich Schwarzwaldstube ($$-$$$) has Baden specialties. Pros: elegant hotel, friendly service. Cons: on a noisy street, modern rooms don't live up to the historic feel of the hotel.
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