The Best Hotel in Bad Reichenhall, The Bavarian Alps

A standard German fin de siècle spa hotel, this finely porticoed and pillared building has an imposing, pastel-pink facade that promises luxury within. Rooms are large, furnished in deep-cushioned, dark-wood comfort, most with flower-filled balconies or loggia. The elegant restaurant serves international and traditional Bavarian cuisine with an emphasis on seafood (scallops or tuna steak, for example), and a pine-paneled tavern, Die Holzstubn'n, pours excellent local brew.