About
This privately-run hotel in the Teutoburg Forest offers free private parking and a free spa with pool. It is located in Horn-Bad Meinberg, a 15-minute walk from the Externsteine rock formation. The Waldhotel Bärenstein provides rooms and apartments with safe and mini-bar.Free wired internet is available, and some rooms include a balcony or terrace. Guests have free use of the Bärenstein’s gym area. This includes a steam bath and a sauna. Regional meals are served in the restaurant. Half board can also be booked at the hotel. The center of Detmold is a 10-minute drive away. Please note that the property is not barrier-free. DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN ALL RESTAURANT AND RESTAURANTS. SINCE 10/1/2025, CASHLESS PAYMENT ONLY.
49 Reviews
What Guests Say
- “Great Breakfast and super wellness facilities. great pool and 3 sauna's. Staff mega helpful. Cant find any faults here for the price. I…”
- “The hotel staff were super nice and the view from our balcony was beautiful. The hotel is in a great location right next to the forest.…”
Top Amenities
- Restaurant
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Spa
- Fitness Center
- Non-Smoking Rooms
Room Options
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1/4Family Room
- Bath or Shower
- Body soap
- Carpeting
- City view
1/4Single Room
- Balcony
- Bath or Shower
- Body soap
- Carpeting
1/4Suite
- Balcony
- Bath or Shower
- Body soap
- Carpeting
1/4Comfort Double Room
- Bath or Shower
- Body soap
- Carpeting
- Closet
1/4Single Standard
1/1Garden View
- Garden view
1/4Double Room
1/2Duplex Double Room
1/4Maisonette Studio
- Bath or Shower
- Body soap
- Carpeting
- City view
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What Guests Loved
Based on 49 reviews
Pros +
- Great Breakfast and super wellness facilities. great pool and 3 sauna's. Staff mega helpful. Cant find any faults here for the price. I will use this hotel as a stop off point on future long journeys.
- The hotel staff were super nice and the view from our balcony was beautiful. The hotel is in a great location right next to the forest. There was even easy bus transport to the city. Also breakfast was really good
- Nature, staff and food was very good
Cons -
- Cant find any faults here for the price.
- Shower is a littlebit oldfasion
- Nothing that I can recall
Great Breakfast and super wellness facilities. great pool and 3 sauna's. Staff mega helpful. Cant find any faults here for the price. I will use this hotel as a stop off point on future long journeys.
Cant find any faults here for the price.
The hotel staff were super nice and the view from our balcony was beautiful. The hotel is in a great location right next to the forest. There was even easy bus transport to the city. Also breakfast was really good
Nature, staff and food was very good
Shower is a littlebit oldfasion
Very nice place for relaxation. The area is very quiet, beautiful nature around but still easy to get. The room is quite big and comfortable, nice view from the balcony. Very good food in restaurant. Nice swimming pool, gym and sauna. All clean and cozy, friendly staff. I definitely recommend and hope to have opportunity to come again.
Nothing that I can recall
breakfast was great, room was spacious, modern and clean, nice view from the windows.
Spacious and clean room, comfortable bed. Huge swimming pool and sauna area. Outstanding value for money if you're looking for a resort-like experience.
Poorly soundproofed, could hear every single footstep from the upstairs neighbours. Used ear plugs for two evenings and nights. If I book again at this hotel, I would request a room on the top floor. Lastly, dinner at the hotel restaurant was mediocre at best, dry steak and overcooked vegetables. Very friendly staff though!
Pool, sauna facilities Breakfast Location
Great view, friendly staff, very clean bathroom. It was like a dream under the snow!
Sauna opens at 16.30. It would be nice ıf it would open earlier. And the bed was a little bit hard.
Comfortable bed & balcony with lovely view. Tea/coffee in room. Excellent restaurant & great breakfast. We also took advantage of the packed lunch when cycling. Top location near Externsteine.
Very good, well cooked, presented and plenty of it.
Unfortunately the room service advertised for food etc did not exist, big minus in my book! Not only the not having it available but the claiming they did !! Not really their fault but we also had limited water supplies for 3 days we were there due to a problem they were working on, not good not even being able to flush the toilet but one of those things and they were trying to fix it as quick as possible.
Quiet, excellent breakfast, neat rooms, beautiful location
there was charging for our electric carthe room was huge and newly refurbished
Directly across Hermansweg towards Externsteine... swimming pool and sauna... good restaurant and breakfast... Room had what probably wasn't supposed to be a stripper-pole... but it had a giant pipe next to the bed from floor to ceiling... suggesting anyone move the table a bit to the side would of course never cross my mind but the markings on the carpet suggest we might not be the first to wonder about the possibilities!
Curtains could be thicker and the giant bathroom of the deluxe double room with bath and shower could have better obscuring layers on the windows... only 75% covered and at night the semi transparent foil was a bit more revealing that comfortable... but if aware of it not really an issue
Location near the walking trails and breakfast was good. Room was quiet and beds were good.
Dinner. Dined there two times and two times it wasn't well cooked. The waiter absolutely did the best he could, the cook absolutely not.
great location, we could start hiking straight from hotel.staff was very friendly and helpful. The swimmingpool was a nice extra which we enjoyed. lovely view from balcony.
guest below our room were smoking on balcony, so we had to sleep with windows and door closed. not something the hotel did wrong, but non-smoking room should also apply on balcony
location, fabulous views from roomFood was fabulous
shower blocked, ordered coffee to room dissent arrive , water went off , phone didn’t work had to go to reception to see what was happening
It was suitably placed as we were driving from Berlin to Calais and needed to find a quiet location.
Well, it was a transit stay, the food was nice, but only nice, nothing special. As English speaker the staff did not engaged much with us, kind of what you want, eat and buzz off.
The pool is disappointed, the whole wellness section wasn't great. Definitely not value for money, overpriced for what you get if you ask me.
Very poor
Very cold ?. As if there was no Heating. Old bilding. Very bad isolation.
Friendly staff. Good location.
The hotel is pretty expensive for the conditions it was on... there is no hot water during the night, we arrived from a wedding and wanted a warm shower but it was ice cold.Also the breakfast was very very basic for the price they were charging I was expecting it to have more options and also people would use the tables and they wouldn't be cleaned afterwards, so we had to sit in another room far away from the buffet.The decoration is old and old fashioned, with stained carpets at the restaurant. Double doors in the rooms for no reason .
Amenities & Policies
Amenities
Fitness & Spa
- Fitness Center
- Spa
Food & Drinks
- Restaurant
Media & Technology
- Free Internet Access
Transportation
- Free Parking
Health & Safety
- Health Services
- Daily disinfection
General
- Adult Only
- No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
Guest policies
| Check-in | After 3:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Check-out | Before 11:00 AM |
| Internet | Free Wi-Fi is available. |
| Parking | Free parking is available. |
| Children & Extra Beds | Children of all ages are welcome. Children of age 0 to 2 can stay with cot, subject to additional charges. Children of age 0 to 12 can stay with extra bed, subject to additional charges. |
| Pets | Pets are not allowed. |
| Room Rates | All rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted. |
Important info
Please note, for bookings of 3 rooms or more, different policies may apply. Guests arriving after official check-in times are kindly asked to contact the property in advance in order to arrange check-in. Contact details can be found in the booking confirmation.Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation. Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
Location
AM Bärenstein 44, Horn-Bad Meinberg



