You are here:
Awards

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

DIE 101 BESTEN

HOTELS

SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA, SOUTH TYROL AND GERMANY

 


There are around 35,000 hotels in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol and Switzerland. Among them are many excellent hotels that form the backbone of our high-quality hospitality.

Four renowned partners have joined forces under the auspices of the Institute for Service Excellence to compile this ranking based on transparent criteria: Handelsblatt, ahgz Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung, IUBH and CKR Hospitality Consulting run by entrepreneur Carsten K. Rath. The result is a hotel ranking that has never existed before.

The Öschberghof made it into the top 50 in this ranking of the 101 best hotels in 2024 and is also one of the top 5 luxury hideaways.

 

TOP 15 WELLNESSHOTELS 2024

 

The Öschberghof was named one of the best wellness hotels of 2024 by weekend4two - thanks to the excellent guest reviews.

 

SCHLUMMER ATLAS-AWARD

TOP50 HOTELIER

 

The Schlummer Atlas Award TOP50 Hotelier is an honour that is awarded on the basis of the Schlummer Atlas evaluation.

Aspects such as exemplary character, team and innovation skills, sense of responsibility and regional significance are taken into account. This highest recognition honours outstanding achievements in the hotel industry.

Our General Manager, Michael Artner, is one of these top 50 hoteliers and his work represents the highest standards in the hotel industry.

 

 

101 best hotels in Germany

Best golf resort of the year 2023/2024

 

There are more than 11,000 hotels in Germany. Among them are many excellent establishments that form the backbone of our high-quality hospitality.

Four renowned partners have joined forces under the auspices of the Institute for Service Excellence to compile this ranking based on transparent criteria: Handelsblatt, ahgz Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung, IUBH and CKR Hospitality Consulting run by entrepreneur Carsten K. Rath. The result is a hotel ranking that has never existed before.

In the July 2023 ranking, the Öschberghof has secured one of the highly coveted places among the top 101 hotels!

WORLD LUXURY HOTEL AWARDS

2023

 

The WORLD LUXURY HOTEL AWARD is one of the most prestigious awards in the luxury hotel industry. The awards are presented internationally on the basis of guest reviews, travellers and industry experts. Over 300,000 travellers vote every year.

With its ratings, the Öschberghof has made it to the winners of 2023.

 

Germany´s Best Golf Hotel

 

The Öschberghof accepted the award for Germany´s Best Golf Hotel 2022 at the 9th World Golf Awards in Abu Dhabi. The World Golf Award recognizes outstanding achievements in golf tourism, world-class golf courses and golf destinations.

ahgz hotelier of the year 2021

 

This industry specific award by the renowned magazine "ahgz" is anually rewarding special engagement and unique characters that are especially involved in helping the hotel industry. Our former hotel director Alexander Aisenbrey was being awarded that prize after he has been giving blood, sweat and tears for the resort. Thanks to him the restoration took place and finally finished in 2019 and let the Öschberghof shine in a new and modern light.

LUXURY LIFESTYLE AWARDS 2022

Best Luxury Golf Resort in Deutschland

 

Luxury Lifestyle Awards is a global award selecting, recognizing, celebrating and promoting the best luxury goods and services all over the world. We are to connect people with the best of luxury. We evaluated more than 5 000 goods and services in 400 categories from 120 regions and analyzed the results to give you a TOP list of the best of the best in the world!

 

LUXURY LIFESTYLE AWARDS

Varta-Guide 2021

 

The Öschberghof was awarded 4 diamonds by the Varta guide. He praises the excellently run hotel with elegant furnishings, in which all guests feel completely at ease. The Varta Guide has been a renowned hotel and restaurant guide since 1957. It contains current and independent reviews as well as numerous leisure tips.

HF facade award 2020

 

Together with the Munich-based architecture firm Allmann Sattler Wappner, the Öschberghof is the winner of the German Facade Prize 2020 for rear-ventilated facades (VHF). The expansion of the hotel and catering facilities of the five-star superior golf and wellness resort of the Öschberghof in Donaueschingen impressed the expert jury, chaired by Reiner Nagel, Chairman of the Board of the Federal Foundation for Building Culture, with a perforated building envelope, "whose textile quality the buildings at night lets shine from the inside ". The FVHF has been awarding the renowned architecture prize for the 13th time since 1999.

Travelmyth award 2020,

Top 20 hotels &

Top hotel Donaueschingen 2021

 

The hotel search engine "Travelmyth" named the Öschberghof the top hotel in Donaueschingen in 2021. With a rating of 9.1 out of 10 points, the Öschberghof has been one of the 20 best hotels in the Schwarzwald-Baar district since 2020.

German design award 2020 – interior architecture

 

JOI-Design’s design concept for the Öschberghof resort was honored with the “Winner” award in the “Interior Architecture” category. The design combines formal clarity with modern, luxurious comfort and also creates a pleasant atmosphere of calm and harmony. Interesting details subtly take up the surrounding landscape and create a connection to the region and the environment in an elegantly resolved manner.

101 best hotels in Germany 2021/2022

 

There are more than 11,000 hotels in Germany. These include many excellent hotels that form the backbone of our high-quality hospitality. Four renowned partners have joined forces under the sponsorship of the Institute for Service Excellence to create this ranking according to transparent criteria: the Handelsblatt, the ahgz Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung, the IUBH International University and the CKR Hospitality Consulting of the entrepreneur Carsten K. . Rath. The result is a hotel ranking that is unprecedented. The Öschberghof got one of the coveted places among the top 101 hotels in the rating of July 2021!

5 stars - der große Guide &

the best resort 2020

 

A guide for guests with inspiration for people with style and taste. The great guide describes and rates over 2,000 restaurants & hotels.

 

 

 

Tripadvisor

Travellers' Choice Award 2021

 

With the Travellers' Choice Award hotels around the world are recognized based on their outstanding guest reviews.

Der Öschberghof is now among the top 10% of hospitality businesses arounf the globe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connoisseur Circle

Best hotels for actives 2021

 

The 2006 created multi-media platform from Vienna is annually allocating awards in different categories  for luxury-hotels. Thanks to the spacious surrounding of the resort, Der Öschberghof was ranked as „The best hotel for actives“. This award is underlined on the one hand by a super maintained golf course and on the other hand by a perfectly fitted active-programm that reaches from hikes over guided e-bike tours to various fitness-activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaufberater

Top Website 2022

 

Through features like user-friendliness, trust and security, content and research and services the Kaufberater judges Websites subjectively. Out of 40 points the Öschberghof website could achieve as much as 34 points which makes it one of the top websites 2022 in its industry.

 

 

 

Bunte Top 100 hot spots „Baden“ 2020

The Bunte Guide names the Öschberghof one of the Top 100 Hot Spots and Must Sees in Baden. In addition to star restaurants & hotels, the magazine presents the best addresses for shopping and the most enchanting cycling and hiking tours.

Top Hotel newcomer award 2019

At the Top Hotel Newcomer Award 2019, the Öschberghof took 2nd place in the "Hotel Re-Opening" category. The award recognizes new concepts that have an impact on the German hotel industry. At the same time, the award shows what a great contribution the hospitality industry makes to society as a social meeting point.

GUIDE MICHELIN 2024

 

In 2020 the gourmet restaurant was awarded the first MICHELIN star and the second in the following year. On March, 2024 during the MICHELIN Star Revelation 2024 the restaurant was rewarded for the 3nd time with two GUIDE MICHELIN stars.

The Guide MICHELIN is THE international hotel and restaurant travel guide. The critics of the Guide MICHELIN regularly and anonymously test hotels and restaurants and award their coveted stars.
		













World Luxury Restaurant Awards 2023
 
The World Luxury Restaurant Awards is a recognized global organization which inspires excellence, ignites healthy competition in the luxury restaurant industry, and provides restaurants with the recognition they deserve. 
In this years award our own ÖSCH NOIR could shine in three categories as the 
Best Head Chef - Global
Best Wine Selection - Global
Best Fine Dining Cuisine in Germany
 
		













GAULT MILLAU 2023
 
The ÖSCH NOIR is one of the culinary winners of the restaurant critic Gault-Millau with 4 schwarze hoods which stand for highest creativity and quality and also the best possible way of preparation.
 
		














 
FEINSCHMECKER 2020
 
The critics of Feinschmecker gave the ÖSCH NOIR 4 out of 5 points. The Feinschmecker is one of the leading gourmet magazines in Germany and provides information on attractive travel destinations and new trends around the world.
		













Gusto 2024
 
With the 2024 gusto ranking and 9 out of 10 pans, Manuel Ulrich cooks his way to the top of the Gusto Ranking! With this recognition he belongs to the small circle of 9 pans.
		













Falstaff 2020
 
The ÖSCH NOIR received 94 out of 100 points from the jury for its culinary highlights. The Austrian wine and gourmet magazine is the oldest and highest-circulation wine magazine in Austria.  
		













Schlemmer Atlas, 
50 Best Chefs 2020 & 
3,5 wooden spoon
 
Manuel Ulrich joins Germany's elite kitchens on September 29, 2020 and is named one of the 50 best chefs by the Schlemmer Atlas. In addition, the ÖSCH NOIR restaurant was awarded 3.5 cooking spoons by the Schlemmer Atlas. The Schlemmer Atlas is one of the largest restaurant guides in Germany, Switzerland, Alsace and South Tyrol.
		













Varta-Guide 2021 - ÖSCH NOIR
 
The ÖSCH NOIR was awarded 3 diamonds by the Varta guide. He praises the stylish table culture, the high-quality ambience and the excellent food and drink offer. The Varta Guide is one of the few independent hotel and restaurant guides in Germany. For more than 60 years it has been a reliable companion for travelers to the best hotel and restaurant addresses in the country.
		













4 hoods - der große Guide 
ÖSCH NOIR
 
A guide for guests with inspiration for people with style and taste. The great guide describes and rates over 2,000 restaurants & hotels.
 
		













2 hoods - der große Guide 
ESSZIMMER
 
A guide for guests with inspiration for people with style and taste. The great guide describes and rates over 2,000 restaurants & hotels.
 
		













1 hood - der große Guide 
ÖVENTHÜTTE
 
A guide for guests with inspiration for people with style and taste. The great guide describes and rates over 2,000 restaurants & hotels.
 
		













1 hood - der große Guide 
RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA HEXENWEIHER
 
A guide for guests with inspiration for people with style and taste. The great guide describes and rates over 2,000 restaurants & hotels.
 
		













German wine list award 2020
 
Michael Häni with the ÖSCH NOIR is awarded 5 points in the gourmet & star category. The "Swiss Wine List" competition is a project of the European wine magazine VINUM. The jurors attach particular importance to creativity and diversity in the selection of wines. They also judge the balance in terms of origin and quality, the fair calculation for the guest and the graphic and visual design of the wine list.
		













Restaurant GURU 2021
 
Our resort achieved excellent results in the culinary section of Restaurant Guru. We received the recommendation not only in individual categories such as best Italian restaurant but also in the overall evaluation. Restaurant Guru is your guide in the world of best food.
		

















 
 
World Luxury SPA Awards Winner 2023
The World Luxury Spa Awards were launched in 2010 and are the pinnacle of the luxury spa industry. They offer international recognition and are chosen by guests, travelers and industry players alike. Every year over 250,000 international travelers select the winners within four weeks.
 
 
		













 
Wellness Aphrodite 2022
Wellness & Sport
 
 
Every year mein Tophotel is awarding outstanding wellness hotels in the german speaking area. In each of the eight categories there are three nominees. The winners are chosen from an expert jury in a conference where they wheigh the pros and contras of each competing hotel and finally the hotels are honoured on site.
 
 
		













Relax Guide 2023 3 lilies/17 points
 
The Öschberghof achieved 6th place in the coveted Relax Guide ranking of the best wellness hotels in Germany. In the RELAX Guide, a maximum of 4 lilies identify the best hotels in the categories wellness, cure, health and beauty. The award of at least one lily for hotels with more than 12 points stands for the above-average performance of the hotel and is the quality seal of the industry.
 
 
		













WELLNESS STARS 2020/2021
 
 
With a tested mystery check by TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH, the Öschberghof achieved 96 out of 100%. The award is valid until December 31, 2024. The Wellness Stars Germany award has been the epitome of independently tested quality and safety in the wellness sector since 2004.
 
 
		

















International golfstars classification - 5 stars
 
The Land- und Golfclub Öschberghof has been a certified golf course of the International Golfstars Classification since 2019. The award was launched in 2005 by the Bundesverband Golfanlagen e.V. Today the golf stars shine on over 100 golf courses in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic. The golf starts classification stands for transparency and quality, guaranteed by regular mystery checks.
		













„GOLF & NATUR“ – gold seal
 
 
The Land- und Golfclub Öschberghof was awarded the golden seal by the German Golf Association in 2021. As part of the self-binding and proactive environmental management "Golf & Nature", golf courses are tested and certified for quality and environmental aspects.
 
 
		

















EXCELLENT TRAINING HOTEL
 
 
The seal is the highest award for training quality in the hotel industry.
Audited by DEKRA Assurance Services GmbH and awarded by HDV Hoteldirektorenvereinigung Deutschland e.V.
 
		













TOP EMPLOYERS 2024
 
In 2024, the Öschberghof was once again awarded the seal of excellence as a top employer in the hotel industry and as an outstanding training company. These honours are based on a comprehensive study that was answered by thousands of employees in the industry and we are therefore particularly pleased.
 
		













 
 
Chefs Trophy Training 2023
 
The network for exemplary trainers: The CHEFS TROPHY Training is awarded annually for demonstrably outstanding training achievements in the profession of chef. It recognises very special people for a very special achievement - exemplary training!
 
 
 
		













World's Best Employer 2023
 
The honour of being named one of the World's Best Employers underlines our outstanding attractiveness as an employer and is based on a comprehensive meta-analysis of various criteria, including both subjective opinions and objective offers for our employees. The award is the result of a rigorous multi-stage process in which over 75,000 employers were assessed.
		













Schlummer Atlas,
Top Employers
 
The Öschberghof resort received the award for top employer, which was presented with an excellent rating. The basis for the results of the Schlummer Atlas was determined by feedback from trainees, specialists and managers about their current employer.
		













Excellent Training
 
The Schlummer Atlas honoured the resort Der Öschberghof with the certification excellent in the category ‘Hotel industry top training company’.
The result is based on feedback from trainees, specialists and managers at our resort.
		













Excellent training
 
"Excellent training" is a seal of quality that was created in 2013 by the Hotel Directors' Association Germany (HDV) and audited by Dekra. It serves as an orientation aid for those looking for training to find the right training company for them and at the same time gives the parents of the young restaurateurs the security that their children are in good hands. "The seal of quality stands for excellent training with a wide range of training opportunities," says Alexander Aisenbrey, former managing director of Öschberghof and former chairman of HDV. In order to be awarded the certificate, the companies concerned must submit to strict test criteria every two years.
		













Top Job Award 2023
 
 
The "Job" quality seal for exemplary human resources work in medium-sized companies has been awarded since 2002 and is therefore one of the pioneers among the employer seals. The Öschberghof faced the demanding evaluation criteria and was recognized as one of only 4 companies from the hotel and catering industry in 2015, 2019 and 2023.
 
 
		













jobmotor in Südbaden
 
 
The in 2006 created "jobmotor" is an award by the Journal of Baden, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), the Chamber of Commerce Freiburg and the Economic Assossiation of industrial Companies Baden (WVIB) that annually gives out a prize to companies which have created the most attractive workplaces. Hereby employee-loyality and support of the employees are highly rewarded.
The 2020 Corona-Crisis has brought massive cuts in the workplace. But the engagement to hire more workers and apprentices has not stop, in contrary, even more employees have been supported instead. That's why Der Öschberghof was rewarded with the "Concepts against the crisis for bigger companies" award.
"Even in advance we did plan not to dismiss any staff [...]. It was our objective to keep on developing and educating our employees and to tie them even tighter through our communication to Der Öschberghof.'' - Alexander Aisenbrey, former CEO of Der Öschberghof
 
 
		








Leading Employer 2021


The Leading Employer Award is an international prize that has been given to the top 1% of all employers in Germany since 2017. The data is gained from independent and transparent sources and is systemized so a reality-near image can be recreated. Thanks to its social support, its superior employee satisfaction, an excellent apprenticeship and many benefits for ist employees the Öschberghof has been awarded with this renowned award.















Excellent Sustainability 2021
After that sustainability is something that everyone talks about it is to say that it is not only about the environment. In fact sustainability contains three dimensions in total: economy, environment and also social responsibility. The FAZ Institute and the IMWF Institute is awarding the immaculate implementation of these within ist different industries. On a 100 point scale the Öschberghof was rewarded as one of Germany´s top 10 hotels with 83,1 points.
		














„GOLF & NATUR“ – gold seal
 
 
The Land- und Golfclub Öschberghof was awarded the golden seal by the German Golf Association in 2021. As part of the self-binding and proactive environmental management "Golf & Nature", golf courses are tested and certified for quality and environmental aspects.
Find more in our sustainability concept.