Officier Maître Rôtisseur Meinrad Schmiederer with his family and the hotel’s team look forward to pampering you at the Relais & Châteaux Hotel Dollenberg!

From the very first moment of your arrival at the hotel, the 5-star “Superior” Black Forest resort unfolds its enchanting effect. The soothing panoramic view of the green valley and the blue of the sky. What a fabulous sight, what a beautiful, spacious hotel area and what a tranquil place!

Man and nature do their best to prepare nothing less than heaven on earth for guests with first-class delights from the Michelin 2-star cuisine, dreamlike wellness pleasures and heavenly moments of attentive hospitality.

A family affair
Once upon a time there was a poor little boy who lived on a hill in the deep Black Forest and dreamt of ... that’s how fairy tales start. But the Dollenberg fairy tale is a real story - and the little boy was dreaming of becoming the Director of a luxury hotel.

Meinrad Schmiederer was a cook at first, then he completed an apprenticeship in hotel management at the legendary “Bühler Höhe”. At just 21 years of age he took over the small boarding house with snack bar which his parents had started in the meantime. Out of that boarding house he created Hotel Dollenberg, the 5-star “Superior” Relais & Châteaux Hotel Resort which now can be found in all well-known hotel, restaurant and spa guides.

Meanwhile, Meinrad became a master chef and was struck by the exceptional talent of one of his cooking apprentices, Martin Herrmann. Fate wants Martin Herrmann to fall in love with Meinrad Schmiederer’s sister and become part of the family. It came to pass and Chef Martin Herrman, who has been at Le Pavillon Dollenberg for over 30 years, has consistently been awarded two Michelin stars for his sophisticated creations since 2009.

And so the dream of a little boy with irrepressible will, diligence and visionary courage has become a dream hotel that is highly appreciated by people who love cuisine and wellness, peace and nature. It was meant to be. Otherwise, little Meinrad would probably not have been born into a family with a humble background, but which owned a hill with a fabulous panoramic view. The best place for a hotel like in a fairy tale.

Meinrad Schmiederer joined the Chaîne in 1993 as a Maître Rôtisseur with promotion to Officier Maître Rôtisseur coming in 2011.

On December 14, 2024, members of the Bailliage of Baden-Schwarzwald and several other Bailliages attended a Christmas dinner in Dollenberg’s Michelin-starred Restaurant Le Pavillon. During the presentations at the end of the dinner, Meinrad Schmiederer reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. With the enthusiastic approval of all attendees, Bailli Gabriele Steyer spontaneously secured the venue for the Christmas Dinner 2025.

With thanks to the Hotel Dollenberg website and to Vice-Chancelier Walter Johannes Steyer for providing the information enabling this article to be prepared.

Hotel Dollenberg
Dollenberg 3
77740 Bad Peterstal-Griesbach

Web: dollenberg.de
Phone: +49 (0)7806 78-0