Waldhotel Stuttgart

“Tranquil”

A lovely hotline the outskirts of the city lovely rooms comfortable beds lovely bar and outside area. Breakfast was great staff brilliant. lots of nice walks in the surrounding area and a great beer Garden close by.

“Very friendly Service in beautiful surroundings”

The Hotel plus the Restaurant Finch is on the outskirts of Stuttgart. Since we have two dogs, the nearby forest was an extra attraction. The rooms could be a bit bigger, but all is covered by very friendly service and the excellent Restaurant. If you go to Stuttgart and you don't have to be in t... more

The Hotel plus the Restaurant Finch is on the outskirts of Stuttgart. Since we have two dogs, the nearby forest was an extra attraction. The rooms could be a bit bigger, but all is covered by very friendly service and the excellent Restaurant. If you go to Stuttgart and you don't have to be in the Center, this is your destination. Ample parking, quiet, reliable WiFi and good food.

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“We tried the Suite!”

My husband and I used to live in the Stuttgart area and still visit our dentist there, even though we now live in Wiesbaden. Over the past seven years or so, Waldhotel Stuttgart has become our favorite Stuttgart hotel. When we stay in the city, we always choose to stay there, as it offers most ... more

My husband and I used to live in the Stuttgart area and still visit our dentist there, even though we now live in Wiesbaden. Over the past seven years or so, Waldhotel Stuttgart has become our favorite Stuttgart hotel. When we stay in the city, we always choose to stay there, as it offers most everything we want or need in a hotel, plus it's in a very beautiful area. This was our fifth time staying at Waldhotel, so we decided to try the Suite. It was an interesting experience, especially since we tried the Junior Suite on our previous visit in May 2019. We've also stayed in their Superior rooms on our other visits. Although the wonderful bartender, Angelo, has retired, we were very well taken care of by Cosima. Every night of our four night stay, she very professionally served us drinks. I was sorry to say goodbye to her and her equally professional colleagues. She and the rest of the bar staff deserve a shout out! We enjoyed the Suite, although now that I've seen it, I probably would choose to book the Junior Suite or a Superior room. One thing the Superior rooms have than the suites don't have are really excellent rainfall showers with mood lighting. The Suite and Junior Suite have very nice marble bathrooms, but the showers themselves are kind of ordinary. I didn't get a chance to try the bathtub, although it was huge and looked inviting. One thing to note is that the bathroom is open to the room, although the WC and shower are enclosed. We also had a broken bottle of hand soap in the bathroom (the pump didn't function). The mattress on the bed was a bit too firm for us, but that's probably a personal preference. We did enjoy the deluxe minibar set up, complete with a stove and microwave, even though we didn't use them. It was also nice to find a bottle of wine, chocolates, and a note from the management welcoming us, as well as coupons for a round of drinks in the bar. The receptionist who checked us in was not as impressive as some of his predecessors. When we stayed in the Junior Suite, I distinctly remember the receptionist actually showing us to the room and pointing out the room's unique features. This time, the receptionist just told us our room number and pointed us up the stairs. We found our way there with no trouble, but it didn't leave the most professional impression. The lady who checked us out was much better, although her voice really carried. I was sitting in the lobby and could clearly hear her speaking to my husband all the way across the room. Breakfast was pretty good, as usual. One morning, we ordered eggs, and the server forgot to put the order in for us. She was very apologetic, which was fine. One morning, there was a transportation strike, so it looked like there were fewer options at breakfast. Or maybe there were fewer people staying in the hotel. It was noticeable, although breakfast was included in our rate. We ate dinner at Finch one evening and ordered at the bar the other nights. It would have been nice to have had more than one soup to choose from, especially at the bar. We mostly liked the food, with a couple of exceptions that again, might be down to individual tastes (we're Americans). One night, we were surprised by a lovely family having a birthday party in the bar. They. performed a music concert that I found very moving. It was nice of them to let us sit in the bar and enjoy the live music with them. It literally brought me to tears. Overall, we enjoyed our being at the Waldhotel and will probably be back, as long as we keep seeing our dentist in Stuttgart. It is the place where I recommend people stay in the Stuttgart area whenever anyone asks. Thanks again for a good stay!

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“Solid with one bad experience”

Overall the Waldhotel is a nice hotel that seems to cater to mostly a domestic crowd. The restaurant staff and amenities were clean and welcoming. The hotel is located in the woods near many athletic complexes that range from soccer fields, a rock climbing facility, an ice skating rink, an outdoo... more

Overall the Waldhotel is a nice hotel that seems to cater to mostly a domestic crowd. The restaurant staff and amenities were clean and welcoming. The hotel is located in the woods near many athletic complexes that range from soccer fields, a rock climbing facility, an ice skating rink, an outdoor parkour and a children's playground. Consequently, the hotel has an upscale Olympic village feel. Our family of 4 stayed here during the summer while there was an excessive heat warning with temperatures over 34C. The proximity to the woods and shaded playgrounds made for a relatively pleasant stay. One incident tainted our experience however. We were returning from the playground and entered the lobby where there were free personal bottles of water. As our young children we're a bit hot from playing outside, we grabbed two bottles and started filling them into their child friendly water containers. The bottles were glass so we didn't want our 4 and 7 year olds running around the lobby with breakable glass bottles. As we were filling up the bottles a lady from the front desk walked over and said in a stern voice that water bottles are only for hotel guests in the lobby. Being a bit confused, we said that we were guests at this hotel. But she continued, that the bottles of water are not meant for refilling and walking away but for hotel guests staying in the lobby. We hadn't even left the lobby, so how would she know we weren't going to mull around the lobby? In fact we were going to cool off in the lobby with kids and then head right to the hotel restaurant. Had the bottles been plastic we would have not transferred them. As adults we didn't even grab any waters because we knew we'd be eating in the restaurant in a few minutes anyway. The whole thing was bizarre and another hotel guest who was about to grab a water himself seemed confused as well and opted not to grab a water, likely to avoid being publicly scolded like we had been. Best case scenario, the lady was anticipating us using their free water bottles as a water refilling station and wanted to put an end to it before it started but misread the situation in her zeal to make a point. Worst case she was stereotyping and racist, as we were simply dressed and clearly not German. Either way she made us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome as paying hotel guests. We've stayed at top resorts in Hawaii where it's quite common to have free water available due to the heat. They either leave it out for guests to use as they choose, or if they ration water, they explicitly offer water during checkout but don't leave it out. The hotel would be wise to follow this model vs. hotel staff publicly scolding guests, which in many cultures is the ultimate insult. Even though everybody else at the hotel was friendly and went out of their way to make us feel comfortable, one bad experience can taint an entire stay. So I'm not sure we would stay at this hotel again and would be hesitant to recommend the hotel to non-Germans. Having somebody with that sort of personality run the front desk is going to be a liability for the hotel and management should take a closer look at how they train their team members.

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