... bw.de and there will be numerous places to stay besides farm stays (many of which probably require or prefer a week's minimum stay). There are also other types of holiday rentals. Personally, I would prefer one of the original remaining large Black Forest farmhouses as they are unique ... more

... larger cities, and also heavily touristed areas, as well as specific holiday rentals. A good place to begin is with the above website. An excellent place to find some enjoyable cultural places to visit is www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de as there are some nice monasteries, palaces and castles there ... more

... are looking for short term vacation rental. since we will be using trains and not driving, nearness to a train station is important as we will be reaching Black Forest from Frankfurt. I have been looking for self catering apartments in Freiburg. However, most of them have emailed that they ... more

Married Student Couple: Assuming you're at the Universität Freiburg, you don't need a vacation rental. Here's what you need to check out: http://www.studentenwerk.uni-freiburg.de/en/wohnen/ ... more

... http://www.pensionhotel.co.uk/vacation-rental-baden-baden-germany-holiday-houses-c0422125.html Most of the sites are, strangely enough, in German only. The German word for holiday apartment is "Ferienwohnung". But e-mailing the landlords should work out. Or contact Baden-Baden tourist information: Telephone +49 (0) 7221 ... more

anyone know how likely it is to get an apartment in Freiburg where you are able to smoke/or how flexible hotels are on smoking? any assistance/advice appreciated ... more

... HRS allows selection, as well: http://www.hrs.de Re apartments just avoid "Nichtraucher"-Apartments etc. http://www.freiburg.de/servlet/PB/show/1236343/Verkaufskatalog_Gastgeberteil_englisch_2011.pdf http://www.ferienwohnungen.de/apartments/europa/deutschland/baden-wuerttemberg/freiburg/freiburg/ http://www.freiburg-reisen.de/ http://freiburg.fit-tourist.de ... more

Schmieh belongs to the community Bad Teinach-Zavelstein. http://www.teinachtal.de/index.php?id=56 http://www.teinachtal.de/index.php?id=104 http://www.bad-teinach-zavelstein.de/2330_DEU_WWW.php a vacation apartment in Schmieh http://www.farrenhof-schwarzwald.de/Ferienwohnung/1,000000414374,8,1 ... more

Can someone recommend holiday apartment or aparthotel for family of 4 not too far from Freiburg? ... more