Hotel-Gasthof Rose

This is not a three star hotel. It is much more a family run boarding house with clean comfortable rooms and friendly staff. The manageress is certainly “forthright” but we found her friendly and helpful - she took time to show us the roles she and generations of her family had played in the Passion Play. The food is not fine dining but perfectly adequate home cooked fare - with reasonably priced wine. The three sisters of the family who are all participating in the Passion Play were great fun and took time to explain their involvement etc. No complaints.

We know nothing about this hotel when we booked our Passion Play package, other than we did not want to be in a large tourist hotel. We were so glad that we chose this one for our 2 night stay in Oberammergau, and it did exceed expectations. Our room was large, and everything was there that we could want. It also had the advantage of being in a quiet area, so that we could sleep untroubled by external noise. The breakfast was very good, with plenty of choices of food, and the included evening meal was also good, and thankfully unlike much of the food choices in Bavaria. To our amazement the whole family had parts on the Passion Play, and one of the daughters was the alto soloist in the choir for the performance that we saw. We can recommend this 100%

We were made to feel very welcome during our stay. The staff were friendly, helpful and informative. The whole family had performed at the passion play over many years. Their daughter had a beautiful crystal voice when singing. Rooms were clean, comfortable and roomy. Excellent buffet breakfast was served with a wide choice of food and drinks. Had car parking on the premises. Excellent stay, highly recommended.

There is no denying the prettiness of this humble hotel, nestled just off the main square in Oberammagau. It's a typical Alpine establishment in looks and, as it turns out, in feel and service too. I nside, a rather dated but homely interior beckons, but all the public spaces we saw were clean and serviceable. The bedroom was likewise spotless and airy enough for a 2 night stay. One point of oddness was the shower - it was impossible to use it without flooding the bathroom floor. Perhaps that's a Bavarian tradition. I'm sure that the clientele in Passion Play summers is almost exclusively using this Gasthof as part of a package, as were we. Sadly, I'm also sure that explains why everything went downhill in the restaurant. This isn't a place eager for 'repeat business' bearing in mind that the play is only once a decade and it would be a very loyal client indeed who was booking this place now for 2030. Dinner on Night One was "chicken or fish", headed up by either a small bowl of plain salad - literally leaves in a dish - or a bowl of what appeared to be gruel, accompanied by jelly-like strands of 'pancake'. The chicken and fish were serviceable in a kind of school dinners way. Dessert took the form of a slab of 'cake', the composition of which was never revealed. Breakfast was altogether better, with a decent selection of the usual elements you'd expect in a bed and breakfast. Dinner on Night Two was an altogether more arresting experience. The starter this time was a 'broth' - unclear again what lay within it. The 'mains' were either a single slab of roast beef adorned with gravy and accompanied by a bowl of plain fusilli spirals, or another slab of pork. The vegetarian option was a singular roll of flaky pastry with couscous and what appeared to be tinned tomato soup dribbling out if it. Dessert was a piece of ice cream that closely resembled a 'Funny Feet' 1970's lolly. Drinks were an additional cost but were reasonable; the service from staff was friendly and efficient. Their pride in serving up such woeful food was touching in its own way. It's one of those places which, although pretty and scenic and clean, totally lets itself down with the other elements, as is often the way in once-in-a-lifetime contexts. It was Dickensian experience to go with the drama of the Passion Play. Except nobody at the dinner table in Gasthof Zur Rose was asking sir for any more.

Hôtel un peu vieillissant avec des chambres plutôt exiguë (en tout cas la mienne). Mobilier vieillot, salle de bain propre et literie confortable malgré tout. Petit déjeuner correct même si la charcuterie semblent être du sous-vide... œufs au plat disponibles mais rien d'autre, pas de "saucisse du boucher" comme j'ai pu lire sur une réponse du propriétaire. Dommage que le restaurant (qui apparait encore sur Trip Advisor) n'existe plus. Accueil correct mais pas vraiment sympathique.

Nie wieder! Man fühlt sich von der 1. Minute an unwillkommen. Personal ist eigentlich nie da, Besitzerin unfreundlich. Informationen bekommt man gar nicht, auch keine Gästekarte trotz bezahlter Kurtaxe! Die Zimmer sind in die Jahre gekommen, Abendessen, wie auf der Website gelesen ist auch nicht erhältlich.