• High up: 6 tips for treehouse hotels in Bavaria
• Shepherd’s wagon hotel in Franconia: elf and goblin tree houses
• Holiday in wooden tents on the Franconian Brombachsee
• Sleep like a tower guard in Beilngries
• Former church as a designer holiday apartment in Kelheim

With our unusual overnight stay ideas, even sleeping becomes an adventure. Totally on trend Glampingshort for “glamorous camping.” This means camping under a permanent roof: Instead of sleeping in a tent, you sleep in a shepherd’s wagon, huts, tree houses, wine barrels or pods. But a converted city tower or a former church could also be your next vacation home. Let yourself be surprised by ours Suggestions for original accommodation in Bavaria.

High up: 6 suggestions for treehouse hotels in Bavaria

Fulfill (your offspring or yourself) a child’s dream and spend the night in one Treehouse hotel. Let yourself be woken up by the chirping of birds in the middle of the countryside and experience nature up close. You shouldn’t be afraid of heights and you should be prepared to pay a little more money, as you can expect to pay around 150 to 300 euros per night.

There are now Treehouse hotels throughout Bavaria, from simple to luxurious. Here are ours Tips:

• Treehouse Hotel Upper Bavaria in Jetzendorf (Pfaffenhofen district): This impressive holiday park is located 30 kilometers from Freising Pile dwellings in the waterwhere you can sleep in tree houses or lake lodges. Here you will find information and booking options*.
• Tree houses in the Voglsam adventure park near Schönau (Rottal-Inn district/Lower Bavaria): This adventure park is located almost 130 kilometers northeast of Munich and not only attracts with attractions such as adventure mini golf, bobsleigh track, kart track, football golf and bobsleigh track. Nine tree houses also invite you to a holiday with the chirping of birds and the rustling of leaves. The tree houses called “Hexenhaus” and “Villa Kunterbunt” (each for six people) or “Maya the Bee” and “Frau Holle” (each for four people) stand on stilts around four meters high and are easily accessible via stairs or a ramp reachable. Breakfast is delivered directly to the treehouse in a basket. You can find information and booking options here*.
• Treehouse on the Kellerberg near Fischach (Augsburg/Swabia district): Couples or small families will find peace and relaxation in this tree house. There is a farm with goats and a Mediterranean garden nearby. Here you will find information and booking options*.
• Treehouse in the heart of the Lower Allgäu in Erkheim (Unterallgäu/Swabia district): 20 kilometers from Bad Wörishofen, tiny tree houses await sleeping guests here. In this exciting accommodation, nature lovers can listen to the birds singing and watch the starry sky. The tree houses are made entirely of solid spruce wood and are equipped with solid wood furniture. Here you will find information and booking options*.
• Treehouse Hotel Wipfelglück near Mönchberg (Miltenberg/Lower Franconia district): On the edge of the small climatic health resort, the two- and four-bed houses are not directly in the tree, but on stilts on the slope. If you climb the wooden stairs to the hut, you are surrounded by treetops. The houses in the middle of the Spessart Nature Park in Lower Franconia are fully furnished. When the weather is nice, you can enjoy your breakfast on the terrace, which will be delivered to your house in a picnic basket. In the nearby cities Miltenberg and Wertheim can be easily shopped or one Shipping on the Main enjoy. The one about 18 kilometers away Mespelbrunn moated castle was once the location for the filming of the well-known film “The Wirtshaus im Spessart”. You can find further information about the tree house hotel in Mönchberg at Tripadvisor.
• Baumhaushotel Seemühle in Gräfendorf in the Waizenbachtal (Main-Spessart/Lower Franconia district): Also in the Spessart – and around an almost 400-year-old mill – there are 10 tree houses with lots of comfort, a natural lake and a sauna. In Gräfendorf, unlike most treehouse hotels, the platforms of the houses are actually supported on the tree trunks. However, the whole thing is not for families with children: since 2022, overnight stays here have only been for people from 16 years possible. You can find further information about the Baumhaushotel Seemühle at Tripadvisor.

Shepherd’s wagon hotel in Franconia: elf and goblin tree beds

The “1st Franconian-Bavarian shepherd’s wagon hotel” lies between the Rhön and the foot of the Haßberge Leinach (municipality of Sulzfeld). Dreamy natures in particular will get their money’s worth here: you can hide between fruit trees and bushes Witch Tree Bed, Goblin Tree Bed, the Elf Tree House, the Fairy Tree House and the Owl’s Nest Tree House. All are unusually designed, with domes, small terraces and stairs. With lots of wood and lots of light, the half-open buildings really look a bit as if they were built by magicians.

If you fancy a real fairytale weekend with your children, visit the one about 10 kilometers away Fairytale forest at Sambachshof near Bad Königshofen (Rhön-Grabfeld district/Lower Franconia). Here you will find tips for hotels around Bad Königshofen*.

You can have one too Alpaca hike or, on hot summer days, a trip to the nearest one Bathing lake in Sulzfeld. Otherwise there is Haßberge Nature Park a castle and palace trail and many other hiking routes and cycle paths. You can find further tips for overnight stays in and around Leinach here*.

Holiday in wooden tents on the Franconian Brombachsee

Like a small Wild West village, wooden huts are grouped around a center with a large campfire area in Absberg. The SAN-shine-CAMP Brombachsee is located on small Brombachsee in the Central Franconian district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. The accommodation is simple, you have to bring your own sleeping bag or bedding for the bunk beds in the cabins. You will find very family-friendly prices here. If the weather is bad, there are places to stay in the wooden barn and a heated huge one Teepee.

It won’t get boring any time soon. There is one Archery rangegiant table football, wooden bowling alley, a goal wall, one Canoe rental and you can rent a grill box or pizza oven. Being active and celebrating are the focus and many youth groups use the camp. If you want to party and don’t feel disturbed by campfire smoke and nightly music, this is the place for you. If you’re looking for silence, probably not.

The popular one Brombachsee is ideal for all types of water sports. You find one Pedal boat rentalone Sailing and kite school and even a wakeboarding facility on the Absberg bathing peninsula. You can find further tips for overnight stays in and around Absberg here*.

Sleep like a tower guard in Beilngries

In Beilngries in the Altmühltal (Eichstätt district/Upper Bavaria) there are still 9 of the 12 that were once there medieval city towers. They were built from 1407 and each tower has its own story. The city’s midwife once lived in the bath tower, the corpse washerwoman in the nun’s tower and the overseer of all beggars in the beggar’s tower.

The Flurer tower In the early Middle Ages it was the apartment of the field overseer who guarded the city forest. Today Up to 4 people can stay here. You will receive a key for the tower and will be a tower guard for the duration of your stay. Inside there is a cozy living room and under the roof you will find your bedroom. Your fitness is taken care of as you will climb a lot of stairs during your stay. The contact person for overnight stays in the Flurerturm is:

• City of Beilngries, Tourism and culture
• Tel. 08461 8435

The old town Beilgries is worth a visit. Why not take a tour along the remains of the former city wall and make a pilgrimage from tower to tower. The Waterway adventure world in the Gösselthalmühle directly on the Main-Danube Canal, offers an interactive exhibition for all age groups about technology and shipping. And another tip for families with children: visit this Altmühltal Denkendorf Dinosaur Museumnot far from Beilngries, with lifelike, some tree-sized replicas of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The Dino Museum is also on our list here*.best amusement parks in Bavaria.

You can find more tips for overnight stays in Beilngries here*.

Besides, that is Hiking in the Altmühltal Nature Park a great experience. We have put together the ten most beautiful tours in the Altmühltal.

Former church as a designer holiday apartment in Kelheim

In the evangelical St. Luke’s Church in Kelheim (Lower Bavaria)designed in 1962 by the well-known architect Olaf-Andreas Gulbransson, services have not been held for several years. The church interior was no longer needed and was redesigned. You can now here reside*.

Living in the Protestant St. Luke’s Church in Kelheim – information & booking

The former altar, baptismal font and organ were preserved. The colorful windows and the expanse of the church interior under the wooden dome make living an unusual experience. Whether spending the night in a former religious building feels strange is a matter of taste. In any case, the atmosphere and furnishings seem spacious and somehow Scandinavian. The holiday apartment is suitable for larger groups and, as a special feature, also has its price.

The City of Kelheim with Liberation Hall, the close Altmühltal and the Main-Danube Canal give you plenty of choice for holiday activities. The Danube breakthrough “Weltenburger Enge” with its impressive rock walls, the best way to marvel at it is on a boat trip to the famous one Weltenburg Monastery with its own brewery and beer garden.

Also interesting: Romantic pod, shepherd’s wagon, tiny house – where you can camp luxuriously in the region.