Hotels in Black Forest

The Black Forest is a large area of hundreds and hundreds of square miles with hundreds of towns you might stay in. Baden-Baden and Freiburg are citiess that feature prominently in Rick Steves' Black Forest materials but they are not real Black Forest towns and lie on the perimeter. You might be interested places more like these...

Gutach
Schiltach
Gengenbach
Titisee

Here's a complete accommodations source:
http://www.blackforest-tourism.com/stg/ukv

Here's a page of trip reports around southern Germany with photos, accommodations and comments that you might use to narrow down some places that interest you; scan the page for Black Forest or "Schwarzwald."

http://www.bensbauernhof.com/tripreports.html

A big advantage for the Black Forest is the KONUS "free trains" program - your family can get all over the place for no charge when you stay in certain towns. Click on "KONUS Flyer" in red on this page:
http://www.blackforest-tourism.com/info/KONUS

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